Frequently Asked Questions

Your ticket covers the 3-hour cruise on the Bosphorus, a full Turkish dinner with a main course of your choice, the complete Turkish night show and free hotel transfer from central Istanbul in both directions. The With Alcohol package (80 EUR) also includes unlimited local drinks; the Without Alcohol package is 50 EUR.

From Karaköy Pier — Kemankeş Karamustafa Paşa, Rıhtım Cd. No:17, Beyoğlu / İstanbul, on the European side. The ship returns to the same pier at the end of the evening.

The ship is ready for boarding from 20:00 and departs at 20:30. It returns to Karaköy Pier at 23:30. Please be at the pier in good time so you are aboard before the ship casts off.

3 hours on the water, from 20:30 to 23:30. Dinner and the show both take place during the cruise, so the whole evening happens on board.

80 EUR per person for the With Alcohol package and 50 EUR per person for the Without Alcohol package. The difference between the two is the alcoholic drinks; the dinner, the cruise and the show are the same. Special price offers apply for New Year and Valentine's Day — message us for the rate on those nights.

Yes. The BOSFOR sails every night, all year round, with the same departure at 20:30 and return at 23:30.

Yes. Hotel pick-up and drop-off from central Istanbul are included in the price, with nothing extra to pay. If your hotel is outside central Istanbul, message us before you make a booking and we will tell you whether we can collect you.

Give us your hotel name and address when you book, and we confirm your pick-up time with you ahead of the cruise date. Your driver brings you to Karaköy Pier in time for boarding at 20:00. The same free transfer also brings you back to your hotel at the end of the evening.

A Turkish starter plate (spicy paste, fava, muhammara, American salad, white and yellow cheese, haydari, tomato and cucumber), a greens salad, paçanga pastry, then a main course of your choice — grilled meat balls, spicy chicken skewers or grilled seasonal fish — followed by a Turkish dessert plate.

With the With Alcohol package (80 EUR) local drinks are unlimited: beer, rakı, vodka, red and white wine, gin and soft drinks. The Without Alcohol package (50 EUR) covers the same dinner, cruise and show without the alcoholic drinks.

Ten in one evening: the whirling dervish, Halay, Zeybek, welcoming and Balkan dances, a drum show, an interactive show, an oriental belly dancer, Caucasian dances, a DJ performance and club dancing.

Come in what is comfortable for an evening on the water. It is cooler on the water at night than it is on shore, so a light layer is worth bringing.

Yes, children are welcome. Children aged 2 and under travel free, with dinner not included, and children aged 3–7 receive a 50% discount and are served a children's menu.

Book online through the reservation page, or message us on WhatsApp if you would rather ask a question first. Tell us your hotel at the time of booking so we can arrange your free transfer.