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How should you assess family fit and accessibility?

Q: How should you assess family fit and accessibility?

Allocate people before comparing yacht length. For a yacht charter cabin layout for three couples and four children, identify the actual beds, conversions, cabin locations and permitted passenger arrangement. Add any nanny, caregiver or accompanying staff member to the accommodation and permissions review.

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Allocate people before comparing yacht length. For a yacht charter cabin layout for three couples and four children, identify the actual beds, conversions, cabin locations and permitted passenger arrangement. Add any nanny, caregiver or accompanying staff member to the accommodation and permissions review.

Use anonymous guest labels during shortlisting:

Guest group	Proposed cabin	Bed arrangement	Access requirement	Accepted compromise
Couple A	To be assigned	Required dimensions	Boarding to cabin and dining	None / specify
Couple B	To be assigned	Fixed double or conversion	Stairs acceptable?	None / specify
Couple C	To be assigned	Fixed double or conversion	Bathroom access	None / specify
Children	To be assigned	Twins/Pullmans as agreed	Proximity and supervision	None / specify
Nanny/caregiver, if travelling	To be assigned	Separate berth required?	Access to relevant guests	None / specify

For wheelchair accessible superyacht charter enquiries, request an end-to-end access demonstration: quayside → boarding point → cabin → bathroom → dining → outdoor space → tender, including the assistance and emergency arrangements agreed with the captain.

A useful example of specificity—not an endorsement—is Northrop & Johnson’s February 9, 2026 description of ALPHA WAVES. It identifies an elevator serving the main deck through sundeck, a wheelchair-friendly tender and a main-deck accessible suite. Those are concrete starting points for questions; they do not establish suitability for an individual guest or current availability. (northropandjohnson.com)

Do not silently include childcare in the service score. Burgess’s family-charter guidance states that looking after children is not the crew’s primary role and discusses bringing a nanny. Agree responsibility, supervision periods and accommodation explicitly. (feat-app.burgessyachts.com)

Scoring rule: where essential access fails, reject the proposal even if its cabin layout and amenities would otherwise earn a reasonable family-fit rating.

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