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Captains' Club

Welcome to the Captains’ Club

Rewarding loyalty. Sharing experiences

A Club for like minded people who appreciate the joy and freedom of boating and spending quality time with people who matter most. The Club is for all customers who have travelled at least once on a Emerald Star holiday. It is free and you’re automatically eligible if you have taken a boating holiday with us.  In order to join the Captains’ Club, we just ask that you sign up to receive our emails so that you can access and fully enjoy the benefits.

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Captains’ Club Discount:

Up to  €100 off your next holiday*

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Check out our latest Captains’ stories to discover their boating memories:

Captain Guillermo

Captain Guillermo in France

Favourite boat: Vision 3
Favourite destinationFrance
Number of previous boating holidays? 2
Where have you travelled from? Mexico
Describe your last boating holiday in a sentence: Fantastic!
What was your favourite boating moment so far?: The entire journey on a canal boat holiday is wonderful. Highlights included: the tranquility of cruising on the water, incredible landscapes all around and a stunning boat interior with comfortable sleeping quarters.

Captain Eva in France

Favourite boat: Corvette
Favourite destinationFrance
Number of previous boating holidays? 1
Where have you travelled from? Spain
Describe your last boating holiday in a sentence: A fantastic holiday!
What was your favourite boating moment so far?: It has been fantastic learning to navigate the Canal du Midi, discovering its rich history, locks and friendly locals along the way.

Captain Eva

Captain Beate in France

Favourite boat: Grand Classique
Favourite destinationFrance
Number of previous boating holidays? 1
Where have you travelled from? Geramy
Describe your last boating holiday in a sentence: An unforgettable experience!
What was your favourite boating moment so far?: We enjoyed 4 great days on board celebrating a very special milestone birthday; my 50th!

Captain Beate

Captain Marco in France

Favourite boat: Cirrus
Favourite destinationCanal du Midi
Number of previous boating holidays? 4
Where have you travelled from? Italy
Describe your last boating holiday in a sentence: Relaxation and light-hearteness in complete freedom.
What was your favourite boating moment so far?: My wife and I had our first cruise right on the midi canal about 20 years ago and cruising again with our 11 year old daughter was certainly very exciting and fun. We found beautiful places and perhaps better appreciated the life of the small villages located on the canal.

Captain Marco

Welcome to our community

We all know that boating is memorably different! And we would love to hear about your favourite boating memory on your most recent Le Boat vacation – to share what you loved most about the trip and why you’d recommend it! What’s more you could be selected as our ‘Captain’s story of the Month’ and feature on our Captains’ Club page to share your boating highlights with our boating community.

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