lafngas Posted July 10, 2011 #1 Share Posted July 10, 2011 We currently have an inside and I may decide to change to a balcony on the Star Egypt/Agean itinerary. Any advice on which side is better for this cruise or does it not really matter. Ports are Civitavecchia,Alexandria,Khios, Istanbul, Kusadasi, Athens, Naples. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted July 11, 2011 #2 Share Posted July 11, 2011 The only time it matters is the sailing into Istanbul when being on the port side in a balcony gets you the best views. Of course, sailing out of Istanbul is better on the starboard side. You also have great views when going through the Messina Strait, but the views are really on both sides of the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Flyer Posted July 11, 2011 #3 Share Posted July 11, 2011 The only time it matters is the sailing into Istanbul when being on the port side in a balcony gets you the best views. Of course, sailing out of Istanbul is better on the starboard side. You also have great views when going through the Messina Strait, but the views are really on both sides of the ship. Do you have an opinion on port vs. starboard from Venice around Italy, along the Riviera & around the Iberian Penisula? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anubi Posted July 11, 2011 #4 Share Posted July 11, 2011 We did this itinerary in 2007 with a balcony and the views coming into Istanbul made the cost totally worth it, it was breathtaking. If you can swing it, I'd strongly suggest a balcony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toto2Kansas Posted July 11, 2011 #5 Share Posted July 11, 2011 We had a port side mini suite and I agree, sailing out of Istanbul was fabulous, we had a perfect view! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Zukini Posted July 11, 2011 #6 Share Posted July 11, 2011 We currently have an inside and I may decide to change to a balcony on the Star Egypt/Agean itinerary. Any advice on which side is better for this cruise or does it not really matter. Ports are Civitavecchia,Alexandria,Khios, Istanbul, Kusadasi, Athens, Naples.Thanks in advance. We were on the starboard side for this itinerary in May. On the way south, we passed by the volcanic island of Stromboli on our side, and Messina, Sicily as we cruised through the Strait. We were docked facing the skyline of both Istanbul and Alexandria. Starboard side got great sunset views of Istanbul as we sailed out of the harbor, and wonderful scenic views of the Calabria coastline on the way up to Naples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lafngas Posted July 13, 2011 Author #7 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Thanks for the help. We are in a balcony port side now on the Egypt/Agean cruise. We did a starboard balcony on Golden in 2006 from Rome to Venice and that view was also worth every penny as we sailed into Venice. It was also great for Monte Carlo too as we had a fabulous view of the city from our balcony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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