Southern Cross Blue Cruising

14/07/2026

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/topkapi-palace-istanbul-turkey

Istanbul’s Topkapi Palace was the seat of power for the Ottoman Empire for nearly 400 years. A vast 700,000-square-meter walled labryinth, it was a bustling city within a city.

13/07/2026

12/07/2026

Our Aussie group having boarded today on M/S Artemis has a courtesy boxing kangaroo flag - bring your own vegemite! Happy sails to Gocek for this lovely group.

12/07/2026

What a great yacht and crew on board Queen of Salmakis!

06/07/2026

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/spit-roasted-spinning-meats-history

Shawarma, döner and tacos al pastor have roots around the globe. When you thread meat onto a spinning spit to roast it, it turns out, it doesn’t stay in one place for long.

14/06/2026

29/05/2026

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/pera-palace-hotel-istanbul

Istanbul’s Pera Palace Hotel was the venue for Turkey’s first-ever Western-style New Year’s Eve party, when a historic calendar shift instantly moved an entire nation forward by six centuries.

16/02/2026

Email from Dina Street Let us do the hard part with planning. Your Winter 2026 Newsletter (sans AI!) Now is the Time to Book Your 2026 Blue Cruise in Turkey or Greece   We're well into 2026 and excit