Get your crew where they should be with a professional crew travel agency
When you travel to your yacht, you probably fly first class or even use your own, or a chartered, aircraft. It goes with your lifestyle and the time saved, convenience and luxury are essential for you and your guests. When your yacht crew needs to get to Greece, Monaco or Antigua, they might not enjoy the luxury of your private Citation, but it‘s still vital to make sure they get where they should be when you need them there. That‘s where the services of an experienced marine travel agent come into play.
Specialist crew travel agency services
Whether your captain and crew make their own travel arrangements or you handle this service, a reputable crew travel agency will offer a wide range of services designed specially for the needs of crewmembers like yours.
- Special flexible (and totally refundable) air tickets
- Worldwide representation
- Comprehensive travel insurance
- Generous baggage allowances tailored to a life as a superyacht crew member
- Full crew travel agency services
- Round-the-clock travel management services.
And of course, leading crew travel specialists work closely with yacht management companies as well as for superyacht owners such as you.
Top marine travel agents are represented around the world
The best crew travel agencies will have offices or partner companies in far-flung parts of the world. It makes sense when your crew could be needed in Genoa today and Fort Lauderdale tomorrow. The last thing you need is a delay at JFK caused by badly organised crew travel when you should be enjoying a few days‘ well-deserved blue water cruising off The Hamptons. A good crew travel agent will do everything to ensure that everyone‘s aboard when you need to be on the water – it‘s a vital part of good yacht crew management.
Experience with routine or emergency travel
A key part of crew travel agency is ensuring that everything goes smoothly with routine travel arrangements. Occasionally, however, even the best-run crew may face an emergency. Whether a crewmember has to return to the UK because of sickness or a family crisis, or you need to get a replacement team member to your yacht in a hurry, your travel agent should have the resources and contacts to make things happen.
When you need the services of a marine travel agent, your first port of call is likely to be the internet. But how do you find the best agencies amongst the plethora of businesses on the web? The Super Yachts Directory contains details of carefully vetted crew travel specialists. Whether you need to move a captain or a cook around the world, using one of these directories is a great way to save time and effort and make sure you get to the top professionals as quickly and easily as possible.