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Small ship cruises or mini-cruises are the latest way to explore a new destination. Much smaller than the traditional cruise ships, mini-cruise ships enjoy the intimacy of under 100 passengers, great crew and inclusive meals. Croatia is a top destination for a small ship cruise and we’ve just released the 2017 dates of our top two mini-cruises in Croatia.  You can board in either Split or Dubrovnik and cruise the Adriatic coast in style.  

As the summer moves on so does our flotilla schedule and we are now in Croatia at the end of our first Croatian adventure flotilla of 2016.  We’ve had 4 yachts on flotilla with a mix of monohulls and catamarans. The race was certainly on between the new Hanse and the Jeanneau yachts. We were delighted to also welcome back a few repeat clients from Annapolis, Maryland. Sharon, Rick and Carol thanks for coming back for more adventures with us! Some of the highlights of the week have been seeing the Krka falls, Hvar town and the organic wine farm at Vis and catching up with the little jack russell terrier there!! The weather has been a very mixed bag over the last two days and we have seen very strong night time bora winds, meaning we had to actually remain in port in Kastela an extra night. Tomorrow is a new day and we hope that for the start of the second week the wind slows down a little and normal sailing will resume! You can see our week in pictures here.

Not booked your yacht charter or sailing vacation yet for this summer? Then you are in luck! There are some great last minute yacht charter specials to be had as well as early booking discounts for winter 2016 and even early bird booking discounts for cruises in 2017! Don’t miss out on your chance to grab a great bargain. 

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.