Licensed Istanbul tour operator · TÜRSAB A-17672

Bosphorus Dinner Cruise
with unlimited drinks

Boarding is at Cibali Pier from 20:00 and the boat sails at 21:00. Dinner, an eight-act live show and unlimited soft drinks are in the fare. Add the unlimited drinks package for +€15 per adult and the bar is open the whole evening. You pay on board, not before.

€40.5 €24.6 / person
Pay on the boat Free cancellation up to 2h before Nightly 21:00 · Cibali Pier
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The open bar

One package, poured all evening, settled on the boat

The package is not a set number of glasses handed out at the door. It runs from the moment you board until we tie up again at Cibali, and it is charged once, per adult.

For +€15 per adult on top of the €24.6 fare, the bar pours beer, rakı, vodka, gin, and red and white wine for as long as you are on board. There is no tab, no token and no limit on refills. It is for guests aged eighteen and over, and it is added per adult rather than per table, so one couple can take it and the other stay on soft drinks.

Imported drinks such as whisky, tequila and champagne, and cocktails, sit outside the package. They are on board, and they are charged per drink at the bar. Soft drinks — water, cola, juice and tea — are unlimited for everyone all night, with or without the package, so nobody is left ordering water by the glass.

Nothing is paid in advance. Add the package when you reserve or ask the crew for it once you are on board, and settle everything together at the end in cash or by card. Cancelling is free up to two hours before departure, so holding a table for tonight costs you nothing.

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What it costs

+€15 per adult, added to the €24.6 dinner cruise fare. A pair of drinks at a Bosphorus-front bar in Istanbul costs about as much, so for most guests the package pays for itself early in the evening.

Poured, not rationed

Beer, rakı, vodka, gin, red and white wine, served from the bar and by the waiters at your table from boarding at 20:00 until we are back at the pier. No counting, no wristbands, no closing time before the boat docks.

Where you board

Cibali Pier on the Golden Horn, in Fatih beside Kadir Has University. The T5 tram stops at Cibali. Hotel pickup and drop-off is +€5 per person and, for the same evening, has to be booked before 18:30.

The evening, glass by glass

When the bar opens, and what is in the glass

The package is not a section of the evening, it is the whole of it. Here is where each drink falls between boarding and the walk back down the gangway.

01

Boarding, from 20:00

The bar opens with the doors. Guests on the package order their first drink while they choose a table, an hour before the boat moves.

02

Casting off at 21:00

The boat leaves Cibali and slips under the Galata Bridge. The open deck at the bow is where most people take their glass for the bridges.

03

With the meze

Ten cold mezes reach the table first. Rakı with water and ice is the Turkish pairing; white wine and beer are poured just as often.

04

The main course

Your chosen main arrives as the boat runs up the European shore past the palaces. Red wine and beer come round again with it.

05

The show starts

Eight live acts follow dinner, from the whirling dervish ceremony to the belly dance and live violin. Waiters keep working the tables throughout.

06

Soft drinks, all night

Water, cola, juice and tea are unlimited for every guest, package or not, children included. Nobody at the table pays per glass for those.

07

At the bar, charged extra

Imported drinks such as whisky, tequila and champagne, and cocktails, are not in the package. Order them at the bar and they are charged per drink.

08

Back at Cibali, 23:45–00:00

The DJ set carries the last stretch home. The bar serves until the boat is alongside, and the whole bill is settled on board.

The cruise

One all-inclusive package. No hidden fees.

Dinner, the full live show and unlimited soft drinks are included in the price. Extras are optional — add only what you want.

All-In Dinner Cruise

Dinner, live show and unlimited soft drinks included — alcohol and hotel transfer are optional extras.

€40.5
€24.6
/ person
Pay on the boat Free cancel 2hrs Vegetarian menu available

Optional Add-ons

  • Unlimited alcohol: +€15/person
    Open bar all night — beer, rakı, vodka, gin, red & white wine (imported drinks such as whisky, tequila and champagne are extra)
  • Hotel Transfer: +€5/person
    Pickup & drop-off from your hotel
  • Romantic Table: +€15/table
    Candles, flowers & special setup

Children 0–3: Free · 4–9: €5 off · 10+: Full price · No prepayment required

Aşk, the dinner cruise boat, lit up at night at Cibali Pier on the Golden Horn Dining salon with laid tables and fairy-light windows Laid dinner tables with copper table lamps on board
Our boat

Aşk — a 42-metre boat built for dinner and dancing

Two enclosed, climate-controlled salons with floor-to-ceiling windows, open decks at the bow and stern for photos, a proper stage and dance floor. Free Wi-Fi and a bar on board.

  • 42 mLength
  • 400Guest capacity
  • 2Enclosed salons · open decks at the bow and stern
  • A/CHeated & air-conditioned
  • Wi-FiFree on board
  • BarFull bar on board
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Your Experience

What's Included

3-Hour Bosphorus Cruise

3-hour cruise with iconic Istanbul views

Full Dinner Service

10 types of meze, choice of salmon/sea bass/chicken skewer/beef skewer main course, and special semolina dessert for dessert. Vegetarian menu available.

Live Entertainment

Live violin, DJ & Turkish night dances

Unlimited Soft Drinks

Water, cola, juice and tea all night — alcohol available as an optional open-bar package

7/24 Support

Instant support anytime

Special Occasions

Romantic table & birthday celebrations

Anatolian folk dancers performing between the tables on the dinner cruise
Every night on board
The show

Eight acts. One unforgettable night.

The programme runs the whole cruise and ends with the DJ on the dance floor. The order can change from night to night.

  1. 1Belly dance — oriental show
  2. 2Whirling dervish ceremony (sema)
  3. 3Turkish Romani dance
  4. 4Caucasian dance with the knife show
  5. 5Turkish folk dances
  6. 6Rhythm show — live percussion
  7. 7Live violin performance
  8. 8After-party: professional DJ
What you pay

The evening, line by line

Every figure below is per person unless it says otherwise, and every one of them is paid on the boat at the end of the night. There is no deposit and no online payment.

Dinner cruise
€24.6 per person: the three-hour cruise, dinner from ten cold mezes through a warm starter and a main course of your choice to dessert, unlimited soft drinks and the full eight-act show.
Unlimited drinks package
+€15 per adult for the whole evening: beer, rakı, vodka, gin, red and white wine. Guests aged eighteen and over, added per adult rather than per table.
Soft drinks
Already unlimited for everyone, package or not. Water, cola, juice and tea, for adults and children alike, at no extra charge.
Imported drinks and cocktails
Whisky, tequila, champagne and cocktails are outside the package. They are stocked at the bar and charged per drink, so you only pay for what you order.
Hotel transfer
+€5 per person for pickup and drop-off, covering Sultanahmet, Fatih, Laleli, Eminönü, Sirkeci, Beyoğlu, Taksim, Şişli, Beşiktaş, Ortaköy, Kağıthane, Sütlüce, Topkapı and Yenikapı. For the same evening it must be booked before 18:30.
Romantic table
+€15 per booking: a table set apart with flowers and candles. Popular for a birthday or an anniversary, and it has to be asked for in advance.
Children
Up to three years old sail free, four to nine pay €5 less than the adult fare, and from ten the full fare applies. The drinks package is for adults only.

The whole bill is settled on board at the end of the evening, in cash — euro, lira or dollars — or by card. Cancelling is free up to two hours before departure.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Beer, rakı, vodka, gin, and red and white wine, poured for as long as the boat is out — from boarding at 20:00 until we are back at Cibali Pier. It costs +€15 per adult on top of the €24.6 fare. Imported drinks such as whisky, tequila and champagne, and cocktails, are not in the package and are charged per drink at the bar.

It is unlimited. There is no token, no wristband and no cap on refills — the bar and the waiters serve the package from boarding until we are alongside again. We ask only that guests drink responsibly, and the crew will slow down service for anyone who has had enough.

Yes. Water, cola, juice and tea are unlimited for every guest all night, adults and children, whether or not anyone at the table takes the alcohol package. Nobody pays per glass for soft drinks on this cruise.

No. Imported drinks such as whisky, tequila and champagne are stocked at the bar but sit outside the package and are charged per drink. The same goes for cocktails. The package covers beer, rakı, vodka, gin, and red and white wine.

Yes. It is added per adult, not per table or per booking, so a couple can take it while their friends stay on the unlimited soft drinks. Tell us who wants it when you reserve, or ask the crew once you are on board.

€24.6 per person for the cruise, dinner, soft drinks and the eight-act show, plus +€15 per adult for the unlimited drinks package. Hotel transfer is +€5 per person and a romantic table setup is +€15 per booking. Everything is paid on the boat.

No. Nothing on this cruise is paid in advance. You settle the fare and the package together on board at the end of the evening, in cash — euro, lira or dollars — or by card. Cancelling is free up to two hours before departure.

Yes. Telling us when you reserve helps the crew plan the bar, but you can ask your waiter for it once you are on board and it is added to your table for the rest of the evening at the same price.

Alcohol is served to guests aged eighteen and over only, and the package is priced per adult. Children of any age sail on the same cruise with unlimited soft drinks included, so a family can take the package for the adults alone.

Individual drinks are available at the bar for guests who would rather pay as they go. As a rough guide, the package costs about what a couple of drinks cost at a Bosphorus-front bar in Istanbul, so anyone planning more than that over three hours is better off with it.

Cibali Pier on the Golden Horn, in Fatih beside Kadir Has University. The T5 tram stop is called Cibali, and taxi drivers know the university as a landmark. We send the exact Google Maps pin on WhatsApp once your booking is confirmed.

Boarding opens at 20:00, the boat departs at 21:00 every night of the year, and it is back at Cibali Pier between 23:45 and 00:00. Same-day reservations are accepted until 21:00.

Dinner is in the €24.6 fare: ten cold mezes, a warm starter, a main course you choose per guest, and dessert. The drinks package is the only thing added on top for the bar, and unlimited soft drinks are included for everyone either way.

Yes. Pickup and drop-off is +€5 per person and the return leg takes you back to your hotel after midnight, which is the usual reason guests add it. For the same evening it has to be booked before 18:30.

Both. There is a full bar in the salon and waiters work the tables through dinner and the show. Guests on the package order either way; guests without it pay at the bar for what they order.

Yes. Reservations for the same evening are open until 21:00 and there is no deposit, so you can hold a table now and decide about the package on board. Cancelling is free up to two hours before departure.

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