 Sailing in Croatia |
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michey Michelle Post Count: 10 Msg: #1 405 days ago, September 6th 2007 | Hi everyone, | I just came back from an amazing 2 week gulet cruise along the Croatian coast and it was amazing!!!. We took the whole boat since there were 10 of us (including kids), the crew was great, they took us to every little beach and cove imaginable. Kids had a blast on the canoes, I've put on some weight thanks to the great food and my hubbie even managed to catch some fish!! We started in Trogir and made our way down to Dubrovnik, staying at every island. Definitely something I would recomend to someone who likes nature, good clean fun but needs a fully crewed, airconditioned boat with all the services you would find in a hotel (and it didn' cost us an arm and a leg either considering that it was an all inclusive trip. We'll probably go back next year and head bit more up north. stephrog stephanie Post Count: 2 Msg: #2 58 days ago, August 18th 2008 | A chartered boat cruise can be a great way to see Croatia, but be careful when making your plans. Early in 2008, eight of us chartered a yacht for a one-week sail along the Croatian coast in late April. We booked the boat charter through Navicula (www.navicula.hr) - a company we understood to be reputable. | The day of our departure from the U.S. - literally as we boarded our flight in Boston - we received an email from Navicula explaining that our boat had been damaged and they were canceling the charter. So, with 12 hours notice, and several travelers en route from all parts of the US, Navicula canceled our charter and refused to provide alternative accommodations. Luckily, while on a layover in London, we found a boat and captain (www.lazywinch.com & Captain Paul Scowen) that were able to accommodate us at the last second. Paul saved our trip and we will never be able to thank him enough. But the story doesn't end there. After returning to the States we discovered Navicula never refunded our money (US $12,500). We have called and emailed dozens of time to no avail. Not even the courtesy of a response. Therefore, we highly recommend that you avoid doing business with Navicula. As an aside - in our desperate attempts to get through to these people, we noticed that they operate numerous vacation rentals, "luxury estates", boat charters, real estate investment, and car rentals in Europe under the Navicula and Tisno Tour names (available via numerous online directory postings published by a person named Natko Prosenikliev). That said, Croatia is a beautiful country and we cannot speak highly enough of Captain Paul and his First Mate, Tea - the folks from Lazy Winch who came to our rescue. They are completely accommodating, and will cook fabulous meals on board and/or point you in the direction of the best local dining spots ashore. We elected to pick the boat up in the town of Marina and then sail south along the shore, back to Dubrovnik - spending each afternoon and evening on a different island. It was a fantastic way to experience the country. michey Michelle Post Count: 10 Msg: #3 51 days ago, August 25th 2008 | Wow.. That's quite a story. After I read this post I asked about Navicula and our agent actually told us that this is not the first time they left the client without a boat!!! Our neighbors went to Croatia and took the same boat we did and the agents actually upgraded them and gave them a larger boat because the boat they originally booked was experiencing some minor problems so not all of them are that bad. | Glad you managed to find a good boat and a great crew.  Mell Mel Fla Post Count: 4155 Msg: #4 50 days ago, August 26th 2008 | Hello Michelle :) | I moved this to the forum for those wanting to share travel related links, or information in your case. The information you and Stephanie give above would make good blog material by the way. :) These threads disappear down the queue after a while so they are not such a great place to put travel stories. Mel stephrog stephanie Post Count: 2 Msg: #5 50 days ago, August 26th 2008 | Thanks for the tip, Mell. I reposted my comments to my blog: http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Croatia/Dalmatia/blog-316433.html | Number of Users: 3 | Number of Posts: 5 | |||||||||||||
