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Flotilla holidays in Greece, Ionian Sea

COUNTRY:
Greece
LOCATION:
Ionian Sea
HOLIDAY TYPE:
A Flotilla holiday
DEPARTURES:
Departs every Sunday from early May to late October
PRICE:
From £895 (15 days) including UK flights
MORE INFO:
Price depends on departure, yacht type and number in party (2-6). 20% off for children under 14. Price examples based on 2 adults sharing a Beneteau 331. Please note: From This holiday can be booked with or without flights. Flights are available from the following UK airports: Gatwick and Manchester. When enquiring for further details it would be very helpful if you could let us know how many people are in your party. From 2011 a £15 per person fuel supplement will apply (if booked including flights).
VOUCHERS:
Gift vouchers can be used with this holiday
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Flotilla holidays in Greece, Ionian Sea

Flotilla holidays in Greece, Ionian Sea

Flotilla holidays
This is a flotilla holiday, where you live aboard your chosen yacht with friends or family and sail from harbour to harbour, in the company of usually between six and twelve other yachts. Our yachts vary from 28-39 ft in length, catering for crew sizes from two up to eight, with additional options for travellers who don't want to share a room, (although our flotilla holidays require a minimum of 2 people per booking). Our craft are meticulously maintained to ensure a hassle free holiday.

Our helpful lead crew, aboard their own yacht, offer their expert assistance throughout your holiday. We don't require any formal qualifications for you to join us on a flotilla holiday, but we do ask that two people aboard each boat have a few days' experience in charge of a sailing vessel. If you are inexperienced, our Villa Flotilla holidays make a superb option for beginners

How this holiday makes a difference

The very nature of our yachting holidays involves our guests visiting different out-of-the-way places each day, places which enjoy the extra revenue generated by our visits that they might not otherwise expect to benefit from. Shopping for groceries and eating out at the local tavernas in each port of call is an integral part of the social aspect of our holidays.

We recognise that we operate our yachting holidays in pristine marine environments and we understand the importance of conserving them for future generations. All our yachts are supplied with a handbook which contains tips for our guests on how to help conserve the unspoiled locations they love to sail in. All our old oil is siphoned into cans to avoid any possibility of spillage. Where possible, all materials are reused in some way, for example, old yacht ropes become mooring lines for dinghies and old sailcloth is made into laundry bags or car covers, even old uniforms are used for cleaning engines.

Approximately three quarters of our yacht spares are sourced locally. Not only does this benefit the local economy, it cuts down the transport miles and all the associated impacts that go with that aspect of importation. In addition to sourcing standard spares items, we are also working with local suppliers to supply some of our more specific needs such as customised flags and other branded items.

We register all our yachts to fly under the flag of the countries in which we operate. While this can be an expensive process, (albeit benefiting the local economy) it ensures our compliance with local legislation, which in turn helps cement good relations with local authorities, essential for the smooth running and risk management of our operations.


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Flotilla holidays in Greece, Ionian Sea

Reviewed 11 Jul 2011 by Mary Phelan4 star rating

1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?


The holiday was fantastic from beginning to end - our lead crew made everything easy and nothing was too much travel for them. A big 'Thank you' to Rich, James and Engines from all of us.

2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?


The two week flotilla is better then one week as you get to know the people on the other boats better and build a great bond during the holiday.

3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, and minimized impacts on the environment?


Yes, all our stops benefited the local people - everything we need was bought during our stops and the Tavernas did a roaring trade. When sailing there is not impact on the environment and we all tried to keep use of motors to a minimum.

4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?


Fantastic - will be back next year. 10/10.

Reviewed 05 Sep 2010 by Sara Taylor5 star rating

1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?


Sailing around the Greek coastland. The operator staff made the holiday really special.

2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?


Travel light.

3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, and minimized impacts on the environment?


We ate at local restaurants and shopped at supermarkets

4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?


Incredible

Reviewed 09 Oct 2008 by Elaine Breslin4 star rating

1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?


We did a flotilla in Greece and the scenery was magnificent. The little ports were largely unspoilt and they looked they do in the brochures.

2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?


Get a larger boat. We had a Dufour 34 for 4 people and it was a bit small.

3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, and minimized impacts on the environment?


Yes, the sailing lifestyle is fairly simple and so we shopped daily in local supermarkets, showered in pensiones close to the harbour and ate in small restaurants in the ports. We sailed as much as possible because it is fun and in order to minimise the use of fuel, noise pollution etc.

4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?


Really great - 8/10 - boat a bit small. I think that we will enjoy it more the next time as we will be more experienced. We were delighted to receive a guide book from responsible travel and will certainly use your website again.
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