The luxury trends this season feature the coolest water toys to splash around on, exclusive party lounge and how to get from A to B in style! These new luxury trends cover play, party and travel, which combine the ingredients to make for a successful yacht charter!
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One of the Great Migrations – the Humpback Whales in French Polynesia
Every year in the Antartic, as winter closes in and food becomes scarcer, one of the worlds great migrations takes place.Many hundreds of humpback whales swim 6000 km north to spend 4-5 months enjoying the warmer and food-rich waters of French Polynesia, to breed and to give birth to their calves. This is a time for mating, with underwater singing that can be heard all day long as the males try to impress the females.

Caribbean or Cannes?
The Caribbean is synonymous with jaw dropping beaches, welcoming locals and fantastic sailing conditions. These remote islands now have luxurious amenities, so you can escape to paradise whilst having top notch cuisine, service and accommodation awaiting you. Alternatively, it’s all happening in the French Riviera this season with endless glamorous parties, events and celebrity hotspots.
Places to Wine and Dine in St Tropez
St Tropez rose to fame in the 1950’s due to its feature in Brigitte’s Bardot’s successful film “Et Dieu Créa la Femme” (And God Created Woman), and it has since been a hotspot for celebrities, VIP’s and yacht charterers alike. What used to be a peaceful fishing village is now a thriving tourist destination with a diverse array of restaurants, bars and clubs – providing the perfect place to stop on your French Riviera yacht charter holiday!

Top Tri Deck TAKARA available in the Balearics!
With the Spanish charter licensing rules being stricter than elsewhere in the Med, there are fewer yachts available in the sought after Balearics, but that is not to say they are any less impressive than the larger selection elsewhere in the Med. Boatbookings has recently had the pleasure of having lunch on board the extraordinary TAKARA, a Sanlorenzo 38m launched in 2016.