The Best Thing about a Yacht Charter Vacation

What’s the best thing about a yacht charter vacation? 

For some people, the best thing about a yacht charter vacation is the talented private chef and 7-star service. For others it’s the beautiful, decadent surroundings — that bewitching combination of barefoot luxury and soft sea breezes. The young at heart might be drawn to a yachting vacation by the endless water sports and summer sunshine on offer, while those with a wandering spirit are attracted by the sense of adventure and exotic ports.

Most yacht charterers understand though that what makes a yacht vacation so special is not one single thing in isolation, but rather a combination of sensational experiences that other types of luxury travel just can’t offer.

The highlights of a yacht charter holiday

Yachts allow you to escape: What sets yacht charters apart from all other types of holidays is the ability to escape — to literally float away from land and all of its everyday stress and pressures. On a yacht you drift away from land — just you and your guests — and only step ashore when you feel like it. There is nothing quite like the feeling of land receding out of sight as you set off on a yachting adventure.

Yachts offer total privacy: On a private yacht, you have the whole “hotel” to yourself, and you get to choose how much contact you want with the outside world. For those with busy or high-profile lives, the sense of calm and privacy a yacht offers can be a much-needed balm to the soul.

Yachts appeal to the five senses: A yachting vacation is the smell of salt spray as your yacht skims across the water. It’s the sound of the adults popping champagne at sunset and kids squealing with happiness as they dive-bomb into the water. It’s the feel of sliding under Egyptian cotton sheets on a feather-soft bed and the sight of a sky full of stars as you sit in the sundeck Jacuzzi. It’s the taste of fresh grilled lobster dripping in lemon butter, washed down with a glass of crisp white wine.

Yachts allow you to discover: Your yachting voyage of discovery will take you to new places, where you can explore ancient ruins in Mexico, eat fiery local curry in Thailand, visit medieval perched villages in France, barter in a Turkish bazaar, or float through an ethereal blue grotto in Italy. The scope of discovery on a yacht charter is truly endless — and the professional crew will show you the best local experiences.

You will eat and drink like a king. On a yacht charter, the professional chef and crew deliver a seemingly endless culinary experience, served at beautifully dressed tables with panoramic views of sky and sea. Food fulfills its role of bringing everyone together throughout the day — to eat and drink, to celebrate and enjoy each other’s company. And it’s not just mealtimes, as the gastronomic indulgence often continues with freshly baked cakes at afternoon tea, and glittering canapé and cocktail soirees at sunset. On a yacht, you get to tell the chef what kinds of foods you like and if you have allergies, so you’re not limited by restaurant menus or the fear of getting ill.

You have a lot of freedom: Whether it’s asking the captain if you can move to a different location for the afternoon or sitting down with the chef to decide the night’s menu, you will be in charge of your vacation on a yacht — a freedom that cruise ships, resorts, and luxury train journeys can’t possibly hope to match. And because the crew are there just for you, there are no restrictive rules about what time you need to eat breakfast or vacate your room for cleaning — if you get up at 1 pm after a late night, that’s when you eat!

Yachts get you away from the crowd: There are places — wonderful places — on this earth that can only be discovered by boat. Whether it’s the crew setting up a luxury barbeque on a tiny sandbar in the Bahamas, surfing an empty surf break in Costa Rica, or anchoring off a breathtaking Greek beach only reachable by goat path, yachts allow you to find special places far from the frenzied crowd.

They put you right in the center of the action: Yachts aren’t all about escape, privacy and calm. If you want to be right in the thick of things, then a yacht charter is the perfect option too. You might dock your charter yacht in Monaco during the Monaco Grand Prix or Cannes during the Cannes Film Festival. If you like a bit of nightlife, you could book a big city charter in San Francisco or New York, or enjoy the electric atmosphere of St. Barths at New Year’s, where superyachts converge from all over the world to celebrate. When you’ve had enough of the parties and dancing, you can just get back on your yacht and disappear into the big blue sea.

Yachts allow you to experience new things: Whether it’s learning to jet-ski with the yacht’s trained crew, white-water rafting in South America, or going ashore for a pasta-making lesson in a Tuscan villa, a yacht is the perfect way to add new skills and fun experiences to your repertoire.

The scenery is breathtaking: Things look different at sea. You get a whole new perspective on the landscape, and the sunsets light up your whole world as the sea turns pink and the sun’s rays glint off the yacht in the last moments of day.

It feels special. There is nothing quite like waking up on your first morning of a superyacht charter. You look out the porthole, and you’re anchored in a tranquil paradise. You go out on deck, passing the delicious-smelling galley where the chef is preparing breakfast and dive overboard for a refreshing swim, grinning to yourself underwater. Or it might be that euphoric tingle up your spine when the yacht’s tender is speeding across the water at night, or the feeling of living an extraordinary life when you come into port on your superyacht and people gather on the docks to watch.

You work on ‘boat time.’ Clocks don’t mean much on a yacht. For most people, time slows down during a yacht charter as the days blur into contented, lazy stretches of swimming and eating, laughing and reading. Of course, there can be glamorous parties onboard and endless activities — but even with an action-packed schedule, each day you become more relaxed, and the real world seems further away.

It is effortless. What other type of luxury accommodation moves between destinations, sparing you traffic jams and hotel changes and flights between destinations? On a yachting vacation you simply arrive, and the yacht takes you where you want to go.

Yachts offer a chance to reconnect. A yachting vacation allows you to spend time with family and friends in a deeply relaxing environment.

Perhaps most importantly of all, a yachting vacation — the extraordinary freedom, the effortlessness, the scenery, the privacy, the new experiences — allows you to reconnect with yourself.

To learn more about yacht charters, contact Yacht Charter Manager Jackie Guenther:

Jackie Guenther
Yacht Charter Specialist
+1 954.591.1603
Jackie@denisonyachtsales.com