 Nautical
tourism certainly represents one of the most attractive
forms of the overall tourism offer of the Republic of
Croatia. We can rightfully say that Croatia, the land of
a thousand islands and a beautiful, indented coastline
is a "haven for boaters". All of the significant
segments of nautical tourism have been brought together
under the Croatian Association of Nautical Tourism,
which was established as a professional organization
under the Croatian Chamber of Commerce. This association
includes four groups: the Croatian Marinas Group, the
Croatian Charter Vessels Group, the Croatian Diving
Tourism Group and the Cruising and Motor Sailboat
Excursions Group.
Considering that nautical tourism represents one of the
most attractive aspects of the tourism offer of our
country, the Croatian Association of Nautical Tourism is
a centre for obtaining useful and necessary information
for boaters, a place where the profession presents its
questions which are then resolved through the
Association, and which aims to advance the tourism offer
to the delight and satisfaction of boaters and guests
who have selected our coast, islands and sea for their
vacation.
Croatia is home to 50 marinas, all gathered together
under the Croatian Marinas Group. The marinas are
constantly working to upgrade and enrich their services,
and to adapt to the modern needs and wants of nautical
guests. Many nautical tourism ports have further
enriched their services: from top quality traditional
cuisine, water and electricity, health care clinics,
charter company services, to the use of apartments, and
electronic monitoring and security services to protect
the property and equipment of guests, nautical school
(schools), nautical chart (charts). Adriatic Croatian
International Club, better known among boaters as the
ACI Club, is the leading nautical tourism company in
Croatia, representing a unique chain of 21 marinas
stretching from Dubrovnik in the south to Umag in the
northern Adriatic Sea. In its 20 years of operation, the
ACI Marinas have aimed to develop and popularize
sailing, and have achieved a recognizable level of high
quality service.
Visitors to the modernly equipped Croatian marinas can
receive the usual reception service in addition to
technical services. Restaurants, snack-bars, shops,
laundromats and other facilities have also been added to
make the guests' stay more pleasant.
Our efforts to harmonize the development of nautical
tourism in Croatia with the need for environmental
protection have been rewarded with the numerous Blue
Flags granted to our marinas. This prestigious
international recognition awarded by the European
Foundation for Environmental Education symbolizes a
preserved, safe and pleasant environment, which is
accompanied by exceptional tourism promotion.
There are over 140 charter companies, with a capacity of
2,700 comfortably and modernly equipped vessels,
operating in Croatia today. These companies have been
united under the Croatian Charter Vessels Group.
The world's largest vessel rental companies also offer
their vessels on the Adriatic Sea, through domestic
charter companies.
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