Mega Yacht Services Inc.

Yacht Services

Havana based, Mega Yacht Services Inc. is a reliable company, specializing in superyacht shore-side support, and promoting Cuba as an international yachting destination. The company has a dedicated local yachting agent for Cuban waters – namely, the very friendly and English-speaking, Placido Sanchez. Mega Yacht Services and Placido will work on a personal level with each yacht, offering a full spectrum of services including: Customs and Immigration formalities, cruising permits and all other associated boat paper works, air freight solutions for boat spares, fuel bunkering, water, medical assistance, hotel reservations, flight reservations, car rentals, chauffeured vehicle services, overnight tours to different cities in Cuba, day tours (and even arranged meetings with prominent Cuban artists, writers, painters, academics and personalities). Mega Yacht Services can even provide event management services for on board banquets and other occasions. Placido is an essential component in the planning stages of any yacht’s Cuban itinerary and has a very good network of contacts to enable the smoothest possible cruise once the boat has arrived. He also works well with the crew, organizing shoreside itineraries and accommodations. 

Aircraft Charters / Ground Handling

Private plane charters are not readily available in Cuba because the Government and its military own all the planes and helicopters (but domestic commercial flights are easily available). However, by prior arrangement, privately-owned aircraft and jets are welcome to operate without problems at all out of Cuba’s international airports – with VIP handling for the guests and ground handling for the plane also available. Contact Placido Sanchez at Mega Yacht Services to pre-arrange flight permissions and VIP handling as required.

Casa Particulares - Private Houses

Placido Sanchez of Mega Yacht Services can help book the very best options for renting private houses (Casa Particulares). In general, the prices for the private houses are mostly less than the cost of a hotel room and the quality of accommodation and services can often be better with internet wifi often available. 

‘Taganga Penthouse’ on the 15th floor of the Taganga Building, is very popular with yacht crew and is located on the waterfront adjacent to the Hotel Nacional in Vedado – a perfect location! 

Sierra Maestra Cruise Ship Terminal

The deep draught Cruise Ship Terminal in ‘downtown’ Old Havana offers the only dockage available for superyachts greater than 60 metres LOA. Run by the Government authority Servimar, the terminal offers good security and direct access for your guests into Old Havana. Customs and Immigration are onsite but yacht arrivals must always be pre-booked. Contact Placido Sanchez of Mega Yacht Services (see ‘Yacht Services / Concierge Services’ section) to make all the arrangements and pre-notifications.