Sail in Greece Reviews

Name: Sail in Greece
Rating: 4.49

4.5 Rating 560 Reviews

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4.5

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About Sail in Greece:

Sail in Greece, is a UK tour operator specializing in small ship cruises and sailing tours within Greece ideal for all ages. A week of epic days whilst cruising the most spectacular Greek islands, such as Mykonos, Santorini, Corfu, Zakynthos and many others on the way. Private boat charter is also available

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02032399253

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info@sail-ingreece.com

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Rizountos 16A & Thrakis, Elliniko,
16777

Sail in Greece 4 star review on 15th July 2017

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Sail in Greece 5 star review on 3rd December 2016

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“wonderful experience, a week sailing to the most beautiful islands that I have ever been. Value for money, clean and big our boat with friendly crew. I had the best experience here and found amazing views all over Greece. Thank you.”

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“29th July. We began our cruise aboard Sailin greece's Hera yacht. Upon entering the ship we were given a speech regarding expectations and basic itinery. Our guide was friendly and helpful. However we were given no instruction on safety procedure. Upon entering our room (near the engine room) we immediately noticed an odd smell. Due to the heat, we enquired about air-conditioning (as listed on the advertisement and information package. This emitted room temperature air. Later, we asked about the wi-fi, attempted to, but were unable to connect. Also listed on info pack. At this point we were understanding, as it is a yacht after all. The first night we slept in our room, but found the heat and fumes were intolerable. *a mixture of engine fumes and sewerage best describes the scent. To this point we began to get a little inconvenienced. The remainder of our trip was spent in and out of the room as quickly as possible as to avoid the fumes. And we slept on the deck sofas, where we witnessed crew members sleeping with guests and later abusing guests verbally. (This made our decision not to tip, an easy one - regardless of the advice by one host on day1 "to tip at least €20). Moving forward both my partner and I began to develop nausea, vomitting, headaches and a chesty cough. All of which are common symptoms of being exposed to the aforementioned fumes, however, yet to be determined as the exact cause by a medical professional. We were anchored outside of Paros on Day 2 as our Captain was unable to dock due to a lack of space at the Port. So that gave us one less day of exploration of wonderful Greece. For two days we were out of fresh water and were unable to use our showers, basins. Instead, a hose was connected to a partnering yacht and we hosed ourselves under cold water in full view of all guests (easy during the day, a little more challenging on a windy night). On the final day we were set to enter Santorini, but were unable to dock at the port and instead had to anchor along the south coast where dinghys were used to transfer people to land (land nowhere near the hub of Santorini). At this point a number of the guests, including myself, decided to pay for additional accomodation and stay in the town. We were transferred to shore, luggage being wet in the process and had to find transport (a 45 minute trip) into town. But boy were we glad to be off that boat - unfortunately we couldnt leave the chest pain and headaches on it. So far we wasted £600 pp on Sailingreece, an additional £90 on extra accomodation, not to mention the medical costs we may incur and the cancellation of sightseeing we were due to have post-sailingreece (as we are too ill to commit). I would urge anyone thinking about booking with this company to use ferries to travel and stay in hostels instead (to meet the great and wonderful people to share your travels with). I was fortunate to make new friends. Im sorry I didnt get to spend time with you, as I was too busy hugging the toilet and coughing up blood.”

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Dear Todd, Thank you for your email and we feel sorry to hear that you did not have the best experience with us on board. Looking back on our weekly check reports, there has been no report of any deficiency on our boats and in particular in Hera, the boat that you were on. On top of that there has been no incident report from any of our guests for health problems while on board. We followed up with our tour manager, kostas, and he also confirmed that there has been no report during your week. We are aware that there can be days that ports can be full and our boat needs to wait, but this is our of our control. In Paros, this was the case and our crew with the orders of the Port authorities waited until a place was available. Regarding Santorini, we clearly state on our web site that due to lack of port facilities in Santorini, we anchor along the coast and transfer our guests on the shore with our dingy. We do understand that it is not ideal, however this is a situation out of our control. Thank you

“Our tour guide Ben was very nice and super knowledgeable. The wonderful accommodations, scenery, snorkeling, food, safety, and great group of passengers made us sad to dock on the last day. We WILL do it again! next so summer.”

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“Wat a great experience! Hands up to Sail In Greece for having us on board for our Greece getaway. Say me hi to Ben! Be back again soon for another amazing experience.”

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“We had the best week of our lives. Without there positive attitudes and enthusiasm the week may have turned out very differently! Ben was always around to help with a questions. Great places, fun experience, nice people. Highly recommend it!”

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“I made the right choice of going into this place. Heard about Sail in Greece in college and was determined to go. Finally went this summer. Unbelievable experience! It was a great mixture of all over the world and Greeks too! Super fun and memorable!”

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“Greece is always part of the lists and had the chance to sail with my group few months ago and it was a great experience. Calm seas and less people was just perfect for us. Excellent service and well organized cruise through out. Highly recommended!”

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“I would say, this was one of our best experiences. I was lucky to have an amazing crew and my sail Greece reps Yorgos and Ben were amazing, always on hand to advise us and became friends to us all. A big thanks to all staff on the Party boat for making my experience and the rest of the passengers' experience a truly memorable one!”

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“It was a blast! I cant thank them enough. We chose the yolo cruise and we had the best trip. The boat was perfect, the captain was very friendly. Food from the kitchen is amazingly delicious, everything from top to bottom was clean. Everything is just perfect, we had seen beautiful places. Thank you so much for the good experience.”

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“It was a great experience, sailing around Greek islands ( Mykonos to Santorini). The captain was also very friendly, he gave us a brief summary of the place, it was a very interesting trip because we had so much fun. The food and the alcohol is there, we had the best meal. Thank you.”

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“Sail in Greece is one of the best tour company. I thought sailing would be a lousy thing to do, but after the experience. My perception had changed a lot. With the help of Kostas, I've learned so much. Even if, we were together other races, he made an extra effort to make the experience more meaningful and joyful. You did well man!”

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“Do not use this company! Firstly, they overcharged me for an add-on, for which I had to fight to get my money back. Was promised a boat with WiFi, air-conditioning, rooms to accommodate the amount of people they hold and got none of this. The WiFi on the boats never worked, the power was never turned on even whilst the boat was docked (where they had access to power). I had to share a tiny room with a couple and was not comfortable sleeping in so had to sleep outside. The ensuite to the room had a shower that never had hot water and no working toilet, I had to go eat at a restaurant to use their bathroom. From the first day the boat stank like faeces, this did not improve throughout the week. Due to weather, was stuck in Ios for most of the trip and the company provided us with no update as to whether we would make it to our final destination. Upon finishing my trip and reading up online this is not the first time this has happened, they try to coerce people into not posting negative reviews! DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY!”

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Dear Amy, Thank you for your time to share your experience with us. We feel sorry that you did not have the best experience with us. We do understand that due to weather conditions your itinerary had to change, however this is out of our control and we tried out best to make everything possible to make alternative arrangements according to our contingency plan. As for our vessels, all are equipped with private bathroom, a/c facilities and wifi on board. Please bare in mind that as you are on a boat there always be space limitations, if you compare your cabins to that of a hotel. Thank you

“I honestly had a great week with Sail in Greece. I know many things didn't go as planned, the schedule one day had to change because of the weather but this things happen and you have to make the best of it. I stayed at Hemera, which I believe was the best boat. We had a really nice and helpful clue and our guide was Ben, who always kept us informed of the plans, and was nice and fun. I met amazing people on the boat, visited four Greek islands, did really fun activities in them (the day tour in the quads is a must!) partied all week and would definitely recommend it!”

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“Problems experienced onboard - shower flooded bathroom, reported it to Ben and one of the cabin crew "fixed" it when I complained that it still didn't work I got told there was nothing they could do, had to shower on deck for an entire week and had to wash my hair in a basin - we were not allowed to flush toilet paper and were instructed to put it in the dustbin which was cleaned once over 8 days , this is extremely unhygienic -bed was used by another couple and upon asking for new sheets I was told there were none and I'd have to sleep in that bed, again unhygienic. I was forced to sleep above deck for the duration of the trip . - a room that was paid for was unable to be used due to the above mentioned reasons, so what did I pay for ? -the promised air conditioning never worked, nor did the wifi , I was told we were on a sail boat what do I expect? I expect wifi especially when I am able to get it while flying - the two "tour guides" Nate and Ben were never anywhere to be found , when they were around they were either sleeping or on drugs -the trip is called sail in Greece not motor in Greece, as a result of motor in Greece the rooms were filled with carbon monoxide which resulted in a number of individuals with respiratory infections, and again making the rooms uninhabitable - we were stuck in Ios for 4 days due to being unable to sail because of weather, this is understandable, however what isn't is why we were not put on a ferry to santorini, instead your "tour guides " told us to get our own accommodation and transport there and only when there were minimal people left on the tour and it became financially beneficial to them did they arrange ferry tickets and accommodation for those left. - false advertising , illegal drugs and unsanitary and living conditions hazardous to our health were just some of the issues on the trip .”

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Dear Bianca, We feel sorry that we did not achieve to offer you what we strive to be the best week of your life for most of our guests. We would like to express our apologies for joining us on a week that due to severe weather conditions we had to deviate from our published itinerary and as a result not able to enjoy swim stops and sail, however this is out of our control. We would like to inform also, that according to our T & C's we have offered public ferries and accommodation from Ios to Santorini, to our guests that did stay with us. In addition to that, we have checked our weekly health and technical reports for our vessels and there hasn't been reported any deficiencies on our boats. Please understand that the amenities offered on board, such as wifi, a/c or toilets although they operate under excellent conditions, they are not similar to standard hotels. Thank you

“After my visit here, I wanted to go back again and will always choose Sail in Greece as my Tour company!”

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“Unfortunately, this week didn't go to plan. The weather interrupted a lot of the daily schedule. Ben was our group leader and remained calm, positive and happy throughout the endless itinerary changes. He has a very welcoming and friendly personality making it a lot easier to understand the various changes! Throughout the shocking week, his professionalism remained at the front of his job. The company itself was shocking to deal with when there was a problem. We needed to be in Santorini by the scheduled itinerary day to catch our next flight. Ben was informing us on what was happening as soon as he knew. However, he was often given mixed messages. Overall, if it wasn't for Ben, this week would of been a lot more stressful than it already was!! I will definitely come back to Greece but will not be doing this sail ever again! There were a number of negative. As advertised there was no wifi, and when it was turned on nothing loaded. There was often no power to charge devices. The 'continental' breakfast is pretty much uneatible! I was starting to question were our money gets spent?!”

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Dear Hannah, We feel sorry to hear that we did not meet up to your expectations. We do understand that you joined us on the week that due to severe weather conditions we had to deviate from our published itinerary and not offer time for swim stops and sailing, however this incident is out of our control. We would like to inform our guests that for breakfast we offer : bread, butter, jam, honey, yogurt, cereal, coffee, tea, orange juice, milk, cake. All our vessels provide wifi and electricity. Please bare in mind that while on a boat there can be times that the wifi signal is not strong or when our boats are not docked there will be lack of electricity, however this is always the case when you choose to sail. Thank you

“What a great week! Yes the aircon and wifi were non existent but we were out at sea.. if you are someone who needs a completely organised itinerary with no flexibility, and someone to hold your hand the entire time, then this may not be the best tour trip for you.. If you want a relaxed week of beautiful views and great company, lots of laughs and new friends then sail in Greece is perfect. In saying this, we totally lucked out by having Hemera and the most amazing crew with Ben as our group leader. Not only is Ben very down to earth and friendly, he also kept everybody as organised as possible, not only our boat but the other boat aswell. Nothing was too much effort if you approached him. Kostas was absolutely delightful too and very caring. I do not think this would have been close to a successful sail without these two wonderful humans. In fact, the experience would have been completely different without them and not in a positive way. I had a wonderful time with Sail in Greece, many fun experiences and beautiful new friends to remember it with. Thank you to Ben, Kostas and the Hemera crew (Abe, Firat and Dimitri) for making our trip so great.”

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“sail in Greece was one of the best weeks of my year in Europe . We had Ben as our team leader and I couldn't of asked for anyone better he was professional when it was necessary but also was fun and knew how to make everyone enjoy themselves, we went at the start of summer so of course bad weather came our way but when it did alternative plans were made for our boat to still enjoy ourselves. We definitelyhad the best boat the hemera, because we had speakers, an amazing group of people and the best team leader who knows how to have the best week in Greece couldn't of asked for anyone better thanx Ben”

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“Our rooms had no working A/C (which was promised online only while in ports as they need to physically plug the boat in). Though even when we spent 4 days in Ios, the A/c did not run for a minute of it. If this wasn't enough to make some people angry the tour guide Nate was consistently rude and unhelpful, he cared for no one and was really only interested in having a good time for himself. The one shining light from this trip was kostas, he actually tried his hardest to make sure you were well looked after and got from A to B without being left behind unlike Nate, who would say 'you're an adult, it's your problem if you can't organize yourself' After a week of bad weather and lack of communication as to if we were ever going to go to santorini I bailed on sail Greece and am happy that I did, save your money and do it yourself, cause I know these people won't be able to do it for you!”

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Dear friend, We feel sorry that we did not meet up to your expectations. We are also aware that you joined us on a week that due to severe weather conditions our boats could not sail and enjoy the swim stops. We do understand that this situation will cause frustration and dissatisfaction, however this is completely out of our control. Thank you for your kind words regarding our tour manager Kostas.

“What could have been a terrible week, with one boat not showing up, was turned around by the amazing staff members. Ben (our trip leader) along with Costa and Nate really made sure that everyone had a good time dispite some of the set backs that were happening. Without there positive attitudes and enthusiasm the week may have turned out very differently! Ben was always around to help with a question or a recommendation and was making sure everyone was included in the activities. Without these trip leaders and the rad group of people that I met along the way, I would be writing a very different review!”

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Sail in Greece is rated 4.5 based on 560 reviews