On an Italian charter fleet, the toys that guests talk about afterwards are the ones that change how they use the water: a slide off the stern, an enclosed sea pool and a large floating deck. Give each yacht the same core set, choose sizes that suit the decks you run, and plan the crew's day around setting them up and watching over them.
Jet skis and towables have their fans, but in reviews and on the quay at the end of the week the same three things come up again and again. They look good, they suit almost every age, and they turn an ordinary anchorage into the afternoon that ends up in the photographs.
What guests remember
The slide is the headline. An Aqua Yachtslides 270-350 cm gives guests roughly 484 cm of ride from the deck to the sea. People who would never jump from the rail go down it again and again through an afternoon, and the parents on deck take more pictures of it than of anything else aboard.
The sea pool is the one families remember. The Deluxe Water Pool 6.20 m is 616 x 410 cm outside and about 240 cm deep, and its integrated fine-mesh net encloses the swimming area so jellyfish and seaweed stay on the other side. In a week when jellyfish drift into an Italian bay, it saves the swimming for guests who would otherwise stay on deck.
The third is a big floating deck. A Premium Teak Platform 4.10 m gives 410 x 205 cm of stable, non-slip space at water level, where guests sunbathe, climb out after a swim or sit with a drink between the slide and the pool. Between charters it needs a rinse and nothing more, because the teak-look surface never needs oiling or sanding, and that counts on a tight turnaround day.
Equipping several yachts the same way
For an operator, consistency is worth as much as the toys themselves. When every yacht in the fleet carries the same set, the brochure can describe it with confidence, the crews learn one routine, and a damaged piece on one boat can be covered by a spare from another. Guests who book again also find what they remember from last time.
The catch is that fleets are rarely uniform. Deck heights, swim platform widths and locker space vary from hull to hull, and no single standard size suits every boat. We make platforms and docks tailor-made on request, so an operator can specify one footprint, surface and layout that works across several yachts instead of buying a different compromise for each. The slide family also comes in taller sizes for higher decks.
Crew time and supervision
Every toy costs crew time, and on a busy charter week that is the scarcest thing aboard. The slide, the pool and the platform all inflate with a high-pressure electric pump and are best set up together once the yacht is anchored for the afternoon, then packed away together before the evening move. Build it into the day's plan rather than letting guests ask for each piece separately.
Supervision matters more on charter than anywhere else, because guests do not know the boat. Brief them before the toys go in, shut down the engines and thrusters before the first swimmer goes over, and keep a crew member on deck until the last one is back aboard, with particular care when children are swimming. Use the toys only in calm, sheltered anchorages; if the wind or the swell picks up, the slide comes in first.
The winter lay-up is the natural moment to settle next season's list, before the yachts go back in the water. If you run a fleet and want to work out a standard set, write to us with the yachts and deck heights involved, and we will come back with sizes that fit and a tailor-made option where one is needed.
