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Just book this!!!

If you’re looking for a sign to book this trip- HERE IT IS! Absolute best trip of our lives!! We are a couple in our mid 30s and this is the second time we sailed with Greek Water Yachts. Antonis made everything absolutely perfect from beginning to end. He made it very clear in the beginning that there was to be no stress, and we took that very seriously! :) Even though the meltimi was very bad that week (strong Cyclades winds), Antonis still showed us a perfect time. He found the most remote anchorages with no wind at all and crystal blue & green waters. At this anchorage, he encouraged us to hike to the top of the nearby hill and watch the sunset, then had dinner ready for us when we returned!

When we did go into town at Amorgos, he had a car hired already for us (with a great discount with his connection), plus several recommendations about things to do and beaches to see.

This cruise is the best deal out there and you will see and eat so many wonderful things. We are very well traveled (I went to school in the UK), and this is the best vacation my husband and I have ever taken- much of that was due to the amazing skipper.

Book this, you won’t regret it for a second!

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Great choice to visit greek islands on a sailing boat

We had a wonderful time onboard! Antonios was exceptional designing the trip according to our preferencies and making it a genuine greek experience, day by day. He cared about giving us all the privacy we needed to live it like a family holiday and we immediately felt at home. Our teenage daughters also enjoyed every minute. We had the chance to visit many islands and secluded spots, only known by a few. We also got great tips for visiting the islands and enjoy the best restaurants. We will definately be back on a sailing trip with Antonios!

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This was the highlight of our trip to Greece and the best way to explore the Cycladic Islands! Everything is upfront and professional with this local company – from booking and payment via email, to the actual sailing and enjoying the beautiful towns and islands. The captain did a fantastic job of giving us space and privacy when wanted and being there to answer questions, recommend restaurants, and coordinate with the local towns for activities during the day. There is no better way to visit the beautiful and slower-paced small Cycladics. Don’t miss an opportunity to book a truly unforgettable trip with Greek Water Yachts!

Date of experience: June 2022
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Amazing!
This is the best company, the best staff, the best boats, and the best islands in the world.
I highly recommend anyone seeing the Greek Islands by Greek Water Yachts. My family of 5 + my parents took a boat for 4 days and visited many islands.
Recommendation: trust your skipper and just go wherever he says is the best.

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We just returned from an amazing week on Andreas (Beneteau 40 mono-hull) with Antonis as captain. Antonis is a great captain and a wonderful human, and we would book this trip again just to spend another week in his company. It was just the right balance of sailing, swimming, and island hopping for both of us. My husband is more “active”, and he enjoyed being able to help sail the boat and the frequent opportunities to swim and hike. I enjoyed the quiet time on the boat to just sit, read and journal. We both loved the port visits and local experiences and recommendations. In short, we cannot remember a trip that left us so relaxed and refreshed. We are smiling just thinking about it. 11/10.

Date of experience: September 21

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a fantastic sailing experience

Absolutely incredible experience

Absolutely incredible experience with Antonis sailing for 5 days around the Small Cyclades. Perfect for a honeymoon or family trip. We departed from Paros and visited Iraklia, Koufonisia, Antiparos, and Naxos. Each visit was unique and renting a private charter is really one of the best ways to see all of Greece. Antonis was extremely skilled and knowledgeable, previously captaining the large ferries from Paros and other islands. He is extremely familiar with the area having over 20 years of sailing experience and I trust him completely. Truly life changing trip.
 
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Fantastic holiday experience!

We booked a catamaran from Paros with Greek water yachts in august 2020 for a family of 4 (2 kids, aged 9 and 11) and it was a lovely experience! The trip was very well organized, the company provided us with all necessary information and details (as it was our first time on a sailing trip), easy to communicate with and a warm welcome awaited us. The captain of the boat (Thanasis) was a very nice and experienced person, good with kids, he respected our privacy and took well care of the catamaran. We had an amazing time in a beautiful region of Greece. Highly recommend this company to book your sailing trip with!

Date of experience: August 2020

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Cancelled due to covid 19

We booked a charter for Sept 2020 but sadly had to cancel due to covid 19. Apostolos was wonderful from the start. It feels risky to just pick a holiday online & send in your money, but Apostolos was so helpful…I felt very confident in my choice from the beginning. He was always very quick to respond to questions, & our refund came quickly with no problems. We will definitely rebook this trip with GWY as soon as we can & I am looking forward to planning it with Apostolos again.

Date of experience: June 2020
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Safe booing with GWY

We booked a charter with Apostolis and GWY for July 2020. Of course we had to unfortunately cancel due to Covid-19. Although we are very disappointed our booking and cancellation experience were very positive. Apostolis was helpful from the start, making booking easy. Cancelling was straight forward and funds were returned according to the contract very quickly. It is tricky when all you have is an email relationship and your travel money is locked in overseas, but Apostolis made us feel secure in our choice to book with GWY. When we are able to rebook this trip we will definitely be planning our holiday with Apostolis.

Date of experience: April 2020
 
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Excellent experience

Apostolos was so helpful in arranging our trip, always very responsive, and we were really looking to going. Sadly we have had to cancel due to the coronavirus and Apostolos was just as speedy and helpful in arranging the cancellation. Sending money to another country can be risky but I always felt very secure with Greek Water Yachts and I won’t hesitate to make another booking when travel is possible again.

Date of experience: April 2020
 

Due to the Corona Virus

Due to the Corona Virus, we had to cancel our sailing trip to Greece. Thank you so much for the liberal refund policy; you really saved us in a time of need.
From the very beginning, for us planning our trip, Mr. Apostolos helped and answered all of our questions. We got great recommendations on the island to visit and places to stay. Unfortunately, we will not be visiting the islands this summer, but we will come back and no doubt works with Greek Water Yachts! Thank you Greek Water Yachts and see you later.

Date of experience: April 2020
 

Can’t wait to come back, what a special experience!

My husband and I went on a 5 day, 4 night sail around the small Cyclades for our honeymoon. It was just us and our captain, Antonis. Not only was it a great time to visit (Oct 2019, so the end of the tour, it was not busy), it was a great time. The catamaran itself was well kept, spacious, and beautiful. We were lucky enough to get an extremely calm few days at sea, and it was amazing. The views are stunning, and the spots we got to go to are places we will never forget. I was extremely hesitant to do this leg of our honeymoon, but it was my favorite part of the trip, and I honestly can’t wait to go back and do it again. On top of that, Antonis was quite amazing. He was courteous and funny, and extremely helpful. He knows everyone and knows all the good places to go to. He was super kind and gave us a ton of privacy. Very open and encouraging! He really knows his stuff about the water and the lands around. It really was probably the best experience I have ever had, and we can’t wait to visit again.

Date of experience: October 2019
 

Best Greek island sailing experience we have ever had.

We initially met with our skipper, Antonis, and spoke with him about our desires to only visit small island towns with few tourists and to spend our days enjoying remote lagoon swimming, relaxing, and the Naturist experience. With his knowledge of the islands, he met our desires exactly! We had a perfect week.

Date of experience: September 2019
 
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A surreal experience that will be hard to top for the most memorable moments ever!

I decided to organize a sailing trip through the Greek Islands as part of my 50th Birthday celebrations albeit 1 year late. It had always been a dream of mine to do this and had hoped it will be something that lasts long in the memory. Well, I can honestly say my expectations were well and truly exceeded and this was a trip of a lifetime. I invited along some great friends which meant we had the Lagoon 39 to just our group of 6 and the skipper Nikos.
The communication and organization prior to the trip were extremely professional and I can’t thank Apostolos enough. Everything that was provided was spot on and all questions were answered with precision.
As for our Skipper Nikos, what a truly remarkable, kind, and caring gentleman. Not only was he someone who endeavored to give his customers the best experience possible, his experience as a sailor meant the journey was conducted safely and planned down to a tee. Niko (as he likes to be called) never stopped looking to maximize our experiences taking us to some of the most stunning and beautiful places in the West Cyclades. We even made us laugh with him spotting other less than capable sailors making mistakes that left them embarrassed and Niko shaking his head. Nothing was ever a trouble for Niko with his favorite saying “It’s alright”. I personally thank Niko for making the trip so memorable and would never hesitate to recommend him as the Skipper of choice. We will all miss his passion for the sea and genuine endeavor to share the beauty of the Mediterranean.
If anyone is considering doing one of these trips, then I highly recommend Greek Water Yachts and our skipper Niko. This is going to be hard to top as one of the best experiences of my life and I know my friends feel the same. Although we spent only 7 days on the yacht, it felt like a month due to all the sights we managed to see and the relaxing times whilst traveling from one spot to the next. I hope the photos give you some idea of how awesome our trip was with the aerial shot of the Emelia anchored for a night stopover at Kleftiko (Milos) clearly the best of the bunch.

Date of experience: September 2019

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AMAZING!!!!

What a fantastic week we had!! Awesome Catamaran, unbelievably beautiful islands and bays we went to.. our skipper Ilias was fantastic.. 4 Australian Women I am sure tried his patience.. but he managed to cope well!!! We loved that you were able to be flexible with our dates as well, that was fabulous! Would highly highly recommend.. this is a fabulous company with great vessells and skippers!!!

Date of experience: August 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Best Vacation Ever!!

What an absolutely magical time we had on our Greek Water Yacht sailing trip! I’ve been back for three weeks and can’t get it out of my head, my heart and my soul!

Our captain, Antonis, immediately understood our vibe and the kind of vacation we were looking for. He steered us effortlessly through the week – both at sea and on land… delighting in finding us secret sparkling turquoise bays, making fantastic recommendations for tavernas and beaches while at port on the most perfect jewel box islands, and instilling confidence and fun from the first minute of our fabulous sail trip.

I must admit I was a little trepidatious at first- would I get seasick? How would I like to be in such close quarters?
Needless to say – it was perfection and I can’t wait to do it again!

Antonis was super flexible, knowledgeable, responsible, respectful of our privacy, and at the same time became a great new friend!
We always felt safe, and extremely well taken care of, both aboard his pristine boat and beyond.

To have access to the smaller Cyclade islands with someone who “knows the ropes” is one of the great joys of this adventure, not to mention endless sun-soaked hours spent at sea -singing, sunning, reading, and plunging into the turquoise water literally all day long ( and star gazing at night!)
I have never been happier!
Literally the best trip ever!

Date of experience: August 2019

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