Oceania Sirena in Kusadasi: Private Driver for Ephesus & Şirince

Oceania Sirena has three Kusadasi calls on the public schedule: Tuesday 18 May, Friday 4 June and Friday 30 July 2027. Arrival and departure times are not announced yet. The three days are quite different: two share the port with other ships, while on 30 July Sirena is the only cruise ship listed.

Good to know: our standard cruise port taxi is the round trip to Ephesus. The House of the Virgin Mary, the Temple of Artemis and Şirince are not part of the Ephesus transfer; they can be added as extra stops for an additional charge. Tell us which ones you want when you book.

Three days, three situations

Tuesday 18 May 2027. Celestyal Discovery and Viking Neptune are also in port. Late spring is comfortable walking weather, so the classic order makes sense: the House of the Virgin Mary first, then Ephesus from the upper gate down to the lower gate, the Temple of Artemis, and Şirince if the day is long enough. With two other ships in, start as early as you can.

Friday 4 June 2027. Sun Princess and Celebrity Equinox share the port. Early June can already be hot at Ephesus, where there is almost no shade; doing Ephesus first and the hillside stops (House of the Virgin Mary, Şirince) afterwards is a sensible swap.

Friday 30 July 2027. Sirena is listed alone, so the sites should be less busy than on the other two days, but this is the height of summer. Get to Ephesus early, keep the Temple of Artemis short and leave Şirince for the end of the day.

Matching the stops to Sirena's time ashore

When Oceania publishes the times, compare the hours alongside with our planning estimate. It allows about 30 minutes to get off the ship and brings you back to the port at least 60 minutes before departure (or before the all-aboard time, if that is earlier):

• 8+ hours: House of the Virgin Mary, Ephesus, Temple of Artemis and Şirince.
• About 6.5 hours: the first three; Şirince waits for another visit.
• About 5 hours: Ephesus and the Temple of Artemis.
• Below 4.5 hours: too short for a round trip to Ephesus.

The pieces behind that estimate: 30-35 minutes from the port to the House of the Virgin Mary and 45-60 minutes there; about 10 minutes down to the Ephesus upper gate and two hours walking through the site (another 30-45 minutes for the Terrace Houses, separate ticket); 5-10 minutes to the Temple of Artemis and 15-20 minutes there; 15-20 minutes up to Şirince, 60-90 minutes in the village and 30-35 minutes back to the ship. Traffic and queues vary.

Oceania Sirena Kusadasi dates

Date	Day	Arrives	Departs	Also in port that day
18 May 2027	Tue	not announced	not announced	Celestyal Discovery, Viking Neptune
4 Jun 2027	Fri	not announced	not announced	Sun Princess, Celebrity Equinox
30 Jul 2027	Fri	not announced	not announced	none listed

Source: public port schedule data, checked 4 October 2026. Cruise lines change schedules; check your own cruise documents.

Our Oceania Sirena Kusadasi taxi service

• Meeting: at the cruise port exit; look for your name on the driver's sign.
• Vehicle: private, for your party only, up to 8 passengers. Child seats are free.
• Waiting: the driver waits at each stop, and at Ephesus collects you at the lower gate.
• Not included: entrance tickets (paid at each site) and guiding.
• Payment: cash to the driver on the day in EUR, USD or TL; no prepayment.

We are a local Kusadasi company with a D2 passenger transport licence. For Ephesus opening hours, which change with the season, see the official site muze.gov.tr.

Book through our cruise port taxi form with your date, times and the number of passengers. More reading: Oceania Sirena at Kusadasi, the House of the Virgin Mary by taxi from the port and the Kusadasi port to Ephesus transfer.