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Luxury Yacht Charters

Introduction Luxury Yachts started appearing towards the beginning of the last century, when affluent people created big personal yachts for their pleasure. At the beginning, luxurious, motorized yachts included yachts from Cox & Kings and Christina O and the more luxury yacht charters from established companies like Silver Star Yachting.

In the period from 1997-2008, the size, number plus the avid popularity of big private or fabulously luxurious yachts in lengths of 24-70 meters increased considerably. There is really no home port for such yachts, yet a yacht must have registered in the country of its origin. Luxury beyond Compare

There is nothing to beat the wonderful experience of spending time and exploring some of the most wonderful destinations worldwide aboard a luxury yacht providing excellent service.

Compared to holidaying in a special resort or lavish villa, guests in a luxury yacht can enjoy more privacy, flexibility and exclusiveness while getting an opportunity for exploring and watching the outline of coasts at their own pace.

Guests on-board can indulge in varied activities with the equipment provided and services of  proficient and dedicated crew, ever willing to offer highly personalized services. Type of Yachts

Quite like their users, the yachts come in widely varying designs and styles. Varying in length from just 24 meters to more than 134 meters, one can choose to have a luxury yacht to suit his/her taste and temperament.

Some come fitted with a Jacuzzi, with jets of water to massage guests on its deck and others could contain a bar to create novel cocktails on its sun-deck.

The interiors beneath the deck can undergo customization to reflect a preferred style of living. Fendi, Christian Liagre and Foster & Partners are globally renowned designers for yachts. The charterer may ask for a minimalist interior design in Scandinavian style or go for one creating environment of a beach house!

Design and Layout

However, only to those yachts with a length of twenty-four meters or more become eligible for consideration of awards for design. As the number of yachts with a length of over thirty meters is very high, many consider setting a higher minimum length for a super yacht. Yachts with a length of forty-five to fifty meters may usually earn the status of a super-yacht. Usually, such a vessel would have three decks with cabins to accommodate a maximum of a dozen people and an equal number of crew. The typical accommodation of such a yacht is here:

•	Lower deck: This would usually contain an area for swimming with four to five guest cabins, duly fitted with bathrooms. Crew quarters are on the front while engine room has its location in the middle of the vessel.

•	Main deck: This will have a covered exterior deck at the rear that takes the guests to the salon; Entry to the kitchen and dining room is near the middle. The owner's, suite located on the front, generally has a study, and at times another private cabin for a bodyguard or personal assistant.

•	Upper deck: Usually at the back, generally serves as an outdoor dining space. It also has sky lounge, captain’s cabin and a private room in the middle of the boat if the lower deck does not provide for it.

•	Sun deck: Located on the uppermost deck, usually fitted with a Jacuzzi and occasionally a gym in a glass enclosure, is an ideal place for lounging and enjoying the sun.

A yacht of fifty meters usually has a couple of accompaniments, including a luxury boat for getting to the shore, a sailing-boat or sped-boat, a Banana boat, personal watercraft, diving equipment and windsurfing. The most modern yachts come equipped with television and satellite communications.

Since 2012, the experts concurred that yachts of over a hundred meters are the super or the Giga-yachts. Though not very common, their numbers are increasing and estimates indicate that about 24 such yachts are on the waters. Most of these have five decks over water line, while one is below. Other than the features of smaller mega yachts, they also have swimming pools and area for the landing of helicopters. Some may contain mini submarines and a hanger for helicopters.

Crew and Service

There is always a professional crew available for managing every yacht and offering highly personalized service. The crew employed aboard super yachts regularly interacts with the guests and adjust yacht services as per the requirements of guests.

Apart from providing flawless services, it’s not unusual for larger yachts to have arrangements of trained manpower for providing training for diving, beauty therapists and of course, well-qualified chefs for preparing meals, using superb and rare ingredients plus the best of wines. A crew of eight may suffice for operating a super luxury yacht of about forty meters (about 130 feet), while larger yachts measuring over 160 meters may need a crew of seventy people for managing it. Apart from the captain and a chief engineer, the crew comprises engineers, officers, mates, chef, and chef for crew and stewards, Luxury yachts employ crew all through the year, though its strength comes down in seasons while the owners are not on board or they have no booked charters.

Carry on-board toys

Luxury yachts carry aboard many paraphernalia for entertaining the guests. It would surely have Wake boards, water skis, jet skis, Sea-Bobs, inflatable playgrounds plus mini submarines.

All the available equipment and personal crew make it convenient to organize private excursions at short notices.

While on a super yacht, one can enjoy snorkeling, diving and thrilling water sports or simply stay under the sun, imagining you are on the beach.

Exotic Destinations

Anyone with a super yacht at his disposal can travel around the world in a way that is not possible for most. The only extravagant way to explore unseen coastlines and caves on Greek islands or undertake any such adventure is through a private yacht. While on a private yacht, the charterers enjoy the liberty of choosing their own courses, explore the seas or any uninhabited location without adhering to the beaten track, and at his/her own pace.

Modern yacht designs allow for travel to any part of this world, visit thrilling hotspots or the most isolated hideaway while enjoying the serene luxury of the yacht.

The charter broker

Given the vast variety of luxury yachts, each with top class amenities and its unique characteristics and advantages, it may not be simple for a client to locate one that perfectly suits his requirements.

Lest the clients should feel let down by their own choice, they would do well to use the services of a charter broker. They employ experienced and trained personnel who keep traveling to explore new destinations while tasting cuisines offered by those destinations and keep an eye on the most modern yachts available in the market. This kind of exposure makes a charter team competent to recommend the most appropriate yachts for their clients of varied tastes. They take care of all special needs of clients, right from their preferred gym equipment and spa oils to organizing over-generous on board parties.

The Charter

Some owners keep yachts for their personal use only. Many use them all through the year for charter businesses, while a number of privately owned yachts are on offer for charters during certain parts of the year. Anywhere in the world, the cost of hiring a luxury yacht for one week can vary from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars or Euros! Possibilities

Some big charter companies can allow a choice from more than a thousand luxury yachts accessible to them. One can choose these in accordance with desired destination worldwide. Unfortunately, one cannot do that through the net; he would do better to look for some of the best charter companies to narrow the search and quicken the process.