Read this first before you book a charter yacht in Singapore!
There are several ways you can charter a yacht
- Book a charter yacht directly with a yacht charter operator
- Book a charter yacht through an events management company that specialise in yacht events; or
- Book a charter yacht through a yacht charter broker.
Whatever you choose, remember that a successful charter requires a seamless integration of the various components: the yacht charter itself, as well as other value-added services such as events management, food and beverages catering etc. There are many uncertainties that affect the success of a yacht charter that cannot be evaluated until you have been through it. And you may reduce this uncertainty to the minimum with a reputable company, one that you can trust! Make sure you do get help from the right people to ensure a successful yacht charter.
1) Book a charter yacht directly with a yacht charter operator
Yacht charter operators are businesses that own the charter yacht itself, and may be running a yacht charter business or a boat rental services. Yacht charter operators are also yacht owners in most case, or they may be charter managers that are directly tasked by the yacht owners to rent out the charter yacht on their behalf.
Contacting a yacht charter operator to book a charter yacht directly, may mean contacting the yacht owner directly. Yacht charter operators may not have the passion to provide yacht charter services or yacht rental services, and may not even be interested in yachting or boating.
Without having to bear the long-term cost and hassles related to yacht ownership, you can still cruise in style on board a luxury charter yacht. Chartering a yacht may mean that the yacht does not belong to you, but to some extent, the yacht is actually yours for the period with an exclusive charter. Some yachts available for charter may already be listed for sales, or are pending sales. Yacht owners simply want to try making money out of their hefty investments they have spent on their yachts.
Yacht charter operators and yacht owners usually have no more than 2 or 3 charter yachts for your selection. By contacting yacht charter operators directly, yacht charter operators will offer you whatever charter yacht they may have available on that day even if there are better choices of charter yachts available elsewhere. If you think that you will be better off booking a yacht directly with yacht charter operators and yacht owners, you might have to contact all the yacht charter operators in Singapore to find the best yacht charter deal. Why go through so much hassle and waste your time when there is an easier way to book a yacht?
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2) Book a charter yacht through an events management company or get a wedding planner to book the yacht
Booking a charter yacht might be cheap compared to owning one, but it still cost over a thousand dollars for a few hours. So you had better make sure you enjoy yourself on the luxury yacht cruise experience and get your money’s worth. You are definitely right to get help with booking a yacht and make sure everything goes well on that day itself, but do make sure you get help from the right people.
Many event planners claim that they specialise in events on a yacht or wedding on a yacht, but few actually really does. Planning an event on yacht is very different from any other events. Many event organisers have little or no experience in planning a charter yacht event. Charter yacht event planning is not easy, so be sure to choose the right event management company with the necessary experience in planning a charter yacht event.
An events management company may not be able to offer you the lowest rates, because these event management companies usually do not deal with yachts, yacht charters, boat rentals. Events management companies may not understand the yachting experience and the intricacies of planning a unique yacht cruise. Events management companies may mark up on the rates significantly to give themselves a higher margin for the higher perceived risks they undertake to planning and execution an event on a yacht. They also do not get a commission on the rental of the yacht, and would be bound to mark up on their packages. They cannot be working for free, so do make sure you understand how they work before engaging an events management company or an events planner for your yacht event.
3) Book a charter yacht through a reputable yacht charter broker.
Booking a charter yacht through a reputable yacht charter broker may be a good option. Yacht charter brokers work every day to put people on yachts, because brokering yacht charter is the core business for a yacht charter broker. Their livelihood depends on brokering yacht charter! Yacht charter brokers understand each and every charter yachts well so as to recommend you the most suitable yachts and to put on the right yachts. Yacht charter brokers have the widest range of yachts for your selection and have no obligation to put you on a certain yacht.
Being a yacht charter broker, they work with many yacht charter partners. Take catering for example. If a caterer would have to choose between working with a yacht charter broker or with an individual yacht owner or a yacht charter operator, partners will definitely work with the yacht charter broker because of the higher volume of yacht charters a broker can bring. Yacht charter brokers get better rates, similar to events planner or events management companies, and the cost savings will be transferred to you.
A yacht charter broker usually gets a pre-determined commission for closing every yacht charter deal. This is paid by the yacht charter operators or yacht owners and not you. Whether you book through the yacht charter operators, yacht owners or yacht charter brokers, you pay the same rate!
And you even get to save on catering and other additional services. If anything goes wrong, you have the yacht charter broker by your side. The biggest advantage of using and paying through a yacht charter broker is that if anything goes wrong and the yacht charter operator cannot fulfill your charter, a yacht charter broker would be able to put you on another charter yacht in the shortest possible time. Before making payment to anyone, make sure you do know who you are paying. Make sure you can reach them by phone or by mail any time. A representative from the yacht charter broker should be expected to go down and ensure that everything goes well for your yacht charter on your charter day itself. Many yacht charter brokers may claim to be reputable, but everytime you book a yacht with a yacht charter broker, make sure that the yacht charter broker is a reputable and ethical company that delivers on its promise.
Now that you understand the roles of each player in the yacht chartering industry, it is up to you to make a decision on whom to book a charter yacht from.
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To expand our range of fleets available to you, and to ensure you get a perfect yacht for your event, we also work with many yacht charter operators, yacht owners, and events partner to provide you services far beyond what a yacht charter broker can only offer.
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