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USD 600 discount…there has never been a better time to sail Croatia. We have two empty cabins on our 23 Jul 2016 and 30 Jul 2016 departure dates and we’d love to show you the very best of Croatia.  

We’re now well into our season and we’ve sailed with a fantastic fun bunch of people. It’s been a joy to be back on our flagship, Christianna VIII, her wonderful newly painted dark blue hull, really is a beauty in the harbors at 60ft on deck. Christianna must have brought us good luck too as we caught a huge yellow fin tuna on the way to Kithnos…enough to feed everyone on the flotilla! Last week, we had a lot of wind in the central Cyclades meaning we had to tweak the itinerary a little bit, but that is always part of the joy of sailing, and in our opinion replacing Mykonos with Syros is a win win anyway. The architecture and cobbled streets of Syros are charming and meandering through the streets smelling the bougainvillea creates an unforgettable memory. We’ve now just left Athens again and are heading to Poros at the start of another two week trip with a group of friends from the United States. Who knows what the weather has in store for us this trip? One thing is for sure, the sun will shine, the people will smile and we are pleased as always to be helping Greece; we thank those who book with us for not always believing what they read in the media and still travel to Greece to see how beautiful and safe it really is.

The sailing season in Greece is well underway now. If you’ve yet to plan your trip, there are some great deals to be had right now on yacht charters, boarding as soon as next Saturday!  You can sail yourself or have a professional skipper onboard if you don’t have any certification to sail. Click to view the latest specials. 

After much talk in the media about refugees and the ongoing crisis in Greece, as we expected everything was as it should be in Greece! Sunny, friendly people, great food and the wine dark sea. The weather has been ultra calm for our first flotilla of 2016 and the  flotilla have been able to take advantage of great sunbathing time…not so great for the avid sailors unfortunately! We started in Athens with a mixed group of monohulls with crews from the UK, the States and Canada. It was great as the first flotilla of the year always is to see our dear friends in our favourite island restaurants. Garden Taverna in Poros, Christina’s Taverna in Hydra and believe it or not the best pizza this side of Italy at Mamma Mia’s in Sifnos. After a fantastic beach BBQ at Kithnos and a very we are now halfway through our two week itinerary and enjoying the fun of Ios while a few of our flotilla gang visit Santorini for the weekend. 

Fancy a last minute getaway on a catamaran? You’ll walk along white sandy beaches, swim in clear turquoise waters and enjoy fine local culture. 

Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth over the weekend. The Travel and Vacation show in Ottawa was busy for both days and we enjoyed chatting to people about their plans for trips to Greece and Croatia. 

Sailing vacation BVI. All inclusive by the cabin sailing vacation in BVI aboard Lagoon 620 catamaran. Available 16 April 2016 departure. Applies to a limited number of cabins depending on availability upon request.

Poseidon Charters has 25 years’ experience sailing the Greek islands. Since the financial problems in Europe and the refugee crisis in the Middle East began, we have spent a lot of time reassuring people that Greece is still a viable and safe place to visit on holiday.  Instead of talking about the wonders of this fascinating cultural sailing destination, we find ourselves advising on safety and vacation quality on a daily basis. So we thought we would share our thoughts on what is happening in Greece.

Thanks to everyone who came to the LA Travel and Adventure show in Los Angeles this past weekend. We had a great time meeting everyone in the wondeful state of California. The show was really well attended and captured on camera – our very own Capt Steven Parry was interviewed about  his favorite topic of Greece! We’ll definitely see you next year California.