点评:My wife and I wanted to learn how to sail and explore whether we wanted to invest in more live-aboard sailing trips. We found George via YouTube and booked the "share & sail" program as the final stop of our 3.5-month European honeymoon. It was the highlight. We loved it. 10/10.
George is a really smart business owner who thinks very hard about his customers' experiences. Right now, he has four boats, and they are all PERFECTLY set up for this type of "cabin-charter" experience that makes the "share & sail" program so unique.
So what is a cabin-charter you ask?
Well, as opposed to a full boat charter (where you rent the whole boat yourself) cabin charters allow you to rent out a single cabin on a pre-planned trip. You don't need to plan the itinerary, recruit friends, or figure out how to split costs. You just sign up for a trip (which is guaranteed to leave even if it doesn't fill up) and be excited to meet new friends!
George's boats are unique because each cabin on the boat (our had 4 with 1 crew in the front) has its own wet bathroom with a toilet & shower inside each cabin. This is HUGE in terms of being OK with sharing a boat with strangers... because you only share common areas.
The boat felt spacious, with a nice kitchen, fridge, freezer, inside table, table in the back, and really nice deck in the front to lay out on. It is beastly sailing, but also has solid engines so if the wind isn't doing much you'll just use the engines to get around (which we do about 60% of the time).
Our skipper was delightful. He was so knowledgeable, patient, and kind. We talked a lot about Greek culture, compared different ways of living, and shared life stories.
The itinerary was amazing and felt effortless. We often ate breakfast on the boat, then traveled a bit to a beautiful swimming spot, then went to another island to port & explore. There was also snorkel masks, fins & pool noodles for us to use, too!
Being able to sleep in little ports throughout the Cyclades islands was awesome. Everything was within walking distance once anchored... and we had some of the best food we had in our entire 3.5 month trip. Even though some the islands were small (which was delightful!), we always found amazing spots to eat - including vegetarian and gluten-free options.
Our favorite activities were walking the shorelines of these AMAZING islands, making sand castles, walking through windy white-washed alleyways, and peaking into cute stores.
I liked going in late September / early Oct in the shoulder seasons - felt way less crowded but still lively.
So if you want to experience the Greek islands - or try live-aboard sailing - George is your guy. He makes it affordable, fun and effortless.
Bonus points if you can organize a trip with friends/family and charter multiple rooms on one of the trips... that would make it even more fun!
翻译:我和妻子想学习如何航行,并考虑是否要投资更多船上居住的航行旅行。我们通过 YouTube 找到了乔治,并预订了“共享和航行”计划,作为我们 3.5 个月欧洲蜜月之旅的最后一站。这是亮点。我们喜欢它。10/10。
乔治是一位非常聪明的企业主,他非常重视客户的体验。现在,他有四艘船,它们都非常适合这种“客舱包租”体验,这使得“共享和航行”计划如此独特。
那么,您可能会问什么是客舱包租?
好吧,与全船包租(您自己租用整艘船)相反,客舱包租允许您在预先计划的旅行中租用单个客舱。您无需规划行程、招募朋友或弄清楚如何分摊费用。您只需报名参加一次旅行(即使人数不足也保证会出发),然后就可以开始结识新朋友了!
乔治的船很独特,因为船上的每个舱室(我们的船舱有 4 个,前面有 1 名船员)都有自己的湿浴室,每个舱室里都有厕所和淋浴。这对于与陌生人共享一艘船来说是非常重要的……因为你们只共享公共区域。
船感觉很宽敞,有漂亮的厨房、冰箱、冰柜、内部桌子、后面的桌子,前面还有非常漂亮的甲板可以躺下。这是一次野蛮的航行,但也有坚固的发动机,所以如果风力不大,你只需要使用发动机来航行(我们大约 60% 的时间都是这样做的)。
我们的船长很令人愉快。他知识渊博、耐心和善良。我们谈论了很多关于希腊文化的事情,比较了不同的生活方式,并分享了生活故事。
行程安排很棒,感觉很轻松。我们经常在船上吃早餐,然后游一小段路到一个美丽的游泳点,然后去另一个岛屿停靠并探索。船上还有浮潜面罩、脚蹼和泳池浮条供我们使用!
能够在基克拉泽斯群岛的小港口睡觉真是太棒了。一旦停泊,一切都在步行距离之内……我们在整个 3.5 个月的旅行中吃到了最好的食物。尽管有些岛屿很小(这很令人愉快!),但我们总能找到很棒的就餐地点 - 包括素食和无麸质食品。
我们最喜欢的活动是沿着这些令人惊叹的岛屿的海岸线散步、堆沙堡、穿过蜿蜒的白色小巷以及逛逛可爱的商店。
我喜欢在平季的九月下旬/十月初去 - 感觉人少得多,但仍然很热闹。
因此,如果您想体验希腊群岛 - 或尝试船上居住航行 - George 就是您的最佳选择。他让一切变得经济实惠、有趣且轻松。
如果您可以与朋友/家人组织一次旅行,并在其中一次旅行中租用多个房间,则可以获得额外积分......这会让它变得更加有趣!