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[quote=Anonymous]Chartering a yacht is an option available at various price points, but the experience will be quite different than traveling on a cruise ship.  You have more control over your itinerary and can access small anchorages unavailable to larger vessels, can expect highly personalized service and no crowds, but you also have to arrange for your own excursions, there will typically (depending on the size of the vessel) be no entertainment, gym, pool, library, or spa, and the food options are limited to the skill of the single chef aboard and the provisions you chose to have loaded aboard.  You'll also be much more affected by weather and will be expected to cough up a hefty gratuity on top of the cost of the charter, fuel, and food.

The OP made no reference to children, so while the demographic which can afford the most upscale lines like Regent usually does not sail with small children, that would not seem to be a limiting factor.

Recently newer lines have entered the market to offer a more yacht-like experience with many larger cruise line features.  Scenic, Emerald, Four Seasons, and Ritz-Carlton have all launched cruise ships which look like oversized yachts and carry fewer passengers than the 6-star larger cruise lines whose vessels are in turn smaller than those of the mass market lines.  Some of these smaller ships carry helicopters and submersibles for passenger use.  They are all upscale, expensive, and more limited in options for entertainment and with regard to some other larger-ship amenities in return for a smaller passenger count and access to ports which cannot manage larger ships.[/quote]

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