Cruise & Rail: Venice, Istanbul & The Balkans (2027)
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Cruise & Rail: Venice, Istanbul & The Balkans (2027)

16 nights · Venice to Istanbul

Departure
2 May 2027
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$44,399 per person
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16 nights13 portsVenice to Istanbul

The Journey

Day by Day

16 nights · 13 ports

Day 1Venice
Day 2Venice
Day 3Venice (Padua), Mazzorbo (Burano)
Day 4Mazzorbo, Burano, Chioggia
Day 5Chioggia
Day 6Chioggia, Venice
Day 7Venice
Day 8Venice, Transfer to Train, Trieste, Postojna
Day 9Pula, Rijeka
Day 10Sarajevo
Day 11Mostar
Day 12Belgrade
Day 13Belgrade
Day 14Sofia, Plovdiv
Day 15Istanbul
Day 16Istanbul
Day 17Istanbul
Venice
Day 1–2
Venice
Canals in place of streets, the Grand Canal lined with palaces, and St Mark's Square at its heart.
Embark
Venice (Padua), Mazzorbo (Burano)
Day 3
Venice (Padua), Mazzorbo (Burano)
A quiet island in the Venetian lagoon, joined by a footbridge to the coloured houses of Burano.
Ashore
Mazzorbo, Burano, Chioggia
Day 4
Mazzorbo, Burano, Chioggia
A fishing town in the Venetian lagoon, with canals, bridges and a lively fish market.
Ashore
Chioggia
Day 5
Chioggia
A fishing town in the Venetian lagoon, with canals, bridges and a lively fish market.
Ashore
Chioggia, Venice
Day 6
Chioggia, Venice
Canals in place of streets, the Grand Canal lined with palaces, and St Mark's Square at its heart.
Ashore
Venice
Day 7
Venice
Canals in place of streets, the Grand Canal lined with palaces, and St Mark's Square at its heart.
Ashore
Venice, Transfer to Train, Trieste, Postojna
Day 8
Venice, Transfer to Train, Trieste, Postojna
Canals in place of streets, the Grand Canal lined with palaces, and St Mark's Square at its heart.
Ashore
Pula, Rijeka
Day 9
Pula, Rijeka
Croatia's largest port, on the Kvarner Gulf, with the Trsat castle above the city.
Ashore
Sarajevo
Day 10
Sarajevo
Bosnia's capital, with an Ottoman bazaar, the Latin Bridge and a history of many faiths.
Ashore
Mostar
Day 11
Mostar
A Bosnian town known for its Old Bridge, a single stone arch over the Neretva.
Ashore
Belgrade
Day 12–13
Belgrade
Serbia's capital at the meeting of the Sava and the Danube, watched over by the Kalemegdan fortress.
Ashore
Sofia, Plovdiv
Day 14
Sofia, Plovdiv
One of Europe's oldest cities, with a Roman theatre and a hill of colourful nineteenth-century houses.
Ashore
Istanbul
Day 15–17
Istanbul
The city on two continents, with Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque and the Bosphorus at its heart.
Disembark

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The Route

Where You Travel

14 stops · each pin marks a stop on the journey

Your Ship

S.S. La Venezia

S.S. La Venezia

S.S. La Venezia

Uniworld · 16 nights · Venice to Istanbul

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