Can a charter yacht chef accommodate special dietary requirements?

Yes — charter yacht chefs build the entire week’s menu around the guest preference sheet, which gets filled out six to eight weeks before the charter and lists every dietary restriction, allergy, and preference for every guest. Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, kosher, halal, low-FODMAP, paleo, keto, and tree-nut-free are all standard accommodations. Severe allergies (shellfish, peanut, tree nut) get flagged twice on the sheet and the chef provisions separately to avoid cross-contact. The captain confirms specifics in the pre-arrival call. A handful of yachts carry a dedicated vegetarian or vegan chef on rotation; most chefs simply build mixed menus that handle every guest’s restrictions in parallel. The preference sheet goes out with the contract.