Originally Posted by
mb123
Anyone of the people complaining about the high transfer costs ever considered the costs of a new 70 foot Yacht? A new one will cost approx. 2 million US$ ore more, depending on the layout, has a fuel consumption of up to a few hundred liters /per hour.<br />Also the costs for maintanance and staff. Please donīt compare it to the costs of a speedboat with 2x 200 HP Outboard motors, that others in the Maldives use.
Definitely considered it . In El Gouna Red Sea they cost around $3000 a day to charter for day sailing for the same size and level of luxury as the WA are using ,some are the same brand ,Princess , so the purchase price would have been the same for the owner here (admittedly fuel costs are lower in Egypt. I've no idea of the price per litre in the Maldives ) . The WA are charging $370++ for a 30 minute trip probably with 10+ passengers . So One single trip should about cover a days cost . I'm not sure how many one way trips a day a boat would make but I'm thinking 8 wouldn't be stretching it ?