TONCI COVIC - CAPTAIN Tonci is a fantastic Captain who enjoys a reputation among the seafarers in Croatia for being one of the most experienced in the business. He has spent almost 30 years in the top job on luxury crewed yachts in the Adriatic, working for the private yachts as well as the charter yachts over 100ft. He is in possession of a Yacht Master license, along with a string of further maritime qualifications, including Safety at Sea, First Aid, Lifeboat Handling..to name a few. He was born in Split and trained as a Mechanical Engineer, so he likes to do his own maintenance on the yacht. He knows the islands/restaurants/local activities like the back of his hand, as is a great source of knowledge for guests as they look for advice on their cruise. He is always smiling and approachable and speaks good English. DINKO MATKOVIC Dinko is quiet and discreet but extremely professional - he takes great pride in fulfilling his role to the best of his ability. He always says he has a huge responsibility in enabling the successful mooring and navigation of these very expensive yachts without any 'incidents.' He has huge exposure to luxury crewed yachting, having worked in Croatia for many years across several top notch yachts, including large Sunreefs and also glamorous Sunseeker motoryachts. In his early days he trained as an engineer, so likes to assist the captain in the maintenance of the yacht and her moving mechanical parts. He has an amenable character and speaks good English. VLADO URODA Vladimir was born in the northern Croatia. He began his career overseas working for upscale restaurants across Europe and ended up working on the largest yachts in the Adriatic such as Katarina II, and Artemy. However, his passion for eating well and focusing on the local cuisine and using only the local produce made him a bit of local celebrity. He is very vocal in his mission to encourage people to eat healthy and staying away especially from the ultra and processed food. He is passionate about introducing and converting foreign guests to the delights of healthy fresh local Dalmatian dishes...heavily based on stewed meats and fresh fish! He is of happy and cheerful disposition and speaks good English. NERA PERVAN - HOSTESS Nera was born in Makarska and from an early age has nurtured a real passion for marine life and the sea. She is a graduate with a Tourism and Hospitality diploma. She has extensive exposure to working as a hostess onboard commercial yachts, with almost twelve years of experience working with several motor yachts in Croatia, looking after guests as they cruise between the islands. A very valuable team member of 7X, you will enjoy Nera's company very much and she speaks good English. Nera is a vegetarian and loves cooking in her spare time.