The boat cruise gave a beautiful view of Istanbul at night. Only have one criticism of the onboarding of the boat. There were two Lufer boats so it would have been nice if the men checking for tickets didn’t wait till people got out of line to direct them. So they wouldn’t lose their place in line, the men should approach people at they came to the back of the line. The six Turkish dancers (3 women and 3 men) were excellent because they were very skilled, with so many beautiful costumes and energetic dancing. I was surprised it included the Twirling Dervish dance! The lead man and lead woman were superb. There was a belly dancer who gave extra attention to those who graciously tipped her and took photos with them. At the end of the Turkish dancing show, they invited the audience to the dance floor starting with the Macarena. We had a good dinner, local appetizer, salad, fish main course and nice dessert including baklava plus all the soft drinks you want. I am glad I booked through Viator as had an excellent view of the show and a private table! Great value for the price, especially since we don’t drink alcohol. We saw other boat cruise options but I was impressed with the Mega Lufer Yacht company. Our waiter, Cevat, was very attentive and we never had to ask for drink refills and let my companion change his dinner order to fish. When we docked on return, we walked back to our hotel even though it was 11:30pm as too hectic with all the traffic as people got off the boats and were getting taxis or being picked up.

The dinner was good. The transportation wasn't the best. When it was our turn to get drop off. He didn’t open the van door for us like other tour guys and told us your hotel is down the street dropping us 2 blocks away in a very deep inclined and lonely street around 11pm. Our hotel wasn't in an inclined street to clarify. It was our first night so we didn't know if the city was safe. We made it safely.

We had a fantastic experience on the boat! Everything was well organized, the food was delicious, and the entertainment team was absolutely lovely. The staff was incredibly helpful, making the trip even more enjoyable. It was also great value for money. We chose public transport to get there, which was very convenient for us. The only downside is that three hours just weren’t enough—we wish the experience had been longer! :) Highly recommended.