Gulet Cruise holidays:
Imagine spending each day on the deck of a boat, the waves caressing the sides, gentle breezes and the peace of falling asleep to these each night. If you dream of time spent on the sea, then perhaps a Gulet Cruise is what you need when planning your cheap holidays in Turkey.

Gulet is a wooden sailing vessel usually found on the southwest coast of Turkey, though they can also be found in other parts of the Mediterranean. In the beginning, Gulets were built for use by the fishermen and sponge divers from the area. They come in assorted sizes ranging anywhere from 14 to 35 meters in length. Gulet cruises are quickly becoming a choice holiday for a great number of visitors to the Turkish coast. In the interest of economy, however, diesel engine rather than sails now power the majority of the Gulets with many no longer properly rigged for sails.

While the smaller units are complete with below deck cabins, they can be rather sparse when it comes to amenities provided. The larger vessels, however, will generally have air conditioning, private toilets (called heads) and sinks; with some having private showers though the norm is a communal shower.

The cost of the charter will usually include food and drink including alcoholic beverages, if this is what is arranged at the time of charter; different arrangements may be made at the time of negotiation, with passengers providing none, some or all food and beverage. The cost of charter will usually also include the yacht, crew, insurance, fuel for four hours' average motoring per day, standard port taxes and fees.

Sometimes called “Blue Voyage”, Gulet cruises are normally in the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas, and the usual routes are a round trip from Bodrum, Marmaris-Fethiye Marmaris, Marmaris-Datca Marmaris and Marmaris-Greek Islands-Marmaris, though other charters can be arranged via the individual companies.

Along the coast of Turkey are many sailing companies that offer these enticing cruises, bringing people to the ocea in a more personal way than an ordinary cruise will. When planning cheap holidays in Turkey, a Gulet cruise will bring out the sailor in everyone so why not plan a cheap holiday on a Gulet cruise?

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