19 independent reviews for Turquoise Coast luxury gulet cruise, Turkey

Hello Ursula. Thank you for your feedback, i am pleased that you enjoyed your cruise. The litter is sometimes poor in some areas. The vessels team, and many others, do run a beach clean up in November - They are too busy working on the ships from March - October to do any other time. This is an issue that is not created by the vessels, but is a (world) wide problem, and one that they do what they can to mitigate. Unfortunately current technology does not provide a reasonable alternative to diesel engines - We hope they will come soon, but, like no doubt the plane that you used to get to Turkey, until suitable technology is available, there are no practical alternatives. The generator is turned on when the motor is stopped, that means hot water too. Only from 2.00 am to 7.30 am are both the generator and engines stopped. Water bottles are used because the passengers on board ask for cold water, and the vessels don't have a good way yet of having a large watercooler that keeps the water cold all the time.

Hello David, thank you for your feedback and I am glad to see you enjoyed the vacation. The vessels we use for these cruises can and do sail where they can - as much as anything it helps keep the costs down as well as being better for the environment. However the week you were cruising there were some unseasonal high winds which meant that the itinerary had to be altered and that it was not possible to sail due to the prevailing conditions. Normally the end of September and October are very pleasant, but we did have problems for 2 weeks in September and 2 weeks in October this year. The captain discussed the itinerary with everyone on board and did try to accommodate everyone's wishes within what was safely possible. The itinerary does state whether you will be in port or a bay each day, but as the itinerary had to be changed, and on one night the passengers requested to stay in a bay rather than the port. The captain should keep all passengers informed fo the plan for that day in the daily briefing, though it is possible the weather dictated some late changes. With the air-conditioning it is usually turned off sometime after midnight, but the captain will always keep it on if requetsed. Wifi is a little hit and miss, and is worse when the weather isn't so good as that is when everyone wants to use it. Also, the vessel is at the mercy of the local infrastructure and Greece is certainly not as good as Turkey. Re waste and plastic. I couldn't agree more, and the vessels captain and crew too. Practicalities of sailing on these very small ships do retsrict what can be done. However I believe that most water is provided in pitchers at meals, with plasctic bottled water only provided in your cabin and on deck where it isn't practical to offer a water cooler or jugs of water. I am very surprised to hear that food preferences were not well catered for, Yilmaz, your service manager speaks excellent English and usually discusses every meal with bth the chef and the clients to make sure everyone is well informed. I will check why this wasn't the case for you. I hope you enjoyed the whole experience, we have provided your feedback to the vessel so they can see if there is anything they could improve on. Many thanks Powell Ettinger