The Turks and Caicos holds a unique position in Caribbean charter: remote enough that only a genuine superyacht can explore its outer islands in comfort, yet connected enough that Providenciales has a direct international airport and provisioning infrastructure to match. At 450,000 euros per week, you enter a rarefied group of vessels, 75 to 85 metres, that are essentially private islands capable of crossing an ocean. Built by the world most respected naval architects and fitted out by specialist interior designers, these yachts reshape expectations of what a holiday at sea can be. The combination of the shallow Caicos Bank and the deep Atlantic creates an itinerary unlike anywhere else in the Caribbean: morning on turquoise water so still the yacht barely rocks, afternoon diving the Christopher Columbus wall off Grand Turk where the reef drops vertically to 2,000 metres within metres of the surface. Salt Cay, the smallest inhabited island in the Turks group, rewards a visit timed to the humpback migration. At this rate, the advance provisioning allowance approaches 135,000 euros per week. Crew of 16 to 20 manage a yacht that has been running for weeks between charters, provisioned to the standard of a fine restaurant and stocked with dive equipment, water toys and a fast day boat. Most yachts in this range include all watertoys in the charter fee. The best itinerary runs six days: two days around Providenciales and Pine Cay, one crossing to North Caicos, one in South Caicos and two at Grand Turk and Salt Cay.
