The Berry Islands are the hidden alternative to the busier Exumas and Abacos circuits, a quiet chain of small cays in the northern Bahamas where anchorages are shared with very few other vessels and the beaches are as good as anything in the Caribbean. For guests arriving aboard a Benetti, the contrast between the refinement of the yacht and the raw simplicity of the Berry Islands creates a charter experience that is genuinely distinctive and difficult to replicate elsewhere in the Bahamas. Benetti, the Italian yard building steel displacement motor yachts from Viareggio since 1873, brings the full range of its deck living expertise to this destination. Large beach clubs open to water of remarkable clarity, aft deck dining areas look out on empty cays rather than resort infrastructure, and the pool, where fitted, provides fresh-water swimming above a turquoise shallows that defines the best of the Bahamas. With sixteen Benetti charter yachts available in the region, there is a vessel suited to every group size. Weekly rates for Benetti yachts in the Berry Islands range from approximately 80,000 to 400,000 euros or more. The advance provisioning allowance adds 30 percent for fuel, provisions loaded at Nassau, marina fees at Great Harbour Cay or Chub Cay, and drinks. Load provisions thoroughly at Nassau before departure, as local supply in the Berry Islands is very limited. Great Harbour Cay marina is the main arrival point, followed by a systematic exploration south through the uninhabited middle cays to Chub Cay and back, with the wall dive at Chub Cay as the highlight of the south end of the group.
