Boats in Uruguay

"The Sailboat Ragamuffin is a unique experience. You are staying in a sailboat moored off of Water Island, where your hosts live after sailing the Caribbean for 30 years. They are a font of information and anecdotes about the US virgin islands and others. Jo is an accomplished chef and strives to give you the food types you desire. They pick you up by dinghy on the Crown Marina dock, and will take you by dinghy over to Water Island. In my case, I had two berths (bedrooms and bathrooms) on the boat, rocked to sleep by the rolling of the boat on the water. Don't miss going to water island, golf cart to Limestone Beach (coral reef) and Honeymoon Beach (the latter has turtles swimming around)"

The listing didn't make it quite clear what the accommodation would be - it described an apartment and a pool view. I thought it might be a houseboat on a dock. The pool view is the sea around the boat!

"Superbe équipage, gentillesse et discrétion. Beaucoup de professionnalisme et des moments inoubliables sur le bateau et lors des excursions. Cuisine fraîche et délicieuse préparée en direct à chaque repas. A faire absolument !"

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"Unbeatable view. We saw a herd of caribou on the mountain to the east of the glacier. Our boat driver was wonderful."

I love the extremity of this place. Along with that came a couple of risks that concerned me. Reliance on a digital keypad lock if you’re on the deck and the door blows closed. No emergency radio. Icy water and no shelter on land even if you swam to shore. Also, we were told to use the provided phone number to call only if there was a true emergency. I honored that but therefore had no help when the water stopped working. Cryptic printed instructions did not help us get it working again (and I work on pump systems as part of my career). None of this ruined our enjoyment of this stunningly beautiful location.

"Our trip was amazing, we arrived at the night to beach with bioluminescent, stay at the camping, witch made special for us. In the morning we went to diving with tortuges"

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"Superbe équipage, gentillesse et discrétion. Beaucoup de professionnalisme et des moments inoubliables sur le bateau et lors des excursions. Cuisine fraîche et délicieuse préparée en direct à chaque repas. A faire absolument !"

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"Unique accommodation on a houseboat on the Danube, with a good restaurant above. From the room, you can step right out onto the deck and sit next to the river. There are mosquito nets, and air conditioning (though I did not need it). Convenient for visiting the nearby Danubiana Museum (5 mins on foot) or great if you want to stay just outside of Bratislava."

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"Everything was fabulous! We had an incredible experience. The hosts are wonderful and I couldn't ask for more. Five stars or 10 out of 10."

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"La amabilidad de Víctor y Nico, super buenos anfitriones. El velero es estupendo!"

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"Our stay on the Yathra Houseboat will always stay in our minds and hearts. This is our second time within 3 years. We had a vacation of our life with all the comfort and pampering by the staff on the boat. The cruise on the river provided rare glimpse of few exotic birds and a large group of monkeys. The narrations by the Manager of the Dedduwa Boat House about those birds were very informative. The Skipper was kind enough to stop along the river bank to watch the birds closely and take photographs. The candle-lit dinner and the night spend on the upper deck was simply magical. The next day my husband even managed catch some fish while cruising. The staff arranged them to be prepared for our lunch and that dish was out of this world. The staff went an extra mile to make us happy. The bedrooms and the facilities on board were above standard. This is the best destination we spend while in Sri Lanka. Keep it up Yathra and we will back again next year."

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"Something different to stay in for a business trip, great location for our needs. Ideal also for a Holiday trip to explore the local area along the canal."

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"The ship was a really special place to stay, the location was perfect and it had plenty of room for all of us. Such a unique experience and we'd definitely like to come back!"

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"Very handy location. Boat well appointed with everything you could need: toilet, small shower, galley with all facilities (except a wooden spoon!). Bed comfortable with cosy bedding. Lounge and dining areas separate with a good amount of room, for two at least."

Being a bit inexperienced at staying on boats it took us a while to fine tune the way we used things but hey, life’s a learning experience. Hot water did run out but easily overcome and, with a bit of communication, eventually fixed up. It’s a boat, not a 5 star Hilton; these things happen.