A skipper, host or chef you hire needs a proper place to sleep, just like your guests. Plan for this before you book, because it decides how many cabins and berths (beds) are left for your group.
Crew cabins
Crew cabins are usually in the bow of the boat, the forepeak. If your boat has one, your skipper or crew can sleep there and all the guest cabins stay free for you.
If the boat has no crew cabin, the skipper or crew uses one of the guest cabins, and that cabin is no longer available to your group.
Do crew members share a cabin?
That depends on the destination. In some places, the US and the Caribbean for example, each crew member may need a cabin of their own. Check with us or the charter company that there are enough cabins for your crew.
Count the berths, not only the cabins
Add up guests and crew and make sure the boat has a berth for everyone. This matters most when you hire more than one crew member.
Hired crew should never have to sleep in the saloon or the cockpit. It is a safety issue, and everyone on board needs a private place to rest.
