New Year's Eve Party Cruise Istanbul

New Year's Eve in Istanbul means crowds everywhere that matters — Taksim closes to traffic, hotel parties sell out by October, and you can't get near the main bridges. The cruise is the way around all of it: you spend the night in the middle of the Bosphorus, watch the city light up from the water, and at midnight the fireworks along both shores go off around you.

Boarding is at 9:00 PM and the cruise runs until about 2:00 AM — five hours that cover the full midnight window. You choose between two options:

• Cocktail Party (€250) — a standing party with continuous cocktail-style food, unlimited local drinks, the full stage show and a DJ until late.
• Dinner (€400) — a seated New Year's dinner with a full menu, the same entertainment and midnight celebration.

Both options include round-trip hotel transfers, a midnight champagne toast, party favors handed out at 11:30 PM, and reserved tables. Dress code is smart-elegant; the boat is heated with an indoor hall for the colder part of the night. This night sells out early — book by late November.

🍸 Cocktail Party — €250

A standing party concept: cocktail-style food and drinks served through the night, with the full show program and a DJ.

Welcome cocktail (on boarding): chips, mixed nuts, dried fruit, green olives, breadsticks.

Cold canapés: beef ham, olive paste, tuna.

Hot canapés: mini meatballs, potato croquette, mustard sausage — with soft and hot drinks served throughout.

Unlimited local drinks (beer, wine, soft drinks), a glass of champagne at midnight, reserved tables and all party favors are included.

🍽️ Dinner — €400

A seated dinner with a full New Year's menu, plus the same entertainment and midnight celebration as the party boat.

Menu: ten cold appetizers, seasonal salad, main courses (turkey with Turkish rice, grilled chicken, grilled meatballs, grilled sea bream, falafel), fresh fruit and baklava.

Unlimited local drinks (beer, wine, soft drinks), a glass of champagne at midnight and reserved tables are included.

Show Program

Live entertainment runs through the evening on both options:

• Whirling Dervish (Sema) ceremony
• Turkish Roman (gypsy) dance
• Caucasian dance
• Belly-dance group show
• Turkish folk dance
• Rhythm drum show
• Solo belly dancer
• Professional DJ set all night
• New Year countdown show

The Night

9:00 PM — boarding at the pier, welcome cocktail.

11:30 PM — party favors handed out (glasses, whistles, hats).

Midnight — champagne toast and the countdown, with fireworks over the Bosphorus bridges from Galata and Ortaköy going off around the boat.

Until ~2:00 AM — DJ and dancing, then back to the pier — ashore before the taxi queues get impossible.

Included

• Round-trip hotel transfers (pick-up & drop-off)
• Welcome cocktail on boarding
• Your choice of Cocktail Party or Dinner menu
• Unlimited local drinks (beer, wine, soft drinks)
• A glass of champagne at midnight
• Full stage show — whirling dervish, belly dancers, Turkish folk & Caucasian dance, rhythm drum
• Professional DJ until late
• Party favors at 11:30 PM (glasses, whistles, hats)
• Reserved tables for all guests
• Prime Bosphorus position for the midnight fireworks

Not included

• Imported / premium spirits
• Tips