Embark on the Cunard Queen Elizabeth and settle in for fourteen nights of cultural travel across the sea from Istanbul to Trieste!
With this Memorial Day sailing you will visit standard cities such as Civitavecchia plus once-in-a-lifetime cities such as Sorrento. This route is an interesting one for the Queen Elizabeth. In fact, this is the only time it's scheduled to sail it!
We include all all meals, entertainment, port charges, and taxes in this, so that you can compare trips easily. With a cost of less than $170 per day, this is a bargain.
Based in Rome and refurbished only one year ago in 2025, more than 2,000 cruisers can sail on the Queen Elizabeth Cunard, the top-rated namesake of Cunard's class.
The Queen Elizabeth Cunard wows guests with a casino, a waterslide, a spa, a jacuzzi, and a gym.
This itinerary includes four sea days and nine days in port. High points include a long stop in Civitavecchia plus visits to extremely rare cities like Sorrento.
| Date | Port | Arrive | Depart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, May 21 | Istanbul, Turkey | 8:00pm | |
| Sat, May 22 | Dardanelles, Turkey (Cruising) | ||
| Sun, May 23 | Kuşadası, Turkey (Ephesus) | 8:00am | 6:00pm |
| Mon, May 24 | Mykonos, Greece | 8:00am | 6:00pm |
| Tue, May 25 | Katakolon, Greece (Olympia) | 8:00am | 6:00pm |
| Wed, May 26 | Messina Strait, Italy (Cruising) | ||
| Thu, May 27 | Sorrento, Italy | 8:00am | 6:00pm |
| Fri, May 28 | Civitavecchia, Italy (Rome) | 5:00am | 7:00pm |
| Sat, May 29 | Suez Canal, Egypt (Cruising) | ||
| Sun, May 30 | Valletta, Malta | 8:00am | 6:00pm |
| Mon, May 31 | Suez Canal, Egypt (Cruising) | ||
| Tue, Jun 1 | Kotor, Montenegro | 8:00am | 6:00pm |
| Wed, Jun 2 | Split, Croatia | 8:00am | 6:00pm |
| Thu, Jun 3 | Zadar, Croatia | 8:00am | 6:00pm |
| Fri, Jun 4 | Trieste, Italy | 5:00am |
The Queen Elizabeth sails this route once next year, but doesn't sail it this year. No other ship sails this exact same route. In the accompanying graphic you can see a visualization of when this ship sails as well as the relative price.
This graph displays the cost over time for the different classes of cabin. Since being listed a year or so ago, The cost of a stateroom on this cruise has varied between $2,359 and $2,819 including $0 in taxes and port charges. Now this cruise is only $10 higher than the all time low of $2,359 so secure your room now before it goes up.
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Last Updated: Jun 3, 2026
Last Modified: Jun 3, 2026