Prepare yourself for twenty-one nights of refreshing cruising through the sea when you book your cabin on the Cunard Queen Elizabeth from Trieste to Istanbul.
On this trip you'll call on classic stops such as Barcelona and Civitavecchia as well as rare stops such as Corsica, Cephalonia, and Nice. This route is an interesting one for the Queen Elizabeth. Actually, this is the only time it's going to sail it!
With a cost of less than $160 a day, this value is. We include all meals, entertainment, taxes, and fees in our price, so that you can compare sailings easily.
More than 2,000 passengers can sail on the top-rated namesake of the class, based in Rome and refurbished just one year ago in 2025.
The Queen Elizabeth Cunard offers guests a spa, a jacuzzi, a waterslide, a gym, and a casino.
This sailing is made up of fourteen port days and six days at sea. Highlights include visits to very uncommon ports like Corsica, Cephalonia, and Nice.
| Date | Port | Arrive | Depart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Sep 17 | Trieste, Italy | ||
| Sat, Sep 18 | At Sea | ||
| Sun, Sep 19 | Dubrovnik, Croatia | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Mon, Sep 20 | Corfu, Greece | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Tue, Sep 21 | Cephalonia, Greece | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Wed, Sep 22 | Messina Strait, Italy (Cruising) | ||
| Thu, Sep 23 | Naples, Italy | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Fri, Sep 24 | Civitavecchia, Italy (Rome) | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sat, Sep 25 | At Sea | ||
| Sun, Sep 26 | La Spezia, Italy (Florence) | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Mon, Sep 27 | Portofino, Italy | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Tue, Sep 28 | Nice, France | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Wed, Sep 29 | Ajaccio, Corsica | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Thu, Sep 30 | At Sea | ||
| Fri, Oct 1 | Barcelona, Spain | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sat, Oct 2 | At Sea | ||
| Sun, Oct 3 | Messina Strait, Italy (Cruising) | ||
| Mon, Oct 4 | At Sea | ||
| Tue, Oct 5 | Athens, Greece | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Wed, Oct 6 | Dardanelles, Turkey (Cruising) | ||
| Thu, Oct 7 | Istanbul, Turkey | 9:00am | |
| Fri, Oct 8 |
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.
The accompanying graph indicates the cost over time for the different classes of cabin. Since being listed a year ago, The cost of a stateroom on this cruise has ranged between $2,919 and $3,959 inclusive of $0 in taxes and port fees. Now this sailing is just $400 more expensive than the all time low of $2,919 so reserve your stateroom now before it goes up.
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Last Updated: Jun 3, 2026
Last Modified: Jun 3, 2026