10 Night Visions of Byzantium Cruise aboard the Oceania Sirena

Get ready for ten nights of cultural travel across the sea when you step aboard the Oceania Sirena from Barcelona to Istanbul.

While aboard this sailing you will stop at favorite ports such as Athens as well as extremely rare ports such as Paros, Bozcaada, and Gythion. This route is a special one for the Sirena. In fact, this is the only time it's going to sail it!

We include all all taxes and fees in the price, so that you can compare cruises easily. What makes this cruise amazing today you can get a balcony balcony stateroom for the price of an interior balcony stateroom!

Day 4: Siracusa
Day 11: Istanbul

The Oceania Sirena

More than 600 guests can comfortably sail on this top-rated Renaissance class ship, based in Europe and refurbished only four years ago in 2022.

The Sirena Oceania offers a spa, a casino, a jacuzzi, and a gym.

Oceania Sirena
Day 6: Sparta

Your Itinerary

This itinerary is made up of one sea day and eight port days. Highlights include visits to exotic cities like Paros, Bozcaada, and Gythion.

DatePortArriveDepart
Mon, Aug 17Barcelona, Spain 5:00pm
Tue, Aug 18At Sea
Wed, Aug 19Palermo, Sicily 7:00am5:00pm
Thu, Aug 20Syracuse, Sicily 7:00am3:00pm
Fri, Aug 21Cephalonia, Greece 9:00am6:00pm
Sat, Aug 22Gythion, Greece (Sparta)8:00am6:00pm
Sun, Aug 23Paros, Greece 8:00am6:00pm
Mon, Aug 24Athens, Greece 8:00am6:00pm
Tue, Aug 25Kuşadası, Turkey (Ephesus)8:00am6:00pm
Wed, Aug 26Bozcaada, Turkey 8:00am5:00pm
Thu, Aug 27Istanbul, Turkey 7:00am
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August 17th, 2026  - Visions of Byzantium Cruise on the Oceania Sirena
Your Route
Day 8: Athens
Day 5: Cephalonia
Day 3: Palermo

Alternate Sailings

The Sirena sails this route once 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 for a balcony cabin.
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Since it was first listed on November 21st of last year, The cost of a balcony stateroom on this itinerary has fluctuated between $3,705 and $5,399 inclusive of $0 in taxes and port charges. This graph displays the cost over time for the different types of cabin.

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Last Updated: Jul 14, 2026

Last Modified: Jul 7, 2026

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