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Aegean Weekly Cruise Menu

Seven days of Turkish and Aegean cooking, prepared fresh on board by your yacht’s chef – slow breakfasts at anchor, mezze-filled lunches and seafood dinners under the stars.

Spread of Turkish dishes served for dinner on a gulet charter
Traditional Turkish breakfast on a yacht charter in Turkey
Aegean seafood platter with shrimp and calamari
Yacht chef preparing fresh ingredients in the galley
Turkish dinner table with mezze on a gulet
Cooked Fresh Every DayYour chef cooks every meal on board – nothing is reheated or brought in.
Local Markets & Fresh FishProvisioning from Aegean markets, olive oil, local cheese and the catch of the day.
Made for Your GroupVegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, allergy and children’s menus arranged before you sail.
Every Morning

Turkish Breakfast at Anchor

Turkish breakfast table on a blue cruise gulet
Turkish breakfast dishes served on deck
Turkish tea in a tulip glass at breakfast on board

Served differently every day

Tea, Turkish coffee and fresh juices; white cheese, cheddar and village cheese; black and green olives; eggs cooked to order; honey, butter and homemade jams; salami and sausage; tomatoes, cucumbers and fresh fruit – plus cereals, homemade cakes and biscuits.

For children: a special menu with pancakes, peanut butter and chocolate spread, pasta with the sauce on the side, burgers and French fries.

Day by Day

Your 7-Night Sample Menu

Mediterranean salad and mezze on board a gulet
Day 1

Embarkation day – settle in, swim and enjoy your first evening at anchor.

Dinner

  • Oven-roasted chicken with vegetables
  • Vegetable rice pilaf
  • Mediterranean salad
  • Cheese rolls (sigara böreği)
  • Purslane salad with yoghurt
  • Pickled beetroot
  • Russian salad
  • Ice cream with chocolate sauce
Aegean seafood platter with calamari and shrimp
Day 2

Lunch

  • Orman kebab – meat and vegetable casserole
  • Mashed potatoes
  • Couscous
  • Gavurdağı salad – walnut, tomato and pomegranate
  • Fried vegetables with yoghurt
  • Fresh fruit

Dinner

  • Oven-baked fish with garnish
  • Octopus salad
  • Fried calamari
  • Hash browns
  • Shepherd’s salad
  • Köpoğlu – aubergine and peppers
  • Fruit and halva
Turkish mezze plate served on a blue cruise
Day 3

Lunch

  • Sautéed meat
  • Bulgur pilaf
  • Borlotti beans in olive oil (pilaki)
  • Cretan courgette mezze
  • Greek salad
  • Fresh fruit

Dinner

  • Bodrum meatballs
  • Courgettes in olive oil
  • Baked mushrooms with cheese
  • Roasted pepper salad
  • Spoon salad (kaşık salatası)
  • Fruit and dessert
Grilled fish plate prepared by the yacht chef
Day 4

Lunch

  • Grilled chicken with vegetables
  • Spaghetti with tomato sauce
  • Russian salad
  • Roasted red peppers
  • Spoon salad
  • Fresh fruit

Dinner

  • Grilled fish of the day
  • Carrot tarator with garlic yoghurt
  • Shrimp casserole
  • Rocket salad
  • Şakşuka – fried aubergine in tomato sauce
  • Fruit and baklava
Turkish kebab plate served at lunch on board
Day 5

Lunch

  • İzmir meatballs
  • Bulgur pilaf
  • Borani – spinach with yoghurt
  • Purslane salad
  • Seasonal salad
  • Fresh fruit

Dinner

  • Beef in sauce
  • Mashed potatoes
  • Pasta with sauce
  • Aubergine salad with yoghurt
  • Beetroot salad
  • Fruit and dessert
Mixed grill with lamb chops for dinner on a gulet
Day 6

Lunch

  • Mixed stuffed vegetables (dolma)
  • Cacık – yoghurt, cucumber and mint
  • Börek – Turkish pastry
  • Fried mixed vegetables
  • Fresh fruit

Dinner

  • Mixed grill
  • Rice pilaf
  • Red cabbage with yoghurt
  • Shepherd’s salad
  • Potato salad with mustard
  • Fruit and dessert
Grilled sea bream with lemon, Aegean style
Day 7

Lunch

  • Dalyan meatballs
  • Pasta with tomato sauce
  • Mixed pickles
  • Green salad
  • Courgette tarator
  • Fresh fruit

Dinner

  • Steamed fish
  • Shrimp salad
  • Rocket salad
  • Borlotti beans in olive oil (pilaki)
  • Köpoğlu – aubergine and peppers
  • Fruit and şekerpare
Farewell Turkish breakfast feast on the final morning
Day 8

Breakfast

A last Turkish breakfast on deck before disembarkation – the perfect send-off after a week in the Aegean.

Fresh fish from an Aegean market
Grilled octopus served on board
Tray of Turkish baklava
Shepherd salad with feta cheese
Fresh fruit platter served after dinner
Sunset dinner by the sea on a gulet cruise

A Sample Menu, Tailored to You

Rates: menu prices are quoted per yacht or gulet and number of guests – ask us for a rate.

This is a sample weekly menu. Your chef adapts it to the season, the day’s market and your group’s tastes, so dishes may vary from yacht to yacht.

Tell us about dietary needs, allergies or favourite dishes when you book and everything is arranged before you step on board.

Plan Your Blue Cruise

Menu rates vary by yacht or gulet and by the number of guests. Tell us your chosen boat and group size and we will send you a rate.