General Conditions 2025

• EMBARKATION TIME / CHECK-IN (17:00)

EARLY CHECK-IN ("Embarkation at 13:00" is available as an optional service and is subject to the condition that the yacht returns without damages from the previous charter)

RETURN TO BASE / CHECK-OUT (the day before the end date within 17:00)

DISEMBARKATION TIME (09:00)

 

DOCUMENTS

In order to CONFIRM the booking, it is necessary to receive:

- a copy of the ID card/Passport and the Charterer's complete address

- the copy of the down payment

In order to VALIDATE the holiday, it is necessary to receive the following information (within 30 days prior to departure):

- the Crew List (filling out our form)

- the list of the requested optional items

- the estimated time of arrival at Base

- the copy of the balance payment

 

PAYMENT CONDITIONS (by bank wire transfer)

25% upon confirmation

25% within 90 days before departure

50% within 30 days before departure

 

REDUCTIONS

5% for repeat Customers (not applicable for bookings less than one week)

5% for two weeks charter

10% for three weeks charter

15% for four weeks charter

 

SERVICE PACK (compulsory, to be paid on spot), prices per charter:
end cleaning, dinghy (the outboard engine is not included), water at the departure, 1x cooking gas bottle, batteries for torch, linen equipment (bed linen & toilette towels) for each crew member:

• 3 cabin yachts € 280

• 4 cabin yachts € 330

• 5-6 cabin yachts € 360

• Catamarans up to 42' € 390

• Catamarans 43'- 46' € 450 

 

OPTIONALS (to be paid on spot):

Starter Pack: € 60/charter (washing up liquid, sponge, rubbish bags, matches,toilet & kitchen rolls, fruit plate, water, orange juice, wine, packet of biscuits, individual tea bags, coffee, sugar, milk)

Outboard engine: € 120/monohulls; € 160/catamarans

Railing Net: € 200/monohulls; € 300/catamarans

Gennaker: € 200/week

Stand Up Paddle: € 130/week

Kayak: € 130/week

• Floating platform (with ladder): € 100/week

BBQ: € 120/week (including 1 gas cylinder, each additional € 15)

Skipper: cost to be defined (meals are not included and are covered by the Customer).

                25% charge if Skipper is cancelled in less than 4 weeks before the departure

Hostess/Steward Cook: € 185/day (meals are not included and are covered by the Customer)

Early check-in at 13:00 (instead of 17:00): € 150 for monohulls 3 cabins

                                                                € 190 for monohulls 4 cabins

                                                                € 250 for monohulls 5-6 cabins

                                                                € 300 for catamarans

2° Set Bed Linen and Toilette Towels: € 15/pax

• Provisioning (request our form): +10% for the service and it will be calculated on the receipt of the supermarket (to be ordered no later than 4 days before the departure date)

• Kit Snorkelling: € 15/each/week

• Beach Towel: € 15/each

• Minibus transfer (to be ordered no later than 4 days before the departure date):

   From or To Palermo Airport                    From or To Catania Airport
             1-8 pax 330                                       1-8 pax 350
            9-16 pax € 570                                     9-16 pax € 600     

   plus 10% between 9 pm and 6 am

 

SECURITY DEPOSIT

The security deposit must be blocked (even if the Customer has already purchased a personal insurance from third parties) upon check-in by credit card (VISA/MasterCard):

    Monohulls € 3.000

    Catamarans € 4.000

Alternatively, one of the two insurances (minimum charge 7 days) can be chosen:

- "partial insurance" (in this case the security deposit is reduced to € 595): monohulls € 40/day

                                                                                                           catamarans € 50/day

- "full insurance" (in this case NO security deposit is required): monohulls € 50/day

                                                                                          catamarans € 60/day

The "partial" or "full" insurance covers all damages except the following:

- cases of extreme negligence (f.e. a hatch that was NOT closed was broken by the sheets during the sailing);

- total or partial theft;

- loss or damage of the dinghy and the optionals requested (e.g. Outboard engine, SUP, Kayak, Gennaker, etc.).

 

SAILING QUALIFICATIONS

A crew member’s sailing license is required

 

THE CHARTER FEE INCLUDES:

- VAT, standard equipment as per “technical specifications” and mooring at the Base for the first and the last charter's night.

 

THE CHARTER FEE DOES NOT INCLUDE:

- the costs of fuel, any additional moorings and provisions.