Reviews

We had a wonderful day going to beautiful locations and bays on the coasts of Crete. The Gazal Yacht was very comfortable and spacious. The skipper and assistant (Vasilis & Penny) provided great service and information about the areas we visited.

Excellente expérience avec Gazal Yatch.
Penny est au petit soin pour nous. Tout est fait pour que nous passions une bonne journée. Penny nous prend en photo tout au long de la journée afin de garder de bons souvenirs !
Le capitaine & Penny font preuve d'une discrétion et sont très accueillants !
Le bateau est top et a une bonne stabilité en mer.
Merci beaucoup Penny & Vasilis pour cette excursion.

We rented the boat for 1 whole day with 9 people (6 adults and 3 kids) and it was just acceptional. The crew is super friendly, they know great location for great food and the route was amazing as well. I can only recommend they service.

Fantastic experience, a lifelong memory created on this beautiful yacht. Wonderful service, flexible with spots to swim, great food and overall a magical experience that we will never forget. Thank you Penny and Bill for a truly unforgettable day. We hope to see you again.

We had such an amazing trip with Vasilis on the Gazal Yacht in Crete. He took us to some amazing swimming spots and was so helpful in creating a lunch to fit some dietary needs. Our half-day tour was the highlight of our experiences on Crete and we hope to do it again sometime - for a full day!

Best yacht experience! Captain Vassilis and Penny form an extraordinary crew.
Thank you for everything!

Fantastic crew and wonderful scenery of Creta. We spend a great family time on the sea, diving in nice places and having a great lunch on the boat. Sublime trip!

We rented this boat for an evening onboard and for a day cruise the next day. It was wonderful! The kids loved swimming from the boat and we visited places never to be found by car. Great boat, great company and service. Higly recommended! Thank you for the good memories.

This was an amazing and unexpected trip and service. Great attention to details and requests. Vasilis and the host on the boat were super nice and friendly, and make you feel very comfortable on the boat. Next time we're on Crete we might consider booking again, and we'll highly recommend this offering to all our friends and family. There is nothing I could ask more for, we're fully satisfied and still talk about the trip on the boat (great photos and videos will remind us on the awsome journey).

We had the most amazing day celebrating a 60th birthday, everything was perfect 😁
nothing was too much trouble highly recommended.

Nous avons déjà fait 2 excursions d'une journée complète en bateau avec Vasilis et Penny, une en 2019 et une en 2022. À chaque fois incroyable ! Le bateau est superbe et Penny et Vasilis sont très accueillants et très discrets. Nous avons vraiment apprécié nos 2 excursions et les criques dans lesquelles ils nous ont emmenés. Nous recommandons vivement ... si vous hétitez, n'hésitez plus 🙂

My friends and I recently had the privilege to enjoy a 3 night cruise with Gazal Yacht. We cannot recommend this experience highly enough❣️

Firstly, everything aboard this yacht is modern and spotless. Vasilis is an extremely experienced captain who has sailed for many years. We always felt 100% safe.

Penny (the first mate) helped make our stay very comfortable. She anticipated our every need! Fresh linens, drinks, coffee and snacks were provided.

We enjoyed our excursions to various islands, including dinner in wonderful ports. When weather allowed (there were strong winds), Vasilis found quiet bays and we swam in the beautiful sea (my absolute favorite part of the trip).

I hope to sail aboard Gazal Yacht again. Do not miss this fantastic yacht!

Amazing day with our family aboard Gazal Yacht. The crew took us to a beautiful swim spot and a seaside taverna at Marathi beach for lunch. They also provided drinks and snacks and took photos to document the entire day. Cannot recommend this enough!! Thank you again for an amazing day 🙂

We had a full day trip in early June. It was totally amazing. Vasilis and Penny are very friendly and fantastic crew. They arranged everything from transportation between villa and boat to food and drinks. I also have to mention that the boat and crew is very children friendly. Our kids loved to swim and spent unforgettable time on the boat. Would recommend to anyone.

We had a full day trip in early June. It was totally amazing. Vasilis and Penny are very friendly and fantastic crew. They arranged everything from transportation between villa and boat to food and drinks. I also have to mention that the boat and crew is very children friendly. Our kids loved to swim and spent unforgettable time on the boat. Would recommend to anyone.

Booking was also very fast and easy.

Myself and 6 others all decided we’d like to go on a boat during our trip to Crete (Sep 2021).

We emailed and very quickly had a response back which was clear and informative which let us book and we were able to luckily get a space at reasonably short notice.

The trip itself was incredible. All of us easily put this day as the best of the holiday. Swimming in crystal clear water, exploring caves, relaxing on the boat (which does have some shade) and the food and drinks were a really nice touch. The price was well worth the experience and cannot recommend enough. Every effort was made to accommodate what we wanted to do.

Thank you to Vasilis and Penny!

Excellent day out with Penny and Vasilis. We are a family of five and had a lovely, relaxing time. Even better that Penny took loads of photos for us so I was off photo duty for a wee while!

Our family of 5 had an absolutely magical day on Gazal yacht. We felt like royalty in the luxurious comfort of the boat and the attentive treatment of Penny and Vasili. They provided all we needed - drinks, snacks, floats, snorkels, a Bluetooth speaker…and Penny was there quietly capturing photos of every moment. We spent the day swimming and snorkeling in crystal clear waters. They even arranged for us to have a delicious lunch of fresh fish at a local taverna on the beach. We were just having such a fabulous time that we ended up extending into a sunset cruise…capping the day with the most exquisite sunset as we made our way back home. It was hands-down the most memorable and cherished day of our entire vacation.

We were a party of 10 people and spent a fantastic day on this beautiful yacht. We had a lovely time and had really a lot of fun swimming in the wonderful ocean.
This experience was completed by the two wonderful people who run this yacht and make sure that everyone feels comfortable.
From pre boarding emails and making sure that everyone felt happy.
We decided to have lunch not on board and the captain s recommendation was just perfect.
Thank you very much for this experience, dear Penny and Vasili.
We will miss this experience once we are back home.

Great Trip in Summer 2021, great Boat, fantastic and lovely team --> Skipper and of course Penny!, tasty food and drinks, great service, thank you so much!!!! yours, steffen

*****

Superior experience. Penny and Captain Vasilis were super friendly and provided a great itinerary. The boat is beautiful and immaculate. I hope to charter with them again!

We hired this motor boat for a week in August.

The boat is fantastic, very spacious, comfortable, very well kept, and even in rough sea conditions it had great stability with no rolling.

We spent most of our time in the southern coast which is normally protected from the north wind and the sea is flat + this side of the island is still not very popular, which makes a real difference, if you are looking for a piece of undiscovered heaven on the Greek Islands.

From the south it is possible to reach the island of Gavdos, which is the Southwest Greek island in the Libyan sea.

Vasilis is a great captain and was very helpful not only during the cruise but also with some support on the mainland, when needed.

Definitively a great boat to cruise around the Greek islands...but alway check the weather first.

Penny and Vasilis were perfect hosts for our 5 day journey around Crete and the island of Gavdos. Drinks and snacks were provided on board and they were both very helpful if you needed anything else. The boat is comfortable and spacious. We stopped at many beautiful places to swim in the sea- snorkeling equipment is provided as well as a small tender to row to shore. Brilliant way to see a lot of Crete - I would recommend it.

We rent this boat for one day! it was an amazing day in all respects! The captain and the crew were very supportive and helpful in each and every moment. The food and the drinks were up to standard! Highly reccomended

Wir hatten einen wunderschönen Trip mit Vasilis und Penny. Alles perfekt schöne Buchten zum Schwimmen, perfekter Service von Penny und Vasili und natürlich die schöne Jacht.
Ein perfekter Tag.Gerne wieder.

Penny and Vasili are true professionals. The boat is super-beautiful and has excellent safety, the latest instruments - radar, gps, sonar, eperb etc. It is a big boat and very stable even if the weather gets windy, lovely to swim off or lounge about and enjoy the view. The two of them work so hard to make you feel like a king! It is probably the best value charter by far for a serious boat in the area.

Thoroughly recommend the Gazal Yacht team for a wonderful experience.
We used it in July 2019 and the communication with Penny was easy and reassuring. The onboard experience was first class with Penny and Vasilis providing everything you could ask for. The sunset experience was beautiful.
Do not miss out - book now

We were very lucky that at very short notice our skipper Vasilis and Penny were able to take our family of 4 on a wonderful tour of the enchanting Crete coastline for the day. We wished we had known about Gazal yachts whilst planning our holiday as we would have loved to have travelled further or even stayed overnight. Next time.

Our lasting memories of Crete will be of the crystal clear turquoise waters, our goggles becoming foggy whilst snorkeling as the spring water from the mountains mixed with the beautiful temperature of the Mediterranean. The boys particularly loved jumping off the diving board and I’m sure this memory will remain with them for a long time to come. We were transfixed by people swimming and socialising as if they were walking on land. Of course the stunning sunset whilst on the beautiful yacht was breathtaking. We are grateful and so happy we found Gazal yachts so we could see the Crete outside of the main tourist area.

Thank you also Penny and Vasilis for all your inside local information about the best places to eat. We loved your recommendation Prima Plora so much, we went there twice.

We were very well looked after whilst on board and thank you for accommodating two busy boys. We hope we can return to Crete again some day.

Отличная лодка и отличный сервис

Wir waren eine Mädelstruppe und haben den Geburtstag unserer Freundin gefeiert!Das Boot war super schön, sehr gepflegt und wir hatten viel Platz! Die Tagestour war perfekt für uns und die Stopps waren sehr gut ausgewählt. Wir konnten die Schönheit der Insel vom Schiff aus geniessen!Penny, unser Skipper, war sehr zuvorkommend und äußerst diskret!Unser Bootsfahrer hat uns ebenfalls sehr gut geführt und wir haben uns sehr wohl gefühlt!
Vielen Dank an die Crew für diesen unvergesslichen Tag!!!

Wunderschöner Trip, um Kreta mal vom Meer aus zu sehen. Drei unglaubliche Stops, welche mit Schnorcheln, Schwimmen und Besichtigungen von Höhlen verbracht werden! Für Snacks und Getränke ist gesorgt, was in den 8h, welche wir im Flug vergehen, benötigt werden. Extrawünsche werden im Vorfeld abgeklärt und erfüllt. Sehr netter Bootsfahrer und Skipper. Es werden Fotos gemacht, welche per Mail zugesandt werden. Mit dem Sonnenuntergang im Rücken, geht es wieder zurück zum Hafen!

Es lohnt sich sehr 🙂

This 8 hour yachttrip was one of our best days in Crete. The yacht is well maintained, very clean and has 2 sleeping cabins plus a very spacious bathroom. The crew is awesome. We enjoyed the ride so much and the skipper and crew were very nice and friendly Greek people who went out of there ways to make sure,we had everything we needed. Nevertheless we had our privacy and enjoyed the complementary fresh fruits and drinks. Penny also took pictures all day long to send them to us via email at the end of the day to make sure,we wouldn't miss any second of our fun snorkeling and swimming experience in deep water. Thank you so much again. Efcaristo

We booked the day tour with them, since it was my birthday and it's been an amazing day! They had everything on board like soft drinks, snacks, fresh fruits, all in and Penny even organized a delicious traditional cake for me and some extra wishes for the drinks. Our first stop was at some caves where you can go just by boat. It's been wonderful! We were snorkeling there, since they had even snorkeling equipment on board. Next stop was at a private beach with turquoise water and a beautiful calm sea. And last but not least the amazing return, when our captain drove slow by purpose, so we could enjoy the breathtaking sundown on the one side and the beautiful cost at the other side. Thank you so much for this amazing day! You made it unforgettable for all of us. Next time we'll definitely book a two day tour! 🙂

We spent a wonderful day swimming in the bays, lunching and even spotting dolphins. Penny and Vasilis are friendly, professional and happy to let you enjoy the yacht.
They are open for everything from 1/2 day as well as 3 to 7 day excursions around Crete and the southern Cyclades islands.

Thank you both.
Anne & Jan

Very enjoyable sea trip to beautiful beaches in Northern Crete. Boat was very comfortable and we were well looked after by Vasilis, the owner.

Vi hadde en fantastisk fin dag med Gazal Yacht, og ble ivaretatt på best mulig måte hele tiden. Både vi voksne og våre to gutter på 7 og 11 koste seg med både båtturen, stedene vi stoppet for å bade og maten om bord. Tross endel sjø denne dagen, følte vi oss trygge. Dette er en flott og privat måte å oppleve Kreta på fra vannet.

Hervorragendes Erlebnis auf eine sehr schöne und gepflegte Yacht. Vasillis als Eigentümer der Yacht und erfahrener Seemann war unser Captain. Penny als Hosthess erfüllte uns alle Catering Wünsche. Captain Vasillis führte uns sicher an verschiedenen Buchten wo wir als Familie (2 Erwachsene und 2 Kinder) im schönen glasklaren Wasser baden durften. Die Nacht konnten wir an Bord verbringen in die luxuriösen Kabine mit eigener Toilette und Dusche. Geankert wurde in der Nacht in einer sicheren Bucht. Wir konnten viele verschiedene und schöne Buchten sehen und mit Sonnenuntergang zürück nach Rethymnon cruisen. Unvergessliche Tage, Grazie!

We had an day trip with Gazal Yacht, it was really pleasant experience. We were 4 adults and 2 toddlers. The yacht was spacious for us.
Overall, very nice experience! We would recommend to anyone who is interested!

Absolutt fantastisk ❤️😀👍

Highly recommend investing in a day with Gazal Yaughts. We charted the boat for a day from Rethymno for two families with young children. Vasili and Penelopi were outstanding hosts catering to our every need. We spent 10 hours at sea, stopping for swims and a chance to dive off the board. The day was the highlight of our trip.

Great Boat, Very Nice Crew, Beautiful Areas Visited, Clearest Water, Very Good And Typical Greek Food

We had a great afternoon with family and friends. Toured a the coast of Crete and stopped in a great place to swim and enjoy the view. Great crew and lots of fun had by all!

"Choose a job you love and you will not have to work a single day in your life."... I like to meet people with a different culture than my own...
The greatest reward for me through this job is when my guests choose to come back to GAZAL YACHT for their holidays or when recommend me to friends.. About me... i love the sea !!! I love Greek traditional food !!! I love to travel !!! I love the Gazal Yacht !!!