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Seven Seas Splendor
Kusadasi shore excursions.

Seven Seas Splendor guests seeking a private alternative can control pace, site priorities and vehicle preference while keeping the route tied to the exact port call.

Seven Seas Splendor passengers at Kusadasi Cruise Port planning Ephesus — Kusadasi Cruise Port is the starting point for independent Ephesus shore-excursion requests.

Plan for this ship, not an anonymous port day

A premium request should still be precise: named vehicle class, licensed guide if required, agreed stops, admissions and pickup instructions all need written confirmation.

Choose a route that protects Ephesus

Ephesus and Terrace Houses offers archaeological depth. Ephesus with Virgin Mary or Sirince broadens the day. A specialist route should spend more time at fewer locations rather than racing through all three.

Work backwards from all aboard

Extended calls may support a fuller program, but opening hours can close options before all aboard. The operating order is reviewed for the selected date.

Use a written Kusadasi port meeting point

The confirmation identifies the terminal exit, representative contact, vehicle setup and expected return. Preferences are not treated as supplied until written there.

Match the tour to your hours ashore

What fits a Seven Seas Splendor call in Kusadasi

Planning allows 60 minutes to clear the terminal and 90 minutes back at the ship before all aboard. Measure your own call from the arrival and all-aboard times printed in the daily programme — with a 6-hour day ashore there is already a workable Kusadasi route.

Private Kusadasi City & Pigeon Island TourPrivate3–3.5 hours6 hours or morePrice on request

Ephesus Half-Day TourSmall group4–4.5 hours7 hours or moreFrom £17 per adult

Build Your Private Ephesus TourPrivate3–8 hours8 hours or morePrice on request

Ephesus & House of Virgin MarySmall group5–5.5 hours8 hours or moreFrom £30 per adult

Private Ephesus Tour from Kusadasi Cruise PortPrivate5–5.5 hours8 hours or moreFrom £224 per group

Ephesus & Terrace HousesSmall group5.5–6 hours9 hours or moreFrom £38 per adult

Private Biblical Ephesus & St John TourPrivateAllow 6–6.5 hours; route confirmed individually9 hours or morePrice on request

Private Ephesus & Sirince Tour from KusadasiPrivate6.5–7 hours10 hours or moreFrom £253 per group

Ephesus & Sirince Small-Group Tour from KusadasiSmall group7–7.5 hours10 hours or moreFrom £34 per adult

Private Priene, Miletus & DidymaPrivate7–8 hours11 hours or morePrice on request

Custom Kusadasi Day ExperiencePrivateFlexible, 4–8 hours11 hours or morePrice on request

Private Ephesus Tour from Izmir Cruise PortPrivate7–8 hours11 hours or morePrice on request

Private Izmir City TourPrivate7–8 hours11 hours or morePrice on request

Private Pamukkale Tour from KusadasiPrivate10–11 hours14 hours or morePrice on request

A call shorter than a tour needs is not an automatic no. Send the request with your real times and the local team either shortens the route, moves you to a private vehicle that saves loading time, or tells you it will not work before anything is confirmed.

Seven Seas Splendor planning questions

Before you leave the ship

Can Seven Seas Splendor guests request a premium vehicle?+

Yes. The requested class is checked for the date and named in the confirmation only when secured.

Can we request a specialist archaeology focus?+

Yes. Explain the priority so site time and licensed guiding can be planned before confirmation.

Are shopping stops mandatory?+

No. State that you want no shopping stops and verify that only agreed visits appear in the written itinerary.