What clients and editors say about Blue Ocean Club

“The most considered charter we've ever taken. Every detail anticipated, nothing oversold. From the dawn provisioning run in Hvar to the last sundowner off Vis, the crew read our family perfectly.”

“Real-time availability changed everything. We confirmed a 45m yacht for the Riviera in 48 hours — the kind of turnaround we'd been told was impossible. The post-charter accounting was the cleanest we've seen.”

“Blue Ocean Club found a captain who understood our family — three kids, two grandparents, one teenager who wanted to wakeboard at 7am. We've already booked next summer, and the brief took one phone call.”

“We've chartered through three brokerages in the Mediterranean. Blue Ocean Club is the only one whose APA reconciliation matched the brief to the euro. The Amalfi week itself was the easiest seven days I've had all year.”

“A second charter with Blue Ocean Club after Croatia in 2024. Sardinia delivered everything promised — Costa Smeralda berths held without drama, chef adjusted the menu mid-week for two extra guests, and the captain found us anchorages we'd never have asked for.”

“Three weeks in the Exumas with two boats running in parallel for an extended family. The logistics were invisible to us — fuel, provisioning, swap-overs at Highbourne all handled. The chef on the second boat is the reason we're rebooking for 2027.”

“August in Portofino is meant to be impossible. Blue Ocean Club's port agent held the berth, the tender slot, and the table at Da Puny. I don't know how — and I don't ask. We will keep booking through them.”

“Ten days from Phuket up to the Similans and back. The weather window briefing arrived before I asked, the dive guide was the right one for our group, and the broker never disappeared after deposit — which has been my experience elsewhere.”

“We had a very specific brief — no beach clubs, no megayacht parties, mostly quiet anchorages off Menorca and Formentera. Blue Ocean Club listened. The itinerary they built was the opposite of what most brokers tried to sell us.”

“We've chartered every summer for fifteen years. The chef on our Corsica yacht — sourced by Blue Ocean Club specifically for our dietary brief — is the best we have ever had at sea. The rest of the week was, as expected, faultless.”

“A two-week Grenadines crossing with two couples, sailing serious passages. The catamaran Blue Ocean Club placed us on was the right boat for the conditions — not the prettiest brochure, the right boat. That distinction matters.”

“Tahiti is a long flight and a logistical puzzle. Blue Ocean Club coordinated the inter-island transfers, the provisioning, and a marine biologist guide for our daughters. The yacht was met at the dock with everything in place.”

“A week off Ibiza and Formentera for an industry birthday. Blue Ocean Club kept the guest list off the dock and the boat off the wrong charts — which is a service in itself. The broker is the only one whose number I keep.”

“Christmas in St Barths is a circus and we knew it. Blue Ocean Club delivered a week that felt small and private regardless — every reservation held, every tender slot worked, and a chef who never let the same dish appear twice.”

“Most brokers can't quote Norway with confidence. Blue Ocean Club built a fjords itinerary, sourced an explorer yacht with the right ice rating, and arranged a guide who actually knew the routes north of Tromsø. It was the trip of a decade.”

“First year was a trial. Second year was the rebook. Blue Ocean Club's Ionian programme — quiet anchorages off Meganisi, the right tavernas, captain who didn't push the schedule — is exactly what we wanted and didn't think we'd find.”

“A Galápagos expedition charter for a family of seven, three generations. The naturalist guide was the right one, the permits were handled, and the broker briefed us properly on what an expedition charter actually feels like. No surprises.”

“We've chartered gulets twice before and learned the brochure lies. Blue Ocean Club sent us a survey of the actual vessel, the actual crew CVs, and a frank note on what the boat couldn't do. It was the first gulet week that matched what we paid for.”

“A Maldives surf charter where the boat went to the breaks, not the breaks-to-the-boat. Blue Ocean Club booked the right vessel for our group, the right surf guide, and the seaplane transfers were waiting. Nothing wasted.”