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If you are looking for an Istanbul Bosphorus cruise on New Year's Eve, TurB2C lists a 3-hour dinner cruise with a Turkish night show and live music. Confirm that 31 December is open on the tour page before you build your evening around it.
The boat sails between Europe and Asia while a three-course Turkish dinner is served, and hotel pickup is available as an option. Private tables and window seats are available too, which matters on a cold winter night when you want both the view and a warm place to sit. Free cancellation is listed, so you can hold a date while your plans settle.
You board a mega yacht for a 3-hour night cruise on the Bosphorus. Dinner is served while the boat is moving, so you eat with the shoreline sliding past rather than at a dock. Between courses there is a Turkish night show with belly dance, folk dance and a dervish performance, and a DJ and saxophone player provide live music. Window seats and private tables are offered, so it works for couples, families and small groups who want to stay together.
The cruise lasts 3 hours. The departure time is not given in this summary, so read it on the tour page for the date you choose. That matters on New Year's Eve: whether you are still on the water at midnight depends entirely on the departure time of that evening. If you take the hotel pickup option, remember the transfer comes on top of the 3 hours when you plan the rest of the night.
Yes. The Bosphorus is the strait that runs through the middle of the city and separates its European side from its Asian side. It is roughly 30 km long and links the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara. Palaces, mosques, fortresses and the big suspension bridges stand along both banks, and many are lit at night. Which landmarks you pass depends on the route, so check the tour page for the exact stretch the boat covers.
The listing includes the 3-hour cruise, a 3-course Turkish dinner, unlimited soft drinks (water, tea, coffee, juice and soda), the night show and the live music. The individual dishes are not listed here, so check the menu details on the tour page if you have dietary needs. Only soft drinks are listed as included. Bring a warm coat, hat and gloves: Istanbul in late December is cold and often windy, and the deck is far colder than the dining room.