Cruise line For Virgin Voyages guests
Virgin Voyages at Kusadasi: Ephesus, Grown-Up Pace
- Calls in the next 12 months
- 5
- Typical time in port
- 9 hours
- Most common times
- 09:00-18:00
- Tour that usually fits
- The Road of Paul and John
Virgin Voyages is one of the rarer callers at Kusadasi, and its adults-only sailings suit a slower, grown-up pace at Ephesus. One ship, a handful of calls a year, and about nine hours to use well.
The short answer
Virgin Voyages calls Kusadasi only a few times a year, always with its ship Scarlet Lady, and always between May and September. Guests typically have about nine hours ashore, arriving between 8:00 and 9:00 a.m. and sailing again by 6:00 p.m. That fits our Ephesus Ancient City tour or the Terrace Houses and Artemis tour comfortably, with time built in before all-aboard.
Virgin Voyages is a rare, single-ship caller at Kusadasi
Of the 491 cruise calls we track at Kusadasi over the coming year, only five belong to Virgin Voyages, all of them the line's ship Scarlet Lady. Every one of those calls falls between May and September; there is nothing on the current schedule outside that window.
Virgin Voyages sails as an adults-only line, which tends to make for a different rhythm ashore than a family sailing: no need to plan around a children's museum stop or split the group by age, just one pace for everyone in your party. It also means we rarely get asked for stroller-friendly routes or kid-length stops on a Virgin Voyages day, so the itinerary can move at whatever speed your own group prefers.
What a Virgin Voyages day ashore looks like
On the calls we can see times for, Scarlet Lady arrives at Kusadasi between 8:00 and 9:00 in the morning and sails again by 6:00 in the evening, giving guests about nine hours ashore. That is a shorter window than some of the port's regular callers, but it is enough for a full Ephesus visit if the day is planned around it rather than improvised on the pier.
The ship docks alongside the pier the same as every other line here, so there is no tender ride to add to the morning.
The tour that fits a typical Virgin Voyages call
Virgin Voyages ships usually spend about 9 hours in Kuşadası. The highlighted row is where most of their guests land.
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Time in port: Under 5 hours ashore
The Open-Air Circle
No tickets and almost no walking: Artemis, Selcuk and a drive past the ruins.
Tour length: 3-4 hours
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Time in port: 5 to 8 hours
Just Ephesus
Ephesus from the Upper Gate down to the Lower Gate, and back with time to spare.
Tour length: 3-3.5 hours
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Time in port: 8 to 9 hours
Marble, Mosaics and Artemis
All of Ephesus, the Terrace Houses and the Temple of Artemis.
Tour length: 5.5-6.5 hours
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Where most guests on this line land
Time in port: 9 hours or more
The Road of Paul and John
Ephesus, the House of the Virgin Mary, St. John and Artemis.
Tour length: 6-7 hours
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Time in port: Late arrival, tender or tight call
All-Aboard Ephesus
We plan backward from all-aboard and fit in only what fits.
Tour length: Fits your call
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Time in port: You have your own list
Your Ship, Your Day
Tell us your ship and your wishes; we build the day around both.
Tour length: Fits your call
Every tour is private and priced from €33 per person for groups of 8 or more; smaller groups get a private quote. Any group size: 1 to 52 people per coach, and more coaches for larger groups. Entrance tickets are extra, at the official price.
Which of our tours fits a nine-hour call
Just Ephesus runs 3 to 3.5 hours door to door and leaves a wide margin either side; Marble, Mosaics and Artemis runs 5.5 to 6.5 hours and still fits within nine with room to spare for lunch in town afterward. Both are built around the roughly 20 to 25 minute drive each way between the port and the site.
We plan the return leg backward from your actual all-aboard time, not a generic figure, so the same tour can run a little differently depending on which of the five calls you happen to be on.
A quieter caller, but not always a quiet day
A single ship with one call at a time sounds like an easy morning, and usually it is. But Kusadasi can still be a busy port on the day Scarlet Lady is in: on one of this ship's 2027 calls, it shares the pier with AIDAblu, Odyssey Of The Seas and Viking Sea, four ships at once. We check the full schedule for your date rather than assume a rare caller means an empty terminal.
That matters most at the start and end of the day, when several ships' passengers can be moving through the terminal at the same time. It rarely changes how long the drive to Ephesus takes, since that road is separate from the port itself, but it can add a few minutes to the walk off the ship.
Book through us, not instead of the app
Whatever Virgin Voyages offers through its own app for a Kusadasi day is separate from what we offer; you would choose one or the other, since both use the same hours ashore. Nothing about booking with us affects anything you have arranged through the ship.
Send us your ship's name, sailing date and all-aboard time and we will confirm a plan built around that specific call. Nothing is paid in advance, and we reply within 24 hours.
Virgin Voyages ships in Kuşadası, next 12 months
Ships: Scarlet Lady (5).
May 2027 1 call
| Date | Ship | Arrives | Departs | In port |
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| Wed 19 May | Scarlet Lady | 09:00 | 18:00 | 9 h |
June 2027 1 call
| Date | Ship | Arrives | Departs | In port |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12 Jun | Scarlet Lady | 08:00 | 18:00 | 10 h |
July 2027 2 calls
| Date | Ship | Arrives | Departs | In port |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 7 Jul | Scarlet Lady | 09:00 | 18:00 | 9 h |
| Mon 26 Jul | Scarlet Lady | 09:00 | 18:00 | 9 h |
September 2027 1 call
| Date | Ship | Arrives | Departs | In port |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 17 Sep | Scarlet Lady | 08:00 | 18:00 | 10 h |
From the published port schedules, checked September 28, 2026. Times can change; your ship's program always wins.
Questions cruise guests ask us
How many times does Virgin Voyages call at Kusadasi?
Five times on the current schedule, all with the ship Scarlet Lady, and all between May and September. There is no Virgin Voyages call at Kusadasi outside that window right now.
How long do Virgin Voyages guests have ashore at Kusadasi?
About nine hours. Scarlet Lady typically arrives between 8:00 and 9:00 in the morning and sails again by 6:00 in the evening, on the calls where times are published.
Do I need to book through Virgin Voyages before booking a private tour?
No. A private tour with us is separate from anything booked in the Virgin Voyages app, and you choose one or the other for your Kusadasi day, since both use the same hours ashore.
Which ship brings Virgin Voyages to Kusadasi?
Scarlet Lady, the only Virgin Voyages ship on the current Kusadasi schedule. It docks alongside the pier like every other line calling here.
Info Ephesus is an independent, TÜRSAB-licensed local operator. We are not affiliated with Virgin Voyages; the name is used only to show which ships call at Kuşadası.
On a Virgin Voyages ship to Kuşadası?
Send the ship, the date and your all-aboard time. We reply within 24 hours with a plan and an exact price.
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