Cruise Ship Calls for 2021 in Ephesus (Kusadasi) Cruise Port - Azamara Cruises

I was able to finish my Kusadasi (Ephesus) Cruise Port calendar for 2021 and 2022 seasons.
So I plan to share the details of the Cruise Ship calls to Ephesus.
How many Cruise Ship companies have decided to include Kusadasi and Ephesus in their itineraries in 2021?
How many different Cruise Ships are planning to visit Kusadasi Ephesus Cruise Port in 2021?
What are the expectations during the pandemic for Cruise Vacations?

I will go first with the list of Cruise Ship Companies that have planned to include Kusadasi Cruise Port in their itineraries and this list will be in an alphabetical order.

Let's Start with the first Cruise Company
AZAMARA Cruises plans to call Kusadasi port 15 times in 2021 with it's 2 Cruise Ships
Azamara Pursuit - Azamara Quest

Azamara Cruises had planned calls to Ephesus Kusadasi Cruise Port for 
4 times in in May 2021 
11 -Azamara Pursuit 
It will Azamara Pursuit's 3rd day of the  day Itinerary. The ship will mostly be in Greek Islands
Piraeus (Athens), Greece (09 May d1800); 
Mykonos, Greece (10 May 0800-2200); 
Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey (11 May 0800-2200); 
Patmos, Greece (12 May 0800-1800); 
Rhodes, Greece (13 May 0800-2000); 
Santorini, Greece (14 May 0730-2200); 
Iraklion, Greece (15 May 0800-1500); 
Piraeus (Athens), Greece (16 May a0500)

13 - May -
It will be Azamara Quest's 9th day of the 11 day itinerary.
This itinerary of Azamara Quest will, mostly be on the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea visiting all the way up to Odessa in Ukraine. 
And in Turkey She will call to 2 more ports Istanbul and Canakkale before visiting Kusadasi Ephesus.
Piraeus (Athens), Greece (01 May d1700); 
Thessaloniki, Greece (03 May 0800-2000); 
Kavala, Greece (04 May 0800-1800); 
Constanza, Romania (06 May 0700-1800); 
Odessa, Ukraine (07 May 0800(+1)1500); 
Varna, Bulgaria (09 May 0900-1800); 
Istanbul, Turkey (10 May 0800(+1)2000); 
Canakkale, Turkey (12 May 0730-1600); 
Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey (13 May 0800-2200); 
Patmos, Greece (14 May 0800-1600); 
Piraeus (Athens), Greece (15 May a0500)

on 18 May 
Azamara Pursuit will sort of repeat the same itinerary of the May 11th arrival for Kusadasi.
Cruise Itinerary: Piraeus (Athens), Greece (16 May d1800); Mykonos, Greece (17 May 0800-2200); Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey (18 May 0800-2200); Patmos, Greece (19 May 0800-1800); Rhodes, Greece (20 May 0800-2000); Santorini, Greece (21 May 0730-2200); Iraklion, Greece (22 May 0800-1500); Piraeus (Athens), Greece (23 May a0500)
This itinerary will be extensively visiting the Greeks Isles and only 1 port call in Turkey and that'd be Kusadasi Ephesus.

Azamara Pursuit will arrive in Kusadasi Cruise Port  in May 2021 for the 4th and last time on May 25 2021.
It will repeat the Pursuit's Greek Island Itinerary for the 3rd time on May 2021.
Cruise Itinerary: Piraeus (Athens), Greece (23 May d1800); Mykonos, Greece (24 May 0800-2200); Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey (25 May 0800-2200); Patmos, Greece (26 May 0800-1800); Rhodes, Greece (27 May 0800-2000); Santorini, Greece (28 May 0730-2200); Iraklion, Greece (29 May 0800-1500); Piraeus (Athens), Greece (30 May a0500)


and 5 times in June 2021
1 of June will be the first call of the Month June 2021 in Kusadasi.
It will be during the Classic Greek Island Itinerary of Azamara Pursuit Cruise Ship on the 3rd day of the 8 day itinerary.
Cruise Itinerary: Piraeus (Athens), Greece (30 May d1800); Mykonos, Greece (31 May 0800-2200); Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey (01 Jun 0800-2200); Patmos, Greece (02 Jun 0800-1800); Rhodes, Greece (03 Jun 0800-2000); Santorini, Greece (04 Jun 0730-2200); Iraklion, Greece (05 Jun 0800-1500); Piraeus (Athens), Greece (06 Jun a0500)

8 of June
Cruise Itinerary: Piraeus (Athens), Greece (06 Jun d1800); Mykonos, Greece (07 Jun 0800-2200); Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey (08 Jun 0800-2200); Patmos, Greece (09 Jun 0800-1800); Rhodes, Greece (10 Jun 0800-2000); Santorini, Greece (11 Jun 0730-2200); Iraklion, Greece (12 Jun 0800-1500); Piraeus (Athens), Greece (13 Jun a0500)


15 of June
Cruise Itinerary: Piraeus (Athens), Greece (13 Jun d1800); Mykonos, Greece (14 Jun 0800-2200); Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey (15 Jun 0800-1800); Rhodes, Greece (16 Jun 0800-2000); Santorini, Greece (17 Jun 0730-2200); Iraklion, Greece (18 Jun 0800-1500); Piraeus (Athens), Greece (19 Jun a0500)

21 of June 2021

Cruise Itinerary: Piraeus (Athens), Greece (19 Jun d1800); Mykonos, Greece (20 Jun 0800-2200); Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey (21 Jun 0800-2200); Patmos, Greece (22 Jun 0800-1800); Rhodes, Greece (23 Jun 0800-2200); Agios Nikolaos, Crete (24 Jun 1130-2000); Santorini, Greece (25 Jun 0800-1800); Piraeus (Athens), Greece (26 Jun a0500)


27 of June 2021
On this itinerary Azamara Pursuit does a Black Sea Intensive Voyage including visits in Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Russia, Georgia and Turkey. There will be 2 more port calls in Turkey apart from Kusadasi. One is Sinop, and the other is to Istanbul.
Kusadasi is on the 2nd day of this amazing itinerary that includes 7 countries.

Cruise Itinerary: Piraeus (Athens), Greece (26 Jun d1700); Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey (27 Jun 0900-2300); Varna, Bulgaria (29 Jun 0930-2100); Constanza, Romania (30 Jun 0700-2000); Odessa, Ukraine (01 Jul 0930-2000); Sochi, Russia (03 Jul 0800-2000); Batumi, Georgia (04 Jul 0800-1700); Sinop, Turkey (05 Jul 1300-2000); Istanbul, Turkey (07 Jul 0800(+1)2000); Piraeus (Athens), Greece (10 Jul a0500)



and twice in July as on
18 of July 2021
In July itinerary Azamara Pursuit Cruise Ship does another itinerary on the Aegean this time less islands more coastal towns like Thessaloniki and Kavala. It is a 10 day itinerary and Kusadasi Port of Call is scheduled on the 8th day of this Cruise Vacation. 
Cruise Itinerary: Piraeus (Athens), Greece (10 Jul d1800); Mykonos, Greece (11 Jul 0800-2300); Paros, Greece (12 Jul 0800-1800); Skiathos, Nisos Skiathos (13 Jul 0800-2200); Volos, Greece (14 Jul 0730-2000); Thessaloniki, Greece (15 Jul 0800-1800); Kavala, Greece (16 Jul 0800-2000); Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey (18 Jul 0800-2200); Milos, Greece (19 Jul 1000-1800); Piraeus (Athens), Greece (20 Jul a0500)

21 July 2021
Azamara Pursuit plans another idyllic journey to 7 countries including Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Russia and Georgia.
The Port call of Kusadasi Ephesus is again on the second day and there are 2 more port calls in Turkey including Istanbul and Canakkale. Last time it was Sinop port in the Black Sea coast of Turkey. This itinerary included Canakkale on the Dardanelles Strait of Turkey.
Cruise Itinerary: Piraeus (Athens), Greece (20 Jul d1700); Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey (21 Jul 0900-2200); Varna, Bulgaria (23 Jul 0800-2100); Constanza, Romania (24 Jul 0700-1900); Odessa, Ukraine (25 Jul 0900-2000); Sochi, Russia (27 Jul 0800-2000); Batumi, Georgia (28 Jul 0800-1700); Istanbul, Turkey (30 Jul 0800(+1)2000); Canakkale, Turkey (01 Aug 0730-1500); Piraeus (Athens), Greece (02 Aug a0900(+1)disembark)

No calls in August


twice in September 2021
11 of September
Azamara Pursuit plans a Classic Med Voyage including European Ports on this trips. In 2021 to this date Azamara mostly did Greek Islands and Black Sea Itineraries that included calls to Turkish Ports. This itinerary is the first itinerary that includes both European Coastal Cities in Italy and Turkey so this is an amazing opportunity to see fascinating sites at one go.
This is a 10 day itinerary and Kusadasi Ephesus is scheduled on the 7th day of the Itinerary right after Rhodes Island and before Patmos Island in Greece.
Cruise Itinerary: Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy (04 Sep d1800); Sorrento, Italy (05 Sep 0730-2200); Amalfi, Italy (06 Sep 0730-2000); Siracusa, Sicily (07 Sep 1330-2200); Santorini, Greece (09 Sep 0800-2000); Rhodes, Greece (10 Sep 0800-1800); Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey (11 Sep 0800-2200); Patmos, Greece (12 Sep 0800-2200); Mykonos, Greece (13 Sep 0800-1800); Piraeus (Athens), Greece (14 Sep a0500)

15 of September

Azamara Pursuit Cruise Ship plans another Black Sea Itinerary  for 10 days and stops at Kusadasi Ephesus on it's second day. This itinerary usually has 2 more Ports in Turkey, this time it is Istanbul and Sinop. 
Cruise Itinerary: Piraeus (Athens), Greece (14 Sep d1700); Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey (15 Sep 0900-2300); Varna, Bulgaria (17 Sep 0930-2100); Constanza, Romania (18 Sep 0700-2000); Odessa, Ukraine (19 Sep 0930-2000); Sochi, Russia (21 Sep 0800-2000); Batumi, Georgia (22 Sep 0800-1700); Sinop, Turkey (23 Sep 1300-2000); Istanbul, Turkey (25 Sep 0800(+1)2000); Piraeus (Athens), Greece (28 Sep a0500)

twice in October 2021
19 of October
Azamara Journey Cruise Ship plans a 12 day itinerary of both Greek Islands and Coastal towns and Kusadasi as the only port in Turkey on this itinerary.
The itinerary schedules Kusadasi Ephesus for it's 7th day of the 12 day program. 
This is the longest of all the itineraries of Azamara Cruises that plans to arrive in Ephesus.

Cruise Itinerary: Piraeus (Athens), Greece (13 Oct d1700); Mykonos, Greece (14 Oct 0800-1800); Volos, Greece (15 Oct 0800-1900); Thessaloniki, Greece (16 Oct 0730-1800); Kavala, Greece (17 Oct 0730-1800); Patmos, Greece (18 Oct 1300-2000); Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey (19 Oct 0800-2200); Rhodes, Greece (20 Oct 0800-2000); Agios Nikolaos, Crete (21 Oct 0800-2000); Santorini, Greece (22 Oct 0800-1800); Nafplion, Greece (23 Oct 0800-2000); Piraeus (Athens), Greece (24 Oct a0800(+1)disembark)

21 of October
Azamara Pursuit has another 10 day itinerary and she plans to stop at 4 Cruise Ports in Turkey including Marmaris on it's 5th day, and in Kusadasi on it's 6th day, in Canakkale on it's 7th day and lastly in Istanbul on it's 8th day. This is just amazing that they planned to stop at 4 times in Turkey, hopefully it will bring a lot of business to local service providers and people that work in cruise tourism industry in Turkey.
Being the final itinerary of Azamara Cruises in 2021 to Turkish Ports, this particular itinerary has the most numbers of port calls in Turkey.

Cruise Itinerary: Piraeus (Athens), Greece (16 Oct d1800); Santorini, Greece (17 Oct 0800-2200); Amorgos, Greece (18 Oct 0800-1800); Rhodes, Greece (19 Oct 0800-2200); Marmaris, Turkey (20 Oct 0800-1800); Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey (21 Oct 0800-2200); Canakkale, Turkey (22 Oct 1300-2000); Istanbul, Turkey (23 Oct 0800(+1)2200); Mykonos, Greece (26 Oct 0800-1800); Piraeus (Athens), Greece (27 Oct a0500)