| The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the | | | | your specifications and prepares a |
| word "Vacation" as a period spent away from | | | | personalized itinerary with just the |
| home or business in travel or recreation. For | | | | activities that YOU choose to do, and if |
| most of us, this conceptual escape is | | | | something comes up and you want to change |
| envisioned in a warm climate with a cool | | | | your plans or stay on an island for a half |
| breeze, radiant sunshine, turquoise waters | | | | hour longer, it's ok. |
| and a refreshing cocktail in hand. This time | | | | |
| is dedicated to relaxation or adventure, | | | | For the adventurous vacationer, a sailing |
| through the ability to break away from from | | | | yacht or power motor yacht with all of the |
| the real world to an exotic island | | | | toys will be the way to go. Some power |
| destination. Numerous vacationers travel to | | | | yachts are fully equipped with Jet Ski's, |
| the Bahamas each year for their reprieve from | | | | tenders to fish from, scuba gear, driving |
| the world. Many travel by private jet, | | | | greens and personal gyms. There may not be a |
| commercial airline or by sea. | | | | rock-climbing wall on your yacht but your |
| | | | personal yacht charter can take you to Long |
| Cruise lines are popular forms of travel down | | | | Island and you can then dive into Dean's Blue |
| to the Bahamas. Cruise lines such as Carnival | | | | Hole, one of the world's deepest diving blue |
| coordinate cookie cutter vacations with | | | | holes. |
| strict itineraries to ports of call like | | | | |
| Nassau/Paradise Island and Grand Bahama | | | | With a full tour of the Bahamas you can swim |
| Island. While cruise ships have many | | | | with wild spotted dolphins near Bimini, |
| amenities such as fitness centers, a pool | | | | explore a vast ecosystem in Ben's Cave on |
| area, spas and all-inclusive packages, are | | | | Grand Bahama Island after you take a golf |
| they meant to be the vacation destination? | | | | lesson at one of the most renowned golf |
| | | | courses in the world. Shop and explore the |
| For the innovative vacationers, who want to | | | | authentic market and enjoy the Bahamian |
| go to paradise and back via the sea have a | | | | culture in Nassau and stop for some libation |
| unique option to visit exotic destinations | | | | in Exuma. Go bill fishing in Chub Cay or |
| for a personalized luxury vacation, otherwise | | | | fight bonefish in the Abacos. After all of |
| known as a Luxury Yacht Charter. The Bahamas | | | | that action you can kick back and relax on |
| has so much more to offer than just Atlantis, | | | | one of the most tranquil islands, Sugar Loaf |
| a few waterfalls and a market place, but no | | | | in San Salvador, known as the home away from |
| cruise ship will ever go off the beat and | | | | home. |
| path to take you there. Remember anywhere | | | | |
| that you stop on a cruise, you are on the | | | | There are ample advantages that a Luxury |
| clock. | | | | Yacht Charter has over a cruise line. While a |
| | | | client approved itinerary is prepared before |
| The true meaning of a vacation is a reprieve | | | | each charter it is not set in stone so forget |
| from ordinary life with the freedom to choose | | | | about being rushed to generic tourist traps. |
| your recreation and forms of travel. Yacht | | | | Similar to that of a cruise ship you only |
| Chartering is becoming more common these | | | | have to unpack once. On a charter you bypass |
| days. For Yacht owners it has become a way | | | | the long, uncomfortable wait to clear customs |
| for them to defray exuberant costs for a | | | | and instead of being summoned for meals like |
| vessel that they will only use a month or two | | | | cattle calls you can be catered to by a |
| of the year. For the vacationer, it is a | | | | personal chef. There are no cramped cabins |
| resource for a Luxury Bahamas Vacation on a | | | | but luxurious staterooms. The cruise lines |
| multi-million dollar mega yacht for a | | | | may offer great services and all you can eat |
| fraction of that cost. | | | | buffets but they neglect the most important |
| | | | luxury, your freedom to vacation on your own |
| On a Bahamas Yacht Charter you can choose to | | | | terms. |
| have a crewed charter or bareboat where you | | | | |
| skipper the boat your self. On a crewed | | | | The costs for Group Family Vacation Charters |
| charter you will have a captain, chef and | | | | are quite comparable with the total expense |
| stewardess to serve you 24 hours a day, | | | | of a major cruise line, you can spend a |
| similar to the staff of a cruise line. The | | | | little bit more for an experience that is |
| majority of skippered yacht charters takes | | | | leaps and bounds away from the ordinary. |