Your Own Yawl In BWI With Captain & Crew - All Aboard!
Where's it going to be this summer? Mexico? Europe? South America? Literally thousands of vacation packages to choose from and difficult decisions to make. What type of vacation are you looking for? Top of the line luxurious accommodations, all arrangements made? Or a hiking vacation carrying everything on your back and staying in hostels all the way? Rent a sailboat in the Caribbean? Sail yourself or do you need a captain and paid crew
First of all let's assume you want to see a package that is essentially all-inclusive. Right there there's a wealth of choice which runs from literally everything down to minimal arrangements and you fill in the dots. Anyway, here goes.
First of all some of the best known package offerings and a run down on what they do and don't contain.
Let's take Europe for a start. A complete tour or only one country? Let's take Great Britain only as an example. In most cases, the tourist or travel bureau for the Country involved will be a good source of information. Often, will offer packages themselves or allow advertisers to display their packages. Take a look at several and compare. Then start to research the reputation of the operator and comments filed by clients who have experienced the vacation. One such offering is Virgin Air's vacation package site. At the top of Virgin's listing is a basic tour for six days that includes airfare that starts at $549.This one gives you six nights in a London hotel, round trip airfare, continental breakfast and hotel taxes and surcharges. That's a very stripped down package.
Moving up the scale with Virgin's offerings. What about a six night stay in Vienna with RT airfare and similar hotel arrangements. In June, that trip is $1,389 per person. There's a complete variety of city packages with stays for different periods of time and a choice of hotel quality and dates.
You get the idea. A luxury hotel in central London near shops, museums, sights and restaurants is going to run you somewhere near $3,500 for six nights. You could then add a number of event tickets to the package or you can put yourself in the hands of reputable tour operator who does it all for you and has their rep. tell you where to go and what to do. Personally, I'm not crazy about that type of travel. I need my freedom.
OK I mentioned a sailboat in the BWI or somewhere like that. Let's look for something along those lines. This is a sample: Three Moons offers your own boat, crew, all food, fees, on a 65foot yawl, fully appointed for between $13,500 and $17,000 a week. The rates depend on season. Stay away when the hurricanes are around. Obviously, there are less expensive ways to sail the Caribbean but you'll be sharing accommodation and you can't just jump off in the middle of a cruise!
The more one looks in to whats available, the more addled you're likely to become. Probably, the best way is to sketch out where you want to go and the type of vacation you're looking for. Then research it from there using the criteria you have developed. The other option is use a travel agent.
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