Yacht Charters Are The Best Holiday for Millennials

When affluent Millennials travel, they’re seeking five things in particular. Life-changing experiences, personalized service, great food, adaptable itineraries, and exotic locations have been shown to be the primary drivers of luxury travel choices in the 20-35 demographic.

Considering these criteria, anyone would think the luxury yacht charter industry was designed expressly with Millennials specifically in mind.

Life-changing Experiences On A Yacht

On a luxury yacht charter, your group of friends can sail off into a life-changing adventure, one that might have you diving with sharks in the Maldives, or skiing back to your yacht under Norway’s Northern Lights. You might drive a luxury sports car around Monaco’s winding streets, or go to an epic full moon party on one of Thailand’s islands.

Whether you want to go white-water rafting and bungee jumping in New Zealand or would prefer to fill your days in the Caribbean with all the water sports and stunning scenery you can handle, a luxury yacht charter is the perfect way to throw yourself into new experiences.

Personalized yacht crew service

With a private crew onboard tending to the group’s every need, it doesn’t get much more personalized than a luxury yacht vacation. The captain will come to you each morning to discuss your wishes for the day. The stewardesses will always be there to top up your wine glass or bring you a fresh towel. 

You will be astonished at the level of individual service that a yacht crew offers. Unlike hotels and resorts, you have an entire private staff at your disposal. 

Take a wakeboarding lesson from the deckhand, enjoy a specialty cocktail from the stewardess as you step back on board, then dine under the stars with the day’s fresh catch, carefully prepared and wine-paired by the chef.

Gourmet Experience On A Yacht

Speaking of dining, life is just better with a private chef. Like almost all luxury travellers, Millennials rank the gourmet experience as one of the primary factors in deciding where they spend their vacations. A yacht chef delivers exceptional food at every meal- elegantly-plated meals when anchored off St Barths or exquisite seafood feasts on a tropical island in the Seychelles.

On a luxury yacht vacation, you don’t have to worry whether the local food will be safe and up to standard, or that the restaurant in Phuket will understand that you can’t eat gluten. Yacht chefs are highly trained in many cuisines and dietary requirements, and they’ll be briefed about your dining preferences and favorite foods well before you arrive.

By the time you board your yacht it will be equipped with your favorite food and drinks, and there’ll be a menu plan each day waiting for your approval and suggestions. Each day the chef will go to local markets to buy the freshest seasonal produce to delight you at the next meal.

Adaptable Holiday Plans

It’s hard to decide what the best thing about a yachting holiday is, but a sure contender must be the degree of independence and freedom you have on your trip. If you find the perfect anchorage and want to stay a bit longer, that’s fine. Want to move to a different island for lunch? Fancy seeing that beach over there? Want to charter a helicopter over a jungle waterfall? On a yacht, almost anything is possible, and every effort will be made to ensure that your dreams come true.

A yachting holiday has none of the logistical headaches of trying to organize a group holiday where you’re touring around on land. When you’re following a land itinerary, if you all decide to stay one extra day in one place it throws out hotel, transport and activity bookings for the rest of the trip. And how hard will it be in peak season to rebook adjoining hotel rooms on short notice? On a yacht, none of that is of concern. When you charter a yacht you unpack once and settle into your luxury cabin while it does the moving for you, rather than shifting between hotel rooms, sitting in traffic or dealing with check-in waits.

A luxury yacht charter is simply the ideal way to travel with a group of friends, without any of the logistical hassles of traveling by land.

Exotic Locations

The world map is opening up to superyachts more with each passing year- meaning that for those with a thirst for adventure, a luxury yacht will deliver many lifetimes of vivid experiences. Thailand is rapidly rising as a superyacht destination, while neighboring Myanmar (Burma) has an archipelago of thousands of islands in a sapphire sea that must be seen to be believed.

While you’re in the Southern Hemisphere you might float through the happy isles of Micronesia, or head eastwards to the tropical islands of the South Pacific. Even further east, back in the Americas you could trace Darwin’s journey through the Galapagos, or cruise past icebergs and vast plains in the arid, spectacular beauty of Patagonia.

In the Caribbean you might venture to the south to the jungles and reefs of Costa Rica- or if the jungle calls to you, you could even charter a shallow draft superyacht to take you up the mighty Amazon. Perhaps you prefer to go north to the top of the world where the mountains of Alaska rise above bays, whales thump their giant tails on the glassy water, and bears fish for salmon in the rushing rivers.

The range of exotic locations you can visit on a superyacht is truly extraordinary and continues to grow every year.

Who’s in?

A luxury yacht charter is the experience of a lifetime for a group of young friends.  With exchange rates favorable enough to charter a luxury yacht for nearly the same as renting that summer house in the Hamptons, Millennials are more frequently throwing themselves into the yachting adventure.

Message your friends and ask ‘Who’s in?’ to charter a luxury yacht this summer. Offering superb food, exotic locations, wild experiences, and personalized service, your first yacht vacation will be like nothing you’ve ever experienced before.