How to book a boat in Croatia

Once you have found Your boat, what are you going to do next?

Hello sailors and sea lovers, if you aren't familiar with renting a boat following tips will be of your help! 

As you know/or don't know standard charter rent starts with minimum 7 days from Saturday to Saturday. Of course, there are also non-standard offers that come in last minute. Those offers depend on charter management policy and are different per various owners. The best is to make a request according to your wishes, otherwise, you will never find out your requirements. We'll do our best to find the charter company that can be competitive with your needs, the same stands for short period or weekend charter.

So let's get through Arena Sailing charter booking platform, believe me, is very user-friendly and thanks to that you can easily charter a boat in Croatia. The main search is divided in areas, Istra & Kvarner, Kornati: Zadar & Šibenik, Split and Dubrovnik & Montenegro.

Oh yes, never forget to choose your date because the platform is checking the in-time availability and shows all types of boats that are available in requested period! 

Step 1.

Where do you want to sail? Choose your destination.
Pick a date for a period of 7/14/21 and so on days.

Note: for a non-standard period, pick the nearby dates and leave a short message in the request (Step4.)

Step 2.

Details search using filters and sort by different possibilities
Filters: 
1.Boat types (Sailboat, Motorboat, Catamaran, Motoryacht, Gulet, Motorsailer, Cruiser, Power catamaran)
2.Featured brands (Bavaria, Beneteau, Dufour, Elan, Hanse, Jeanneau, Lagoon)

Step 3.

View the basic offer clicking on the boat that you like
Review photos by clicking on the photo frame
Check for boat details and base/port location on the map

Step 4.

Click on request best offer and fulfill your personal info  
We'll send the offer with a boat price, obligatory extras and extras on request. Extra discount will not miss!

Step 5.

Upon receiving the offer we will suggest to take the boat under option. Under option means that the boat is on hold for a few days until your final decision. In some occasion, we'll take the option immediately without your request...in cases when the boat and period has a lot of interest or is the last minute call.

Step 6.

Once you decide to continue with booking, we'll forward a payment link through which you can choose to pay the reservation in two ways:
1.With credit cards (100 % of the boat amount)
2.Via bank transfer (50% of the boat amount immediately and 50% - 30 days before check-in)

Step 7.

Upon receiving the payment the boat is considered booked.
We will send the BOOKING CONFIRMATION/CONTRACT with all needed data (boat info, payment info, payment method info, terms and conditions).
For bookings without skipper service you will need to forward the copy of skipper license; If you do not have one, the skipper will be needed.
We will send you the CREW LIST to fulfill it and is needed at least 30 days before the check-in

Step 8.

Depending on what method of payment you have chosen, In case of 50/50 You will need to settle your due 30 days before Your charter; Of course, we will send you a remainder and 2nd payment proforma

Step 9.

Once your booking is fully paid, we will forward the BOARDING PASS with all the BASE/CHARTER INFO.
In the end, when all our paperwork is done, you will be ready to meet your charter and set sails
We will be back to You, a few days after Your return at home; with a short SERVICE FEEDBACK questionnaire. We want to make sure that everything was as planned and without complaint.

Important notes:

1. Terms of payment: “ For bookings later than 30 days from check-in: The Guests will be requested to pay 100% of the full booking fee (unless otherwise agreed between the Charter and the Guest).”
2. Boat amount need to be paid with arenaSailing
3. Obligatory extras and those on request needs to be paid at spot/during the check-in (via credit cards or in cash; will be specified in a boarding pass/base info)