May 2024
Capri & Amalfi Coast

Overview

Naples - Procida - Ischia - Capri - Positano - Amalfi Coast - Naples

Week 1: Saturday May 4 - Saturday May 11, 2024 (8 days), or

Week 2: Saturday May 11 - Saturday May 18, 2024 (8 days)

Charter cost

Per week:

Double: up to $2400 for 2 persons (state room with a queen bed for you and your friend ($1200 per person), or just for you, private bath).

Single: up to $1200 per person (cabin with a twin bed for one person, private bath nook, access via a hatch).

Itinerary

From the marina of Pozzuoli near Naples/Italy to the islands of Procida, Ischia and Capri, and along the Amalfi Coast to Positano and Amalfi. We will return to Pozzuoli to debark.

See Our Itinerary for details.

See Destination Capri for general information of this destination.

Our Yacht

Bali 5.4 "Aragorn". 

54-foot catamaran. Innovative 3-level layout. Panorama Captain’s bridge with covered lounge. Spacious main deck. Open-concept kitchen/living/dining with an innovative tilting door in the rear. Forward party, dining and yoga deck. Double staterooms for 2 persons with a queen bed and a private bath/shower.  Standing room single cabins for 1 person, accessed via a hatch, with a twin bed and a private bath/shower nook. Fridge. Freezer. Ice maker. Drink fridge. Water maker. Gas stove. Generator. Air conditioning. Deck shower. Dinghy with outboard. Swim platform.

Remember these dates

• January 2024

  • If you require a passport for Italy, and your passport is not valid at time of entry and return, you MUST get a new passport ASAP.

• Feb 2024

  • Purchase airplane tickets.

• March 1st 2024:

  • Provide a copy of your passport picture page AND your address for the crewlist.

  • Provide your WhatsApp account. We use WhatsApp for our sailing group chat.

• April 1st 2024

  • Divers only: send (email or text) a photo of your diving certification to Gerhard. Minimum level: Open Water or equivalent.

  • !!!!!: Divers only: complete and sign your Boat Travel and Scuba Diving Liability Release and Assumption of Risk Agreement.

• April 10th 2024:

  • Please provide your food/drink preferences in the spreadsheet below for your week:

    • Passengers of week #1: Food/Drink Preferences Week #1. 

    • Passengers of week #2: Food/Drink Preferences Week #2. 

  • For Review: Our Itinerary 

• April 20th 2024

  • !!!! Divers and Snorkelers. We are planning guided dives and snorkeling tours in Pozzuoli, Ischia and the Amalfi coast, plus possibly some individual dives with rented tanks in Capri. Review destinations and costs at May 2024 - Pozzuoli Ischia Capri Amalfi Coast - Diving and Snorkeling and indicate your interest.

  • Please volunteer ❤️ to the meal-planning team (2-3 passengers each week) so that the meal-planning team can start creating the meal plan and shopping list per below template::

    • 2024 May week #1 - Pozzuoli Provisioning List 

    • 2024 May week #2 - Pozzuoli Provisioning List 

• April 25th 2024

  • NEW Arrange with your cell phone carrier that you can make/receive calls/texts and Whatsapp messages while in Italy. This is automatic with some US carriers but requires special plans with other carriers. See for example: US carriers in Europe. Share your experience or questions via the whatsapp group chat. (FYI: While there is NO WIFI on the yacht, we will be within the reach of the islands' cell towers for most of the time. )

• May 1st 2024:

  • Familiarize yourself with Sailing & Safety here. Text Gerhard to confirm you read the page, or if you have questions.

• Passengers of week 1 only:

  • May 4th

    • ("Underwater Pompei" snorkelers and divers: 8:30AM at dive shop) 

    • 2PM: Arrive at the Base. The name of our yacht will be listed in section "Our Yacht" as soon as the charter company provides it.

    • 2PM-4PM: We shop for food & drinks.

    • 2PM-4PM:  Get dive equipment

    • 4PM (possibly earlier): Embarkation, load yacht & crew orientation. We set sail.

      • While boarding and loading, please document & report any pre-existing damages, such as a loose drawer, a missing knob, a scratch, etc.

  • May 11th

    • 9AM we return to the Base, unload, clean yacht and debark.

    • (3rd-party cleaning team boards our yacht at 9AM for deep-cleaning and prep for the week 2 passengers)

  • May 25th

    • Add your shared expenses including receipts to our splitwise account (link to be provided).

• Passengers of week 2 only:

  • May 11th

    • (3rd-party cleaning team deep-cleans our yacht until 2PM.)

    • 1PM: Arrive at the Base. The name of our yacht will be listed in section "Our Yacht" as soon as the charter company provides it.

    • 1PM-2PM: We shop for food & drinks

    • 1PM-2PM:  Get dive equipment

    • 2PM: Embarkation, load yacht & crew orientation. We set sail.

      • While boarding and loading, please document & report any pre-existing damages, such as a loose drawer, a missing knob, a scratch, etc.

  • May 18th

    • 9AM return to Base, unload, clean yacht and debark.

    • ("Underwater Pompei" snorkelers and divers: 9AM at dive shop)

  • May 25th:

    • Add your shared expenses including receipts to our splitwise account (link to be provided).

Our Base

Marina Sud Cantieri
Via Fasano, 23-31
Pozzuoli, Naples 80078
Italia

GPS POSITION: 40° 39’ 36’’- 14° 06’ 51’’

Charter Company: Dream Yachts Charter.
The name of our yacht will be listed in section "Our Yacht" as soon as the charter company provides it.

Directions to the Base

Via Napoli Centrale train station.

The base is about 15 miles (30 minutes depending on traffic) from the Napoli Centrale train station by car/taxi.

Via Napoli Capodichino airport

The base is about 15 miles (30 minutes depending on traffic) from the Naples-Capodichino International Airport (IATA: NAP) by car/taxi. 

Via Rome Fiumicino airport

International flights to the Rome Fiumicino airport (IATA:FCO) are typically cheaper than to Napoli Capodichino.  

From Rome Fiumicino it's about 3hours to the Base by car. However:

High-speed trains from Rome Fiumicino to the Napoli Centrale train station take about 2 hours. They depart hourly from Fiumicino at a cost of around US$50. See Trenitalia for schedules and reservations.

Bus lines such as Flixbus from Rome Fiumicino to Naples take about 3 hours at a cost of US$50.

Arriving late

NEW: If you foresee that you may be arriving at the Base late, communicate your ETA to the captain via the Whatsapp group chat. 

If your ETA is after our yacht's planned departure time, be prepared to take a ferry to meet us and board the yacht on the islands rather than at the Base.

Ferries to the islands leave from Naples frequently from early morning until the evening (but not over night).
Ferries may also leave from Pozzuoli, but much less frequently.

View ferry schedules and reserve here in Italian and in English.

If your ferry departs from Napoli, be aware that there are multiple ferry docks. Make sure your taxi takes you to the correct ferry dock. 

Food • Drinks • Expenses

Non-charter sailing expenses such as diesel, water, harbor and marine park fees, etc., as well as food and drinks are not included. We share these expenses as a group. 

We plan to provision the yacht with food and drinks as a group on the day of boarding and re-provision, as needed, on the islands.

We'll have plenty of opportunities to enjoy the picturesque and high-quality restaurants and experience the lively nightlife on the islands.

Food/Drink Preferences & Provisioning Lists:

• • • Food/Drink Preferences Week #1. 

    • Food/Drink Preferences Week #2. 

    • 2024 May week #1 - Pozzuoli Provisioning List 

    • 2024 May week #2 - Pozzuoli Provisioning List 

Supermarkets in Pozzuoli

Flor do Cafe • Via Roma 41, Pozzuoli, 80078 • 200m/600f/3min-walk from the Base (recommended by the Base) • flordocafe.it

Scuba • Snorkel • Swimming

Snorkel gear and scuba gear are not included. We plan to rent scuba tanks & weights for the divers onboard as a group.

Open Water Certification such as PADI Open Water, SSI Open Water or equivalent is required for diving.

NEW: The charter company will provide free snorkel-masks and fins.

NEW: Expect ocean temperatures between 16-23C (65-70F). Consider bringing 3+mm wetsuite for snorkeling/swimming, thicker for diving..

Guided dives & Snorkeling schedule:

• • May 2024 - Pozzuoli Ischia Capri Amalfi Coast - Diving and Snorkeling 

Address/Directions Snorkeling/Scuba tours: 

• Pozzuoli "Underwater Pompei" May 4th and May 18th:
  Centro Sub Pozzuoli (Website click here). Via Miliscola – Pozzuoli (Arco Felice) Napoli Inside Lido Montenuovo Beach & Resort. Ask for Guglielmo. 10 min drive (40 min walk) to/from our Base.  

More important information

Sailing & safety • see HERE.

How to avoid sea-sickness • what to bring • see HERE.

General information about the destination • see HERE.

For our itinerary • see HERE..

Weather & temparature • see Average or 14-day Forecast