- Star Clippers expands 2027 Eastern Mediterranean programme with Turkish sailings
- 10- and 11-night voyages between Istanbul and Antalya
- Ports include Çeşme, Datça, Fethiye, Kaş, Kekova and Dalyan River
- Greek island calls complement Turkish coastal exploration
- Fares start from $3,350 per person double
Star Clippers is expanding its 2027 Eastern Mediterranean programme with Turkish coast sailings, featuring new and enhanced 10- and 11-night voyages aboard the Star Flyer sailing between Istanbul and Antalya. The itineraries feature a collection of ports including Çeşme, Datça, Fethiye, Kaş, Kekova, Dikili, Dalyan River and Bozcaada, paired with Greek island calls. The company recently announced its 2027-28 Mediterranean programme expanded with 27 new ports of call.
The 11-night Istanbul to Antalya voyage departs 29 May and 24 July 2027, sailing south to Dikili as a gateway to the ancient city of Pergamon, followed by exploration of Çeşme. After visits to the Greek islands of Samos and Patmos, the Star Flyer returns to Türkiye at Datça, a harbour community on a peninsula separating the Aegean and Mediterranean. The voyage continues to the Dalyan River and Fethiye before reaching Kaş, with a call at the tiny Greek island of Kastellorizo before arriving in Antalya. Fares start at $3,740 per person double.
The 10-night Antalya to Istanbul voyage departs 9 June and 4 August 2027, adding Kekova and its coastline of coves, islands and ancient Lycian remains. The voyage also visits Fethiye and the Dalyan River before crossing to the Greek islands of Symi and Patmos, returning to Türkiye at Çeşme, visiting Bozcaada and finally Istanbul. Prices start at $3,350. Several shorter Eastern Mediterranean itineraries aboard the Star Flyer feature Turkish ports, including the seven-night Yachtsman’s Paradise from Istanbul to Athens and Delightful Dervishes from Athens to Istanbul. Other Greek-focused itineraries incorporate Turkish ports including Çeşme, Bodrum, Fethiye and Kuşadasi, the gateway to Ephesus.
Terri Haas, Vice President of Sales and Marketing Americas for Star Clippers, shared: “Türkiye is a destination that is ideally suited to the way Star Clippers travels.” Haas added: “There is extraordinary history here, but there is also this wonderful connection between the landscape, the sea and everyday life in the coastal towns.” Haas confirmed: “Sailing into these smaller ports allows our guests to experience that side of Türkiye while the journey itself becomes part of the destination.”
