MI ALMA Yacht Charter

Captain: Dionysis Pantazis

Captain - Dionysis Pantazis (Greek)
Captain Dionysis is 40 years old and holds a Captain Class A’ degree from the “Merchant Marine Academy of Aspropyrgos”. He also holds certificates in First Aid, Medical Care Onboard Ship, RO-RO Passenger, Life Saving, Ship Security and Scuba Diving. With prior experience gained onboard tonnage tanker vessels, he moved on to luxury charter yachts and has remained working on charter yachts for the past 11 years. Having extensive experience navigating the Greek Seas, Cpt. Dionysis will cruise with guests to special and unspoiled beaches, showing them some of the hidden gems of Greece. Cpt. Dionysis’ leadership skills, combined with his great attention to detail and dedicated persona, make for a harmonious and relaxed atmosphere onboard, with the guests at ease. He assures each charterer a unique and memorable experience onboard MI ALMA.
Languages: Greek & English

Chief Engineer - John Karavas (Greek)
John is 47 years old and holds an Engineer B’ Class diploma as well as a Captain Class B’ degree from the “Nautical College of Kimis”. He has been working on luxury charter yachts for the past 9 years and spent 27 years on large passenger vessels and cargo ships. He is extremely hard working and will make sure that all technical equipment onboard is running smoothly. John’s warm smile and sincere dedication to his job makes guests feel welcome and well taken care of while onboard. In his free time John enjoys fishing.
Languages: Greek & English

Chef – George Kountouris (Greek)
George is 54 years old with over 16 years of experience as head chef onboard luxury charter yachts and over 28 years working in the culinary industry. George is a professional, responsible, and eager Chef, passionate about great food and always on the pulse when in the kitchen. He has extensive experience as a gourmet Chef and has developed an excellent knowledge of the Mediterranean cuisine, the basis of a healthy diet. His success lies in his profound passion for gastronomy and his love for the sea. George also holds certificates in Lifesaving, Firefighting, Basics of Food and Safety Hygiene Requirements, Proficiency Seafarer with designated Security Duties, and a speed boat license. He has also been an Ordinary Member of the European Community of Chefs since 2006. George’s hometown of Santorini has played an important role in his culinary education; through the extensive use of the finest local ingredients, certified by the islands of Santorini and Crete as well as Athens, and turning them into artfully crafted dishes.
George, in his free time, enjoys travelling abroad, as means to enrich his skills, knowledge and taste of food.
Languages: Greek & English, understanding of French & Italian culinary terminology and basic principles of sign language interpretation

Chief Stewardess– Eirini Savva (Greek)
Eirini is 45 years old with over 12 years of experience working as a Chief Stewardess on board luxury yachts, both private and for charter. Eirini has always had a strong relationship with the sea, having grown-up at her father’s shipyard ‘Savvas’ where she assisted from a young age and evolved to carrying out all public relations matters of the shipyard. Eirini also ran and owned her own catering business organizing celebratory events such as weddings and baptisms. She is a dynamic, dedicated and communicative person, who works well as a team player. She has great enthusiasm and attention to detail with a drive and love for what she does. Eirini has also attended seminars in restaurant operation, food and beverage management from LE MONDE, How to achieve high service standards of HNW I and UHNW I onboard luxury yachts, as well as Lifeguard training. In her free time, Eirini enjoys cooking, sailing, music, dancing, playing basketball and most importantly spending time with her 2 children, which tends to occupy most all of her time. Eirini looks forward to welcoming guests on board the MI ALMA.
Languages: Greek & English

Stewardess – Despina Fotaki(Greek)
Despina is 43 years old and has over 9 years of experience as a stewardess and chef on board luxury charter yachts. Despina is also a graduate of Le Monde (Culinary School of Athens) and prior to working on board yachts she owned and ran her own catering business. Despina has great enthusiasm and attention to detail with a drive and love for what she does. In her free time she enjoys race car driving, partaking in sailing races (she holds a 1st place title) as well as jet skiing and snowboarding.
Languages: Greek & English


Salior – Nick Melas (Greek)
Nick is 31 years old and a graduate from the Merchant marine Academy with a 2nd degree in Maritime Business, South Hampton. He spent several years as an Apprentice Officer on tanker vessels and has moved over, after some time away from the sea, to luxury charter yachts. Nick has a small boat license as well as holds certificates in Life Saving, RO-RO Passenger, Security Officer, tanker safety and Gas course. Nick has a friendly demeanor with a large smile which will make guests feel at ease in his presence. Guests will find Nick keeping the exterior of the yacht in perfect condition and assisting them with the various water sports. In Nick’s free time he enjoys snowboarding, running and CrossFit.
Languages: Greek & English