Late Summer Flotilla on the Pontine Islands

Vacanza Fantastica con lo skipper Leonardo e il Co-Skipper Davide… simpatici, attenti alle esigenze di tutto l’equipaggio e, anche nella tempesta incontrata, ci si è sentiti sempre sicuri.

Unforgettable holiday, at the right time of my life! A crazy group, I've never laughed so much. Thank you all.

First time on a sailboat, definitely an experience to be repeated! Skipper and co-skipper very empathetic and always ready to have fun together with the crews but also keeping in mind the safety side. Unique landscapes and equally fellow travelers, I have never laughed so much in my life, unforgettable! Travel suitable for all ages, no constraint for those who want to have fun and those who prefer to relax, absolute freedom even in the evening outings. Thank you very much!!!

The most beautiful boat week of my life: Professional, friendly and patient skipper: sensitive to the needs of the crew of both boats, he made sure that we never visit an island with rough seas (the weather helped us obviously) making the order of visit of the islands smart managing to visit them all as scheduled. Every day max 3 hours of navigation, 5 of pure sea and from 19 we visited the island-who wanted to dine on land with free evening until 1:00 a.m. -"o puffs, or drink" (cit.)-to be able to do a little bit of everything every day I give him vote 10. We are in FLOTTIGLIA as well as on vacation: we have fun, we drink, we dance, we know each other and every time it was possible we did it all together and with the right spirit - I remember 90% of the time laughing and just a 10% of normal discussions / complaints resolved very well with the support of all. NEVER bottom cash was clearer (in excel in the whatsup group). The Coskipper a BROTHER for everyone

I remember positively my fellow travelers... Unique! The beautiful islands although not much has been seen! Yes, one thinks of booking a holiday with lots of visits, sails always in the wind, and instead he is on boats where the flotilla does not exist and the important thing for the skipper is to see us drunk so from the first evening to the last day putting the crew at risk! For Simone, the logbook is made up of X (conquered women) without transmitting respect for the environment and the sea. Extra expenses already planned without ever a receipt and that highly exceed the scheduled badger. And the co-skipper?? Unclassifiable!! I thank the sea for not having put us in difficulty since professionals on the boat not even the shade!

Perfect holiday. The skipper Simone organized the trip taking care of every detail. With the travel companions an immediate affinity was created and we spent a beautiful week. I absolutely recommend the experience.

Of this holiday I will remember the autopilot, the unprofessionalism and the lack of empathy of our skipper, the sail broken at the first "cazza la randa" but fortunately I will also remember all the beautiful people of the flotilla and the Islands, each different from the other but equally full of charm. Skipper Federico Top, Skipper Simone Flop. So cross your fingers when you book! Gloria ------ ANSWER SKIPPER ------ Hello Manuela thanks for the review, we are sorry that you did not feel good with the skipper Simone but unfortunately it was the fourth week in a row after being influenced. Also for this reason the co-skipper who takes care of the management of the crew when these inconveniences occur is always present. We are pleased that you have found yourself well with the rest of the crew, we always aim to create a familiar and fun atmosphere inside the boat, even with rare drawbacks as in the case of sailing, especially for a 2017 boat always well maintained and in perfect condition. a greeting and Good wind

What can I say?? I spontaneously get a belly review .. without too many vacationers technicalities and useful or not useful tips .. It must have been fate, chance.. but the fact is that from the first hours on the boat, this mix of very different people, have begun to discover each other .. this discovery (never tried so much alchemy ..) has formed a cohesive and united group. I'll be brief, the Aeolian Islands (magnificent ..) have practically passed into the background! The life and rhythms of the sailboat, then, have helped, have dilated the time .. beautiful feeling! A huge thank you to Captain Federico.. which, by the way, even with a couple of days of flu did not make us miss anything .. and the vital Arianna!! Rating 10.

Wonderful holiday, the Aeolian Islands are a spectacle of nature that leaves you speechless and taking a sailing trip allows you to experience the sea and nature 100% (as soon as you wake up, while eating and when you go to bed) like no other holiday. Organization of the tour well done and balanced with the main stages very piavevoli and boat Oceanis 48 very beautiful, large and modern. With our skipper Federico, always attentive, helpful and professional, I had the pleasure of learning some rudiments of sailing and this experience made me want to know more and maybe follow a sailing course! The group of the boat worked great, perhaps given the composition of the other boat it would not have been bad to put together on the same boat who was not in pairs. That said, since I found myself very well humanly with all the members of my crew I could not ask for better.

Fantastic experience! The Aeolian Islands are wonderful and the organization was impeccable. With the other members of the crew, a relaxed and cheerful atmosphere was immediately created, also thanks to the skipper Federico who was able to perfectly balance professionalism and lightness. Top!

Wonderful holiday: needless to say, the Aeolian Islands leave you breathless. In addition we had the great fortune to have a skipper (Federico) not only professional, very prepared and ready to teach, but who was also able to put together 10 strangers and turn them into a super close-knit crew. The boat very nice, large, well maintained and functional, although in 12 we never felt the lack of space. Itinerary very well done. The only flaws in the initial organization: there were some details that were not clear to us at the time of booking and the WhatsApp group was created close to the departure. To be considered common fund share a little higher than estimated. In any case, we would leave tomorrow! So super satisfied! ------ ANSWER SKIPPER ------ Hello Michela thanks for the review, we are glad you enjoyed our holiday and we look forward to bringing you back on board as soon as possible ;) Despite the fact that we had written all the expenses on the holiday page, we realized that perhaps they had not been highlighted at best. In any case, in the preimabarco email we have reported all the details of the trip, including all the extra detailed expenses. We will try to use your feedback to improve ;) Greetings and good wind

Fabulous trip and places! Right from the start a good relationship was established with my travel companions. I was disappointed that I was expecting a trip using sailing guide more often but the first time there were favorable weather conditions for sailing it broke down (due to poor maintenance) so our trip was run mostly via "autopilot" !!! A negative note to devote also to the skipper for most of the trip absent and for the remaining time he assumed a LITTLE professional behavior in terms of coordination and approach with the members of the flotilla. I understand that ours was week 4 so an accumulation of fatigue has lowered the quality of professional performance of the staff but this has not affected the fee paid (no discount) so the expectation is the same as those who travel in week 1 !! Note of merit to the skipper Federico (of another boat) for the professionalism he had ------ ANSWER SKIPPER ------ Hello Viviana, thanks for the review, we are sorry that the skipper did not meet his standards but as pointed out already by her was in the fourth week after unfortunately being influenced. Precisely for this reason you had a co-skipper on the boat who took care of the management of the crew at times when the skipper was not present. We do everything possible to prevent any inconvenience, the boat is from 2017, always in perfect condition and maintained at its best; unfortunately for sea an unexpected can happen ... The week in which he participated, however, had a lower price than the previous ones precisely to compensate for these rare drawbacks. We have done everything possible to make up for the inconvenience and we still hope to have left you some good memories of the holiday. Greetings and good wind

Wonderful holiday! I spent a carefree week, having fun and at the same time relaxing. I met new amazing friends with whom I shared beautiful moments. All under the guidance of two very good skippers and co-skippers: Lorenzo and Ciro, who made us have fun always keeping us safe. I would absolutely do it again, same crew included! finally the Aeolian Islands are really beautiful, impossible not to fall in love with them.

Beautiful holiday with magnificent company. Nice itinerary, evenings on land and boat parties. The skippers Lorenzo and Ciro very good and professional. The only small complaint is the lack of clarity in expenses after booking. Actually at the boarding they were very precise ... Maybe it was enough to be a little more explanatory when booking. Anyway definitely wonderful unforgettable holiday

Fantastic holiday?? Wonderful places, well organized tour, good mix of baths, meals on the boat and visits on land, with dinners and aperitifs! I found a group of fabulous people, all sunny and sociable guys with a great desire to have fun and disconnect from everyday life! The fleet leader Simone prepared and nice was very inclusive and tried to involve everyone, a special thanks also to the co-skipper Paolo, an exquisite and super kind person with everyone, but also very good all the other skippers of the flotilla! To start again tomorrow!!????

Simone is a safe and casual skipper, I was lucky enough to be accompanied by a crew, nice and respectful. The Aeolian Islands are wonderful.

This was my first sailing experience and I was worried about having to share such tight spaces with so many strangers... I must say that they were all initile fears. Strangers immediately turned out to be excellent travel companions and the spaces, although limited, did not weigh. Also I was lucky enough to have Alessandro as skipper, always attentive and helpful! Maybe there are aspects to improve, for example too many dinners on the ground and little attention to extra expenses, but it was a beautiful holiday. So thank you to all the crew for making it so.

For those who love to make new experiences and new friends I would say that the sailing holiday is the ideal holiday! This was the first time for me and it was super positive for many reasons: the organization first of all, the availability of the crew everything and the sea of the Aeolian Islands which is simply fantastic! A holiday like this deserves to be experienced by everyone! Good wind friends, see you soon! Angela

First of all, a splendid place, the Aeolian Islands must be visited absolutely! The holiday has a rather tight pace, with schedules to be respected and little space for improvisation, but all in all for me it is right so because I would have regretted not visiting all the beautiful places we have seen. The organization was good, the organizers are practical of the place and move easily. The main downside for me is that we didn't do many packages (only one in the whole week) making it harder to socialize with the larger group (for me it's the basis of the flotilla, otherwise you might as well go boating alone). Another flaw is the extra expenses: between taxi boat and docking at the buoys we spent a lot and above all they recommended an exaggerated galley compared to the program (we often ate outside). Efficient organizers, but not always kind and in my opinion a little too dedicated to having fun more than working. Vote 10 to the skipper of my boat Alessandro. ------ ANSWER SKIPPER ------ Hi Christian, we are glad you enjoyed our holiday ;) the Aeolian Islands are beautiful at that time of year, but also very crowded ... As we also explained during the holiday, it is precisely for this reason that it was difficult to make many packages. As for the extra expenses, they are all reported on the page of the site and reiterated in detail in the pre-boarding email. We will try to highlight them even better on the page of the site ;) As for the galley, it is made slightly in excess so as not to risk being left without during the itinerary. Approximately on a galley of 1000 € there is a surplus of 80-100 € which correspond to less than 10 € each, all in all it seems to us an acceptable figure :) Regarding dinners and aperitifs, since the Aeolian Islands are beautiful even on land, we have proposed the most suggestive and economic solutions they deserved, such as dinner on the slopes of the volcano in Stromboli and the aperitif at the Raja in Panarea (things that are not easy to organize for 50 people in August). However, we will try to improve ourselves ;) Thanks again and we can't wait to have you back on board

I had already traveled on a sailboat but this experience exceeded all expectations... I thank all my travel companions and skipper Antonino for making this week "unforgettable"... Imma