78-)
Dear Mehmet:
We have just
returned from our
cruise which
included the Turkish
ports of Kusadasi
and Istanbul. I
think our day in
Istanbul was the
best of our whole
cruise.I had just
awakened in the
morning and opened
my eyes to the sight
of The Blue Mosque
and Topkapi Palace
through our balcony
door. Unforgettable!
The success of our
experiences in those
ports was due, in no
small part, to your
excellent guides. We
loved being able to
move about quickly,
not having to wait,
as you do on
official ship's
excursions, for
many people to board
the bus. Also, we
were able to make
minor itinerary
changes to suit our
group. Your guides
were pleasant and
well informed.
People on the ship
told us they were
pleasantly surprised
by how nice Turkey
is, but we had
already heard many
glowing reports from
several friends who
had travelled to
Turkey and loved it.
Keep up the good
work! I will
certainly recommend
Sammy's travel to
friends.
Cheers, Linda Long.
Princess Cruises
''STAR PRINCESS''
November 25 & 26,
2007
Ephesus & Istanbul
Tours
77-)The
tour P3 Ephesus tour was
terrific, we will be
back to states in a
few days and when I
catch up I will be
happy to send
further comments to
you and to the other
websites. I thank
you for your quick
responses while I
was looking to tour
and also your very
concise information
and follow-up after
booking. If other
agencies were are this
good it would make
booking travel a
breeze! I rate
yours as the best
excursion that we
had this trip. Thank
you very much educational
experience that you
provided with a very personable
tour guide.
Bobbi Winsler
Celebrity Cruises
''MILLENNIUM''
November 23, 2007
Ephesus Tour
76-) Good
morning,
We arrived back in
the US late last
night. We were
extremely impressed
by the guide in
Istanbul. She made
good use of our time
and gave us thorough
information and
background for all
the sights and
history of Istanbul.
We could not have
been more pleased
with her service,
she is excellent!!!!
The young lady we
had in Ephuses was
very good also. She
did everything we
requested including
trying to help me
find a curling iron
replacement for the
one destroyed in
Istanbul. She was
very pleasant and
informed and will
only improve with
experience.
Please thank them
both for us and we
will recommend your
service and guides
at any opportunity.
I'm very glad I
found your service
on the internet.
Susie Porto
Oceana Cruises
''INSIGNIA''
November 9 & 12,
2007.
Istanbul & Kusadasi
(Ephesus)
75-) Dear
Mehmet,
We were all so
pleased with our
private tour in
Ephesus. Our guide,
Emre, was excellent.
His knowledge of the
history of the area
was great, and he
was just so much fun
and a pleasure to
have with us. We
wished he could have
come with us to
every port and been
our guide. I would
highly recommend
your services to
everyone thinking of
going to Ephesus,
and I would suggest
that they ask for
Emre by name, as he
truly made our trip
that much more
enjoyable.
Thank you once again
for making our trip
the best it could
be.
Gerard, family and
friends.
Oct. 16, 2007 RCCL
Spendour of the Seas
Ephesus Tour
74-)
Dear Mehmet,
The tour went well.
As we exited the
port we met with our
guide immediately.
She was very
informative and
attentive to any
questions we had. I
found the pace to be
quick but I do
understand that with
so much to see time
really moves fast.
We could not believe
it when it came to
an end.
Thank you so much!
It would have been
hard to do it on our
own.
Esperanza
Royal Caribbean
''SPLENDOUR OF THE
SEAS’' October 16,
2007
Ephesus Tour
73-) Dear Mehmet,
I could not have
been any happier.
We all had such a
WONDERFUL day.....I'm
still adjusting to
the time difference
since we arrived
back home, but will
be happy to follow
up on the websites
that you have
forwarded to me.
Our guide made the
experience the best.
He was so
knowledgeable...had
a genuine love for
the history...and
treated us so well.
We enjoyed our
unique lunch...and I
can go on and on.
I've been telling
agents for the past
two evenings (at
trade shows) how
wonderful our tour
was. I'm going away
for the weekend...but
will definately post
comments as you have
requested. I hope
to send other
clients/friends etc.
etc. to what is "home
for you" and a "dream
for us".
Thanks so much again,
Debbie Parrett
United Travel Inc.
Massachusetts USA
Celebrity Cruisess
''GALAXY'' on
Wednesday October
10, 2007
Ephesus Tour
72-)
Dear Mehmet,
Many thanks for
arranging a
wonderful tour of
the city of
Istanbul for us on
October 6. We had
a fantastic day
and our guide Lale
was fantastic.
Thank you again,
Glenna Murray
Thomson's Cruises
''CALYSPO'' on
Saturday October
06, 2007
Ephesus Tour
71-)
Dear Mehmet,
Thanks for a
great tour in
Istanbul and
Ephesus. You all
are real pros and
I would be glad to
recommend you to
prospective
clients.
Holland America
Cruise: Empire of
the Ottomans.
Bob Bennett
Round Rock,
Texas
Holland America
Line ''Rotterdam''
October 02nd
& 3rd,
2007
Istanbul & Ephesus
Tours
70-)
Dear Sirs,
on October 1st we had
the peasure of
visiting Efeso with
one of your guides,
and we want to thank
you for the wonderful
moments we had and for
the guide who was very
helpful and whose
explanations were
really interesting,
thank you again,
Warm regards, marta
Gandolfo
Monarch Cruise ''BLUE
October 1, 2007
Ephesus Tour
69-) Hi,
Just want to let you
know that we
considered your tour
of Ephesus one of
the best private
tours we have ever
been on. Our guide
was very
knowledgeable, and
interesting to be
with. We will be
recommending your
company whenever we
have the opportunity
to do so.
Ken McMahon
Celebrity Cruises ''GALAXY'
on Wednesday
September 19, 2007
Ephesus Tour
68-) Dear Mehmet,
I want to extend our
thanks for the
wonderful tours we had
in Istanbul and
Ephesus earlier this
month. Even with a
change in our
itinerary, your guides
managed to optimize
the time we had to the
fullest.
Our guide in Istanbul
was Ayhan Uysal, a
marvelous, intelligent
and engaging young man
who shared his wealth
of knowledge with us.
There were only four
of us and he gave us
such personalized
attention, never
lacking answers for
our many questions. He
also took us to lunch
at a local Istanbul
restaurant where we
enjoyed traditional
dishes. Anyone
fortunate enough to
have him for a guide
is guaranteed a
memorable experience.
Our guide in Ephesus
was Nadia. She was
also very personable
and so knowledgeable.
We had a wonderful day
with her and touring
the ruins in Ephesus
with her was
exceptional.
Needless to say,
thanks to Sammys
Travel we would love
to come back to Turkey
and spend more time.
It was more than we
ever expected and we
will strongly
recommend your
services to anyone we
know who is traveling
to Turkey.
Best regards,
Barbara and Maury
Slater
Celebrity Cruisess ''GALAXY''
September 8-9-10, 2007
Istanbul &
Ephesus Tours
67-) Dear Mehmet,
Our tour exceeded our
expectations. Tugrul
was absolutely
excellent. I was very
impressed with the
education and training
he had received and
his ability to answer
all our questions with
a depth of
understanding that
exceeded any other
tour guide we had on
our trip. Not only
that, he was exremely
personable, energetic,
and genuinely helpful.
I highly recommend him
and Sammys Travel.
Please give Tugrul our
best regards,
Randy and Betty Ann
Beardsworth
Princess Cruises ''ROYAL
PRINCESS'' September
8, 2007
Ephesus Tour
66-) Mehmet,
Hello! We enjoyed our
tour in Ephesus. The
van was nice and roomy
and our guide, Genghis,
was very knowledgeable.
We felt everything was
well planned and
organized and the
lunch was a good "taste
of Turkey" for us to
try. We felt the tour
was a very good value
and were impressed
that you contacted us
to combine our tour
with the other people
to save us even more
money. Thank you very
much for the tour.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Swanlund
and family
Holland America Line
''ROTTERDAM''
September 5, 2007
Ephesus Tour
65-) Dear Mehmet,
I would like to extend
my thanks to you on
behalf of the Montagna
Singers for the first-rate
service your company
has provided for us in
Ephesus and Istanbul.
Our guides (Tuurul in
Ephesus, and Ersin in
Istanbul) were
friendly, wellspoken
and knowledgeable
about the sites we
toured. We felt very
welcome in our first
time in Turkey and
their hospitality was
commented upon by all
our participants. I
wanted to tell you
that, from the initial
correspondence we had
last February, you
have been most
considerate of our
needs and patient with
our arrangements. I am
pleased to recommend
you and your company
to other potential
clients in the cruise
critic forum of which
I am a member.
Best regards, Peter
Domitrovits -
September 2 and 3,
2007 Carnival Freedom
Ephesus
& Istanbul
Tours
64-) Hi Mehmet,
We had a good time
with your tour guides,
Nadya at Izmir had a
good sense of humour.
Both of them were nice
and I'm glad we booked
with your company.
Thanks,
Sofia Po
Carnival Cruise Lines
''CARNIVAL FREEDOM''
September 2-3, 2007
Ephesus
& Istanbul
Tours
63-) Mehmet,
Thank you for the
great tour and our
special thanks to
Genghis and the
drivers for making it
a wonderful day. We
will remember it for a
long time.
Best wishes,
John Napleton
Princess Cruises ''Emerald
Princess'' August 29,
2007
Ephesus Tour
62-)
Dear Mehmet,
I am writing to let
you know what a
fabulous time we had
in Ephesus. Our tour
guide and driver were
just wonderful and so
informative and they
were kind, courteous
and really took care
of us. Our tour of
Ephesus was one of the
highlights of our trip.
We learned so much and
are excited with the
possibilities of
returning to Turkey
soon.
I would highly
recommend your agency
to others and thank
you.
I have attached a
picture of our day.
thank you,
Donna Garfield
Celebrity Cruises ''GALAXY''
August 28, 2007
Ephesus Tour
61-)
We did enjoy our tour
with you very much. I
found out about you
from
www.cruisecritic.com
and I was already
planning on giving a
good referral for you.
We just arrived home
late last nite and
have very good
memories of our trip
to
Turkey. Yalcin
Ikizoglu did a very
good job explaining
things to us and his
English was the best!!
He probably had the
best English of any of
our guides on the
whole
trip. Thank you very
much and I am hoping
to get some pictures
to you soon. We just
got home last nite so
we are pretty tired.
Thanks again.
Sincerely
Sandra Lamont
Celebrity
Cruises ''GALAXY''
August 08, 2007
Ephesus Tour
60-) Dear Mehmet,
We have just
returned home and I
would like to thank
you and in
particular our guide(Ms
Tulip) for bringing
Ephesus to life.
This is our second
visit and the
terrace houses were
a dramatic addition
this time.
We would be pleased
to recommend you to
friends and
colleagues in future.
Kind regards,
Ian Walker
Celebrity
Cruises ''GALAXY''
August 08, 2007
Ephesus Tour
59-) Mehmet -
Thanks once again
for a great tour.
Jengis Cenk was a
terrific guide who
we would highly
recommend. I just
posted a thread on
cruisecritic and
mentioned your
agency. Here is a
photo of our family
at the Library of
Celsius. This was
really the highlight
of our cruise. My
brother Steve will
be posting something
as well. Best of
luck to you and your
guides.
David Louie
Royal Caribbean
''Splendour of the
Seas'' August 07,
2007
Ephesus Tour
58-) Hi Mehmet,
