FantaSea Yachts & Yacht Club

My husband and I were married aboard the Dandeana on 03/27/10 and it was AMAZING! The yacht was beautiful, the staff was absolutely wonderful, and the food...wow the food! All I heard from our guests was how beautiful and perfect everything was on our special day. We had the honor of working with John, who is one of the most professional, organized, thoughtful, just wonderful event planners ever! He always has a smile and is so great at making everything look effortless. He kept our day moving smoothly. He was always thinking and planning 3 steps ahead of me...as I thought of something he had it done and on it's way over to us. He kept us informed and reminded us of our timeline like no one I have ever worked with. He is truly amazing! I just cannot write enough wonderful things about this entire staff...they are all so nice, and courteous, and professional. I am soooo happy that we went to them for our special day!!! Thank you to EVERYONE at FantaSea Yachts!!!!!

Hands down, the BEST thing I did when we were searching for a site for our wedding reception was to walk through the door at FantaSea Yachts. And the BEST decision we made was to hire FantaSea and entrust our wedding reception to the caring and knowledgeable staff. Not to be overly-dramatic, but these guys ROCK! From start to finish, Stephanie Ginzburg, Jasmine, and the rest of the staff at FantaSea were intent that the wedding reception that I was envisioning in my head would be the same wedding reception that we and our guests would experience in November 2008!Many of our guests that live here in Southern California have asked how we found our venue, because we've all been to a lot of weddings but never one at FantaSea. It's truly a hidden gem! They've been in business forever....and they've perfected what they do.We didn't do our event on one of their yachts, choosing instead to utilize their yacht club, which overlooks the Marina. The space was perfect for our event. The "flow" and design of the club is ideal -- from the bar to the buffet location to the set up of the guest tables -- and a couple of our guests have since commented that it was a very comfortable space, not too crowded and not laid out so everyone was bumping into everyone else. The staff and bartenders were super friendly, not only to the bride and groom, but to every one of guests. We used the in-house caterer and the passed hors d'oeuvres and buffet dinner was great! The staff ensured that the evening kept flowing: we adhered to the timeline that we had worked out so that everything happened in a timely manner without ever feeling rushed or ever feeling like there was timeline at all! The staff handled everything down to the last detail, my husband and I were left to do nothing but take it all in, eat good food and drink good drink, and enjoy ourselves and our time with our guests.I had pretty specific ideas of what I was hoping to achieve for the evening -- a touch of beach/coastal vintage, a lot of candlelight, a simple and elegant feel. I sometimes wondered if we were trying to do too much or if it was getting too complicated, but every question asked of Stephanie and her staff at FantaSea, and every suggestion and wish, was met with a friendly response and even more ideas of how it could all be achieved. It was unbelievable. I must have said 1000 times while planning our wedding that it was so easy and fun! The team at FantaSea yachts made it easy and it WAS fun!When my husband and I arrived at our wedding reception and the doors opened, I was so taken aback by the absolute beauty of the space. The team at FantaSea and all of our vendors had taken my vision and run with it, and it was so, SO perfect. Our family and friends are still commenting about our wedding and how beautiful it was. Many have said that they're sure we'll be talking about it for years to come, and that's a pretty cool feeling.Everyone should have the same experience that we did while planning our wedding -- it was a good time and we really loved it! I realize that things could have been very different had we decided to go with one of the other sites that we were considering. We were lucky to find FantaSea Yachts!

We had an AMAZING experience working with Fantasea Yacht Club!Right after getting engaged, I had to go on a 2-week business trip. While I was gone, my fiancee took it upon himself to visit a few of the venues we had read about and researched. He visited Fantasea and told me he just had a good feeling about it. When I returned home, we made a bunch of appointments one Saturday, determined to work our way through the list of places he visited and/or researched. Our first appointment was Fantasea. After meeting with Stephanie Ginzburg, having a tour of the place, and listening to her tell us about our options...well, we fell in love (with the yacht club AND with Stephanie). When we left, my fiancee and I looked at each other and wondered, "Why are we even going to look at those other places?" So, we cancelled all our other appointments -- it was the best decision we made!There were many options at Fantasea -- we chose to have our ceremony and cocktail party on the Regentsea yacht and our dinner/dancing reception in the yacht club.Stephanie and the entire staff at Fantasea were amazing. They worked with our budget, let us customize our event down to the smallest detail, allowed us to bring in an ice cream cake without charging extra cake-cutting fees, threw in some special touches (a signature cocktail, an ice sculpture, etc.), and let us come in the day before the wedding to practice our choreographed first dance. Stephanie was always available and treated us like we were her only client (and I'm certain we weren't, so that is a testament to how special she makes each couple feel). Several things went wrong on the day of our wedding -- the rain started the moment we began taking photos outside, the band refused to play our "must-play" songs, and the best man sucked up 20-minutes of the reception with the longest speech ever. But everything that went right was due to the professional staff at Fantasea under the guidance of our very talented wedding planner, Stephanie Ginzburg. We HIGHLY recommend Fantasea Yacht Club if you want to have a unique wedding AND get the best value for your money.

It was truly a pleasure working with the staff at FantaSea. Jasmine was an awesome coordinator. She answered all my questions graciously and kept us on schedule, the day of our wedding. Many if not all of my guests expressed to me, that it was the nicest wedding they had attended and everyone should get married on a yacht. FantaSea uses an in house florist, Mr Bill, who is equally fantastic. I met with him once for about an hour or so, to go over my vision for the wedding. The flowers were beautiful and the arrangements exactly how I imagined. A big thank you again to Jasmine, Christine and Mr Bill.Charlene Mason Gallego

Make sure the time you put on your invitation is at least 30 minutes earlier than anticipated. The Yacht leaves ON TIME!

We had our wedding reception at the FantaSea Yacht Club (not on a boat) and it was absolutely PERFECT! We worked with Stephanie who was a doll and really made us feel at home from our first meeting with her, but everyone we met in the process of planning our wedding was absolutely wonderful, as well. The FantaSea staff is experienced, professional, super nice, and will go out of their way to make sure you are excited and on schedule as far as your planning goes. I especially loved that Stephanie would call me once every few weeks just to see how I was doing in my regular life -- it showed how much she actually cared about my fiance (now husband!) and me.The wedding reception itself was flawless -- the decorations were exactly as I had envisioned, the colors were perfect, the lighting was spot on, and the food was OUTSTANDING! The guests kept complementing us saying it was THE most beautiful wedding they had attended, which says a lot considering my family and friends go to a LOT of weddings!As far as cost is concerned, when we first looked at the FantaSea pricing, it felt a little steep. When we really looked at it, however, there are no hidden fees, they don't charge you extra later for random things, and it turns out to be cheaper than comparable venues when all is said and done (which is hard to believe b/c it's so much nicer and the service is unbeatable!).The employees there can be bad about getting back to you right away which was frustrating for a bride planning her own wedding, but I think I'm being picky since I'm obsessed with e-mail and taking a whole day to get back to me feels like forever!Over all, they were simply perfect in every way and we were so lucky to have the opportunity to work with them. Go visit them, see the venue and boats, meet the staff, and you will be sold, too! You don't get that "family owned" type service very often, but the FantaSea has it down!

I am so glad we're going with FantaSea Yacht's Dandeana for our ceremony & reception. I love the idea of getting married at sunset while sailing in a classy yacht on the Pacific.The staff has been GREAT. They are so professional, helpful and just plain nice! Our main contact is John. He really worked with us in terms of the price so we could have what we wanted and be able to afford it, too.

I planned my wedding from across the country with the help from the staff at FantaSea Yachts. While my groom and I had no time to eat the food, we were told it was delicious. They did a FANTASTIC job keeping things on schedule and responding to my every beck and call on my big day. I am the kind of person that likes to get things done early, so when we booked with them a year early my plan was to have all the nitty gritty details ironed out by at least 6 months before, they on the other hand, kept putting me off until the 3 month stretch...Also, they asked me if I wanted any of my flowers to be placed on the wedding cake as I chose a pretty simple cake and I specifically said absolutely no flowers on my cake...come the big day, someone had in fact put flowers on my cake. Lastly the tables were not set up with the center pieces/decorations as I had requested. To be honest, on my big day I didn't care much about those little things because we were so busy and pleased with everything else. Also we had the boat for 4 hours, which was the perfect amount of time for the wedding, everyone had fun but it did not drag on. It was very affordable for what you get: a venue, an officient (we were married by the captain of the yacht), food, flower allowance and a coordinator. I definitely recommend them!

Very Professional, manager was always there to answer questions when our consultant was not. Advice for any bride or groom is to go over itinerary with coordinator and your staff DJ to make sure everything is planned the way you want it. Also if you are writing your own vows make sure the officiant has a copy with him and your cards before you walk down the aisle.