shinycruiser Posted July 23, 2014 #1 Share Posted July 23, 2014 I have heard that it is a beautiful sight if you are on deck when the ship sails into Istanbul. My itinerary says the ship docks at 7.00 a.m. What time would be the best time to be on deck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy v Posted July 23, 2014 #2 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Someone on the ship will give you the best advice. It's going to be pretty early though, as the docking time refers to when you are able to leave the ship. It is an amazing sight though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruzseeka Posted July 23, 2014 #3 Share Posted July 23, 2014 And a beautiful sight too if you get a good sunset behind the Blue Mosque as you sail out - something else to make sure you see. The minarets and roof lines silhouetted against the red sky is very special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare dronnygirl Posted July 24, 2014 #4 Share Posted July 24, 2014 You'll sail through the Dardanelles on the way to Istanbul. Thomsons give a talk on the war and it's really worth going to. You can quite easily see the monuments on the headland. Very interesting and moving. We were at Galipoli just as the sun set and it was absolutely beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkNC Posted July 24, 2014 #5 Share Posted July 24, 2014 I would want to be on deck by 6:00 as they often seem to arrive a tad early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topsey130 Posted July 24, 2014 #6 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Don't miss the sail trough the Dardanelles the evening before, when we were on there was a very moving commentary on deck about the Gallipolli campaign, its very moving - it was at around 7.00pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Mast Posted July 24, 2014 #7 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Must admit that one of my best memories (probably a bit fictitious now) was sailing through the Sea of Marmara when there was a fog,then a great sunrise, and there was the first glimpse of Istanbul -magic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted July 25, 2014 #8 Share Posted July 25, 2014 I would try to get out there as soon as you know it will be daylight. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geomagot Posted July 25, 2014 #9 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Don't miss the sail trough the Dardanelles the evening before, when we were on there was a very moving commentary on deck about the Gallipolli campaign, its very moving - it was at around 7.00pm yes agree...v moving ....should be more of these kind of commentaries during sailouts (instead of the 'dont forget to visit the shop to buy a watch' style announcements) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggertastic Posted July 29, 2014 #10 Share Posted July 29, 2014 I would be on deck just before 6, I got great shots of the sun rise too The evening commentary through galipoli was really moving and took an hour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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