Private yachting or commercial yachting; which one is it going to be? Well, one thing is certain, what appeals to one person may not appeal to another.
The general perception of yachting is that it’s reserved exclusively for the rich or well-connected individuals. Andrea Zecevic, President of Nacaeli stated “This is why some people choose a commercial cruise, because they feel they cannot afford a private yacht. But not anymore, you can own a yacht these days with a co-op yacht ownership. Even though you share ownership of the boat with other individuals in the yacht share, it’s still your private yacht and you can use it whenever you choose.”
Let’s look at private yachting and commercial yachting side by side:
Privacy
On a commercial yacht, you have a lot of people on board; more than 2000 passengers. This wouldn’t give you the privacy to do whatever you want. But with a private yacht, it’s only under a dozen people, which can include your family, business colleagues or friends. Besides this, other individuals on board would be your staff or crew, which includes the captain, a stewardess, and/or deckhand.
Activities
In private yachting, you can go snorkel diving or swimming right off your yacht with no permission from anyone. But you wouldn’t be allowed to just jump off a commercial ship into the sea whenever you deem fit. And fishing is not allowed either. However, when you’re in your private yacht, this is an activity you, your friends and family can enjoy.
Get together with family, friends or business associates
Private yachting is ideal when you’re planning for family vacations, business meetings, romantic getaways, and get together with your close friends. Now, you wouldn’t want to hold a business meeting on a large commercial ship, with all the noise and whatever activity going on around you.
In your own private yacht, you’ve the chance of getting close to your loved ones, have meaningful business conversations without outside distractions. And you can enjoy all these with a co-op yacht ownership from Nacaeli.
Food and Drinks
Commercial ships have to feed more than 2000 guests, which means a mass production of meals just like the one served in banquet halls. Contrarily, on a private yacht, you’ve your own dedicated chef who can prepare whatever you want. This comes in handy if you’ve a specific dietary requirement.
Health considerations
In commercial yachting with thousands of people, there is the likelihood of infections spreading around easily, no matter how hard the crew tries to keep every where clean. This is not saying you will contact diseases from a commercial cruise, but prevention they say is better than cure. You’ve only your close associates in a private yachting, which means less chance of coming in contact with any disease.
Itinerary
You’re in total control of where you want to visit in your own private yacht, but reverse is the case with commercial yachting.
Conclusion
If you really want to take total control of your yachting experience and, anchor in the middle of nowhere whenever you choose, then you should consider private yachting over commercial yachting. You set your own itinerary, take charge of your crew and head out to wherever you choose with no care in the world.
A lot of people still think private yachting is meant only for the rich – wrong! You can have your own yacht today with a co-op yacht ownership program from Nacaeli.
Happy yachting experience!
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