Aroya Cruises resumes Mediterranean sailings for summer 2026
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The 2026 Mediterranean programme will feature two main itineraries from Istanbul. Select sailings will include Türkiye and Greek Islands, featuring ports such as Bodrum, Rhodes, Mykonos, Piraeus for Athens and Souda Bay.
Ahead of the summer sailings, the 1,678-cabin capacity Aroya will depart from Jeddah on May 29 on an eight-night voyage to Istanbul, calling at Sharm El Sheikh and Ain Sokhna in Egypt before transiting the Suez Canal and continuing along Türkiye’s coastline with visits to Antalya and Bodrum ahead of arrival in Istanbul.
The 2026 Mediterranean programme will feature two main itineraries from Istanbul. Select sailings will include Türkiye and Greek Islands, featuring ports such as Bodrum, Rhodes, Mykonos, Piraeus for Athens and Souda Bay. Others will combine Türkiye and Egypt, with calls along the Turkish coast including Marmaris, Bodrum, Kaş alongside Alexandria on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast. Guests will be sourced from Saudi Arabia, the GCC, Europe, CIS markets and beyond.
Sture Myrmell, president of Aroya Cruises, commented: "Aroya’s return to the Mediterranean builds on the strong response to our first summer in the region and reflects the continued appeal of a cruise offering that brings together renowned destinations and a distinctly Arabian experience at sea. With seven-night itineraries from Galataport Istanbul and a special Jeddah-to-Istanbul voyage through the Suez Canal, this season combines destination variety, ease of travel and the signature hospitality that defines Aroya."
