Kusadasi Ephesus, Turkey
Turkey

1821 Cruises availables At departure or passage at this port

Azamara Club Cruises (19 Cruises)

Celebrity Cruises (64 Cruises)

celebrity infinity

Celebrity Infinity

2170 Passengers
90940 tons
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Celestyal Cruises (321 Cruises)

Celestyal Discovery

1828 Passengers
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Celestyal Journey1

Celestyal Journey

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Cunard (64 Cruises)

Cruise Cunard Queen Elizabeth ship

Queen Elizabeth

2081 Passengers
90400 tons
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Holland America Line (73 Cruises)

Cruise HAL Holland America Line ms Oosterdam ship

ms Oosterdam

2024 Passengers
82820 tons
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MSC Cruises (240 Cruises)

msc divina cruise ship

MSC Divina

4345 Passengers
139072 tons
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msc fantasia cruise ship

MSC Fantasia

4363 Passengers
137936 tons
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MSC Cruises Seaview Ship

MSC Seaview

5179 Passengers
154000 tons
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msc splendida cruise ship

MSC Splendida

4363 Passengers
137936 tons
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Norwegian Cruise Line (24 Cruises)

Oceania Cruises (74 Cruises)

Oceania Allura.

Oceania Allura

1200 Passengers
68000 tons
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Princess Cruises (349 Cruises)

Enchanted Princess.

Enchanted Princess

3660 Passengers
145000 tons
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Sun Princess.

Sun Princess

2000 Passengers
77441 tons
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Regent Seven Seas Cruises (50 Cruises)

Royal Caribbean Cruises (65 Cruises)

Odyssey of the Seas1

Odyssey of the Seas

4198 Passengers
169000 tons
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Seabourn Cruise Line (87 Cruises)

Seabourn Ovation.

Seabourn Ovation

40350 tons
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Silversea Cruises (18 Cruises)

Viking Ocean Cruises (212 Cruises)

Viking Jupiter1

Viking Jupiter

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Viking Neptune1

Viking Neptune

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Viking Saturn.

Viking Saturn

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Viking Sky.

Viking Sky

48000 tons
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Viking Vela.

Viking Vela

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Windstar Cruises (70 Cruises)

Star Legend.

Star Legend

502 Passengers
12995 tons
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Frequently Asked Questions

The landing is right in the town centre, five minutes' walk from the old quarter. Two long jetties sometimes take several ships at once. Not a minute is lost to transfers: the day begins at the gangway.
Barely twenty kilometres inland, or twenty-five minutes by road. That promise is what makes this call so valuable: the best-preserved ancient city in the eastern Mediterranean is within reach of a single morning.
Two to three hours on site to enjoy it without rushing, plus the drive each way. Walking those paved streets means crossing a city that is nearly intact, not a field of ruins: giving it less time would be a waste.
The marble way, the colonnades, the temples and the baths, then, at the bottom of Curetes Street, the facade of the Library of Celsus with its two storeys of carved columns, the most famous image in all of ancient Turkey. Further on, the great theatre cut into the hillside could hold tens of thousands of spectators.
Some excursions add the House of the Virgin Mary on the nearby heights, or the village of Selçuk with its storks nesting on the columns. These additions lengthen the day: check the total duration before booking, especially on a short call.
The bazaar, which begins literally across the street as you return to the quay, then the pedestrian causeway out to Güvercinada. The ideal shape of the day fits in one sentence: antiquity in the morning, the Aegean coast in the afternoon.
The fortified islet at the end of the bay, linked to the town by a pedestrian causeway, whose Ottoman fortress was built to repel pirates. It gave the town its name: Kuşadaşı means bird island.
Over a glass of offered tea, without hurrying. Starting prices are high, negotiation is expected, and nobody takes offence at a polite refusal: the exchange is part of the pleasure. Even buying nothing, the walk through is worth it for the energy of the place.
Good closed shoes, a hat and water. Ancient marble is slippery under a smooth sole, the site offers little continuous shade, and the marble way runs downhill. This is not a museum visit; it is two to three hours of walking in full sun.
The Turkish lira. Cards work in restaurants, shops and for site tickets, but keep cash for the bazaar and taxis. Turkish is spoken, with fluent English throughout the quayside area: it is one of the easiest calls in Turkey.