Kiss

Crew Profile

CAPTAIN
GEORGE PANTAZOPOULOS
Nationality: Greek
Captain George is a very experienced and competent captain. His knowledge of the
Greek Sea and the Western Mediterranean is remarkable. He began his career 30 years
ago and has been the captain of several yachts from 25 to 40 m. Thanks to his skills in
cruising and his flexibility, he‘s able to provide for every guest’s wish. For the last 10 years,
he has been working exclusively on charter yachts. With his calm approach and comforting
smile, he will make your time on board a time to remember.

ENGINEER
GEORGE CHRISTAKOS
Nationality: Greek
George had been a friend and a mate of the captain for many years. He is very experienced
in sea engines, takes care of the engines of the yacht, and ensures the best performance
of the yacht while cruising. His good work contributes to the utmost comfort of
the guests and fuel-saving engine function.

CHEF
CHARISIS VALIAKAS
Nationality: Greek
Constantina joined Kiss in 2020. She has experience on charter boats and is passionate
and hard-working. She will always anticipate and be attentive to your needs and wishes to
ensure your stay is unique and unforgettable.
Nationality: Greek-Belgian
Gary is Greek-Belgian and loves to be creative and is passionate about cooking, particularly
the Mediterranean cuisine, which he was brought up with. He has worked as Head
Chef on Yacht L ‘Extreme, as Head Chef of his own restaurant in Marbella, Spain, as Head
of Management in restaurants in Brussels, and as Sous Chef in Mediterranean and Belgian/
French cuisine restaurants. What makes his cooking unique is that he combines the flavor
of his origins and favourite Greek cuisine with French and Spanish cuisines. Gary speaks
French and Greek and at a very good level English, Dutch, and Spanish.

STEWARDESS
CONSTANTINA PAPADOPOULOU
Nationality: Greek
Constantina joined Kiss in 2020. She has experience on charter boats and is passionate
and hard-working. She will always anticipate and be attentive to your needs and wishes to
ensure your stay is unique and unforgettable.

DECKHAND
MUSLIM VDDIN SIKDER
Nationality: Bangladeshi
Muslim is working in the yachting industry for over 25 years as a deckhand. He is really
experienced and hard-working. Very discreet as his job. He loves sailing. And he will do his
very best to attend to all the needs of the guests to achieve maximum satisfaction from
them.