The Turkish turquoise coastal cruises were fantastic!

We used Rina at Insight Travel to arrange our cruises and transportation between ports and cities. She was very responsive to all our questions, there were zero problems, and we never felt unsafe anywhere.

We arrived at Bodrum and spent two nights at the most beautiful Ramada Inn in the world (using our Wyndham points). And we toured the city just a bit…

Our driver took us to Fethiye, stopping along the way at Kaunos and some other picturesque spots!

We spent the night in Fethiye and here are some pics of this quaint port city. 

We took two cruises because we wanted to visit different areas and couldn’t find a cruise that fit. The boats are wooden gulets and include all meals. Our first cruise was from Fethiye to Demre and it was my favorite because it was absolutely stunning! The very first day I could understand why they call it the turquoise coast…the water is a turquoise color that’s just unbelievable! None of these photos are filtered in any way. Cruising was slow, with lots of opportunities to swim (in warm water) and explore sights onshore.

Our next cruise was from Fethiye to Marmaris and my favorite thing about this cruise was the ice cream and shops that came to the boat, probably called by the captain, of course! The boat was nicer than our first, with older patrons, some repeat customers.

“I feel good today,” reminiscing (see photo above)! I flew home using my Avios points from British Airways, not first class, but economy!

What a great summer! I won’t be seeing you for a while because summer vacation, 2019 starts soon and I have TWO trips planned. My son is in Peru, so I have to go see him!  (: