What is Blue Cruise?
 Gulet cruises are not ordinary holidays. When you go to a hotel, the conditions are more or less the same every time: you rent a room, you have half board, full board or ALL INCLUSIVE packages included in price and you know how you will spend your time and money in the hotel.
When you decide for a GULET VACATIONS many things are similar, but there are some special features we would like to bring to your attention. There is a bit more of a planning involved, but the reward is huge. No holidays can compare to gulet cruise holidays.
Our company is a customer oriented company. Our aim is to serve BIGGER NUMBER OF PEOPLE with LOVER PROFIT MARGINS to get the same result in the end of the day. As we are 100% gulet cruise operated company we do not spend any of our time on promoting hotels, yacht charter and bareboat charter operations or motor yacht business. This enables us to fully concentrate only on getting THE BEST DEALS from the owners and keeping the same standards of quality for lower prices.
Choosing the right GULET CRUISE?
When choosing the gulet charter holidays there are 4 questions you need to prepare your answers to:
1. What is your budget?
2. What destination are you interested in?
3. Departure date/period?
4. Number of passengers in your group
Once you know the answers, you have almost UNLIMITED OPTIONS. Until now, you had to search several web pages and contact a lot of different suppliers for gulet cruising. On this www.guletbluecruise.com all gulet offer is gathered on one place. If you give us the information mentioned above, we will give you a couple of options that suit your budget, schedule, destination and the number of passengers in your group.
 What do I get on a GULET CRUISE?
Gulets are CREWED MOTOR YACHTS WITH SAILS! This means that they usually travel on ENGINE, but they also have sails and most of them have really good sailing capabilities.
You do not have to be scared. On a gulet there is ALWAYS a crew that will take care of your needs. The Captain will drive the yacht for you. The cook will prepare food and a waiter will prepare everything, so that you can only sit by your table as in a hotel and eat your food – AND THE UNFORGETTABLE VIEWS OF THE SEA ARE INCLUDED IN THE PRICE.
So, you do not have to worry about knowing how to drive a gulet, you will not have to cook, you will not have to serve food, you will not have to clean dishes. Gulet charter means only total relaxations and leisure.
All you will have to do is sunbath, enjoy, take some swims in private bays and not worry about a thing in the world.
How are the prices calculated?
For private gulet charter the main price is calculated as CHARTER PRICE where FOOD is always considered as extra payment.
Charter gulet charter prices ALWAYS include:
1. Fuel for maximum 4-5 hours of cruising a day;
2. Crew (the number of crew members depends on the size of the gulet, the number of passengers, the price of the gulet);
3. Insurance for the gulet, wages and food for the crew, service on board;
4. Bed sheets;
5. Bathroom towels.
FOOD is considered as extra payment. You can choose between HALF BOARD (breakfast, lunch), FULL BOARD (breakfast, lunch, dinner) or ALL INCLUSIVE (Full board + unlimited local drinks).
You can always choose from different menus: vegetarian menu, fish menu, meat menu, local food menu, super luxury menu, low budget menu...
Cabin charter prices are usually calculated as prices per person/week including food in a double cabin.
Are there any extra (hidden) costs in addition to the charter price and food expenses?
 Besides the mentioned costs gulet cruising also has some other costs you should be aware of. Some extra costs are COMPULSORY, while other only appear if you specifically ask for a service.
1. Transfers from airport to gulet and back: some gulets have this cost included in the charter price. If it is an extra payment, we will let you know about it when we prepare the first offer for you.
2. All drinks on board: if you do not decide for an all-inclusive package you will have to buy drinks extra from the ship's bar. It is usually not allowed to bring own drinks on board of a gulet, but because we have very good relationships with most of gulet-owners, we can also arrange that you bring your own drinks on board especially in Turkey gulet cruises.
3. Port taxes: in Turkey, port taxes ARE included in price, while in all other countries they are considered as EXTRA payment. Port tax costs depend on the route you have. If you stay every day in a different marina or town, costs for larger gulets can sum up to 1.200 EUR/week/group. On the other hand, if you overnight in wild moorings in some bays or isolated islands and enjoy the nature more, the costs of port taxes go down a lot. Average port tax costs are from 250 EUR to around 500 EUR per week. On cabin charter trips, this costs are most of the time included in price.
4. On board activities on gulet sailing holidays: waterskiing, jet-ski, parasailing, professional diving, rafting, extra crew, such as hostess or masseuse, special trips to national parks… These and many other activities can be arranged as NON-MANDATORY extra costs. If you wish to include any of the on-board activities just specify this before departure and it will all be arranged.
On GULETBLUECRUISE.COM you can find several EXTRA ACTIVITIES/SERVICES for special interest groups such as families, business groups, seniors, divers, honeymoon couples, which we offer FREE OF CHARGE!
Do I have to share cabins with the crew?
Crew always has separate cabins, so you do not have to worry about that. Also, if you see a gulet that you really like to charter, but has one cabin less than what you need for your group, contact us anyway. Sometimes gulet owners make special favors and they might be willing to lend the owner's cabin to clients.
When you say GULET SAILING, do you really mean sailing.Can gulets sail? Do we have to pay for fuel we use extra?
 Some gulets are great sailors, while some are not. Main traveling on a gulets cruise is on engine but you will sail 2 or 3 times in a week. Some gulets however have really good sailing capabilities and they offer special SAILING programs. Fuel for 4 hour cruise/day is always included in charter price but be sure owner will never look at their watch and remind you how much time you cruised on that day. If you have a special desire for longer than usual routes, we will discuss it with the captain and we will inform you about the extra costs in advance.
What is the usual booking procedure if you want to rent a gulet?
When you know the offer for gulet charter you have is the best, the procedure is following:
1. We make a NON OBLIGATORY option for your gulet charter, so nobody can take the period from you, while you are arranging deposit
2. We prepare a contract between you and the company WORD GULET ASSOCIATION, and we send you also the GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS and the invoice for deposit payment.
3. After the deposit payment is made, reservation is fixed.
4. The difference has to be paid 1 month before departure.
5. After that we send you a PREFERENCE LIST, where you give us all information about the food the route and all activities you expect on board so crew is 100% prepared for your arrival.
Bon voyage
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