Summer is right there waiting to shine off and it’s time to call for all charter enthusiasts. For one of the most popular summer activities in Asia is yachts charter.
Why is yacht chartering popular? It’s an analogy why land travellers like to rent a villa when they are getting to their beach destinations. The luxury villas offer infinity swimming pool, sauna pool, beautiful interiors with spacious lounge and bar area, doorstep to the beach. Chartering on a yacht will provide those with even more temptations.
Yacht Chartering is like renting a floating villa on the sea. Besides the villa luxuries which you can experience on a yacht, even more, you will have the sea vistas around you on board and lots of entertaining water activities with the coolest water toys.
What do you need to know as a first-time charter?
Most charter yachts are bigger sailing boats or motor yachts, most people will choose motor yachts to chartering because of the latter offers lush experiences and comforts.
There are three general types of charters:
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Bareboat Charter: No crew or provisions are included as part of the agreement. It means, as a charterer you pay for all operating expenses. And the requirement from the charter company is that you must be qualified to manoeuvre the boat.
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Cabin charter: you are part of the crew and hire a competent captain (skipper). As a charterer, you are responsible for the provision on the boat.
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Crewed charter: You will hire a skipper and other crews to run hospitality.
Whichever the types of charters you will go for, the charter companies will help you create an itinerary that suits your travel needs and wishes.
What to expect with yacht charter?
The season and the yacht itself will affect the base price.
There two basic rates in south Asia, eg, Hongkong: high season (June -October), the most expensive, and low season(March-May) less expensive. However, some special events fall in the winter season (December-February), like Christmas and Chinese New Year Countdown will inflate the price.
Also, yacht itself will fluctuate the price. The yacht itself is a major factor in determining the charter cost, but it’s not just about size.
These factors will rank the price up.
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The well known branded superyacht with professional crew services.
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Famed yachts which were owned by famous people or celebrities.
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The most but not least are the yacht offering, no one will easily reject the luxury style when on board.
In recent years, superyacht builders have quartered at south Asia and provide the world-class superyachts to yacht owners and charter companies. Superyachts like Monte Carlo yachts, sunseeker yachts, Azimut yachts, Ferretti yachts, Sanlorenzo yachts, Numarine yachts all have entered in Hong Hong and join in other countries too in south Asia growing yachting market.
When working with your budget, besides the basic price, there are some other addition costs will also need to consider.
Fuel can be another cost and, again, it depends on how much the yacht cruises and how fast, too. Bear it in mind, fuel is also charged for time spent at anchor and for the tenders and water toys, so you’ll pay for the fuel used while zooming around on the jet skis.
Harbour fees and dockage are variable in different regions or countries.
Communications with the options for satellite communications and Internet, an essential one for most charterers.
All you need to know is owners try to cover their costs that they invest into their boats. The fuel cost will be calculated in the bill and is only charged if it is used. Food and drink cost is charged base on the choice of the set of the menus. And other fees are also charged optionally. So the charterers can still enjoy the luxurious yacht charter with the budget control.
