The questions everyone asks before booking
Between the first shortlist and the charter agreement, we frequently get asked the same five things: how food works, how drinks work, what else could appear on the bill, whether a shorter trip is possible, and what happens once they’ve booked. Here are the answers, so that nothing about the week comes as a surprise.
Food
Food is charged per person for the week, on top of the charter fee: €595 on half board and €665 on full board on most of our boats. Half board is breakfast and one main meal, lunch or dinner as you prefer, which leaves the other for the restaurants ashore. Full board is all three. Children pay 40% less, and under-fives eat free. Our dedicated shopper provisions the boat for your week around the preferences you give us a month before you board.
Drinks
You’re welcome to bring your own drinks aboard. Otherwise choose from the drinks list on your preference form, from water and soft drinks to wine, beer and spirits, all provided at cost price.
The tip, and anything else that can appear
At the end of the week it’s customary to leave the captain a tip for the crew, typically 10% of the charter fee, which they share. Beyond that, only three things can ever be added, and you’ll know about each before it happens: a marina fee on any night you choose a harbour over a bay; fuel, only if you want far more cruising than the daily passages the rate already covers; and airport transfers, which we arrange and price for you before you travel. VAT in Turkey is 20%, and our proposals show it alongside the charter fee and food, so the total you see is the total you pay.
Shorter than a week
Most of our boats charter by the week, Saturday to Saturday. In June and September, and in the quieter months either side, three to six nights is often possible, and even in July and August some boats will take five or six. It depends on the boat and how sought after her weeks are, so tell us the length you have in mind and we’ll ask. A shorter charter is priced by the day.
Between booking and boarding
A month before you board, we send you a preference form. It asks about food and drinks, how you like to spend a day, who is coming and anything the crew should know, from allergies to birthdays. It’s how we tailor the week to your group rather than to a type of group.
From your answers we draw up an itinerary: long swims and quiet bays, or walks, ruins and village evenings. The captain has the final say once you’re on the water, but if you like the route we’ve suggested, we brief them to follow it.
You board wherever we’ve agreed, since our boats can start and end where suits your group. A driver meets you at the airport and brings you to the boat, where the crew are waiting. At the end of the week the transfer runs the other way, to the airport or wherever you’re going next.