Sailing Holidays Ltd Avis 

Lead Crew Delphi were fantastic! We had a great time, the sailing was good, for me as a novice the weather was perfect and we had a mixture of motoring, motor sailing and just sailing. Ben, Ellie and Barnsey are extremely competent and experienced. This was my first time sailing in over 30 years, and my first experience of a flotilla holiday. We were with a great group of people and the lead crew ensured we all had a fantastic experience. I will definitely be going back!

Have just returned from another amazing holiday with Sailing Holidays. They have an amazing team and customer service which other companies should learn from. I am very much looking forward to another Sailing holiday with them in the not too distant future.

A great company, very well run, a totally relaxing activity holiday, I highly recommend this sort of holiday to anyone that likes being out on the water,

Just back from another flotilla holiday with Sailing Holidays. We have been sailing with Sailing Holidays for over 15 years and enjoy the experience so much that recently we have been twice a year. We like to leave early sail/motor for 3/4 hours tie up early then do a 2/3 hour walk. The Whole Ionian flotilla is ideal for this and the crew were very accommodating to our timetable. most people choose to have a less energetic day and stop at one of the many beautiful bays for lunch and a swim. Yes we were told to run our engines for 2 hours a day to facilitate a cold fridge but not in harbour. All the quayside tavernas were very welcoming as we tended to be their first customers after aa long winter. We sail in Spring and Autumn to avoid the crowds and so we can visit the more desirable destinations. We have always found Sailing Holidays staff responsive courteous and understanding, we like that it is a family enterprise with Barry the owner coming down to see us and asking about our holiday should we go to Sivota. Sailing Holidays is great value for money and yes we would prefer not to fly EasyJet but appreciate using them keeps the cost down. We have many great memories of our time on Sailing Holiday boats.

Another great flotilla holiday. I have been so many times now I have lost count which is why I can hardly believe the one negative review on here. I have never seen or heard of such a problem. My experiences have been, like nearly everyone else, completely positive and I will be going again with Sailing Holidays next year.

First flotilla for us and the lead crew ( Adam, Olivia and Florian) could not have been more helpful, patient and diligent - first class work to create a special holiday - we hope to be back..

Elliot and Family

Really super holiday, so much so that we have booked again this year. Boats were well maintained, lead crew were excellent, general levels of organisation was very good.

Flights were with Easyjet - never my first choice. This year I was pleased to be able to make use of their option to go with BA. Pickup/Transfer at airport was easy and well organised.

We had no experience of being asked to run engine in harbour. In fact, I would suggest environmental awareness was emphasised on numerous occasions. All on-board provided detergents and cleaning products were Ecover.

Would highly recommend

Just came across a couple of the reviews on this website and felt the need to write my own.
We have been on flotilla with Sailing Holidays 7 or 8 times now and I can honestly say that they have all been fantastic. The company has a laid back 'you can sail' attitude which allows people from all backgrounds to experience the joys of sailing in a relaxed and very friendly manner due to the mainly young crew that they employ.
We have met lovely people who book time and time again, many of which have tried other companies but found them to be overly strict or a little bit too pretentious, none of which Sailing Holidays are.
For me personally, our Skipper (female) gave me the encouragement and the confidence to bring the boat in during one of our flotillas under her careful guidance and I have since gone on to complete my Day Skipper.
Yes they do have a big presence in the Ionian but they have been doing this for years, way before a lot of the other companies and I have not yet met a local bar or restaurant that isn't happy and grateful for the business that they bring.There are always going to be private yachts or other smaller companies that think they should have these quays and harbours to themselves.
And anyone that is thinking of going with children or teens, just do it - a flotilla has many benefits for them from making friends, fun games organised by the crew and for me it was a way of my 'then' children socialising in a fun and safe environment - all good life skills for later.
Also a shout out to the London office who are always so accommodating and friendly - keep up the good work.

Flights out- Our nine year old was placed on his own. We were all sat separately. They could have fixed this but did not do it. Causing great stress at the airport.However they did seat us together for our return flights.
We did not sail to most of the places that we were supposed to visit. But instead raced back and forth in a small area, trying to get into Marinas that they had not booked. Very little sailing time most days we were released between 9.30 and 10.30 and told to go straight to the next port giving only half day sails. The lead crew of three - two hooked up with each other, and behaved un professionally as if they were on holiday them selfs, which added to our short sails. No free sail day! Either- Customer services, response to our complaints was shocking.

This company is a total disaster. They show pour seamanship and have now respect for environment. They come in the harbour front in a big group of boats and instruct their customers to run their engines for 3 hours to charge batteries, which makes them very unpopular to other sailors and a big smelly disturbance to people eating at the tavernas. Their guides are rude and arrogant when you try to correct this unacceptable behaviour in the harbour. If you book with this company you will be looked down at by local and other sailors, as a big noisy, smelly disturbance to a beautiful and peaceful environment.