Boat / yacht vacation rentals

You can relax on a private yacht and travel at your own pace, pampered all the way, for much less than what you end up paying for a crowded cruise ship. And most yacht charters are just as attentive to your needs as any cruise ship. Choose from our list and book directly with the owner.

Private yacht charters are becoming increasingly popular for intimate and flexible vacations. The private yacht charter allows you the freedom to spontaneously change your mind and stay an extra night at your favorite island or to explore an uninhabited island close by.

Your location is the single most important point of your entire vacation. Pick a calm, protected location with many islands all within sight, with many gorgeous lagoon anchorages.

Private yacht charters are favored by honeymooners, family reunions or by close friends who want to spend their time together undisturbed. Buddies looking for an opportunity for fishing in tranquil waters, deep-sea diving, water skiing or just relax on a secluded beach can also find private yacht charter a fulfilling experience.

It is quite normal for people to consider that yacht charter is too expensive and only for the very rich. This might be the case with top end luxury and mega yachts but there are so many affordable yachts available. Compared to the price of a vacation on a cruise ship, especially if there are two or more in your party, then the cost of the charter yacht is very comparable.

Each marina, most owned by large corporations, set their own policies governing the rental of slips dealing with issues such as fees, tenant desirability, security deposit, tenant responsibilities, insurance, yacht title, etc. You, as well as your boat, must meet the marina's criteria before they will rent to you. For example, some marinas will not allow wooden boats in their facilities.

Chartering a boat is a good way to sail without the expense of owning your own boat. If you can't spend more than a few weeks a year sailing and few people can the the option of chartering is definitely worth serious consideration. It also provides the opportunity to sail different boats in varied and far off locations.

There are so many different layouts of the cabins and living quarters on yachts along with the feel and ambiance that different designs generate. The beds will typically be arranged ‘fore and aft’ in the yacht. It might mean that you will roll around in your bed as the yacht moves in the sea but this is the best arrangement. If the sailing yacht is heeled over under sail then you will gravitate to one side of the bed. This is not uncomfortable, just different to what you are used to. The alternative arrangement is athwartships which is not so comfortable because as the ship rolls your head is one moment above the level of your feet and the next moment below them. Please keep this in mind when looking at the bed arrangement on any yacht you are thinking of chartering.

Smaller yachts mean smaller cabins and smaller cabins mean smaller beds. The size of yacht that you will charter as a bareboat charter will be at the smaller end of the market and so will have less space and features than a larger crewed charter yacht. The master cabin on a bareboat yacht will often have a three quarter size double bed with two or three sides open to access.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to take a cruise on a luxury yacht? Maybe you've even thought about owning one yourself. Over the past couple decades, luxury yachts have risen both in number and in popularity.

Today luxury yachts are especially plentiful in the Mediterranean and Caribbean Seas. Custom boat building companies have increased and a new field of business has opened up - yacht charter brokers. Luxury yacht building and charter companies are mainly based in the United States and Western Europe.

And these are just a handful of the amenities and luxuries you can expect to find on board. The bigger the yacht, the more amenities and toys you will find.