king7446
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My wife and I have bought a new 56’ power boat and plan to cruise the Med from this May through October. We pick up the boat in the UK, take the recommended training courses, begin our trip south, and eventually end up in Istanbul where we will lay-up the boat until the next cruising year. Our current plan involves transiting to Spain as quickly as possible and then, the Balearics, Sardinia, Italy (Genoa to Venice,) Croatia, and Greece (after the Olympics)
We have gotten through all the problems and decisions involved with such a plan (many through the greatly appreciated help of people on this chat board), but now face one that is becoming very confusing for us: FINDING THE BEST MARINAS.
We have been advised that it is best to book marinas in the most popular places in advance as they fill up fairly rapidly. This sounds like a good idea, but we are having difficulty in deciding which marinas to book. We have poured over Imray until we can almost quote several passages, but for any particular area it may list 10 or more, and, therein "lies the rub."
We are trying to find the "BEST" marinas in several areas--not all, as we will sometimes live on the hook and leave much of the trip to serendipity. "She who must be obeyed" has defined "BEST" as closest to restaurants, near the center of activity, handy for touring the town, and clean and neat.
Which raises the following questions: Is there a rating system for marinas like the star rating for hotels? Is there a resource that rates marinas in the Med? Is there a resource that rates marinas for the busiest destinations that we plan to visit--specifically: Mallorca, Southern Italy, Venice, and the Cyclades?
Thank you in advance for any assistance.
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We have gotten through all the problems and decisions involved with such a plan (many through the greatly appreciated help of people on this chat board), but now face one that is becoming very confusing for us: FINDING THE BEST MARINAS.
We have been advised that it is best to book marinas in the most popular places in advance as they fill up fairly rapidly. This sounds like a good idea, but we are having difficulty in deciding which marinas to book. We have poured over Imray until we can almost quote several passages, but for any particular area it may list 10 or more, and, therein "lies the rub."
We are trying to find the "BEST" marinas in several areas--not all, as we will sometimes live on the hook and leave much of the trip to serendipity. "She who must be obeyed" has defined "BEST" as closest to restaurants, near the center of activity, handy for touring the town, and clean and neat.
Which raises the following questions: Is there a rating system for marinas like the star rating for hotels? Is there a resource that rates marinas in the Med? Is there a resource that rates marinas for the busiest destinations that we plan to visit--specifically: Mallorca, Southern Italy, Venice, and the Cyclades?
Thank you in advance for any assistance.
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