The Operator, Not the Agency
Luma Yacht runs private, crewed charters on the Bosphorus — direct, licensed and built around your occasion. We are the crew at the helm, not a reseller passing on a mark-up.
Our story
Two decades on the strait between two continents
Luma Yacht is the private-charter face of a Bosphorus operation that has been carrying guests on the water since 2001. We hold a TÜRSAB A Group travel licence (A Group #14316) under Meryem Yıldız Travel — the credential that lets us run charters legally in Türkiye, and one we display because the law requires it and because it is the difference between an operator and an anonymous listing.
In that time more than 50,000+ guests have sailed with the house behind Luma — couples marking an engagement, families on a milestone birthday, friends on a stag day, companies hosting clients past the palaces. That experience is the quiet engine behind a Luma charter: crews who know the currents and the light, and a team that has staged the moment enough times to make yours feel effortless.
We built Luma to do one thing properly — private charters, designed around the occasion, booked directly with the people who run the boats. No call centres, no agency mark-up, no fixed tour script. Just the Bosphorus, the right yacht for your party, and a day shaped entirely by you.
Why guests book Luma direct
- Direct operator, not a reseller
- Most “Istanbul yacht” listings are agencies adding a mark-up over a boat they have never set foot on. Luma is the operator at the helm, so the price is honest and the day is genuinely yours.
- Licensed and accountable
- We hold a TÜRSAB A Group travel licence (A Group #14316) under Meryem Yıldız Travel, the same house that has run Bosphorus charters since 2001. Displaying our licence is a legal requirement we take seriously.
- Bosphorus expertise
- Our captains know the strait — the light, the currents, the quiet bays and the best vantage points for a proposal or a photograph. That local knowledge is what turns a boat ride into the day you remember.
- Bespoke, never packaged
- We don't sell fixed tours. Tell us the occasion and we design the route, timing, catering and staging around it, matching the right yacht from our handpicked fleet to your party.
On the Bosphorus since
Guests hosted
TÜRSAB travel licence
Sail with us
Explore what a Luma day can be, then message us for a tailored quote — we usually reply the same day.
Book direct with the operator
Share your date, party size and occasion and we'll come back with a tailored charter from €200 — no agency mark-up, usually the same day.