How far in advance should you book restaurants during a yacht charter?

Book restaurants during a yacht charter about 45 to 60 days out for most places, and reserve the one or two must-have tables the moment the charter is confirmed. That timing lines up with the pre-charter call, when the captain builds the itinerary around any fixed dinner. Crews are not magicians, but they are well connected: most yachts keep a list of local agents and owners who can find a table at a full beach club when a walk-up cannot. Ask for those spots. Some of the best meals in the islands are family-run places that never make the top of a Google search. Practical rhythm: dinner ashore two or three nights a week, the chef the rest, and the crew ferrying guests in and back by tender at whatever hour the evening ends. Restaurant nights still come out of the same day’s plan as anchorages and passages, so flag them early in the charter planning guide stage.