Fantasia Yachting
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Our love for the sea and its beauties has lead us to set up Fantasia yachting, a company which has been established since 2004. We provide our customers with the highest level of service. With safety discover the journey with the sails up and a new way of holidaying. With or without any prior sailing knowledge, this is the simplest way of holidaying without any responsibilities and without having to deal with any of the usual procedures of chartering a yacht and its maintenance... because our experienced and fully trained crew is always at your service. Visit places only a few can enjoy, sail, holiday, fish, swim and have a marvelous time. It would be a great pleasure and honour to have you sailing with us!!
Hersonissos, Heraklion Prefecture, Greece
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flo655
London, UK1 contribution
Sep 2020 • Couples
We did both options (sunset cruise & day cruise) and absolutely loved it. The owner was very nice and made sure we always had everything we needed. Overall I’d recommend the day cruise over the sunset one because I think it’s better value for money, you will spend the day onboard with 2 stops near the Dia island, with snorkelling equipment available for you to enjoy the day, or stay on the deck for some sunbathing :)
Lunch was absolutely delicious and we had a fruit platter for snacks.
Would recommend it to everyone!
Lunch was absolutely delicious and we had a fruit platter for snacks.
Would recommend it to everyone!
Written September 14, 2020
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RichieC001
19 contributions
Sep 2020 • Couples
I booked a private sunset cruise for my wife’s 30th birthday treat and it was one of the greatest experiences we had. Captain Kosmas and Mike were incredibly diligent, entertaining and fun during the whole trip. Their playlist is second to none and will have you up and dancing around the yacht. The food was local produce and the ever flowing wine was Kosmas’s homemade brew which was a great addition to the trip. They even provided a mini photo shoot to save these birthday sunset memories. The views were extraordinary.
This boat trip is not to be missed when visiting Crete! Greatly recommend for a party boat tour, a group of couples to relax and drink or of course a special private yachting experience for someone special!
Thanks again Kosmas and Mike
This boat trip is not to be missed when visiting Crete! Greatly recommend for a party boat tour, a group of couples to relax and drink or of course a special private yachting experience for someone special!
Thanks again Kosmas and Mike
Written September 20, 2020
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CrownDusseldorf
Essen, Germany11 contributions
Aug 2020
Today, we had a great day! Starting from the booking and paying via PayPal, pick up on time from the hotel to a great Skipper and team, Thanks to Cosmo and Mike, we enjoyed the trip very much. In total, we had the maximum number of guests, 10, and there was enough space on the Bavaria 49 Yacht. The food was excellent and prepared by the skipper's wife Anna.
Overall, a perfect trip! Thanks, we will come back.
Overall, a perfect trip! Thanks, we will come back.
Written August 2, 2020
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Kenny V
1 contribution
Aug 2020 • Friends
We did the evening trip with sunset, as the beautiful boat floats out of the harbour the silence and the majestic views make yourself quit. The captain and his crew made us feel welcome instantly. As we sailled further into the sea drinks were served combined with fruits, the atmosphere was amazing, together with good music. Sunset magically then after we had a night swim with finger food. Most amazing experience. 10 on 10, wish i could go again tonight.
Written August 29, 2020
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TNCharles
London, UK71 contributions
Jul 2020 • Family
This sailing trip on board the Fantasia Yacht came highly recommended by our hotel. The brochure looked amazing but the actual experience was even better.
We were picked up from our hotel and taken on a 10 minute trip to Hersonissos Marina where we were greeted by Captain Cosmas and Nikos. In total there was 11 of us (which is the maximum that the captain will accept) and we were lucky to be joined by 2 lovely groups.
We travelled to the amazing natural and untouched island of Dia which is simply breath taking. As soon as we stopped the captain had a whole platter of fresh fruit for us which was readily devoured. We then spent 1.5 hours diving, swimming and snorkeling in the deep blue cool sea that surrounded the island. Captain Cosmas also provided us with a surfing board and a Ringo which provided a lot of fun!
A delicious home made lunch was then served with Cretan bread, various meats and a Greek salad. We also had some home made wine.
After he took us to another bay which was just as amazing. We were continually offered drinks throughout our stay on board but at the end we were offered home made Raki which was strong but delicious.
The trip was about 8 hours long but it went so quickly. Plenty of music was played (a variety of Greek, house and hip hop), and plenty of food and drink was had.
Overall our family absolutely loved our time on board Fantasia Yachting and its a MUST trip for anybody visiting Crete and staying near Hersonissos.
Thanks once again to Captain Cosmas and Nikos for giving us such a brilliant experience we will never forget.
NB - I would recommend that you book this trip directly with the captain and not via your hotel as it will save you a lot of money.
We were picked up from our hotel and taken on a 10 minute trip to Hersonissos Marina where we were greeted by Captain Cosmas and Nikos. In total there was 11 of us (which is the maximum that the captain will accept) and we were lucky to be joined by 2 lovely groups.
We travelled to the amazing natural and untouched island of Dia which is simply breath taking. As soon as we stopped the captain had a whole platter of fresh fruit for us which was readily devoured. We then spent 1.5 hours diving, swimming and snorkeling in the deep blue cool sea that surrounded the island. Captain Cosmas also provided us with a surfing board and a Ringo which provided a lot of fun!
A delicious home made lunch was then served with Cretan bread, various meats and a Greek salad. We also had some home made wine.
After he took us to another bay which was just as amazing. We were continually offered drinks throughout our stay on board but at the end we were offered home made Raki which was strong but delicious.
The trip was about 8 hours long but it went so quickly. Plenty of music was played (a variety of Greek, house and hip hop), and plenty of food and drink was had.
Overall our family absolutely loved our time on board Fantasia Yachting and its a MUST trip for anybody visiting Crete and staying near Hersonissos.
Thanks once again to Captain Cosmas and Nikos for giving us such a brilliant experience we will never forget.
NB - I would recommend that you book this trip directly with the captain and not via your hotel as it will save you a lot of money.
Written July 29, 2020
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Katie
Halifax, UK44 contributions
Aug 2022 • Family
Just a great evening out
Picked up very punctually from our hotel by a lovely aircon Mercedes van which was very comfortable for 10 passengers
After a safely briefing Boarded the yacht and our evening of fun began.
When we were in the Bay of Saint George we were fortunate that there was another fantastia boat there and they had onboard their own saxophonist- which we could hear very clearly across the bay - a special touch to the evening.
we had 13 out of 14 cloudless days when we stayed in Crete and typically the only cloudy/windy evening was the one when we were in the sunset cruise
It did not spoil the trip it would have been even better if the weather had been as awesome as all other nights of our holiday.
The guys who took us were lovely and the lad who did everything was a credit to the captain,
Great evening which I can highly recommend.
Picked up very punctually from our hotel by a lovely aircon Mercedes van which was very comfortable for 10 passengers
After a safely briefing Boarded the yacht and our evening of fun began.
When we were in the Bay of Saint George we were fortunate that there was another fantastia boat there and they had onboard their own saxophonist- which we could hear very clearly across the bay - a special touch to the evening.
we had 13 out of 14 cloudless days when we stayed in Crete and typically the only cloudy/windy evening was the one when we were in the sunset cruise
It did not spoil the trip it would have been even better if the weather had been as awesome as all other nights of our holiday.
The guys who took us were lovely and the lad who did everything was a credit to the captain,
Great evening which I can highly recommend.
Written August 20, 2022
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Jasper W
Enschede, The Netherlands1 contribution
Aug 2020 • Couples
During our holiday we decided it would be fun to go sailing and got into contact with Fantasia yachting. Contacted via Facebook and a friendly reply soon followed with all information necessary (might have been lucky but took less than 2 minutes or something). Decided to do the sunset trip, and to my surprise it exceeded my expectations. Not only the swimming at a beautiful spot and watching the sun go down from aboard the sailboat were amazing, but the company and service the crew provided was perfect. The positive vibes and smiles make you feel welcome as according to the captain "every one aboard is family". We actually enjoyed so much, we immediately booked the day trip for the end of the week. The day trip was even better, with again the great company of the crew, nice spots to swim, the availability of snorkeling equipment, the nice food from the barbecue and the sea breeze when the sails were opened, the day was more than well-spent.
Written August 21, 2020
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Marcel
Groet, The Netherlands18 contributions
May 2022 • Solo
We left @ 18:15 Chersonissos harbor, after welcomed by Captain Michael on the beautiful and very spacious Catamaran sailing yacht. Everything is perfectly maintained and very clean. Enough toilets, we were with around 20 passengers and 4 crew. First we sailed to St. George’s Bay. Drinks and snacks are widely available, later a very tasteful fruit salad was served, followed by Cretan pies. After around an hour of swimming, peddling and snorkeling we set sail towards the NW and witnessed a beautiful sunset. Of course you need some luck but I agreed with Captain Michael this one was one the most beautiful ever seen! And I could know flying for 33 years as a pilot and have seen thousands of sunsets 🌅. With a wide choise of great music onboard and free WiFi (!) the atmosphere created by the crew was great to have a careless and lovely sunset cruise! The crew is very professional and it shows off every bit of the journey. Thanks a lot Fantasia! See you soon again, Marcel
Written June 1, 2022
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Joe Billington
Exeter, UK21 contributions
Aug 2020 • Family
Not the best. Was highly recommended by our TUI rep at the Caldera Palace, can’t help but think it was over-exaggerated a little, €129 was very overpriced for the experience! The boat is uncomfortable, no cushions or padding on the deck so don’t expect to sunbathe! There is a maximum of ten on the boat due to Covid. It wasn’t therefore too crowded but don’t see how many more could have fitted on board. The paddle-board, snorkelling equipment and inflatables are good. The food was a small selection but very tasty, but not given many nibbles throughout the day and they were very tight on offering drinks, kept having to ask. Nowhere to put drinks on the boat, had to out all empty glasses in your bag for safekeeping. Not ideal. BEWARE: it is not as much as much alcohol as you like, more a bottle of wine to share. Any other alcoholic beverages are payable and when the third bottle of wine ran out we were told this. Only made two stops in similar places. No commentary/history of the island made. The steps to climb down into the sea are not really fit for purpose. The young chap was very nice but didn’t see anything really of the boat owner, he was downstairs working on his phone. No personal service etc. Overall, it seemed very overpriced for what it was and definitely wouldn’t recommend. We have done other boat trips which we have paid half this price for and enjoyed far more.
Written September 1, 2020
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Thank you for your feedback. Our top priority at Fantasia Yacht is our guest’s enjoyment on board our Yacht and have many compliments on our trips and service. Our usual capacity on board our vessel is 10 guests and this is for your enjoyment and comfort, this has always been the case for us. We are glad to see that you enjoyed some aspects of your trip, but are very sorry that we did not meet your full expectations. We will take on board your feedback to improve our services.
Written September 2, 2020
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S Smith
4 contributions
Aug 2020 • Family
We went on our first trip with Fantasia to the island of Dia and it was such an amazing day that we booked again on the boat that same day to come back the following week. Kosmas the Captain and Michael ship crew could not be nicer. Thank you for two lovely days on this lovely yacht.
Written August 17, 2020
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Oliver P
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
What is the price for a Sunset Board Trip (3 hours)?
Written June 8, 2022
Please be so kind to apply your request call directly +306974046621
Or whats App
Many thanks in advance
Written June 15, 2022
Hello from Crete
You can have a private day or sunset trip with our sailing yacht Fantasia (maximum capacity 10 guests )and our catamaran Sea Crete (maximum capacity 20 guests ).
Thank you
Written April 19, 2021
Hi
Do u have avaleble day for Jun 1th? Pls
Written May 15, 2019
Please be so kind to apply your request call directly +306974046621
Or whats App
Many thanks in advance
Written June 15, 2022
Bonjour, j’aimerai connaître le tarif pour la journée adulte et enfant.
Merci.
Written August 1, 2018
Nous avons payer 90€ par personne (3 adultes) mais cela peux sûrement varier pour les enfants !
Bien cordialement.
Written August 30, 2020
Bonjour, j’aimerai connaître le tarif pour la journée adulte et enfant.
Merci.
Written August 1, 2018
Добрый вечер! Подскажите, какова стоимость на человека (взрослый/ребенок), и где можно приобрести тур? Каждый ли день яхта выходит в море? Спасибо!
Written July 30, 2018
We would like to book five people on this boat trip. We are currently in Hersonissos how do we do this? Can you confirm availability in the next week and cost?
Written July 15, 2018
Igor R
Oslo, Norway
Hey guys
My wife and I, we’re coming to Stella Island Resort in the beginning of July.
We’d like to see how can we organise this tour in advance ? Could you please give us more details about the tour ..... ?
Thanks a lot
Written June 10, 2018
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