Gems of Antiquity - 29th July - transportation query

[Tinkerbell1963]

Getting excited now for our first cruise on Oceania :-). A cruise guide and luggage labels arrived today, so not long now.

 

Due to the extortionate cost of the Oceania transportation package, we have arranged our own transfers with the hotel we have booked the night before embarkation and then to the port. However, we haven't anything booked to get from the port in Istanbul to the airport after disembarkation.

 

Does anyone know if it is easy to pick up a cab outside the cruise terminal? Have seen online that we could book a cab but don't know what time we would need to book it for. Our flight isn't until 1.45pm so hoping they don't throw us off the ship really early like some lines. We've previously been dumped at the airport and had a 7 hour wait with nowhere to sit, which really spoils the end of the holiday.

 

Any advice would be gratefully received.

[LHT28]

You will be off the ship by 9am

[Noxequifans]

Usually out of your cabin or suite by 8am and off the ship by 9am.

Edited June 18, 2014 by Noxequifans

[orchestrapal]

I would pre-arrange a pick up since the Line for taxis is always very long

And yes you will be off the ship before 9:00.

[Tinkerbell1963]

Thanks for the replies. Looks like another long wait at the airport! A shame the policy isn't the same as Silversea!

 

I will book in advance.

 

Cheers.

[Paulchili]

You could always arrange for a pick up around 8:30 - 9:00 and for a short tour/visit somewhere before your trip to the airport so you don't have to sit around too long.

[Tinkerbell1963]

You could always arrange for a pick up around 8:30 - 9:00 and for a short tour/visit somewhere before your trip to the airport so you don't have to sit around too long.

 

I was wondering the same thing. Have found tours leaving Central Istanbul but it states there is an hours journey to get there.

[LEESRE]

We have just returned from Istanbul, it can be a long journey to the airport, depends on the traffic.

 

We disembarked the ship at 0915am and then asked for the taxi to pick us up at 0930 hours.

 

The people we used is as follows:-Airport Shuttle Istanbul their web site is

http://www.airportshuttleistanbul.com

 

They are very reliable we have used them twice before.

 

You can book them on line and ask as many questions as you want they will always reply.

 

Enjoy your cruise.

[Tinkerbell1963]

We have just returned from Istanbul, it can be a long journey to the airport, depends on the traffic.

 

We disembarked the ship at 0915am and then asked for the taxi to pick us up at 0930 hours.

 

The people we used is as follows:-Airport Shuttle Istanbul their web site is

http://www.airportshuttleistanbul.com

 

They are very reliable we have used them twice before.

 

You can book them on line and ask as many questions as you want they will always reply.

 

Enjoy your cruise.

 

 

That's really helpful. Many thanks :D