Choosing your day on the water
How long to be out, private or shared, what comes with the boat and what does not. The decisions people get wrong before they ever step on one.
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How long you need on a Lake Como boat
Private boats here run from one hour to six. One hour has no stop at all, and a lunch ashore takes a five- or six-hour day.
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Lake Como with kids, on the water
Children are welcome aboard, with life jackets in their sizes. A child costs nothing extra: the price is for the boat.
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Proposing on Lake Como, from the water
Ask for the private sunset slot early, and put the occasion in the booking note. Around €500 for two hours, with spritz and prosecco on board.
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What you can bring on a Lake Como boat
Skipper, fuel, taxes, a listed pick-up and usually water are in the price; the sunset slot adds spritz and prosecco. Anything else, tell me with your date.
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Private boat or shared tour on Lake Como
Five or six of you: a private boat costs about what shared seats do. Two of you: a shared seat is far cheaper, and a private boat buys you the day.
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