RIVER CRUISES · DINNER CRUISES IN ISTANBUL
Good dinner cruises in Istanbul sell their best seats weeks ahead. Below: the 15 to book early, what each fare covers and how they differ on the water.
Review of Istanbul’s 3-hour Bosphorus dinner cruise, with yacht views, Turkish shows, private tables, meal choices, drinks, and practical tips.
“Great way to spend the evening. Nice food, good atmosphere, and great views of Istanbul from the Bosphorus. I can recommend this activity!”
Review of Istanbul’s $28 Bosphorus dinner cruise, Turkish night show, dinner menu, route, drinks, pickup, value, and practical tips.
“Staff were excellent. And enjoyable night of entertainment and food”
Review of Istanbul’s Bosphorus dinner cruise with Turkish food, live dance shows, night views, optional hotel pickup, and practical tips.
“Over our eight-day vacation, we did many, many tours, and this was one of our favorites. The drinks were flowing, the service was 5 stars, and we met so many cool people from around the world!! It was reasonably priced although the food was just okay. I ordered the sea bass for my main course, and I barely touched it because it was dry. However, there were so many other courses, I was able to find enough to eat. The only other thing that I would recommend is to have less performers and more time/opportunity for the guests to mingle and dance – that was by far the MOST FUN…”
Review Istanbul’s $28 Bosphorus dinner cruise, with Turkish food, palace views, folk dancing, belly dance, and practical booking tips.
“amazing service and really took care of our family. shout oht to cruise members especially chef ahmet. recommended!!”
Review of Istanbul’s Bosphorus dinner cruise, with palace views, Turkish food, dancing, drinks, practical tips, and honest advice on value.
“Guys seriously, you can’t miss this activity in Istanbul. It’s the best! I’m so glad I did it during the summer season as it felt so nice to just lounge around the deck enjoying the breeze wearing just a shirt! I took the option with unlimited alcohol and I had white wine all night! There were lots of amazing cultural performances too which made the experience so authentically Turkish! The views of the historical palaces and bridges and city lights from the deck were just amazing. The food was good too. I would surely do this activity again! :)”
Cruise Istanbul’s Bosphorus with dinner, Turkish folk dancing, live music, DJ entertainment, landmark views, and optional hotel transfers.
“Service: 2/5 Food: 4/5 mostly because the fish main was delicious, starter was ok, dessert really not great Entertainment: this is where it gets interesting. While most of the dancers did a great job and we enjoyed that, the bellydancer ruined the whole night for us. She downright harassed and abused the people on board. Repeatedly bumping her behind into a man’s face who clearly didn’t want to be involved, poking an overweighted gentleman in his tummy, touching women’s faces, etc. all of these people clearly didn’t not want to be involved (not posting pics of that cause privacy). Audience participation is and should be voluntary, let those who want…”
Istanbul Bosphorus dinner cruise with Turkish food, live music, folk dance, belly dancing, bridges, palaces, and night views.
“Beautiful and well organized. The food was good. The show was outdoors but it was fun and the ride nice. We really enjoyed it.Auto-translated”
Review of Istanbul’s Bosphorus night dinner cruise, with private table, live shows, hotel transfers, food, drinks, views, and practical tips.
“I recommend. The food was fresh and drinks on discretio .”
Cruise from Istanbul to Anadolu Kavagi for palaces, bridges, lunch, village time, and a seasonal Black Sea swim.
“The excursion was well-organized and on-time. The staff spoke English and were helpful. The tour guide was very informative. The lunch was surprisingly good. The scenery was magnificent. This trip was a good lesson in history and natural history.”
Review of Istanbul’s Bosphorus dinner cruise, with Turkish shows, hotel pickup, night views, dinner, practical tips, and honest value advice.
“Great choice if you just wanna get away and have some fun with friends. The food was ok, but cold, and not the best taste. The show was also ok, if you are close to the middle of the ship then you get to see everything, otherwise forget about it. Music was good. Overall not a wow experience, but for the price I would say I recommend it.”
Review of Istanbul’s Bosphorus dinner cruise, with palace views, Turkish food, live folk shows, drinks, pickup details, and practical tips.
“Very good program, but the free pick up is from very limited number of hotels -just from the center.”
Review of Istanbul’s $27 Bosphorus dinner cruise, with Turkish food, city views, live shows, practical meeting details, and honest drawbacks.
“Deniz was great and very helpful and polite. An excellent experience made even better with the courtesy and politeness of Deniz”
Review of Istanbul’s Bosphorus dinner cruise with private table, Turkish food, live shows, skyline views, drinks, and hotel pickup.
“It was fine! The pick up was probably the best amenity - the stop over on the Asian side was very short and it seems like there was nothing in the area to see. Breakfast felt a bit cafeteria-like. Find tour but felt overpriced for what it was.”
Review of Istanbul’s $35 Turkish Night Bosphorus cruise, with dinner, folk dances, belly dancing, views, pickup details, and honest drawbacks.
“Çalışan ekip çok kibardı. İyi hazırlanılmıştı. Yemekler de gayet iyiydi.”
Review of Istanbul’s 3-hour Bosphorus dinner cruise with Turkish food, drinks, live dance shows, palace views, and practical booking tips.
“Fantastically organised. Good food. Great entertainment. Very good value for money. Strongly recommended”
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