Illustrative planning scenario
The brief
What they asked for
Fourteen family members from three generations wanted ten days together in July. The grandparents wanted quiet, the teenagers wanted the sea, and the parents wanted not to be the organisers.
The practical challenge: Rooms that kept the youngest near their parents and the grandparents away from late evenings. Boat days nobody would find too long. Step-free access for one guest. And July, when harbours and transfers are at their busiest.
Snapshot
- Who
- A family of fourteen, ages 4 to 82
- When
- July
- Length
- 10 days
- Group
- 14 guests
- Where
- Brač, Split and Vis
- Services
- Villa, crewed yacht days, private chef, transfers
Key decisions
What we chose, and why
Two houses, not one big villa
A main villa with a ground-floor suite, and a smaller house a short walk away for the teenagers and their parents. Everyone together for meals, apart for sleep.
Two short sea days instead of one long one
Half-day passages with a swim stop and lunch ashore, so the four-year-old and the eighty-two-year-old both enjoyed them.
A chef for three evenings
So no one had to cook or book, and the anniversary dinner could happen at home.
Step-free checked in person
Ramps, shower and the route to the pool checked before contract, not taken from a listing.
Day by day
How it would run
- Day 1
Arrivals met at Split Airport in two waves, private boat transfer to Brač.
- Day 2
Settling in. The chef's first evening.
- Day 3
Sea day one: the coves of Šolta and lunch ashore.
- Day 4–5
Free days at the villa, beach at Zlatni Rat for those who wanted it.
- Day 6
Split's old town with a specialist guide in the morning, before the heat.
- Day 7
Planned sea day to Vis, moved for wind.
- Day 8
Anniversary dinner at the villa, with a klapa group.
- Day 9
Sea day two: Vis, in calm water.
- Day 10
Departures, timed to flights.
When plans change
If plans changed
If strong wind affected the first Vis day, the chef evening would move forward and the boat day would move to a calmer morning. The family would receive one message and the updated plan the evening before.
What success would look like
- Everyone on the boat days who wanted to be
- The anniversary dinner held as planned
- No transfer missed or rushed
- A family trip the group would choose to repeat
With three generations, the room plan does more for the holiday than any single experience.
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