Bosphorus Night dinner cruise: questions & answers

Yes. Every ticket includes a full dinner — 10 cold mezes, a hot börek starter, a main course (salmon, sea bass, chicken skewer or beef skewer) with seasonal salad, and semolina halva for dessert — plus unlimited soft drinks and the full 8-act live show. A vegetarian plate is available.

€24.30 per adult, €19.30 for children aged 4–9, and free for children under 4. Optional extras: 2 glasses of alcohol +€10 or unlimited drinks +€15 per person, hotel transfer +€5 per person, romantic table +€15 per booking. A couple pays €48.60.

Boarding opens at 20:00 at Kabataş Pier, the boat departs at 21:00 and returns to Kabataş between 23:45 and 00:00, depending on sea traffic — about 3 hours on the water. With hotel transfer, pickup is between 19:30 and 20:00.

Kabataş Pier, on the European side of Istanbul, and the boat returns to the same pier. Kabataş is the last stop of the T1 tram and is linked to Taksim by the F1 funicular.

Unlimited soft drinks are included; alcohol is optional. Add 2 glasses of alcohol for +€10 per person or unlimited drinks for +€15 per person, or buy drinks at the bar on board.

Yes. Hotel transfer costs +€5 per person and covers both the pickup and the ride back, from 14 central districts including Sultanahmet, Taksim, Beşiktaş and Şişli. We also arrange transfers from other parts of Istanbul — ask us for the price.

An 8-act programme: Oba Dombra (Central Asian shaman rhythm), the Mevlana whirling dervish ceremony, the Sarı Gelin Anatolian folk dance, an Azerbaijani medley, a belly dance, a Turkish/Anatolian medley and the Georgian Gandagan with the Caucasian knife dance — followed by live saxophone and a DJ.

No. There is no prepayment and no deposit — you pay on board, by card or in cash. To book we only need your name, phone number, date and number of guests.

Yes. Cancellation is free up to 2 hours before departure. Because you pay on board, there is nothing to refund — just send us a message on WhatsApp.

Couples and honeymooners, families with children, first-time visitors, culture and food lovers, groups of friends and solo travellers. In one evening you see Istanbul's palaces lit up from the water, eat a full Turkish dinner and watch a live show.

Yes. Same-day bookings are accepted until 21:00, the departure time. For the same evening, hotel pickup can usually be arranged for bookings made before about 19:00.

Check five things before you book: which boat you will board, how the tables are laid out, whether prepayment is required, how genuine the reviews are, and whether the operator is licensed. Our buyer's guide explains each one.

Choose your date on our website and send the summary to us on WhatsApp, or simply write to us on WhatsApp. We confirm your place and send your boarding pass.