10-night Mediterranean cruise: Trieste to Athens (Piraeus), Greece on Oosterdam
The 10-Day Adriatic Allure: Croatia, Greek Isles & Istanbul is a 10-night Mediterranean cruise aboard Oosterdam, operated by Holland America Line. Departing Trieste on September 23, 2026 and arriving in Athens (Piraeus), Greece on October 3, 2026, the voyage visits 8 ports including Rijeka, Split, Santorini. Fares start from $2,984 per person.
Fixed editorial images from the places on this itinerary. They stay stable each time you return to this sailing.
Trieste
If you are looking for elegance and culture, the ideal destination is Trieste. An MSC Mediterranean Cruise will take you to the old cafés where you can relive the same atmosphere that inspired many writers, among the Art Nouveau and Neoclassical palaces, or along the Grand Canal.
Your MSC Cruise will take you to the "little Vienna on the sea" which is now one of the largest ports in Italy for freight traffic, one of the most cosmopolitan cities on the peninsula. A meeting of peoples, languages and religions that magnify the city's Central European, Slav and Mediterranean soul.
One of the MSC Excursions will guide you to visit The Castle of Miramare, residence of Maximilian of Hapsburg and Charlotte of Belgium. A desirable palace for its view of the Gulf of Trieste and unique elegance of the furnishings still visible of the apartments, on the spouses' ground floor and the guests' first floor. Built between 1856 and 1860, it contains a small castle used by the married couple during the construction works in the magnificent richly scented park that surrounds it.
Another MSC Excursion will take you to visit the Roman amphitheatre at the foot of the Colle di San Giusto, set among the modern buildings of Trieste, a city with an ancient history. Constructed around the end of the 1st century, it was only brought to light in 1938. Interestingly, it once overlooked the sea.
Everything in Trieste faces the sea including Piazza Unità d'Italia, the Piazza Grande, the destination of an MSC Excursion. Strolling along this large rectangle framed on three sides by the city's most famous buildings and the renowned Caffè degli Specchi, stopping under the column of the Statue of Charles VI and idling in front of the Fountain of the Four Continents, are experiences crowned by the view of the sea on the fourth side.
Rijeka
Tucked into Kvarner Bay off the Dalmatian Coast of the Adriatic, Rijeka is Croatia’s premier seaport and third largest city. It is a mix of modern structures and grand old buildings from the heyday of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The city skyline is dominated by the 13th century Trsat Castle, believed to be the oldest fortification on Croatia’s coast, and now a tourist visitor center. The traditional entry to the medieval city is the round, yellow City Tower with its 18th century clock. The Our Lady of Trsat Sanctuary has been a pilgrimage site since the 14th century, when a pope gifted the church with an icon of the Virgin, which still graces the altar. It can be reached by the 16th century Petar Kruzic Stairway, and also contains an extensive collection of sacral art and artifacts. The Habsburg-era Governor’s Palace hosts a Maritime and Historic Museum, and the unique, round St. Vitus Cathedral is from the same period. Stroll the main city market, the Placa, to get a feel of the city and its people. Although the city itself does not have much to offer in the way of beaches, it is the gateway to the fabulous Dalmatian islands playgrounds just offshore.
Split
With its seafront cafés and ancient alleyways, shouting stallholders and travellers on the move, bustling, exuberant Split is one of Croatia’s and the Mediterranean’s most compelling cities, it’s easy to see this feeling when you step aground from your MSC cruise.
It has a unique historical heritage too, having grown out of the palace built here by the Roman Emperor Diocletian in 295AD. The palace remains Split’s central ingredient, having been gradually transformed into a warren of houses, tenements, churches and chapels by the various peoples who came to live here after Diocletian’s successors had departed.
Adapted long ago to serve as Split’s town centre, Diocletian’s Palace is certainly not an archaeological “site”. Although set-piece buildings such as Diocletian’s mausoleum (now the cathedral) and the Temple of Jupiter (now a baptistery) still remain, other aspects of the palace have been tinkered with so much by successive generations that it is no longer recognizable as an ancient Roman structure. Best place to start exploring with an MSC excursion the seaward side of the palace is Split’s broad and lively Riva.
Running along the palace’s southern facade, into which shops, cafés and a warren of tiny flats have been built, the Riva is where a large part of the city’s population congregates day and night to meet friends, catch up on gossip or idle away an hour or two in a café. Nearly everything worth seeing in Split is concentrated in the compact Old Town behind the waterfront Riva, made up in part of the various remains and conversions of Diocletian’s Palace itself, and the medieval additions to the west of it. You can walk across this area in about ten minutes, although it would take a lifetime to explore all its nooks and crannies.
Large Ocean view Stateroom (Fully Obstructed View)
Cabin grade
Available
from $3,104
$310 / night
per person · incl. taxes & fees
Large Ocean view Stateroom (Fully Obstructed View)
Cabin grade
Available
from $3,154
$315 / night
per person · incl. taxes & fees
Large Ocean view Stateroom (Partial Sea View)
Cabin grade
Available
from $3,184
$318 / night
per person · incl. taxes & fees
Large Ocean view Stateroom
Cabin grade
Available
from $3,434
$343 / night
per person · incl. taxes & fees
Large Ocean view Stateroom
Cabin grade
Available
from $3,464
$346 / night
per person · incl. taxes & fees
Large Ocean view Stateroom
Cabin grade
Available
from $3,494
$349 / night
per person · incl. taxes & fees
Large Ocean view Stateroom
Cabin grade
Available
from $3,524
$352 / night
per person · incl. taxes & fees
Balcony
from $3,854
$385 / night
Fare rows
Verandah Stateroom
Cabin grade
Available
from $3,854
$385 / night
per person · incl. taxes & fees
Verandah Stateroom
Cabin grade
Available
from $4,124
$412 / night
per person · incl. taxes & fees
Verandah Stateroom
Cabin grade
Available
from $4,184
$418 / night
per person · incl. taxes & fees
Verandah Stateroom
Cabin grade
Available
from $4,244
$424 / night
per person · incl. taxes & fees
Suite
from $4,854
$485 / night
Fare rows
Signature Suite
Cabin grade
Available
from $4,854
$485 / night
per person · incl. taxes & fees
Signature Suite
Cabin grade
Available
from $5,104
$510 / night
per person · incl. taxes & fees
Signature Suite
Cabin grade
Available
from $5,354
$535 / night
per person · incl. taxes & fees
Neptune Suite
Cabin grade
Available
from $7,124
$712 / night
per person · incl. taxes & fees
Prices verified Aug 28, 2026
Prices come from third-party data feeds via Holland America Line and may differ from the cruise line's current fare. Confirm the final price before booking. How our pricing works
Lowest fares with no residency, age, or service requirement — verify eligibility at booking. How our pricing works
Not ready to book?
Get price alerts
We’ll email you when fares drop or return.
Check your email to finish
We sent a confirmation link to your inbox. Your alert is not on yet — click that link to switch it on.
Oosterdam, a Vista-class ship, recently emerged from dry dock with exciting updates—including completely refreshed suites and new lounge, dining and entertainment venues, such as Music Walk, with Lincoln Center Stage, B.B. King’s Blues Club and Billboard Onboard. Guests can choose from among delectable specialty restaurants, hone culinary skills with EXC Port to Table and thrill to BBC Earth Experiences.
We count visits anonymously without cookies. Accept cookies to let us remember you across visits and connect activity if you create an account, or decline and we'll still count you anonymously. Read our privacy policy
ESC
The Captain
I'm the Captain. Tell me what you're after — "Caribbean under $2,000" or "7 nights from Miami" — and I'll find the sailing and its price history.
