We had a second morning in Istanbul. Because the ship stayed in Istanbul overnight, you could stay out as late as you wanted day 1 or get up early on day 2 and take in all the things you didn’t have time to do on day one. All aboard call was 11:30 AM.

We did 18,000 steps on day one. All plans for day two were cancelled!! We slept late and enjoyed the hot tub and realized we had to respect our age and stamina.

We weren’t the only ones!!! We met a young couple riding the cable car down the cliff in Santorini who were from Nova Scotia and on their honeymoon… and they also slept in and cancelled day 2 plans! And Manuel, the cruise director was joking at the show last night about ALL.THE.WALKING! In Istanbul!

So, take note. Bring your energy and walking shoes to Istanbul!