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Your group, together on the Bosphorus Dinner Cruise tonight

Organising a night out for ten people usually means collecting money, chasing a deposit and hoping the restaurant seats you together. Here it means one message. The whole group is one reservation in one name, every guest pays the same €24.60 on board, nobody pays anything in advance, and the evening comes with a four-course dinner, an eight-act live stage show and a DJ on the dance floor already inside the price. Board together when the doors open at 20:00: the earlier you are aboard, the more tables side by side there are to choose from.

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The boat is 42 metres long and carries up to 400 guests in two enclosed salons, laid out in tables along panoramic windows, with a stage and a dance floor in front of it. Tables are not assigned in advance; they are chosen on arrival. So the one thing a group has to do is arrive together and early: the doors open at 20:00, an hour before departure, and the sooner you board, the more choice you have.

One name: The whole group is one reservation under one name. At the gangway that name is on the list, and the group can board together or in twos and threes as people arrive. Together is better: tables are chosen as you come in, so the first of you aboard is choosing for everyone.
Side by side: Twelve people who board together soon after 20:00 can take a run of tables next to one another and sit as twelve people together, not four tables scattered through the room. For a large party, ask on WhatsApp when you book whether tables can be kept together, and we will tell you what the boat can do that night.
The meze: Ten cold mezes come to the table to share, which is how a Turkish table is meant to start and happens to be exactly right for a group: everybody reaches, nobody orders.

Each their own main: After the mezes and the warm börek, every guest chooses their own main course from four: salmon, sea bass, a chicken skewer or a beef skewer, each with a seasonal salad and garnish. A table of ten can have all four on it twice over.
The stage: The show is eight acts, and the dancers do not stay on the stage: the dervish, the folk troupe and the belly dancer all come out onto the floor between the tables, so the far end of a long run of tables gets as much of the night as the near end.
The decks: Open decks at the bow and the stern, for air, the bridges and the group photograph before departure with the Golden Horn behind. Once the DJ starts after dessert, the party is on the dance floor in front of the stage.

One thing to say plainly

This is a shared sailing. The boat is not closed for your party: there will be couples, families and other groups at their own tables, and the show, the DJ and the decks are for everyone on board. That is exactly why a night with dinner, a stage show and a party can be had for €24.60 a head instead of the price of hiring a boat. A group of twenty has the same evening as a couple, at their own run of tables, and so does everyone else.

The sailing does not change. What we do for the group does, a little, depending on why they came.

Birthday: Tell us whose it is when you book. The dessert arrives as the DJ takes over, which is a natural moment for it. If there is something you want to bring or arrange, say so on WhatsApp and we will tell you what the boat can do.
Hen and stag nights: A dinner, a stage show and a DJ set on the water for €24.60 a head, with the drinks package at €15 for anyone who wants it. It ends at midnight at Cibali Pier, with Beyoğlu's bars a taxi ride away, so the night can carry on from there. It is not a booze cruise: there are families on board.
Company evening: A team dinner, a client night, a conference group with one free evening. One reservation, one name, one payment on board if that is how you would like to settle it, and nothing to sign or pay beforehand.
Friends travelling together: The night in Istanbul that everyone will remember as the night. Book under one name, add the transfer if you are at the same hotel, and split the bill however you like on board.
Family gathering: Three generations at one run of tables. Children under four sail free, ages four to nine pay €5 less, grandparents eat in a heated salon and watch the show from their seats. The family evening is worked out on its own page.
Tour groups and agencies: Groups arriving with a guide or a coach board together and choose their tables the same way. Message us with the date and the number and we confirm the booking; there is no separate group tariff because the price is already the price.

There is no group rate because there is no group surcharge: the same €24.60 per adult whether there are two of you or forty. Here it is worked out, with the extras that only the people who want them pay for.

10 adults: 10 × €24.60 = €246. The cruise, dinner, the show and soft drinks for all ten. This is the whole bill if nobody adds anything.
8 adults, 2 children aged 4–9: 8 × €24.60 + 2 × €19.60 = €236. Children aged 0–3 would be free on top of that.
20 adults: 20 × €24.60 = €492. Same price per head as for two people; the run of tables is simply longer.
Drinks package: +€15 per adult for unlimited beer, rakı, vodka, gin and red and white wine all evening, taken only by those who want it. Six of the ten take it: +€90. The other four keep their unlimited soft drinks and pay nothing more.
Hotel transfer: +€5 per person, both directions, between your hotel and Cibali Pier; children under four ride free. Same-day transfer can be added until 18:30.
Never charged: No deposit, no booking fee, no service charge, no minimum spend and no cancellation fee until 19:00 on the day.

What the organiser never has to do

Collect money from anyone before the night. Pay a deposit and chase it back if plans change. Sign a contract. Print tickets. The reservation is a name, a date and a number of people, and the only thing left to organise is getting everyone aboard together soon after 20:00 to choose the tables; the money changes hands once, on board, at the end of the evening, in one payment or in parts, in cash in euros, lira or dollars, or by card.

Everything we need fits in a WhatsApp message, and everything you need back arrives the same way. Here is the whole exchange, start to finish.

What we need: A name for the reservation, the date, how many adults and how many children with their ages, and the hotel if you want the transfer. That is the whole form. Use the reservation form on this page or write it in a message.
When to book: As early as you can for the largest groups, so the space is confirmed well before the night. Smaller groups are taken the same day until the 21:00 departure, subject to space.
Changes: Headcounts move; tell us by message and the booking moves with them. The whole booking can be cancelled free until 19:00 on the day, and since nothing was paid there is nothing to refund.

On the night: Doors open at 20:00. The name is on the list at the gangway. Board together if you can: tables are chosen on arrival, and the first aboard have the widest choice. The meze is on the table before the boat leaves at 21:00.
Paying: On board at the end of the evening, cash or card, in one payment or several, whichever the group prefers. No prepayment and nothing held on a card.
Language: Reservations and questions are handled on WhatsApp in 32 languages, so the organiser can write in their own and so can the guests who message separately.

A stage show lands differently on twelve people than on two. So does a rhythm show. This is what the evening is like when the table is long.

The group photograph is taken on an open deck between 20:00 and 21:00, while the boat is still alongside at Cibali with the Golden Horn behind. Then the tables, and the mezes already on them, ten cold dishes to share that a group gets through faster than the kitchen expects. The ropes come off at 21:00 and the boat slides out under the Galata Bridge towards the palaces of the Bosphorus.

The show is eight acts, in an order that changes from night to night: the whirling dervish, which quiets even a hen party, belly dance, Turkish Romani dance, the Caucasian dance with its knife show, the folk dances of Turkey, a rhythm show on darbuka and drums that gets a long table clapping in time, and a live violin among the tables. The eighth act is the DJ, and it is the one a group remembers.

Dessert arrives as the DJ takes over, and this is the hour a group came for. The dance floor in front of the stage fills, the open decks at the bow and the stern are there for anyone who wants air, and the Asian shore goes past outside: Beylerbeyi, Üsküdar, and then Maiden's Tower closer than anything all night. The last hour has its own page.

Back into the Golden Horn and alongside at Cibali between 23:45 and midnight. The T5 tram stop is a short walk from the pier, the transfer takes you back to the hotel if you booked it, and Beyoğlu is a taxi ride away for the part of the group that is not finished.

Bosphorus dinner cruise for groups — frequently asked

Is there a maximum group size?

The boat carries up to 400 guests, so the limit is the space left on the night rather than a rule. Message us with the date and the number and we will confirm it. Larger groups are best booked as early as possible; smaller groups can book the same day until the 21:00 departure, subject to space.

Can we hire the whole boat?

No. This is a shared evening sailing, with your group at its own run of tables alongside other guests. That is what makes the price €24.60 a person rather than the cost of a private charter. If you need a boat to yourselves, this is not that.

Is there a group discount?

There is no group discount and no group surcharge. Everyone pays the same €24.60, children aged 4–9 pay €5 less and children under four are free. The price already includes dinner, the show and soft drinks, so there is nothing left to discount.

Do we have to pay a deposit?

No. Nothing is paid in advance and nothing is held on a card. The reservation is a name, a date and a headcount, and the whole bill is settled on board at the end of the evening.

Can each person pay for themselves?

Payment is on board at the end of the evening, in cash in euros, lira or dollars, or by card. Settle it in one payment or in parts, whichever the group prefers.

Will we all be seated together?

Tables are chosen on arrival rather than assigned in advance, so the way to sit together is to board together. The doors open at 20:00, an hour before departure, and a group that comes early has the widest choice of tables side by side. For a large party, ask on WhatsApp when you book whether tables can be kept together and we will tell you what can be done.

Can we bring a cake or decorations?

Tell us on WhatsApp what you have in mind and we will tell you what the boat can do. Say so when you book rather than on the night.

Is hotel transfer available for a group?

Yes, at €5 per person in both directions, free for children under four. Give us the hotel when you book; if the group is staying in more than one place, tell us each one and we will confirm the pick-ups.

Is it right for a hen or stag night?

Yes, with one thing understood: it is a dinner cruise that ends as a party, not a booze cruise. There are couples and families on board. The DJ set after dessert is a proper one and the dance floor in front of the stage is the place for it, the boat is alongside at Cibali by midnight, and Beyoğlu is a taxi ride from the pier for the rest of the night.

Can children come with a group?

Yes. Ages 0–3 sail free, ages 4–9 pay €19.60, and from age 10 the full €24.60 applies. Tell us the ages when you book so the booking and the bill are right.

What if some people drop out?

Tell us by message and the headcount is changed. The whole booking can be cancelled free until 19:00 on the day of the cruise, and since nothing was paid there is nothing to refund.

Can a group book for tonight?

Smaller groups, yes, until the 21:00 departure, subject to space. For a large group, message us as early as you can; the earlier we know, the surer the space.

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