B-Crew Sailing
B-Crew Sailing
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Daily private trips for up to 8 passengers to Balos and Gramvousa from Kastelli Port on our 36 foot sailing boat. Departure: 10:00, arrival: 18:00. We provide home-made local food/fruit/water/wine/beer/refreshments, a big cover for shade, masks & fins and life jackets for kids. Price per (adult) passenger: 80 euros. Children under 4 free of charge, from 4 to 10 50% off. General Commercial Registry No.: 75354158000
Kissamos, Chania Prefecture, Greece
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Brontesurfer56
11 contributions
Jul 2023 • Couples
We wanted to visit Balos & Gramvoussa by boat and went looking for a small private tour rather than one of the large ferries that appeared very crowded with possibly well over 100 on board. At the private port in Kasteli we found
B-Crew Sailing, not sure why it was named that as it was definitely the A-Crew haha. We had 10 on board the yacht, 2 crew and 8 guests. The crew of Jacob & Nicos were highly experienced sailors and our day trip was outstanding. We had a swim stop on the way and then visited Gramvoussa then Balos. Jacob & Nicos had it mastered on arriving at these stops as the larger boats were leaving, meaning we had both locations uncrowded, especially Gramvoussa. I recommend, if you can, walk to the top and visit the old fort at Gramvoussa, you will get some amazing photos whilst btaking in the view. Lunch and drinks (water, wine, beer) were included in the price, which was very reasonable. Lunch was amazing, traditional Greek prepared by YiaYia. We highly recommend B-Crew Sailing.
B-Crew Sailing, not sure why it was named that as it was definitely the A-Crew haha. We had 10 on board the yacht, 2 crew and 8 guests. The crew of Jacob & Nicos were highly experienced sailors and our day trip was outstanding. We had a swim stop on the way and then visited Gramvoussa then Balos. Jacob & Nicos had it mastered on arriving at these stops as the larger boats were leaving, meaning we had both locations uncrowded, especially Gramvoussa. I recommend, if you can, walk to the top and visit the old fort at Gramvoussa, you will get some amazing photos whilst btaking in the view. Lunch and drinks (water, wine, beer) were included in the price, which was very reasonable. Lunch was amazing, traditional Greek prepared by YiaYia. We highly recommend B-Crew Sailing.
Written August 31, 2023
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Thank you so so much for this amazing review!! Nikos and Jacob had a really lovely time with you on board!
Best wishes from all the B Crew team 😃
Written September 3, 2023
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lavind
London42 contributions
Sep 2021
We had the best time on this boat trip to Gramvousa Island and Balos. Ariadne and Vasillis were great at ensuring we missed the crowds of tourists also visiting the same places and by making us feel so very welcome. The food and drink was plentiful and very tasty. The boat is great. We had a memorable day and I recommend without reservation.
Written September 26, 2021
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Dear Lavina,
Thank you so much for your great review! We had such a fabulous day with you last week on the boat, so relaxing and enjoyable 😊
Take care both of you!
Ariadne and Vassilis
Written September 28, 2021
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Wanderer
Leiden, The Netherlands11 contributions
Sep 2020 • Friends
We had the greatest of our time going to Balos Beach and exploring all the secret bays that you can only reach by boat, also avoiding the crowds. Ariadne and Vasilis were a very experienced crew with some races in their record as well. It was a pity weather was windy otherwise Vasilis would let us sail as well. Homemade food from Vasilis mother, authentic Cretan cuisine. Me and my best friend had an amazing time! HIGHLY RECOMMEND THEM. Whoever is going to Crete I’m giving them their contact!
Written August 2, 2021
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Thank you so much for this great review! We had a great time with you, too and we hope next time you come you'll get the opportunity to practice more sailing ;-)
Warm greetings from both of us,
Ariadne & Vasilis
Written August 6, 2021
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mark a
Selby, UK94 contributions
Sep 2022 • Couples
Super day out on B-crew’s racing yacht , at Gramvousa and Balos. George and Tina were superb hosts but great compliments also to the famous grandmother who prepares the delicious food - restaurant quality, consumed on the yacht , moored at Gramvousa. Super helpful team who couldn’t do enough for their guests for the day. Thankyou Ariadne for the excellent comms, directions and arrangements. Will definitely seek to repeat the day if we are in W Crete again - we aim to be! Hope the new role goes well George!
Written September 3, 2022
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Thank you so much, Mark for this fabulous review! Thank you also for the great 360 photos! George and Tina had a fantastic time with you on the boat. We really hope to see you again if you come back to West Crete.
Warm greetings from us all at B Crew
Written September 5, 2022
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Sandra P
Jochberg, Austria12 contributions
Sep 2020 • Couples
We had a fantastic day sailing with Vassilis to Gramvousa and Balos Island. Vassilis is very experienced and very nice. He even taught us a little sailing. The destinations were amazingly beautiful and lunch was delicious. Vassilis knows how to avoid the crowds at these popular destinations. At Gramvousa we managed to be alone and left as soon as the large boat full of tourists arrived.
Written October 18, 2020
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Dear Sandra, thank you very much for this lovely review. Having both of you on board was the best present I could ask for my birthday! I really had a fantastic and very relaxing time with you and I enjoyed our trip a great lot.
Wishing you all the best,
Vassilis
Written October 19, 2020
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Dimitris A
Amsterdam, The Netherlands1 contribution
Aug 2021 • Couples
10/10 would recommend this cruise with Vasilis and Nikos! Friendly, polite, willing to help and explain guys. Would definitely go sailing again and if I ever do it again in Crete, that will be with Vasilis and his family! We visited 3 different locations but most importantly our cruise was arranged in that way to avoid the huge ferry crowds in Balos and Gramvousa. Thank you for everything and also giagia (grandma) for the delicious lunch we had on board!
Written August 5, 2021
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Thank you so much, Dimitris for your generous words. You were both amazing, too and we absolutely loved the time we spent with you on Tuesday! We would love to see you again if you come back to Crete :-)
Take care,
Vasilis & Nikos
Written August 6, 2021
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Joan
Barcelona, Spain133 contributions
Aug 2022
like everyone else here, Ariadne and her son Niko exceeded our expectations. We chose a semi-private trip and so were on a waiting list until others signed up, but they let us know a few days in advance. We chose this not only as it was a sailboat, but for the service and food on board, homemade by Niko´s grandmother, was lovely,. They try so hard! It felt so VIP to be with them and enjoy Balos and Gramvousa. I would recommend it to anyone!
Written August 20, 2022
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Dear Juan,
Thank you so much for your such kind words! We had a lovely day with you on board 😃
We are wishing you all the best and hopefully we’ll get to meet again some time!
Ariadne and Nikos
Written August 22, 2022
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Benjamin C
47 contributions
Jun 2023 • Family
we had a spectacular day with the B Crew team. We are a family of 6 with 4 kids ages 17, 14, 12, and 9. It was easy finding their boat and parking right next to it. We opted for the smaller of the two boats and had plenty of room. Nikos and Kristos were wonderful captains. The boat has the option of going by sail or by motor. Our day was not windy at all so sailing was pretty slow and we instead used the motor for all but about 15 minutes of transit time. Is it not nearly as fast as an actual motor boat. We had time to hike up to the top of the fortress at Gramvousa (amazing views!) and swim a bit and then had almost two hours at Balos Bay which is one of the most incredible beaches we have ever visited. Certainly approaching by boat is far more convenient and comfortable than by car. We were treated to freshly homemade lunch by their Yaya which was delicious -- and no trouble accommodating some food restrictions of ours. They brought plenty of water and soda so we stayed amply hydrated the whole day. The boat has nice shade which was important on a hot, sunny day. Our hosts were very easy going and affable and we really enjoyed chatting with them, learning about Cretan culture. Do make sure to bring towels. Our kids made good use of their snorkel gear.
Written June 21, 2023
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Dear Ben,
Thank you so much for this wonderful and thorough review! Nikos and Christos enjoyed the trip with you a great lot!
All our best,
The B Crew team
Written June 23, 2023
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Prem Suisse
Nyon, Switzerland8 contributions
Aug 2021
We were 4 people and we had a wonderful day trip to balos. Organized one month ago before leaving our coutry , by email with Ariadne. The explanations were clear and finding the location to meet Vassilis was easy.
Vassilis is more than a captain, very friendly and communicative, he gave us many explanations on the site and surroundings. His son was with him this day and very helpful and his kindness was reaalx appreciated. A great lunch served on the boat and cooked by Vassilis's mother....a real family business!
We highly recommend Bcrew to assue you good memories.
Prem - Swiss
Vassilis is more than a captain, very friendly and communicative, he gave us many explanations on the site and surroundings. His son was with him this day and very helpful and his kindness was reaalx appreciated. A great lunch served on the boat and cooked by Vassilis's mother....a real family business!
We highly recommend Bcrew to assue you good memories.
Prem - Swiss
Written August 3, 2021
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Dear Paul and family, thank you so much for this great review! You are all truly wonderful and we wish you many more trips around the world :-)
Warm greetings from us all,
Ariadne, Vassilis & Nikos
Written August 3, 2021
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robmhilton
Leeds, UK3 contributions
Aug 2020
Really awesome day out with Vasilis and Ariadne - they made every effort to make myself, wife and 2 children (11 and 14) feel welcome. It felt like an authentic trip, with the sails up and tacking to Gramvousa and Balos, which is just what we were after. We dived and snorkelled from the boat and had authentic Crete cuisine for lunch which they'd prepared - my son's best day of our 2 weeks :)
Written August 23, 2020
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Thank you so much, dear Robin for this fantastic review! What a great sailing we did together! ⛵️And what a wonderful, sweet and warm family you have 😃
It was a real pleasure having you on board with us.
Hope we meet again and do some nice tacks 😉
All the best from both of us to all the lovely family,
Vasilis and Ariadne
Written August 23, 2020
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Hello
What is the maximum number of passengers you take on the sailing trip to Balos beach?
Written August 25, 2021
Do you have tickets for two persons between 29th of july till 2nd of august?
Written July 28, 2019
Hello,
There is only a slight chance that we might be able to accommodate you on Wednesday but I have to wait for some confirmations to check whether we will have 2 spots available or not in the end... I will get back to you as soon as I know for sure.
Kind regards,
Ariadne
Written July 29, 2019
Dear Ariadne, I have some Italian tourist need a private trip to Balos and Gramvoussa (from Kissamos is ok). The dates can be 19 or 20 of August. They will be 20 people. May you give me the price please? Thanks, Massimo
Written July 14, 2019
Hi
Do u have avaleble day for Jun 1th? Pls
Written May 15, 2019
Hi Sandra, I’m afraid we are booked on the 1st but we are free in the previous and following few days in case you can make it on another date.
Best regards,
Ariadne
Written May 15, 2019
Hello, me and my girlfriend are in Kissamos right now and we plan to go sailing with you tomorrow 9th September. If it’s €75 but we don’t want to privatise will it be okay??
Written September 8, 2018
Hello again Mervin,
Since we cannot accommodate you tomorrow, I asked a friend who also goes to the same places with a sailing boat, called “Arianna”, and he has two places for tomorrow at the same price (75 euros each). He departs at 9 am. Please let me know if you are interested in joining him so that I send you instructions on where to locate his boat at the port.
Best,
Ariadne
Written September 8, 2018
Meander544091
Mortsel, Belgium
Hellow
My name is Peter from Belgium and i would like to know if you have a place for my wife and me on monday 3 september ?
We arrive tomorrow evening in kissamos
Thanks
Peter
My tel nr +32 496 595779
Written September 1, 2018
Hello Peter, I’m afraid we only have place again on Thursday 6, can you make it on that date?
Best,
Ariadne
Written September 2, 2018
Hi , I will be in crete chania, from Aug 9th to 17th, do you have a day available for a family of 4 to go to the two islands. Please confirm availability and pricing, yours sincerely Brendan Dolan, Rostrevor Northern Ireland
Written August 2, 2018
Hi Brendan,
Sure, we are still free on most of these dates apart from August 9 and 10.
The price is 75 euros per person and it includes home-made food (a proper lunch), salad, fruit, water and drinks (juices, local wine and beer). We also have a big cover (boom tent) for shade and we provide snorkeling equipment.
Children under 6 are free of charge and from above 6 to 12 they pay 50%.
Please note that in order to privatize the boat you need to pay 300 euros in total (that is the total price for 4 passengers), otherwise you might travel with extra passengers.
The maximum number of passengers we can take on board is 8.
Let me know if you need any more information.
Best regards,
Ariadne
Written August 3, 2018
Hi, we would like to book a day cruise from Kissamos to Balos and Gramvoussa between July 23 and 29. We are 5 pax : 2 adults & 3 children of 6, 11 and 16. Can you confirm the price ? Can we pre-book now ? Many thanks
Written July 2, 2018
Bonjour nous voudrions faire une croisiere entre le 25 juillet et le 30 ....nous sommes 5 adultes .merci de me dire les tarifs mes dates libres et le déroulement de la sortie en bateau a bientôt Nathalie arocas
Written June 26, 2018
Hello Nathalie, the price is 75 euros per person and it includes home-made food, fruit, water and drinks (juices, local wine and beer).
Here’s a description of our itinerary and other useful information.
We sail at 11 am each morning from Kissamos Port and return at 7 pm. The journey takes approximately one and a half hours each way. On arriving at our destination, you will have the opportunity to swim, dive with specially-provided masks, snorkels and fins, climb to the Venetian castle of Gramvousa and stroll around the lagoon of Balos. We also have a big cover (boom tent) for shade.
Please feel free to ask for any other information you might need.
Ariadne from B Crew
Written June 26, 2018
Hi i dont know which date yet but would like to do this trip as a solo traveller will this be ok ? Could i have a email to book when i know my dates please? Many thanks Helen
Written June 24, 2018
Hi Helen, sure you can do so, only we’ll add you in a small group on that date, ok? I’m afraid we cannot do the trip only for one person.
Our email is bcrewsailing at gmail . com (it doesn’t allow me to use the at symbol here!)
Look forward to hearing from you!
Best regards,
Ariadne from B Crew
Written June 24, 2018
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