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Ritz-Carlton Building New Luxury Cruise Ship

By Peter Janssen on May 22, 2024 Charter

If you’re looking for a cruising vacation where somebody else does all the work, you can always charter a wide variety of power and sail boats with a crew in most of the popular yachting areas around the world. But if you really want to kick back and relax, move up a notch and take a look at the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection. Ritz-Carlton already has one ship, the Evrima, in operation, but it’s building a second one, the Ilma, that’s bigger and has more living and relaxing space, at a yard in Saint-Nazaire, France. It’s scheduled to make its maiden…

Now: Charter The Icon in Dubai

By Peter Janssen on May 13, 2024 Charter

The Icon, the 43-foot cutting-edge electric foiling yacht, is now at a marina in Dubai available for charter for guests at four luxury hotels there. Created by Designworks, a subsidiary of the BMW Group, and TYDE, a German startup, The Icon looks like nothing else on the water. It’s designed to provide a smooth, quiet and emissions-free ride for a group of passengers. Power comes from two 100 kW electric motors with a battery capacity of 240 kWh. They deliver a top speed of 33 knots and a range of 50 nm at its cruising speed of 24 knots. The…

More Boats This Summer from Boatsetter

By Peter Janssen on May 8, 2024 Charter

If you’re traveling this summer, you can charter a boat for a few hours or more at your destination through Boatsetter. Founded in 2014 in Fort Lauderdale, Boatsetter now has more than 50,000 boat listings at 700 locations around the world. It is something of a Airbnb on the water, but it also works with commercial charter companies, all with the goal of making it as easy as possible for you to rent a boat where you want it, when you want it. If you’re going overseas, you’ll find a Boatsetter boat on the French Riviera, Ibiza and Mallorca in…

MarineMax Vacations Now in the Abacos

By Peter Janssen on May 1, 2024 Charter

MarineMax Vacations just announced that it’s formed a partnership with Cruise Abaco, a long-time charter operator, to provide its power catamarans for chartering there. The MarineMax Vacations charters, on board its Aquila cats, will start this summer. Chad Mcghee, president of Cruise Abaco, said he welcomed MarineMax Vacations “to the beautiful Abacos with our first-class charter experiences aboard the award-winning Aquila power catamarans.” For his part, Raul Bermudez, VP of charter sales for MarineMax Vacations, said, “The reliability of a long-time charter operator as our partner makes this relationship a win-win for all parties, but most importantly for our customers.”…

Cruise the Galapagos with a Private Butler

By Peter Janssen on April 16, 2024 Charter

If you want to visit the Galápagos in style, take a look at the just-launched 157-foot-long Hermes luxury catamaran. It holds a maximum of 20 guests per cruise there, and its five-star service includes a personal butler on call 24/7. The crew-to-guest ratio is about one-to-one. Hermes (no relation to the French luxury brand Hermès) has a beam of more than 45 feet. It has six double and two single cabins on the main deck, and six double cabins on the upper deck. Each cabin has floor-to-ceiling windows, a walk-in closet, minibar, head, and private balcony a Jacuzzi. The accommodations…

Four Seasons Yacht To Cruise Med, Caribbean

By Peter Janssen on March 27, 2024 Charter

If you’re tired of just one more charter vacation, or if you just want to let someone else do the driving while you relax in lap of luxury at some of the most glamorous ports in the world, consider a cruise on the new Four Seasons 679-foot yacht. Four Seasons just announced the itineraries for its luxurious vessel, and they include more than ten destinations in the Med and the Caribbean in its first season in 2026. The ship is now under construction at the Fincantieri yard in Italy. The maiden voyage, from January to March 2026, will cover Croatia,…

Arksen Starts Co-Ownership for Exploration

By Peter Janssen on March 17, 2024 Charter

Arksen, the British adventure company, just announced a new 50-percent co-ownership program for its Project Ocean long-range explorer yachts starting this summer. Jasper Smith, the Arksen founder, says he hopes the co-ownership and charter opportunities spark a spirit of adventure, while offering members a practical second home that’s capable of cruising the world. The program enables members to have ownership of exceptional vessels and access to cruising itineraries with syndicates in Europe, Asia, the U.S. and elsewhere. Arksen the says the co-ownership program offers: Significantly lower costs, compared to sole ownership. Financial flexibility. You can trade in and out of…

Moorings Starts New Power Charter in Croatia

By Peter Janssen on February 27, 2024 Charter

The Moorings just announced that it will have power catamarans for charter at its base in Dubrovnik, Croatia, this season, including The Moorings 403PC, recently named as European Boat of the Year in its multihull category. That’s good news for power cruising enthusiasts, since the Adriatic coast off Dubrovnik offers some of the best cruising grounds in the world, with crystal-clear waters, secluded islands, white-sand beaches, and historic towns and villages that are all boater, and tourist, friendly. Dubrovnik itself dates to the 7th Century, and is often called the Pearl of the Adriatic. One of the largest tourist destinations…

Bering Starts Charters in the Bahamas

By Peter Janssen on February 21, 2024 Charter

Bering Yachts, the Turkish builder of long-range explorer yachts, is just starting a charter operation in the Bahamas. The Bering charters are a bit different, because you don’t have to rent the entire yacht; you can charter a cabin or a group of cabins if you are traveling as a couple or a family. If you have a large group, you can charter the entire yacht. The program is starting with the 92-foot Papillon (pictured) and the 145-foot Heeus. The itineraries are flexible, and cover Nassau, the Exumas and the Turks and Caicos. One new five-day cruise, for example, covers…

Freedom Boat Club: 600,000 Trips Last Year

By Peter Janssen on January 31, 2024 Charter

The Freedom Boat Clubs is a modern American success story – an idea whose time has come. Indeed, Freedom just announced that it delivered more than 600,000 boating trips to members last year in North America, Europe and Australia. The world’s largest boat club operator, Freedom is part of Brunswick, and is based in Venice, Florida. And it’s very pleased with the way things are going. “We are committed to providing a pathway for new entrants and all who seek to enjoy the on-water lifestyle through our subscription-based boating model,” said Cecil Cohn, president of the Freedom Boat Club network,…

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