ADA DENIZ

Ada Deniz — 34m gulet, Turkish Riviera A 34-metre gulet built for the way groups actually cruise the Turkish coast: slowly, with plenty of room to spread out and no obligation to be anywhere in particular before lunch. A refit completed in 2020 keeps her in genuinely good order, which matters more on a gulet than any list of features — these yachts reward maintenance, and it shows in how she presents. Accommodation runs to eight cabins for sixteen guests: six with a double bed, two with twin beds. Every cabin has its own en-suite and air conditioning, so a full charter party sleeps without anyone drawing the short straw — a rarity at this size, and the reason she works equally well for two or three families travelling together as for a group of friends taking the whole yacht. Life aboard happens outside. The deck areas are generous enough to separate the sunbathers from the shaded table, and alfresco dining here is less an event than a default setting — long lunches at anchor in a Lycian bay, dinner served as the light goes. When the afternoon meltemi picks up or the sun becomes a bit much, the indoor saloon offers a comfortable retreat. She is run by a professional crew of four to five. The balance they strike is the one that counts on a gulet: attentive and quick when you need something, invisible when you don't.