Just scanning Istanbul’s minaret-studded skyline on the busy Bosphorus that divides Europe from Asia evokes images of genies and wizards and magical flying carpets. It’s Constantinople, the coveted city that inspired Crusades and Tales of Arabian Nights.

It’s a lot to cover in a single day and fortunately, Celebrity Cruises takes that into account. On my cruise on the Celebrity Beyond, we arrived around noon one day and had the luxury of an overnight stay in Istanbul and didn’t sail away until the afternoon on day two.

Read all about it in The Cruisington Times.

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