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Yacht Charter 6 Top Tips For A Safe And Pleasurable Vacation



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o you have decided you           charges, food and beverages,      
want to go on the perfect       pilotage fee and any charge made  
vacation you have always        on-land such as electricity or    
dreamt of – chartering a yacht.       water, communications and         
Before you go ahead and consult a     laundry, will be supported by the 
specialist, you should read           charterer.                        
carefully the following tips, and                                       
then right them down on a piece       SEMT – it means Standard Eastern  
of paper along with the things        Mediterranean Terms. The fee      
you really want to experience         includes: the obvious chartering  
during your charter and what you      of the entire yacht and           
want to do.                           equipment, crew wages and food,   
                                      insurances for the yacht, fuel    
The tips                              for a set course or a specified   
                                      numbers of hours/day, electricity 
Tip. 1                                or water taken form shore and     
You should see chartering a yacht     harbor taxes. Other cost will be  
just as a classroom, and in order     charged to the charterer as       
to understand what the teacher is     follows: consumable stores,       
talking about, you must be            beverages and food, harbor        
correctly informed. In this case      expenses besides the preset ones, 
the charter agent is the teacher.     communications, laundry and fuel  
                                      for tenders such as ski-boats.    
WMT – this means Western                                                
Mediterranean Terms. It includes      SCT – it means Standard Caribbean 
chartering equipment and the          Terms. every expense listed in    
yacht, insurance for the yacht        the WMT and SMET paragraphs are   
and the crew, wages and food for      included in the fee, as well as   
the crew. All other commodities       every piece of food served on the 
such as consumable stores, harbor     yacht. Also, there are extra      



charges you should be aware of,       to hire a yacht, you should be a  
such as the wines and anything        man who like sumptuous            
found in the bar, special             surroundings. Then, do you want   
activities equipment such as          to host parties for your friends  
scuba-diving equipment and marina     while you are docked at some of   
berthing.                             the most fashionable marinas? Or  
                                      maybe you just want to relax in a 
GT – it means Greek Terms. They       private cove while reading your   
include chartering of the yacht       favorite book. Maybe, you want to 
and equipment, crew food and          learn exciting water sports?      
wages, third party claims             These are the type of questions   
insurance for the yacht, harbor       to ask yourself, before anyone    
taxes while in Greece, and ship’s     else.                             
laundry. Food, beverages                                                
communications and fuel will be       Tip. 3                            
charged as well.                      Depending on the type of person   
                                      you are (and only you know this), 
Now, that you know the terms and      you should decide on what will    
specifications, when you will go      you be chartering – a motor yacht 
and see your chartering operator,     or a sailboat. While sailboats    
you will know what is he talking      are slower and perfect for the    
about, but, to be even further        romantic type, and for the one    
informed you should know the          who is really in love with the    
following.                            sea, the motor boats give you the 
                                      luxury and incredible yacht       
Tip. 2                                lifestyle.                        
Before you decide what kind of                                          
yacht to hire, ask yourself what      Tip. 4                            
do you expect from the holiday.       Friends. Think ahead of the       
First, and foremost, if you want      number of friends you will be     



having with you, and to the size      Tip. 6                            
of the parties you will throw in      Make reservations early before    
order to anticipate the size and      going, since during the holidays  
configuration of what you will be     the yacht are booked up to a year 
chartering.                           in advance, and in some cases     
                                      even more.                        
Tip. 5                                                                  
Calculate the time you want to        These tips come to aid you in     
spend on your yacht, because this     your perfect holiday quest. They  
will be critical when you will        are not meant to replace the      
want to go to the many places the     information given by an agent,    
sea has to offer, no matter where     but to complete it. I hope you    
you are.                              have fun.                         
                                      






About the Author:

John Thompson writes for www.holidays-afloat.biz and www.yacht-and-boat-charters.com, two websites that provide information on for yacht and boat charters and boating


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