The week on a boat in the Aeolian Islands was made special above all by the wonderful places visited and by the company: two couples met on board with whom we immediately bonded and who transformed the holiday into something much more pleasant than we expected. The food cooked by the skipper and his wife was also a plus point, simple but good. Unfortunately, the downsides weighed heavily on the experience. The skipper showed little inclination to let us discover different places or to make us fully enjoy the holiday. Thanks to the absence of wind, we practically always sailed by motor, thus losing the magic of sailing. After the first two days we clearly perceived that we were not welcome guests: cold attitude, excessive and almost fearful prudence, to the point of becoming limiting and in some cases even dangerous. A concrete example: several times he made us throw ourselves into the water hundreds of meters from the snorkeling spot, exposing us to the traffic of other boats. One day, with rough seas, we found ourselves in serious difficulty: after jumping to reach the indicated point, the contrary current made it impossible to return. Even the skipper's wife, who had initially come with us, left us at the mercy of the situation. One of the couples, on a SUP, could no longer return to the boat. In the end we swam back only thanks to an almost desperate team effort between us guests, while the skipper remained totally disinterested. It took us more than an hour to get back on board, and the feeling of abandonment was very strong. The boat, moreover, was not in good condition: many things broken, fixed in the best possible way with improvised solutions. For the price paid we expected a much higher level: disappointing value for money. In summary: a week saved only by the beauty of the Aeolian Islands and the company met on board. However, the skipper's organization and management made the experience far below expectations, with avoidable moments of risk and a boat that did not live up to the cost required.

It was my first experience of a sailing holiday and inexperience played a fundamental role unfortunately. In fact, I chose a lot by feeling, especially looking at the itineraries and letting myself be conditioned by the beauty of the places, I gave little importance to the choice of the boat which is fundamental. [hidden], is a sailboat with all the comforts but unfortunately it has little outdoor space and in 6 guests plus 2 of the crew we could only sit or share a small mattress. The other available outdoor seat was occupied by the tender which was used only to go shopping in Lipari. Another thing that must be considered is the speed of the boat, going at 5 knots per hour we did 3 to 5 hours of navigation a day, very often taking the first swim not before 12, which x a boat holiday is really absurd. The inexperience also played on the price: the cost of the departure holiday is good but does not include anything, the price of the galley is roughly defined on paper between 200 and 300 per guest but in this case we went over the top: between food, marine (even 200 euros x a night), fuel and water I spent 400 euros individually. As for the itinerary I was lucky because it was 1 week of excellent sun and calm sea and I was able to visit all the islands except for a few and filicudi. Wonderful places, beautiful sea but too touristy stops. I thought that going by boat I would see unusual places, accessible only from the sea, with little confusion, instead we often attacked in crowded places and very far from the shore which was like always taking a swim in the high seas. The few times we ventured, we risked drowning or being run over towards the shore because the tender was never used by the skipper. As for the skipperGiacomo and his wife Laura I can say that they are very good hosts, kind and helpful but I don't think they are too experienced and therefore limit themselves to a simple itinerary. Laura is an excellent cook. My luck in addition to the good weather were also the travel companions with whom I bonded immediately even though I did not know them and we spent days full of laughter and fun. In conclusion, it was a good experience for me that I will certainly do again but controlling every single aspect well.

Few comforts, little or no collaboration from the skipper and his partner. The Aeolian Islands are beautiful, beautiful places but we only saw the classic tourist places even if we sailed by boat. Tentino never used except once because they had to shop in Panarea (and we did it because we couldn't wait to go ashore). We moored hundreds of meters from the beach and were asked to swim in the open sea near the boat. The tender comfortably occupied the two seats that could be reserved for guests to sunbathe. While the other boats They kept tied up behind and in the sea, ours was a non-paying guest. Nothing against the skipper and his partner, but considering the cost and expenses, much more was expected. It was almost always necessary to ration the water on board to wash oneself, the current. Sometimes we had the feeling that we were almost annoyed by the requests to get closer to the shore, to make stops to get wet, to perhaps look for alternative routes and stops in areas not trafficked by the usual commercial tourism. In short, we expected more quality than there was in the management of a week. Positive aspect: the fellow adventurers. A beautiful friendship was born, we made a group. Much more is expected from a sailboat. From a skipper you can expect stories perhaps even of history, of the tradition of the places. We used mobile phones to collect information. I repeat: sometimes we had the impression that we were almost annoying. And for what I paid, very high quality/price ratio. I'm sorry to have to review people negatively but on vacation you go there to have fun, to get to know new places, to have new experiences. But to a guest who asks you can you get closer to the shore, you can't answer "if I get the fine, you pay it". There is the tender, small and not in perfect condition, which you have to keep overboard and use. We always swam offshore, swimming to the beaches between the boats... A skipper is in charge of his crew and must pamper his guests, not abandon them to themselves. We had a group with two great couples. Fortunately, the days flew by like this. Otherwise they would have been nightmarish holidays on a sailboat with a 5-knot engine...

No relation to what is sold, no organization and above all they don't speak English but just Italian so when you don't speak Italian you are completely ignored and you are not asked for your opinion on anything Nevertheless, the other two couples spoke English and therefore gave us a great time, we thank them very much - without them the week would have been atrocious As far as the sailboat with or without wind is concerned, we stayed with the engine all week, whereas the principle of the sailboat is to sail As far as security is concerned, it's the same, don't count on it.... In other words, you finance their annual fees and their holidays because they don't deprive themselves of anything, it's the travelers who pay who adapt to their desires