Planning, Dining & Events

For July and August in the Cyclades, six to nine months; the better yachts and estates are committed early. For May, June, September, and October, three months is usually enough. Last-minute travel is arranged when feasible, but the choice narrows quickly.

For private weddings or large gatherings on a specific island, allow twelve months — at that horizon, the choice of estate is often the difference between a yes and a near-miss.

An enquiry received during Greek working hours is read within the hour and answered the same day. A considered response — options, lead times, and the advisor who will hold the visit — usually follows within forty-eight hours.

Clients already working with an advisor reach them directly, at any hour. First-time enquiries received overnight are answered when Athens opens.

Yes. Itineraries move by yacht, by helicopter, or both, depending on the islands and the time available. A typical Cycladic route covers three to five islands over seven to ten days; Ionian and Sporades routes run to similar lengths. Each island is chosen for what it offers you.

For a first visit to Greece, we often suggest two islands and the mainland — one famous, one quiet, with a few days in Athens or the Peloponnese to bookend.

Selectively, and with permission. A considered set of private and protected venues across Greece opens to private dinners under arrangements that respect their conservation rules. These are not bookings; they are negotiated each time, often months in advance, and not every brief receives a yes.

Examples include the gardens of historic estates, working monasteries, the courtyards of restored mansions, and — under exceptional circumstances — a very small set of archaeological sites.

For weddings and significant celebrations, these conversations begin nine to twelve months in advance.

Yes — from intimate ceremonies of twelve to gatherings of three hundred or more, across the islands, the Peloponnese, and the mainland. Your advisor engages the wedding planner best suited to the venue and the family; the planner runs the day, your advisor holds the whole, and the house answers for it.

The remit covers the venue, the ceremony, civil and religious paperwork, photography and film, and accommodation for guests. Civil weddings between non-residents require six to eight weeks of paperwork; symbolic ceremonies can be arranged more quickly.

For larger weddings, twelve months’ notice is the difference between a comfortable plan and a tight one.

Routinely — much of the practice is multi-generational. Crews and house staff are briefed on each child by name and age before arrival; nannies, swimming instructors, and paediatricians are kept within the network; and the day is planned around the youngest guest in the party.

Discretion extends to the children: photographs of minors are never taken by staff and never permitted on the channels of any specialist or supplier — a condition of working with the house.

For parties spanning ages and interests, we often propose two boats, or a boat and an estate, rather than one arrangement that asks everyone to compromise.