Caribbean · November – April

Caribbean yacht provisioning

Everything we know about provisioning the Caribbean charter season: where supply is deep and where it isn't, what a charter really costs per guest, how duty and clearance differ island by island, and when peak-week capacity closes. Written for chefs, chief stews, captains and brokers who need the answer before they commit.

Caribbean guides

9 guides
  • Pillar guide

    Caribbean yacht provisioning: the working guide

    Provisioning in the Caribbean is a logistics problem before it is a shopping problem. Supply depth varies enormously between islands, almost everything imported moves through three or four f…

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  • Timing

    Caribbean yacht season calendar: month by month

    The Caribbean season has a rhythm, and provisioning capacity follows it exactly. These are the months that matter, where the fleet concentrates, and when you need to have briefed us to get w…

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  • Budgeting

    Caribbean charter provisioning costs: what to budget

    Owners and brokers ask for a number before there is a menu. These are the ranges we see across Caribbean charters — indicative planning figures, not quotes. Every real number depends on the …

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  • Compliance

    Caribbean provisioning customs, duty and clearance

    Duty and clearance decide more of your provisioning budget than most briefs assume. The rules differ on every island, and the difference between loading in Puerto Rico and loading in the Gre…

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  • Peak week

    St Barths Christmas and New Year provisioning

    The two weeks around Christmas and New Year in St Barths are the hardest provisioning window in the Caribbean. Supply is finite, the whole fleet wants the same things on the same days, and t…

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  • Show week

    Antigua Charter Yacht Show provisioning

    Show week in Falmouth and English Harbour is a hospitality operation, not a charter. Chefs cook for brokers rather than guests, volumes are high, turnaround is daily, and every yacht on the …

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  • Passage

    Transatlantic crossing provisioning: Canaries to the Caribbean

    A crossing is the one provisioning brief with no second chance. Two to three weeks at sea, no resupply, and a fresh-food curve that has to be planned rather than hoped for. Then you arrive t…

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  • Interior

    Caribbean interior provisioning: wine, florals and guest amenities

    Interior briefs in the Caribbean are shaped by heat and by distance. Wine arrives having crossed an ocean, florals wilt in a morning, and the amenity brands guests expect are not stocked on …

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  • Selection

    How to choose a Caribbean yacht provisioning company

    Most provisioning complaints in the Caribbean come down to three things: an invoice that doesn't match the quote, substitutions nobody was told about, and a cold chain that quietly broke som…

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