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The 6 Dinner Cruises with Live Shows in Istanbul That Earn the Fare

6 sailings  ·  boarding from $28 a head

Good sailings fill up days ahead and the best ones first. Below: the 6 dinner cruises with live shows in Istanbul to book early, what each includes and how they differ.

Istanbul: Bosphorus Dinner Cruise & Turkish Night Show - A dinner built for variety, not fine dining
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Istanbul: Bosphorus Dinner Cruise & Turkish Night Show

1.Bosphorus Dinner Cruise & Turkish Night Show

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 12,954 reviews · 3 hours · from $28Our pick

Spend three hours sailing the Bosphorus aboard a modern dinner boat, passing illuminated palaces, bridges, mosques, and Maiden’s Tower. Enjoy Turkish starter plates, a choice of grilled meatballs, chicken, fish, or vegetarian food, plus a 1.5-hour dance show and live DJ. Hotel pickup is optional, and servers such as Blake and Elvis are known for attentive service.

“Excellence in every way. Satisfaction guaranteed. If because of tight schedule you only do this one cruise, you will leave Istanbul with a smile on your face. Seeing the city by night from the Bosporus is amazing! Very recommendable. The organization, the food and the entertainment was awesome.”

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Istanbul: Bosphorus Cruise with Dinner Show - Getting to the orange boat at Kabatas
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Istanbul: Bosphorus Cruise with Dinner Show

2.Bosphorus Cruise with Dinner Show

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 2,181 reviews · 3 hours · from $41

Spend three hours aboard a Bosphorus dinner boat, passing Dolmabahce Palace, Ortakoy, Rumeli Fortress, and Maiden’s Tower. You’ll watch whirling dervishes, Zeybek, belly dancing, Horon, and other regional performances before a DJ set. Hotel pickup is optional, drinks depend on your booking, and servers such as Fatih, Dogus, and Kirill are known for attentive service.

“Awesome ! The food was really good and the spectacle so impressive. I recommend it 100 %”

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Istanbul: Bosphorus Dinner Cruise with Turkish Night Show - Hotel pickup and the start of the evening
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Istanbul: Bosphorus Dinner Cruise with Turkish Night Show

3.Bosphorus Dinner Cruise with Turkish Night Show

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 1,950 reviews · 3 hours · from $28

Cruise Istanbul’s Bosphorus for three hours aboard the air-conditioned Pereme, with Turkish appetizers, salad, a choice of four main dishes, tea, coffee, and a lively night show. You’ll pass Dolmabahçe Palace, Ortaköy Mosque, two bridges, and Maiden’s Tower. Hotel pickup is optional, and Reham is one of the helpful contacts often involved in arrangements.

“we really like the transport that took us to cruise, we love the food and performance we have a lovely evening”

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ISTANBUL: Dinner Cruise On The Bosphorus with Turkish night show - What you see between Dolmabahçe and Ortaköy
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ISTANBUL: Dinner Cruise On The Bosphorus with Turkish night show

4.Dinner Cruise On The Bosphorus with Turkish night show

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 772 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $33

Spend about three hours aboard a dinner boat sailing between Istanbul’s European and Asian shores. You’ll dine on Turkish dishes, sip unlimited soft drinks and tea, watch folk dancers, a whirling dervish, belly dancing, violin, and a DJ, then take in views of palaces, mosques, fortresses, bridges, and the Maiden’s Tower. Hotel pickup is optional.

“Great style of night shipping Just loved Let's go this Dinner be great Everything be great So recommend”

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Bosphorus Dinner Cruise & Turkish Night with Live Shows - Istanbul’s palaces from the water
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Bosphorus Dinner Cruise & Turkish Night with Live Shows

5.Bosphorus Dinner Cruise & Turkish Night with Live Shows

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 18 reviews · 3 hours · from $29

Meet at Kabataş Dentur Pier and board the red-and-white Orient Bosphorus for a three-hour Turkish night cruise. You’ll see illuminated palaces, bridges, and waterfront mansions while enjoying dinner options, mezes, soft drinks, live music, belly dancing, dervish performance, and a DJ.

“los camareros te meten mucha prisa no hay un guia durante el paseo que te explique nada solo están pendientes en cobrar su dinero ,no entiendo porque dicen si en español en inglés en alemán todo es un estrés es muy bonito todo todo pero estresante”

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Istanbul: Bosphorus Dinner Cruise with Turkish Night Show - Hotel pickup and the start of the evening
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Istanbul: Bosphorus Dinner Cruise with Turkish Night Show

6.Bosphorus Dinner Cruise with Turkish Night Show

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 3 hours · from $44Top rated

Spend three hours on an evening Bosphorus cruise with hotel pickup, a private table, Turkish dinner, complimentary soft and hot drinks, and live cultural shows. You will pass bridges, palaces, mosques, and Rumeli Fortress, then enjoy belly dancing, folk performances, a rhythm show, and a live DJ.

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