Dream cruises from $22,000 a week [RG exclamation mark omitted]
"It's time to set sail on the Mediterranean in the chartered yacht of
your own. Magnificent boats are in ample supply, the exchange rate is the best it has been in years and owners are cutting deals. How to pick a crew, where to tie up along the Italian Riviera. .... Expect a sailing yacht with crew and three staterooms to run anywhere from a base price of $22,000 to $122,000 a week. ... "Boat owners are more open to wheeling and dealing, and a lot of people are doing last-minute deals." .... Some yachts are in such demand that discounting isn't an option. Consider the wildly popular technological marvel that is the 289-foot Maltese Falcon, the largest sailing yacht in the world. Originally built for venture-capital titan Tom Perkins, it combines the excitement of a sailboat with the comfort of a motor yacht, and it commands a base charter rate of 378,000 euros a week (about $515,000) in the high season and €350,000 (about $480,000) a week in the low. As is typical, delivery charges, food, beverage, dockage and gratuities are extra. .... A revival of interest in Turkish gulets, very wide wooden sailing ships with plenty of deck space, has led to a boom in the number available. "They are spacious, with lots of amenities, and they are much more reasonable -- at €40,000 to €60,000 [about $55,000 to $80,000]," says Dawson of Camper & Nicholsons. "That's a steal." Sailing yachts that accommodate eight to 10 people and require a larger crew typically command $120,000 to $160,000 (€90,000 to €120,000) a week." http://tinyurl.com/y8fj5gt |
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