The popularity of cruising as a vacation has been rising steadily over the past 5 – 10 years as cruise companies spend more and more money on marketing the holidays and the cruise ships become more like floating entertainment palaces than floating accommodation. A cruise holiday today is a non stop amusement festival with hour after hour of organized entertainment for all of the family. But for those of you who prefer the quieter pace of life but still want a floating holiday what options are available to you?
Sailing holidays have been around for many years but have become more popular on the back of the cruise holiday. Because the cruise holiday used to be the reserve of the older generation they used to be more relaxing than entertaining but now that the cruise holiday has changed people are looking for a new way to enjoy a holiday on the water and a sailing holiday appears to be it.
All along the coast line of Turkey you can sail in a small boat called a gulet which is a wooden sailing boat with a double mast. These are a traditional Turkish sailing vessel that have been used for many hundreds of years as trade and transport boats. Gulets vary in length from 13 – 36 meters in length and although traditionally are sail powered more often than not are now powered by a quiet diesel motor. A gulet will usually consist of 6 – 8 cabins all fitted with twin or double beds as well as a bathroom and shower room. The beauty if a gulet sailing holiday is that you are amongst a small group of people which gives the vacation an intimate feel. The boat is crewed by 3 or 4 people including a captain, the crew will take care of everything to ensure that you have the perfect vacation.
If you are part of a large group of friends or if you have a large family it is possible to charter the gulet for yourselves alternatively if you are on your own or traveling as a couple it is possible to simply hire out a cabin on the boat for the trip. A sailing holiday in a gulet is a great way to relax and see the wonderful Mediterranean coast of Turkey and beyond. You can choose the duration of your cruise to suit but generally they vary from eight days to a fortnight stopping for beach trips as well refueling stops and provisions a few times within the voyage.
Taking a gulet vacation and sailing along the Mediterranean coast of Turkey is a wonderfully relaxing way to spend your vacation, you have all of your meals prepared for you and there is very little else to do other than stop for a swimming break in the sea or simply sit back and listen to the sea lapping against the side of your gulet as you glide through the water. If you are on your own or sailing as a couple on a gulet it gives you a great opportunity to meet some wonderful new people who will all be enjoying the relaxation that a gulet holiday offers.
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