A True Can-Do Crew
I shot the above photograph on the sundeck of the 141-foot Palmer Johnson motoryacht Pure Bliss a week ago today, on the last day of the Genoa charter yacht show. It may seem unremarkable here–a picture of a nicely set table surrounded by perfectly fluffed pillows and seat cushions–but the truth is that this photograph is evidence of just how can-do the Pure Bliss crew really is.
The yacht, you see, was late in getting to the Mediterranean from the United States. The transport ship that was carrying it over didn’t arrive in Palma, Spain, until last Tuesday–after the boat show in Italy had already begun. Whereas other charter yacht crew had spent several days preparing to demonstrate their skills and vessels for the brokers and press in Genoa, the Pure Bliss crew had to get their yacht into show-ready condition while racing along the Mediterranean coastline.
They left Palma on Tuesday night and cruised nonstop, making it to Genoa and their slip at the boat show at 5:30 on Thursday morning. You can imagine how exhausted they were–but they had Pure Bliss organized and ready to show, with welcoming smiles on their faces, by 10 o’clock that same morning. They hosted a cocktail party for brokers and press later that night, and were right back at their posts on Friday morning, with the yacht looking spotless, as you can see in the above photo that I snapped that afternoon.
Boy is that impressive. And it’s exactly the attitude you want in a top-notch charter yacht crew. Reputable charter brokers always say they want a “can-do crew,” a crew that simply gets done whatever needs to get done, no matter the circumstances. In my opinion, this crew of nine onboard Pure Bliss fit that description last week to a T.
The 10-guest yacht, which is entering charter seriously this summer for the first time in her 11-year history, is part of the fleet at International Yacht Collection. Contact any reputable charter broker for more information.