Does the crew stay on board during the charter?

Nadja Asmus
Yacht charter broker, DMA Yachting

Yes. On a crewed charter the captain and chef, plus a stewardess on larger yachts, live aboard for the whole trip in their own crew quarters, separate from the guest cabins. A yacht listed with 4 guest cabins genuinely sleeps 8 guests; the crew occupies none of them.

They are also on duty in the ways that matter: meals, drinks, watersports, moving the boat while you swim, and the local knowledge of which bay’s mooring balls fill by 3 pm and which beach bar is worth the dinghy ride.

On captain-only charters the captain still sleeps aboard, in a dedicated cabin or the saloon depending on layout. If cabin privacy matters, ask us how a specific yacht arranges it before you book.