The Cruise Club of Elite Island Yachts:

Imagine setting sail around the Caribbean on crewed luxury 45 foot catamaran. Or may be one of our luxury power yachts is more your speed. The Cruise Club of Elite Island Yachts, allows you the opportunity to explore the Caribbean or explore the Intercoastal waterway along the coastal Carolinas in a way that many dream about, but few actually get the opportunity to experience.

Elite Island Yachts offers one of the most unique yachting opportunities that can be found in the world of yachting. Through our Cruise Club membership, you have the opportunity to charter a cabin on any of our brand new Lagoon 440 catamarans, for 7 days/ 7 nights, out of any of our incredible destinations while our captain and crew take care of your every need. It's like having your own all-inclusive yachting experience, out of the destinations you've only dreamed of without the hassles and expenses of yacht ownership or even retail yacht chartering.

How it works:

As a member in The Cruise Club, you will receive 12 cabin weeks that can be used to charter out of any base where Elite Island Yachts has a sailing schedule. Each time you sail, you'll stay in one of three guest cabins aboard our fleet of luxury Lagoon catamarans s equipped with a double berth and private head. This all-inclusive yachting experience is first-class with the highest levels of service and amenities. Our crew will schedule all of your activities, prepare all your meals and even offer you your favorite cocktails… all as part of your charter week.

Membership Details:

Members pay a one time membership fee to join into The Cruise Club which then offers you benefits of the Club to you and your family over a 12 year term. Members can then take up to two cabin weeks a year on any of our bases. After 10 ½ years of the initial 12 year term, members have the opportunity to purchase an additional 12 year membership at 60% of the original membership price.

Each time a member charters one of their weeks, they will pay only an all-inclusive fee which cover all the costs of crew, meals, activities and any maintenance required for the operation of the yacht.

Each yacht is equipped with a variety of sporting equipment that is made available as part of the provisioning fee. These activities include:

• Snorkeling
• Scuba Diving for certified divers
• Sea Kayaking
• Fishing
• Water-skiing
• Sailing

Destinations:

As a Member, you can charter out of any of the base locations in which Elite Island Yachts cruises. As a member, you join the club and not one single location, this way there are no additional exchange fees from one destination to the next, it is all made available to you for the initial membership fee.

For 2005, these base destinations include:

• St. Martin
• British Virgin Islands - Tortola
• Charleston, SC to Savannah, GA along the Intercoastal Waterway
• The Grenadines
• The Bahamas

Additional Membership Benefits:

Membership in The Cruise Club offers many additional benefits which give members a wide array of additional vacationing benefits.

Exchange your cabin on our yacht for resort vacations at nearly 3,000 destinations worldwide:

Elite Island Yachts has established a relationship with one of the worlds largest exchange companies, Interval International. This association offers our members the opportunity to exchange their cabin week on our yacht for resort stays among their network of condominium and resort locations. Because of the high trading power of a yacht charter with Elite Island Yachts, if a member chooses not to use their cabin week during a specific year, they can exchange their week through Interval International and receive up to 2 weeks in a studio unit per year at any Interval International resort destination. As a purchase incentive, Elite Island Yachts will pay your first year's membership fee for Interval International.

Save on vacation travel through our online vacation store:

Cruise Club members receive an access code to Festiva Resorts exclusive online vacation store that offers vacations to resorts around the world for as low as $199 to $799/ week. Plus, members have the opportunity to exchange their cabin week to offset the cost of major cruise ships vacations on nearly every cruise line company and destinations throughout the world.

Enjoy savings at all the great destinations offered through Festiva's family of resorts:

Elite Island Yachts is a part of a larger resort company that features great destinations at some of the most sought after destinations in the southeast, Caribbean and Midwest. As a member in The Cruise Club, you have the option of visiting all of our great resort destinations at special member rates of up to 50%. These resorts include:

• The Church St. Inn, Charleston South Carolina
• Ellington at Wachesaw Plantation East Golf Resort
• Cabins at Green Mountain, Branson Missouri
• Sandyport Beaches Resort in Nassau Bahamas
• The Atrium Resort in St. Martin, West Indies
• Windjammer Landing Beach Villa Resort in St. Lucia