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Considerations
Taking a holiday aboard the water is like
staying in your very own floating villa. The crew
are there for you and your guests alone, and to ensure that you
have a wonderful holiday full of
memorable moments. |
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Flexibility
Not only can you choose to go to a different Island or harbour
every day if you so desire, but you can start your holiday on
one island and end it at another, or you can plan a round trip
which takes you back to your original port. Chartering really
can be customised to fit in with your trip of a lifetime. |
The Crew
The crew will do everything from sailing the yacht to coking
gourmet meals, and keeping the drinks flowing all day and all
night.
They are there to ensure that you have a replaced and carefree
holiday. |
Variety
Your holiday can be planned exactly to your wishes, with a
mixture of relaxing days cooling out in the Caribbean Waters to
a day spent touring an island, to a night of local culture and
entertainment.
The real beauty of a charter is that even if you had a plan for
your day - if you wake up and decide you need to spend just one
more day at the same place - then you can.
The Captain is happy to suggest an itinerary for you, as they
will know the region intimately, but are also happy to be
flexible to fit in with your wishes. |
Water sports
Water sports from snorkelling and kayaking to diving can be
arranged with prior notice, and many charters have these
facilities already on board. |
Learning to sail
Whether you have experience or not, many Captains and crew will
be only too happy to take time to teach you about sailing.
Who knows your next charter might be taking a sailing course! |
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Decisions to
make before chartering
How many people you wish to take with you -
you can charter a boat for most sizes of parties, or you can
choose to join an
existing charter as a couple or on your own. The choice is yours.
The type of vessel you are interested in - The choice is either
sailing yachts- mono hulls or catamarans, or motor yachts.
Your budget - every charter company uses a different cost
structure, but before booking you need to know your total trip
budget
as many companies will be able to tailor make the trip to your
agreed budget.
Where you would like to visit - e.g. touring around Antigua and
Barbuda and St Martins, or going further afield. This is an
important
consideration in determining the cost of your charter holiday. |
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Ready to book
When you have made the decision that you wish
to take a charter yacht holiday you need to know who to book
with and
how the costs break down. |
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Booking your
holiday
It is advisable
to use a broker to book your charter.
This is because many
brokers know the crew and captain
personally regularly inspect the vessel.
They will be able to ensure that the vessel you choose best suits
the needs of you and
your party. |
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Chartering
Costs
As with any holiday you need to know
the full cost of your holiday before agreeing to it. Every
charter company has a different cost structure,
therefore you need to know which costs you should expect to
cover on the trip, so that on receiving a quote you will know if
that is the total
cost of the trip or not.
Apart from the actual cost of the charter, the following things
may or may not be included in your quote:
Meals
Drinks
Local cruising and immigration costs
Motoring costs
Dockage costs
Not Included unless otherwise stated
Flight costs
Tips - generally 10-20% of the charter cost.
To browse our charter yacht companies and take a look at some of
the fantastic vessels you could charter click here. |
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