Turkey Gulet Cruises for Families with Kids: What You Need to Know
Planning a family gulet cruise in Turkey? Whether you're traveling with toddlers or teens, organizing a successful yacht holiday starts with the right preparation. This guide explains exactly how to make a Turkey cruise safe, fun, and stress-free for families with kids. From choosing the right gulet and route to selecting a child-friendly crew, everything you need to create an unforgettable experience for the whole family is covered right here.
Key takeaways:
- Safety Comes First: Choose gulets with safety nets, child-safe layouts, and English-speaking crew experienced with families.
- Entertainment Matters: Look for yachts with DVD players, water toys, and space for games to keep kids engaged while cruising.
- Teens Need Adventure: Routes with snorkeling, island visits, and adrenaline water sports help keep teenagers active and entertained.
- The Right Crew is Key: A family-friendly crew that’s patient, flexible, and easy-going can make or break your cruise experience.
- Happy Kids = Happy Cruise: When children are safe, fed, and having fun, the whole family can relax and enjoy a memorable yacht holiday in Turkey.
What is important for kids is important for you! This is rule no.1!
When you are making arrangements to charter a family gulet in Turkey and you are planning on traveling with small children, the last worry on your mind is your own comfort because children are a priority.
Most people will be worried about:
- Will it be safe for kids?
- Does the crew speak English?
- Do gulets have a salon with DVD player so kids can watch a cartoon while we cruise?
- Do they have canoe and dinghy which are lots of fun for kids?
- Where will we cruise so that they will be happy?
The answer to this worries is YES such gulets and crew members exist, and they meet all the requirements so your kids can be safe and amused at all times.
If you have kids this are the things to solve before the start of your cruise
If you have small kids your biggest worries will be safety on board, English speaking patient crew, the flexibility of the chef and itinerary adapted for small kids. Once we help you with that your issues will be resolved, and your kids will be happy too.
However, if you have teenagers your biggest worry is if that they will be bored!? Well, a family gulet cruise in Turkey will deliver in just about any of the above aspects, as they are especially designed for such cruises.
This is why you should plan ahead with our help! If you manage to make your teenagers busy and happy during the cruise – you will be even happier. Our recommendations are that you concentrate on booking gulet with lots of water sports (adrenaline fun activities), cruise plan that allows kids to go out of the gulet every now or then.
Also choosing a route that has many great bays for snorkeling and explorations. Maybe it looks like teens nowadays cannot really be impressed with nature, but it is not true.
If you take your kids to the right places they will love and enjoy every summertime activity.
Different gulets are for different type of people
In Turkey, you have more than 1000 gulets available for charter! The choices can be a bit overwhelming but if you know what you are looking for and if you know where to look – YOU WILL HAVE A WINNING COMBINATION!
However, not every gulet is suitable for every group. Just imagine you book an incredibly modern gulet but you have to deal with stressed-out gulet owner because your kids are jumping on deck and playing hide and seek in his new kitchen?!
That for sure isn’t the situation you want to have during your family cruise in Turkey. For this reason, we would recommend a nice gulet with the safety net, large salon, easy going and nice family friendly crew that is used to cruise with families with a crazy party group that wishes to party all night long.
If you let us help you find the perfect crew, gulet, and itinerary for your group you will have the best time ever!
Perfect formula for a perfect family Turkey cruise
The formula is very simple:
“HAPPY KIDS = HAPPY WIFE = HAPPY HUSBAND = HAPPY HOLIDAYS FOR EVERYBODY”!
Translation:
HAPPY KIDS = kids that are occupied, safe, happy, not hungry and tired from all the activities at nine o clock in the evening are happy kids!
HAPPY WIFE = ever heard of the saying HAPPY WIFE = HAPPY LIFE? This also works on your family gulet cruise in Turkey. For sure. If kids are happy, this means one thing less for their mothers to think about and this means a much happier life for them.
HAPPY HUSBAND = occupied kids & happy wife? The husband’s mission is accomplished and this means he can also truly enjoy his holidays…Happy life!
Everybody is happy!
