Paphos · Cyprus
A meze buffet, open bar and live stage show aboard a boat billed as Europe's largest coastal cruiser.
Sunset, a live stage show and fireworks over the water, with the bar open all night.
Four numbers for the night
Six parts, four hours
Dinner, sunset, a stage show, dancing and fireworks, laid out in the order guests tend to describe them over four hours on the water.
Starting times differ by date, so the booking page shows the one for your evening, and the order can shift on the night.
Your voucher gives the meeting point in Paphos and the start time for your date. Come as one group so you board together and claim your place on the Ocean Vision.
Sunset is part of the night, and the open bar is part of the fare. How long the light lasts depends on the time of year, so photograph it early.
A professional chef prepares dinner on board, and seasonal fruit and desserts come alongside it. Waitress service is part of the night.
The on-board entertainment team performs an international programme of singing and dancing, with live music from the performers around it.
Guests mention a DJ, a lively floor and a host who keeps things moving. A few say they wanted the dancing at the end to run longer, so save your energy for it.
The fare includes a fireworks display. Bring a camera, and use the free WiFi on board to share it while it is still happening.
At the table and the bar
Everything below sits inside the one fare: the dinner, the drinks, the sweet things and the WiFi.
Dinner is a meze buffet prepared on board by a professional chef. The chef decides the dishes, so read meze as a style of eating, not as a fixed menu.
Seasonal fresh fruit and desserts are listed with the dinner, so the sweet end of the night is covered.
The bar pours unlimited local drinks all night. For anything beyond that, read the inclusions on the booking page for your date.
Waitress service is part of the night. Some guests find drinks slow or uneven when the boat is full, so ask early.
Agree who orders rounds for the table and ask early, since some guests report slow service when the boat is busy.
WiFi on board is free, useful for sharing the fireworks as they happen or for finding the one friend who wandered off.
Why Paphos
Nea Paphos was founded beside a natural harbour, and today's seaside district, Kato Paphos, is built around the medieval port. Paphos is the fourth-largest city in Cyprus, about 50 km west of Limassol.
Paphos Castle began as a Byzantine fort guarding the harbour. The Lusignans rebuilt it in the 13th century, the Venetians dismantled it in 1570, and the Ottomans restored and strengthened it. Its square hosts the Aphrodite Festival every September.
A few kilometres outside town, a rock called Petra tou Romiou stands in the sea. Legend says Aphrodite rose from the waves at this spot, and nearby Palaepaphos was the most important place to worship her in the ancient world.
Meze is a run of small dishes, and in Cyprus it is often a meal in its own right. The night cruise serves its version as a buffet prepared on board, so you take what you like at your own speed.
Night or day
| Sailing | What is on board | Who it suits |
|---|---|---|
| Night cruise with dance and show · 4 hours | Meze buffet prepared on board, an open bar with unlimited local drinks, seasonal fruit, desserts, a live singing and dancing show, fireworks and free WiFi; wheelchair accessible. | Couples, friends and groups after a full evening out: dinner, music and fireworks in one fare. |
| Half-day cruise with BBQ and slide · 4 hours | Transfers to and from three listed hotels, a swim stop, a barbecue lunch prepared on board, an open bar with unlimited local drinks, a slide into the sea and an aquarium on the lower deck; bring swimwear and a towel. | Families and anyone who would rather spend the sunlit hours swimming and eating on the water. |
Practical notes for the night
Your voucher shows the meeting point in Paphos and the start time for your date. Look at it the day before so nobody in your party is hunting for it on the night.
Times change with the date, and the availability page lists them for each evening. The cruise is listed as four hours in all.
Allow time to reach the meeting point from your hotel, by taxi or on foot, and plan your way back for after the fireworks.
Think warm-evening-on-the-water with a light layer for the breeze, and shoes you can dance in. The dance floor is part of the plan.
The night cruise is listed as wheelchair accessible on GetYourGuide. If your party has particular needs, raise them with the operator through your booking.
Reserve everyone in a single booking so the party shares one date and start time. Cancellation is free up to 24 hours before, and you can reserve now and pay later.
Read before you board
How dinner, the show, sunset, dancing and fireworks fit into four hours on the water.
Open the full guide → all-inclusive, itemisedThe open bar, the buffet and everything else in the fare, with a few practical notes.
Open the full guide → the coastA short orientation to the town the night cruise is based in, drawn from Wikipedia.
Open the full guide → on the plateWhat the word means, how a meze table usually works in Cyprus, and what a buffet changes.
Open the full guide → choosing your sailingTwo sailings from the same operator on the same boat, and what separates them.
Open the full guide → special nightsPlanning the night cruise around an occasion, for a few friends or a larger party.
Open the full guide →FAQ
An open bar with unlimited local drinks, a meze buffet dinner prepared on board, seasonal fruit, desserts, the live show, fireworks and free WiFi. For anything beyond that, read the inclusions on the booking page for your date.
It depends on the date. The availability page shows the starting times for each evening, and your voucher repeats yours. The cruise is listed as four hours long.
They are part of what the fare includes, listed alongside the show and sunset. As with anything at sea, treat the exact timing as the crew's call on the night.
Reviews are mostly warm about the entertainment and the value, but some guests say drinks arrive slowly or unevenly when the boat is busy. Order early and agree who is ordering for your table.
That is how the operator bills the Ocean Vision. For your night, the practical point is a big boat with room for a stage, a buffet and a dance floor.
The night cruise is wheelchair accessible. Mention any specific needs to the operator through your booking so the crew can prepare.
Cancel free up to 24 hours before the cruise for a full refund, and you can reserve now and pay later, so a group can hold places before everyone has confirmed.
Both sail on the Ocean Vision with an open bar. The night cruise adds sunset, a live show, dancing and fireworks; the half-day cruise adds a swim stop, a barbecue lunch, a slide and hotel transfers.
Two ways onto the Ocean Vision
The night cruise and the daytime half-day sailing, each opening its own GetYourGuide page.
Meze buffet prepared on board, an open bar with unlimited local drinks, seasonal fruit, desserts, a live singing and dancing show, fireworks and free WiFi; wheelchair accessible.
Check this sailing on GetYourGuide ↗Transfers to and from three listed hotels, a swim stop, a barbecue lunch prepared on board, an open bar with unlimited local drinks, a slide into the sea and an aquarium on the lower deck; bring swimwear and a towel.
Check this sailing on GetYourGuide ↗More Paphos outings on GetYourGuide
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