Istanbul is an amazing city. Highly recommend either a guided tour or independent research before going. It isn't marked well from the cruise dock as to how to get to the various sites. They are redoing the port now so that may change in the future.
We had advice from a friend who lived there are several years, so we had a great idea of where to go and how to get there, but I could see someone ...
Part of a day long excursion. Only complaint is that we were left far from our meeting point with no map and little direction from guide making for a harrowing return to our hotel. ...
Istanbul is truly magical - we decided to book a private tour with VIATOR - and it was flawless - all tickets were pre purchased for us and we were escorted to all of the main attractions in the city - fabulous! ...