Rare amandas friend Posted August 8 #1 Share Posted August 8 We are going on a Greek island cruise. Does the stop in Kusadasi include the evening dinner/show in Ephesus or not always? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Posted August 8 #2 Share Posted August 8 Windstar has an exclusive agreement with the local government to have these events for Windstar ships only. The only chance of cancellation is rain. There is no Plan B for a rainy evening. But in the Summer it very rarely rains in Kusadasi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare amandas friend Posted August 8 Author #3 Share Posted August 8 Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmateurGO Posted August 10 #4 Share Posted August 10 Windstar may have some kind of exclusive agreement, but they are not the only cruise line or ships that have the dinner/music in Ephesus . We were on a Seabourn cruise (I liked their itinerary better than WS) in April last year and they had the same Ephesus dinner and music. Unfortunately, rain is not unusual in late April and after off and on rain showers most of the day (but not enough to keep us from touring Ephesus), the dinner special was cancelled. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnocket Posted August 14 #5 Share Posted August 14 On 8/8/2024 at 5:01 PM, Donald said: Windstar has an exclusive agreement with the local government to have these events for Windstar ships only. The only chance of cancellation is rain. There is no Plan B for a rainy evening. But in the Summer it very rarely rains in Kusadasi. Strange. I've read several reviews from people sailing on other cruise lines where they mentioned a cruise line sponsored dinner in Ephesus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Jazzbeau Posted August 14 #6 Share Posted August 14 7 hours ago, mnocket said: Strange. I've read several reviews from people sailing on other cruise lines where they mentioned a cruise line sponsored dinner in Ephesus. Check the details. I haven't seen one quite like Windstar's description [haven't experienced it, and the different format we were promised on Crystal was cancelled due to weather] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmateurGO Posted August 15 #7 Share Posted August 15 It seems that all the cruise lines that some kind of dinner event at Ephesus say it is their "exclusive". I suspect that there are minor differences between the events so they can make this claim. One has dinner in the Library, another in the large amphitheater, another perhaps in the walkway between them, or some other specific area. They may use different types of groups for the music: a string quartet vs a small orchestra. There are several ways the event can be designed/organized so that each company can claim theirs is "exclusive" while there are actually several very similar events. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrk2cruise Posted August 19 #8 Share Posted August 19 It's a spectacular evening. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nillah Posted September 3 #9 Share Posted September 3 On 8/8/2024 at 4:01 PM, Donald said: Windstar has an exclusive agreement with the local government to have these events for Windstar ships only. The only chance of cancellation is rain. There is no Plan B for a rainy evening. But in the Summer it very rarely rains in Kusadasi. That's not 100%, Windstar like to lie about this. Seabourn have a similar arrangement where they also have dinner/music at Harbour Road in Ephesus. Yes Windstar are allowed to use Celcus library when the passenger count is under something like 220, but if the Surf or Star Class yachts are over 200 pax they use the Harbour Road just like Seabourn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roel94 Posted September 4 #10 Share Posted September 4 On 8/8/2024 at 11:01 AM, Donald said: Windstar has an exclusive agreement with the local government to have these events for Windstar ships only. The only chance of cancellation is rain. There is no Plan B for a rainy evening. But in the Summer it very rarely rains in Kusadasi. I was on Azamara at the music and we came back to port before Windstar guests.our CD was going to sing opera but your ship had great music outside,chefs and waiters And more. I was on my balcony loving the music home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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