Kusadasi Cruise Reviews

Today we’re docked in Kusadasi which means Island of birds. It is also the port to see the ancient city of Ephesus, of Greco-Roman descent. Founded in 1050 BC, it really prospered from 100-1000 AD at the end of which a period of heavy rains buried the city in sandy debris washed from the surrounding hills to depths of 40-60 feet and also filled in the harbor. However, when times were good it was ...

Getting back to your ship after an excursion here requires a mind numbing journey through a maze of shops that is confusing (intentionally so, I'm sure). Given a choice I'll never return and won't miss it. ...

This port is part of Turkey, or should I say Turkiye? As expected, there are a lot of shops. Just to get from the cruise ship dock into the city, you have to pass through a gauntlet of shops, manned by Turks who endeavor to get a customer into their shop for a sale. Once in the city, there are many streets full of shops and restaurants and, more than I can count, Turks that hassle the customer ...

Really enjoyed our day in Kusadasi. Ephesus was amazing. ...

Kusadasi is a pretty, waterfront area where you can easily walk off the ship. Lots of shops and dining within the few kms along the waterfront. We did a private tour into Ephesus and a few other spots. After the tour, we walked the waterfront to see the sights and do some shopping. Closer to the port terminal as you walk back to the ship, there's a very entertaining Turkish ice cream vendor - a ...

We were only in port from 7:30 am to 1:30 pm and did not want to go to Ephesus with a 5-year-old; so we had breakfast and walked around the port and found a playground for my daughter. It is a lovely port but we wish we had more time there. We then spent the afternoon at the pool. ...

Real comfortable for just getting off and roaming around and eating local foods. A few steps and you're in the action. ...

Hired a personal guide for Kusadasi and Cesme (same guide) so we were able to personalize the tour for what we wanted to see. Ephesus is amazing and probably the most well persevered Greek/Roman ruins. We also went to St John’s monastery ruins where he us purported to be buried. Had lunch in the hillside village of Sirce and then visited a local ceramics shop (Lotus) where we saw pottery being ...

Never been to Turkey,the locals hassle and try to get you into their shops so be street wise ...

Kusadasi as the ship arrived very early and left early afternoon We did not feel comfortable about trying to book anything with princess or privately so just walked into the town ( plenty of shops selling genuine fakes!) If you are even remotely thinking of purchasing anything do some research beforehand to find out the going rate otherwise you will pay over the odds Quite a pleasant area to ...