William Mc NallyYacht charter broker, DMA Yachting
Yes. We recommend travel and cancellation insurance for every crewed yacht charter in Italy, especially for high-value charters with large prepaid deposits.
The yacht itself carries commercial insurance, but that does not protect your personal trip investment. Your own policy should be reviewed for cancellation, curtailment or trip interruption, medical emergencies, emergency evacuation, travel delays, and lost baggage.
We recommend arranging insurance soon after the charter agreement is signed, because some benefits are time-sensitive. If you want “cancel for any reason” style coverage, check this early and read the exclusions carefully.
Our brokers can point you toward common travel insurance providers, but the policy is arranged directly by you. The important part is making sure the insured trip cost includes the yacht charter, not only flights and hotels.