If you want to re-create the Turkish cruise described here, this is what you need to know.

FLIGHTS Turkish Airlines has flights from the United States to Istanbul, and from Istanbul to Bodrum, where many sailboat cruises begin. DETAILS 800-874-8875 or turkishairlines.com.

CRUISES Mediterranean Collection arranges luxurious trips on a variety of yachts and gulets. Renting the Cassandra can cost from $550 to $1,200 a day, depending on the season, excluding meals. DETAILS 011-90-252-313-8306 or medcollection.com.

HOTELS The Sarniç Hotel in Istanbul is owned by Eveline Zoutendijk, who developed this story's recipes. She offers cooking classes at the hotel; her students receive special room rates. DETAILS Kucuk Ayasofya Caddesi No. 26, Sultanahmet; 011-90-212-518-2323 or sarnichotel.com. At the Ada Hotel, 30 minutes from Bodrum, in Turkbuku, stone walls are cloaked with bougainvillea, and footbridges lead to 14 rooms. DETAILS 011-90-252-377-5915 or adahotel.com.

RESTAURANTS Yakamoz serves diners traditional Turkish cuisine on the edge of the Dalyan River near the town of Kalkan. DETAILS 011-90-252-284-4832 or bulentaybey@hotmail.com. The White Dolphin (Beyaz Yunus) features local seafood on a cliff above the beach in the town of Ölüdeniz. DETAILS Kidrak Yolu No. 1; 011-90-252-617-0068 or beyazyunus.com. Yakapark has tree houses where diners eat grilled trout caught in streams that run through the forested grounds. DETAILS Outside the town of Tlos, in Saklikent; 011-90-252-634-0036.