What is a cabin charter?
Instead of rent the whole boat, you join a scheduled blue cruise with a group of other guests. You will have a private cabin with a wc and schower. On a cabin charter you’ll have the chance of meeting different people from different countrys and cultures. Getting enough persons to rent a private boat might be sometimes difficult or to expensive. So cabin charter is a alternative for that. The departure and arrival times aswell as the itinerary is not changeable on a cabin charter.
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What are the advantages of renting a private boat?
On a private charter you are going to be only with your friends or family.
For sure the crew will do the best to make you feel privilege.
You may decide your itinerary and food menu. Also we’ll take great care of your private wishes
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How many guest an crew are on board?
Most cabins are for 2 persons. The gulets we use for cabin charter are usualy 6-8 cabin boats. That means 12-16 guests are on board. On a cabin charter, we don’t know the people until they arrive on board. On private charters the number of persons depends on the group, however we must consider the legal capasity of the boat. The gulets crew is usualy 3 persons. A captain, a cook and a sailor. Depending on the size and type of the boat, there might be a hostes, technician and other crew on board. All crew members are qualified and skilled..
What is the boarding and disembarkation time?
The boarding time is any time in the afternoon on your 1st day. And the disembarkation is after breakfast on your 8th day. On cabin charters, the first and last nights are at the harbour. So even if you arrive late, you don’t miss your boat. On private charters you may decide to stay at the harbour, or in the bay, for the first and last evening.
Where and how will I find my boat?
1 or 2 days before you arrive, we will tell you the exact place of the boat in the harbour. The crew will be waiting for you. Also we’ll give you the phone number of the captain just in case. We can also arrange your airport transfers, if you like to. Please ask for the price list for each airport
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What to bring?
First of all don’t forget your cameras. Consider to the weather, light and comfortable clothes. A coat for evenings. A hat, sunglasses, suntan lotion, shorts, bathing suit, t-shirt and a book to read. After all you don’t need to bring so many clothes when you are on a boat. There are towels onall boats.
How much money should I have on me?
After you have done your payment for the boat, you don’t need to have to much cash with you. Some change for visiting the ancient sites and museums, for souveniers and your private needs. Most of the shops and restaurants do accept credit cards and foreign currency.. The guests joining a cabin charter, need some cash to pay the drinks on the boat. At the harbours there are banks for exchange all currencys and travellers cheques.
Is there electricity on the boats?
All boats have 220 V electricity when they are in the harbour. The plugs are standard middle european style. If you got different plugs, than you’ll need to bring an adaptor. Many boats have got a generator, and all of them have an invertor. So it is possible to charge the phones, computers and cameras at all times.
How is the weather?
The Aegean and mediterranean coast of Turkey is one of the rear places on earth with almost a nice weather guarantee. It is possible to go on a blue cruise from April until middle of November. The months of June, July and August is the hotest and most busy and expensive time of the year because of the public and school holidays. That’s why many people also prefer to come at other months.
How is a general day on the boat?
If you are with your family and children on board, you may prefer to swim quieter bays. You can do some snorkelling and see the beautiful underwater. Maybe you want to take a walk in the forrest or you may read a book to relax, or work on your computer.
You may prefer to have a glass of rakı, listen to some music and join the barbecue party on the upper deck with your friends.
At night, you can decide to stay in a quite bay, or to stay at the harbour for do some shopping or go out at night. Your captain will choose the best itinerary that is most suitable for you and do everything to make sure that you have a fantastic holiday. The boats travel about 3-4 hours on the way and then stop at 3-4 diferent places every day. They may put up the sails depending on the wind
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What about the food an drinks on board?
The cook on board will prepare some of the best Turkish and international cuisine. Breakfast, meat and vegetable dishes, fish and other sea food, Turkish mezes and böreks, pastrys and cakes in the afternoon are some of them. A few times in a week you will have a barbecue.
If there are some vejetarian guests, the cook will consider this. Please advice while booking your holiday if you are a vegerterian or if you need special arrangements for food. The meals are beeing served at the upper deck, at open air and a nice view.
If you prefer to do the shopping for food and drinks, you can do it at the supermarket. In this case we will start our first day later. If you prefer us to organise that for you, we charge 30.-euros per day/per person. This will include breakfast, lunch, tea, coffee, biscuits at afternoon and diner. This way, you will not lose any time, and you can start your trip immidiately after you arrive. You may bring your own drinks too and we can serve them for you.
There is a 10% service charge for this service from the crew.
On cabin charters the food is included in your price. Your cook on the boat will arrange everything,so you don’t pay anything extra for that. Your drinks will be written on a list. At the end of the trip you pay that to the crew.
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What excursions can we do?
If you tell us about your interests, we can help and offer you some excursions. For example, Ephesus, Dalyan and Caunos, a visit to an authentic Turkish Village or a visit to the Hamam.(Turkish bath) The transport will pick you up and bring you back to the boat. It is also possible to combine it with your airport transfers.
What is a gulet holiday?
The first tourists came to Bodrum at the 60’s and 70’s. They wish to go out on sea. At that time, there was only small fishermans boats without wc and cabins. They rent this boats for 3-4 days and went to the untouched bays of Gökova. They liked it so much and kept coming back. After that, in all that years, boat builders built bigger and luxurious gulets. Today the gulets have sails and all kind of comfort and equipment, and they are beeing exported to all arround the world.
What are the safety measures of each boat?
Our boats are beeing inspected by the harbour masters every year. The life jackets, life raft, fire extinguishers and all technical equipment are checked and only after that authorization the boat is allowed on sea.The upper deck surrounded with hand-rails. For emergencys there is a dinghy with a motor. Also all our guests, crew and boats are fully insured at all times. All paperwork regardding safety and insurance can be attained from the captain of the boat any time.
Is it possible to go to the Greek islands?
Most boats are official certificated to go to the Greek islands. The Turkish citizens need a valid passport and a schengen visa. The western citizens must bring their passport or ID card. On private charters, the guests are paying for the harbour taxes in Greece. (About 250.- euro for the arrival and the first night. And 50.- euro for each following night.) There are another two handicaps when you go to Greece. First, your captain spends half a day in the harbour with the formalitys. Second, Due to the Greek rules you have to spend the nights in a harbour.
When and how should I plan my blue cruise?
The reservations for the blue cruise start at December. The peak season can be busy. We recommend you to book in advance.Please first you plan how many people will join you on holiday and then we can help you decide what kind of boat you need. At this time you can choose the route and the exact time you want to do the trip. We are always ready to help and give you some advices.
The trips usualy starts and finish on a Saturday. After we have an agreement, we will give you a price for the boat and your holiday. At this time you can book your flights to Turkey. We ask for 50 percent of the total amount as a deposit during the booking and the rest of the amount you pay on your arrival on the boat.
