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- A bachelorette party on a yacht, one night before the wedding rush
- A route map for the friend who takes on the organising
- Daylight photos or a laser at night?
- A Saturday evening in July: a sample plan
- The moments of the night: the laser, two volcanoes and the cake
- What you can add, and what you can bring
- How many of you, and which yacht?
- Book your place around the wedding calendar
A bachelorette party on a yacht, one night before the wedding rush
The weeks before a wedding go on venues and invitations. The bachelorette or bachelor night is the evening kept for friends in the middle of all that, and more often than not the friends do the planning. Book a group table at a venue on land and the night runs to the venue's programme and the noise of the tables around you.
On a yacht the venue for that evening belongs to your group alone. Nobody needs permission to dance, and the lit Bosphorus is the backdrop to your photos. The playlist is yours too, played through the yacht's sound system.
The plan works the same way for a bride or a groom, for a hen night or a stag do. What changes is who the message is written for, and what is on the playlist.
A route map for the friend who takes on the organising
One member of the group makes the booking. First pin down the exact number of guests, because the choice of yacht depends on it. We suggest setting the date a week or two before the wedding, so nobody brings the tiredness of wedding week to the party.
There are always last-minute additions. Leave room for a few more people within the yacht's capacity and you will not have to leave anyone on the pier.
If it is a surprise, the guests meet at the pier and board first, and the bride or groom arrives last. Write in the booking note who is bringing them and how; the note is passed to your captain.
Settle the money question at the start too. The person making the booking pays the deposit or the full amount online, and the balance is paid on board on the day, in cash (TL, USD or EUR) or by card. That gives you until the day of the tour to collect everyone's share.
Pick your date and see the free yachts"Other Parties and Celebrations" is already selected in the card; you choose the yacht and the time in the next step.
See available yachtsDaylight photos or a laser at night?
Bachelorette photos come out one way in daylight and another at night. If you want both, leave an hour before sunset: the first hour goes on photos on the foredeck, the rest on the lit Bosphorus and the laser. For this plan, choose a tour of at least 3.5 hours.
The laser is shown once it is fully dark, about 90 minutes after sunset, and the tour must then continue for at least another 45 minutes. In July the earliest time for the laser is after 22:00. Sunset times for the other months are on the Istanbul sunset cruise page.
If you are only planning a daytime trip, take the laser off the list. The cake and the two volcanoes still work in daylight.
A Saturday evening in July: a sample plan
Picture a tour of 3.5 hours in the middle of the wedding season that leaves an hour before sunset. Daylight photos and the laser both fit into the same night:
In October or November it gets dark much earlier; the same plan moves to dinner time and the tour finishes sooner.
The moments of the night: the laser, two volcanoes and the cake
The high point of the night is the laser. As the yacht passes under the bridge, the message you wrote, something like "Elif's hen night" or "Can, your last single night", is projected onto the bridge.
After the message the two volcanoes are lit and sparks shoot up from the deck, and the cake can reach the table at exactly that moment. You can add a celebration cake as an extra or bring your own free of charge.
Live music can be added to suit the group's pace. A belly dancer show or a fasıl ensemble joins the party in the middle of the night; give the time in the booking note.
What you can add, and what you can bring
- Laser message, 2.950 TL
- Two volcanoes, 1.500 TL: sparks shooting up from the deck after the laser
- Celebration cake, 2.950 TL; your own cake is free
- Belly dancer show 9.500 TL, fasıl ensemble 19.500 TL
- Unlimited soft drinks, fruit, nuts and Doritos, 1.275 TL per person
- Professional photographer, 18.500 TL
These extras are chosen at least 24 hours before the tour.
On dinner tours the table is laid simply and elegantly; beyond that we have no decoration service, and you can bring your own accessories. T-shirts made for the group, or the small surprises you have prepared for the bride or groom, come aboard with you.
If you are bringing your own photographer, include them in the guest count. You can bring your own ready-to-eat food and drinks for 600 TL per person; our crew serves them, and nothing is cooked on board.
Pick your date and see the free yachts"Other Parties and Celebrations" is already selected in the card; you choose the yacht and the time in the next step.
See available yachtsHow many of you, and which yacht?
| Yacht | Guests | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| SU | up to 12 guests | 6.250 TL |
| SU Prestige | up to 12 guests | 7.950 TL |
| SU Orion | up to 24 guests | 9.450 TL |
| SU Royal | up to 36 guests | 9.950 TL |
For close groups of friends, SU (up to 12 guests) and SU Prestige (up to 12) are enough. For a big night there are the wide open decks of SU Orion, or SU Royal, which takes up to 36 guests.
The price is for the whole yacht, so the bigger your group, the smaller each person's share. A three-hour tour costs 18.750 TL on SU and 28.350 TL on SU Orion.
If you want the night to start with dinner, you can add the meal menu for 2.750 TL per person; the table is laid before you board, and the food is collected hot from our partner restaurant about 15 minutes into the tour. With a table laid, capacity drops a little, to a maximum of 30 guests.
Book your place around the wedding calendar
A bachelorette party is one of our celebration tours, so the card opens with other parties and celebrations selected. Enter the date and the number of guests, choose the yacht and the time, add the extras and write the surprise plan in the booking note. Confirm your place with a 50% deposit or by paying in full.
In wedding season Saturday evenings can fill early, and each yacht goes out with one group at a time. If you are getting together for another reason, see the yacht party page as well.
