Oct 9, 2024
A delightful Turkish night cruise - We sailed along the Bosphorus, enjoying both a delicious dinner and a vibrant cultural show. Seeing Istanbul’s skyline lit up was a perfect way to spend the evening. The belly dancing was a highlight!
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Oct 9, 2024
Highly recommended - The dinner was delicious, and the Turkish show added so much to the experience. Watching the city lights while sailing between Europe and Asia was unforgettable! Highly recommended for anyone visiting Istanbul.
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Oct 7, 2024
A brilliant night - I absolutely loved this cruise! The Bosphorus looked brilliant at night, and the dinner was full of Turkish specialties. The live performances, with belly dancing and folk music, brought a festive vibe to the whole evening. It’s the best way to enjoy Istanbul’s culture while relaxing on the water.
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Oct 7, 2024
An amazing evening - This dinner cruise wasn’t just about the food; it was a whole cultural experience! From the tasty Turkish dishes to the vibrant live performances, everything was top-notch. We sailed under bridges and past mosques, with the city’s history glowing all around us. An amazing evening!
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Oct 4, 2024
Enjoyable evening - The dinner cruise was a great combination of good food and fun performances. The Turkish music made the night even more special. We also saw beautiful views of the city from the boat. It was a relaxing and enjoyable evening.
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Jul 25, 2024
Beware of the tourist trap - We have booked this boat trip via Headout and I think it was slightly more expensive if we would've bookoed it through local channels in Istanbul. The advertisement for this trip was a 4 meal course and in fact there were only 3 and the food was nothing out of the ordinary. We also paid for unlimited alcoholic drinks, hoping that we will be able to drink at least a beer and a couple of wine glasses. If you show up early, they will not open the bar until the boat leaves and, although a waiter is telling you that he is your personal waiter, he will also be the peronal waiter for other 50 people. So by the time you finish your beer, he will be nowhere in sight to bring you a refill or other drink. There is a dance show which is quite ok and the I cannot refrain from saying that the belly dancer is not roaming the entire restaurant on an artistic impulse, but rather on a tip collecting campaign. Immediately after you finish eating I strongly recommend that you go on the top roof and enjoy the night views of the city in open air. As soon as you take your sit at the table, a team of 1-2 phographs will start taking your photos and some 30 minutes after, they will bring to your table a very nicely binded and printed photo album with your recently taken photos. This will cost you at least 60-70 euros/album. If you are a famiy of 3 (2 parents and child) they will make one album of the parents and one of the child and in the end if you want them both, then you will have to pay something like 120 euros. Of course you can refuse to purchase it. We purchased both and we also kindly asked for the digital photos to be sent to a certain email address. They never came. Enjoy the trip!
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May 22, 2024
Not worh it - Couldn't see anything out the windows. Food was mediocre and we think my wife got food poisoning from the fish.
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Mar 24, 2024
Poor value for money - Terrible food; chaotically organised; homophobic staff; started half an hour late. But the views of the city were great.
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May 14, 2024
A major disappointment - There was nothing but disappointment. There were too many people and we couldn’t see the show. The service was flung at you. Waited nearly an hour to be seated.
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May 6, 2024
V poor Bosphorous dinner cruise - Dreadful. Long waits to get to Pier. Very long wait to get on the boat.Luckily dry weather as no shelter. Dinner was atrocious..tasteless. Loud DJ so could not hear yourself talk. Crammed in like sardines. Sweets...10 euros...rip off for what it was. Fresh fruit..2 skinny pieces of green apples and oranges and a turkish sweet. Live entertainment the only highlight...but if seen once, seen it all. Our booking was via Goldenhorn tours, but lots of different operators used the same boat.
PS dont expect to see any night sights..not announced at all so no clue. Waste of time and money
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