Cruise Ships in Istanbul 🇹🇷 | May 6-18, 2026

ℹ️ Subtitles available with ship info - Click CC to activate 🛳️ 🙂 Welcome to a new Istanbul ship spotting video which focuses on the cruise ships that I've seen during my visit to Istanbul in May. This was made possible with multiple days of filming, ship tracking and plenty of early morning coffee.😄 Some ships are missing since I wasn't in the city for the whole month, but I was delighted to film a variety of cruise ships arriving in Galataport, particularly the impressive Celebrity Ascent and the iconic Cunard Line's Queen Victoria! Throughout the video, I also added some short sequences to showcase other nearby cargo ships, planes and maritime views to keep Istanbul ship spotting a little more engaging! Thanks for watching, enjoy the view & ships! 00:00 - 🇵🇦 MSC FANTASIA (MSC Cruises) - arriving from İzmir 🇹🇷 - Capacity: 3929 passengers, 1637 crew - 137936 GT - built in 2008 by Chantiers de l'Atlantique 🇫🇷 (cost: USD 550 million) & Christened by Sophia Loren - flag: Panama 03:38 - 🇲🇹 CELEBRITY ASCENT (Celebrity Cruises) - arriving from Kuşadası 🇹🇷 - Capacity: 3950 passengers, 1400 crew - 140600 GT - built in 2023 by Chantiers de l'Atlantique 🇫🇷 (cost: USD 900 million) & Christened by Captain Sandy Yawn and Michelle Dunham - flag: Malta 10:29 - 🇵🇼 ASTORIA GRANDE (Akvilon Shipping (Russia) + Miray Cruises Turkey) - arriving from Amasra & Trabzon 🇹🇷 to Istanbul 🇹🇷 - Capacity: 1339 passengers, 360 crew - 38557 GT - built in 1996 by Kvaerner Masa-Yards 🇫🇮 (cost: USD 190 million) & Christened by Christiane Herzog - former names: AIDA, AIDACARA - flag: Palau 12:55 - 🇨🇳 B-5945 - Airbus A330-343 - Sichuan Airlines (Summer Universiade 2021 Livery) - flight number: 3U3827 - from Chengdu (TFU) 🇨🇳 to Istanbul (IST) 🇹🇷 - built: 2014 13:14 - 🇳🇴 VIKING SEA (Viking Cruises) - arriving from Çanakkale 🇹🇷 - Capacity: 928 passengers, 465 crew - 47842 GT - built in 2016 by Fincantieri 🇮🇹 (cost: USD 400 million) & Christened by Karine Hagen - flag: Norway 20:58 - 🇦🇪 A6-APD - Airbus A380-861 - Etihad Airways - flight number: EY61 - from Abu Dhabi (AUH) 🇦🇪 to London (LHR) 🇬🇧 - built: 2014 21:05 - Megayacht 🇲🇹 FOUR SEASONS I (Four Seasons Yachts USA) - arriving from Çeşme 🇹🇷 - Capacity: 180 passengers, 160 crew - 34044 GT - built in 2026 by Fincantieri 🇮🇹 (cost: USD 440 million) - flag: Malta 21:54 - 🇧🇲 QUEEN VICTORIA (Cunard Line) - arriving from Kuşadası 🇹🇷- Capacity: 2489 passengers, 900 crew - 90049 GT - built in 2007 by Fincantieri 🇮🇹 (cost: USD 400 million) & Christened by HRH Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall - flag: Bermuda 25:43 - 🇷🇴 MAI 1106 - Romanian Border Police surveillance vessel heading to Mediterranean for FRONTEX patrol 26:07 - 🇨🇳 B-5908 - Airbus A330-243 - China Eastern (SkyTeam Livery) - flight number: MU5025 - from Xi'an (XIY) 🇨🇳 to Istanbul (IST) 🇹🇷 - built: 2012 26:28 - 🇮🇹 COSTA FORTUNA (Costa Cruises) - arrived from Volos 🇬🇷 - Capacity: 3470 passengers, 1068 crew - 102669 GT - built in 2003 by Fincantieri 🇮🇹 (cost: USD 450 million) & Christened by Maria Grazia Cucinotta - flag: Italy 27:50 - 🇧🇲 QUEEN VICTORIA (Cunard Line) - departing to Piraeus 🇬🇷 - Capacity: 2489 passengers, 900 crew - 90049 GT - built in 2007 by Fincantieri 🇮🇹 (cost: USD 400 million) & Christened by HRH Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall - flag: Bermuda 31:06 - 🇲🇹 CELEBRITY INFINITY (Celebrity Cruises) - arriving from Thessaloniki 🇬🇷 - Capacity: 2604 passengers, 997 crew - 90940 GT - built in 2001 by Chantiers de l’Atlantique 🇫🇷 (cost: USD 350 million) & Christened by Solveig Wilhelmsen - flag: Malta 37:07 - 🇻🇨 Motor Yacht MONET (Noble Caledonia) - built in 1970 by Georgi Dimitrov Shipyard in Varna 🇧🇬, completely converted and launched as a boutique passenger ship in 1998 - Capacity: 50 passengers, 29 crew - 1453 GT - flag: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 39:02 - 🇳🇱 OOSTERDAM (Holland America Line) - arriving from Kuşadası 🇹🇷 - capacity: 2429 passengers, 817 crew - 82820 GT - built in 2003 by Fincantieri 🇮🇹 (USD 400 million) & Christened by HRH Princess Margriet of the Netherlands - Flag: Netherlands 45:58 - 🇧🇸 NORWEGIAN VIVA (Norwegian Cruise Line) - arrival from Thessaloniki 🇬🇷 - Capacity: 3950 passengers, 1388 crew - 143535 GT - built in 2023 by Fincantieri 🇮🇹 (cost: USD 850 million) & christened by Luis Fonsi - flag: Bahamas 49:56 - 🇲🇭 ALLURA (Oceania Cruises) - arrived from Kavala 🇬🇷 - Capacity: 1469 passengers, 800 crew - 67000 GT - built in 2025 by Fincantieri (cost: USD 660 million) & Christened by Food & Wine Magazine’s Best New Chefs (alumni) - flag: Marshall Islands - Thanks for watching 🙂 ℹ️ Subtitles available - you can click “CC” to activate them ▶️ #Cruise #shipspotting in #Istanbul - May 6-18, 2026 🎥 Panasonic HC-X1600 & iPhone 16 Pro 🎤 Rode Videomic Pro Plus 🔭 Sachtler System Ace M MS Mark II 📍Main filming locations: Salacak, Kabataş, Rumelihisarüstü ℹ️ Information & tracking via MarineTraffic, VesselFinder, MyShipTracking, CruiseMapper, AirFleets, FlightRadar24