13/08/2024
We're thrilled to share a fabulous guest review that truly captures the essence of sailing aboard catamaran ONE LOVE! ❤️⚓⛵
The vacation was one of a lifetime. Spending a week with my family, celebrating my 80th birthday, seeing places I'd never seen before and being showered with fabulous scenery, fabulous food, and being sailed through the islands with such a fabulous crew will be a forever memory. We snorkelled, hiked, we tried the wakeboard and kayak, visited Cooper Island for dinner one night, met Foxy, and completed the scavenger hunt that Laura put together especially at our request.
Jim Shrove from Boatsatsea, provided excellent service for me and our trip. I needed lots of help as this was a "first time" adventure. He helped me zero in on the best yacht for my family. His added information about our chef having attended culinary school in England last summer landed us on One Love! Throughout the process Jim stayed in touch with me, offering recommendations on island hotel before and after cruise, dining suggestions for our dinner on shore, and checking on me from time to time as we prepared for our trip. He was the best and I enjoyed working with him. I would definitely recommend Jim to anyone desiring assistance with yachting. He was kind, personable, knowledgeable, patient, and a fabulous resource
We defined the yacht as perfect for our needs. The cabins were comfortable. Our captain hung hammocks in the evening. We rotated from front to back to be in the sun, out of the sun. We did have intermittent rain a couple of days and our crew pulled out some games for us to play. The captain hosed down and swept down the yacht every day. The chef kept the galley clean and how she stored all the wonderful food refrigerated and stored in such a small space was amazing.
We used the snorkeling equipment, kayak, wake boards. We would have liked to see more fish---but sometimes they just don't cooperate. We tried several different spots. We saw lots of barracudas--even saw a couple of glimpses of lobsters.
The food was absolutely amazing. Each meal and snack were beautifully presented. Our chef was an absolute culinary master in our opinion. She absolutely paid very close to our preference sheets. We had a 12 year old with us and she loved the mocktails I had mentioned to Laura before hand.
Steak and lobster birthday dinner was very special as was crab stuffed halibut and pasta bolognese---all items requested on preference sheets. Desserts were incredible--bananas foster, creme brulee, fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies. I could go on and on. I should have mentioned in advance that my husband and I have small appetities. We always felt a bit rude not finishing all our meals. It was certainly no reflection on the chef. Everything she prepared was over the top. Love the goat cheese she added to a few items
We had the perfect crew--in our opinion. Christian and Laura are such a fantastic team. I can't imagine another crew topping them. They offered suggestions, delighted in our pleasure, were gracious and courteous in every way. My kids bought me a personalized birthday flag to fly on the ship and Christian made a ceremony out of it--up and down. The crew presented me with a map and our charted course and gave us some One Love memorabilia as the owner of our yacht was trading up for a new one for next season. It was such a pleasure to be with a crew who cared so much for each other, delighted in sailing, and went out of their way to make sure we were all having a great time. They were so accommodating about everything. My daughter in law had read before hand about how sometimes a crew would prepare a scavenger hunt for the guests. On a phone call prior to our cruise she mentioned it and when we arrived Laura had a scavenger hunt list prepared for us. My 12 year old granddaughter was especially excited about the challenge----but we all enjoyed the adventure. When we came back from a snorkelling experience, the crew had decorated the table for my birthday dinner. I will never forget my 80th birthday!!
Everything was perfect. I can't compliment the crew enough about how each day unfolded and the adventures we had. The whole experience from start to finish is one I will never forget. Being with my family on this marvelous journey was the icing on the cake!
I truly can't say enough good things about the whole adventure from start to finish. Thank you all!!!
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