Pirate Ship Side: What Costs Extra, Said Plainly
The fare you see is the fare you pay, and it covers more than people expect. Here is the short list of what sits outside it, so nothing on board is a surprise.
In short
On the pirate-ship day, the fare covers the hotel transfer, lunch, the entertainment, face painting and travel insurance; drinks from the bar, the professional photos and video, snacks beyond lunch and personal spending are extra. On Little Pirates, the transfer, lunch, costumes, games and the cruise are in the fare; extra drinks, personal expenses and tips are not. None of the extras is compulsory.
In the fare and outside it, day by day
Both columns come from the operator's own lists. Where a record does not mention an item, the cell says so; we do not fill the gap with a guess.
| Item | Pirate-ship day | Little Pirates |
|---|---|---|
| Hotel transfer, both ways | In the fare | In the fare |
| Lunch | In the fare | In the fare |
| Entertainment | Show, games, foam party: in the fare | Treasure hunt and games: in the fare |
| Dressing up | Face painting: free | Costumes for children: in the fare |
| Travel insurance | In the fare | Not on this day's record |
| Drinks | Extra — all from the bar | Extra drinks not included |
| Professional photos and video | Extra, if you want them | Not on this day's record |
| Snacks beyond lunch | Extra | Personal expenses: extra |
| Tips | Not on this day's record | Not included — your choice |
The extras, one by one
- Drinks. On the pirate-ship day every drink, soft or alcoholic, is sold at the bar on board. How lunch and the bar work.
- Photos and video. Professional pictures are taken during the animations and offered separately. Your own phone works just as well for the family album.
- Snacks and souvenirs. Anything beyond the lunch menu is personal spending.
- Tips. Listed on Little Pirates as not included. Whether to leave one is entirely up to you.
Why we print no prices for the extras
We have the fares on record and print them; we do not have the bar prices or the photo prices, so we do not print a figure we would have to make up. Bring euros in cash, in small notes, and decide on board. Card payment there is not on record either.
A simple way to budget
Work out the fares first: on the pirate-ship day every guest from 2 pays €23; on Little Pirates a child pays €14 and an adult €20; under 2 is free on both. Put that amount aside in euros for the day. Then add a separate envelope for the bar and anything else you might want on board, and leave the rest of your cash at the hotel. Children who know there is a fixed drinks budget argue less about it, and parents enjoy the bar more.
What is never added
There is no booking fee and no transfer surcharge, whichever area of the Side belt or Manavgat you are collected from. Nothing is charged online. The total on the booking form's confirm screen is the sum you hand over in euros when the day comes — every fare by age is on the prices page.
For the honest sum of fare plus extras against what a family gets, read is it worth it?. When the numbers suit you, book your places.
