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This handsome fore-and-aft rigged schooner
came down the ways of one of Bodrum's premier shipyards in 2004. She has a lot of space on deck and an exquisitely-finished interior. Queen of Karia comfortably accommodates a party of ten guests in five large cabins. Each cabin is luxuriously furnished and has its own bathroom.
The crew of up to five is accommodated separately.

Superbly-appointed accommodations
for guests consist of five large cabins of which two are master cabins with king-sized beds, one is a double cabin with king-sized bed, and two have twin beds. All cabins have en-suite bathroom facilities with shower stalls, push flush toilets, and hair dryers. An individual air-conditioning unit is fitted in each of the cabins as is satellite television with DVD player, stereophonic sound system, and mini bar. Two of the larger cabins have en-suite Jacuzzi tubs. The salon is also air-conditioned. There is a cushioned sun deck as well as a Jacuzzi with seating area on the foredeck. Crew quarters are separate.

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Dear Homo Sapiens, There is no need to continue reading this page. What follows is intended for search engine robots and spiders and not necessarily for human beings. Further information concerning luxury yachts on holiday in Turkey and Greece may be obtained by clicking on the blue links immediately above. Thank You. You must be looking for a luxury sailing yacht holiday in Turkey, or for a luxury sailing yacht holiday in Greece. And you may be wondering about the name, Queen of Karia, its derivation, for example. Three queens of Karia have come down to us in history. The first was Artemisia who, according to Herodotus, was the daughter of Lygdamus, a Karian, and of a woman from Kriti. Still according to Herodotus who like Artemisia was a native of Halicarnassus, now Bodrum, Artemisia had succeeded her husband as ruler of Halicarnassus, Kos, Nisiros, and Kalydnia, but ruled at the pleasure of the Great King of Persia to whom she remitted certain taxes. Artemisia's fame stems from her role at the 480 BC battle of Salamis where of a Persian fleet 1207 triremes strong she commanded five from Halicarnassus as well as others from Kos, Nisiros, and Kalydnia. The Kalydnians contributed a single trireme which, still according to Herodotus, Artemisia intentionally or unintentionally rammed and sank while pursued by an Athenian trireme. The Athenian, thinking Artemisia therefore an ally, turned away. The Great King thinking the Kalydnian therefore an Athenian, and otherwise reflecting on the disastrous course of the battle, exclaimed, "My men have become woman, and my women men." The Kalydnian trireme is thought by some historians to have sailed from Karian Kalynda, a presently landlocked settlement in the hills between what are now Gocek and Dalaman. While it is possible the ancient Indus then flowed through the Dalaman valley and then provided Kalyndan access to the sea, it would seem more likely Kalydnia is modern Kalymnos, a neighbor of Kos and Nisiros described in Book II of the Iliad as one of the Kalydnian islands neighboring Kos and Nisiros. Be that as it may, the second queen of Karia brought to us by history was Artemisia the Younger, sister, wife, and widow of Mausolus. That's her to the right. She succeeded her husband in 353 BC and during her brief rule constructed the Mausoleum, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Like her namesake she, too, engaged in naval warfare. Rhodes theretofore a part of Mausolus's Persian satrapy thought rule by a woman intolerable and dispatched a flotilla to subdue Halicarnassus. The flotilla disembarked its crews to sack the town and was thereupon surprised and seized by a squadron of ships under Artemisia, the disembarked crews meeting a similar fate. Artemisia with the captured Rhodian flotilla in the van then headed for Rhodes Town. Seeing their own flotilla returning the aristocracy at Rhodes came down to the harbor in welcome and, in their turn, were seized. This ended for a century any Rhodian thought of going its own way. The third queen of Karia of whom we have knowledge is Ada, younger sister of Mausolus living in exile when Alexander arrived in 334 BC. Perhaps reflecting earlier consideration of an arranged marriage between he and Ada's niece, Ada was recalled by Alexander and made Queen of Karia, albeit subject to his own need for certain taxes. Are you in fact searching for a luxury yacht holiday in Turkey or Greece? Or in both Turkey and Greece? Queen of Karia offers a sailing yacht holiday along the coast of Karia and among neighboring islands of Greece. Why not begin your holiday in Bodrum (Halicarnassus), homeport of the Queen of Karia as well as seat of the queens of Karia. Sail from there to Kos and from Kos to Nisiros and Kalymnos. Then sail further along the coast of Turkey to Gocek, near Kalynda. Do all of this aboard a handsome schooner-rigged charter yacht with luxurious accommodations for five couples and a service to match. Do all of this while you holiday at the crossroads of history. Contact Blue Cruise Yacht Charters today at bcycharter@aol.com or telephone us at +90-533-230-5781.