Your Crew
Spyros Ferentinos Head Captain
Crew Profile
CAPTAIN: Spyros Ferendintos, Greek - Languages: English, Greek (native)Captain Spyros is an exceptionally capable and experienced Captain with more than 30 years of experience in yachting. He has cruised the Mediterranean and has excellent knowledge of the Greek seas.
He has been cooperating with the Manager of QUESTA e VITA as a Captain on various charter Motor Yachts under his management. And he is always receiving excellent evaluations by all clients.
Captain Spyros is a charming, calm, discrete, polite, and pleasant person who puts all his efforts to satisfy every guest's need. He loves to create the ideal tailor-made itineraries and organize all kinds of activities on board and onshore, ensuring that all guests' needs are met for the most unforgettable holidays.
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STEWARDESS: Tanya Marinelli, Ukrainian - Languages: English, Greek, Russian (native), Ukrainian (native)
Tanya is an exceptionally sweet, polite, and hard-working person with excellent organizational skills. She is very experienced, having worked as a Stewardess on luxury yachts of up to 50 meters, since 2006. Tanya works on Questa e Vita since the beginning of 2019.
Tanya enjoys her job and prides herself on providing guests with an excellent level of service. She is always attentive, with a wiling and at the same time discrete manner, which is the characteristic of the Questa e Vita crew members. She is great with decoration and art de la table and always acquires excellent client evaluations.
With her passion to have everything perfect on board and with her team spirit, she is definitely a key factor for the most unforgettable holidays on board Questa e Vita.
Tanya was born in 1981 and holds a Basic Stewardess Training Certificate.
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CHEF: Athanasios (Thanos) Laderis, Greek
Languages: English, German, Italian (basic), French (basic), Greek (native)
Thanos is a very experienced and talented Chef who acquires dithyrambic evaluations even by the most demanding clients for his mouthwatering dishes. He started working in the HO.RE.CA industry in 1989 and soon he became a F&B Manager, Maître d’ Otel, and Restaurant Manager in hotels and restaurants in Greece. His career as a Chef started in 1996 and after some years, he became a Head Chef and Executive Chef in hotels, restaurants, shipping companies, and private catering companies in Greece and abroad. During the last years, he has also been working as a Private Chef in Greece and Switzerland and as a Yacht Chef.
With his charming and pleasant personality and his will to create the best for his guests, Thanos offers a culinary experience to remember on board QUESTA e VITA. He also enjoys organizing amazing theme nights, barbeques on the beach, and any event which will offer guests memorable experiences.
Thanos has studied Business Administration at the University of Patras, Tourism, Culinary Arts at Gordon Blue Academy (Paris, France), and Butler Arts at Butler Academy (London, UK).
Executive Chef & Head Chef Experience: GALAXY (Samos, Greece), O’LYANNAS (Athens, Greece), WHITE ELEPHANT (Goa, India), BISTROT BON (Germany). ZEEK Shipping, AMYNTAS Marine
Chef, Sous Chef & Cook Experience: PLATIS Private Catering (Athens, Greece), ANASTASIA Hotel (Mykonos, Greece), ETHAN Grill House (London, UK), JADE STALK Private Catering (Cyprus), CROWN Restaurant (Stuttgart, Germany)
Hotel & Restaurant Manager Experience: PARKO ELEFTHERIAS (Athens, Greece), SIRENE’s Hotel (Samos, Greece), NOSTOS Hotel (Skiathos, Greece), ESPERIDES Hotel (Skiathos, Greece), MEGARO (Rhodes, Greece).
Yacht Experience: FUNSEA (28 meters – charter)4LIFE (25 meters – charter),
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DECKHAND: Daniel Karafyllakis, Greek - Languages: English, Greek (native)
Previous Experience:: m/y KIRIAKI (26 meters - charter)
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GENERAL MANAGER: Questa e Vita is managed all year round by a very qualified professional General Manager and his team, who maintain her in top condition and supervise each charter, guaranteeing the highest level of service on board.
