HUB · TIER 2 · UPDATED AUGUST 2026
Viareggio for green yacht crew: when to arrive and who hires
Fort Lauderdale
United States, Florida
Best windowSeptember to November
PassportUS visa in your passport first
Hub pageChapter 06Newport
United States, Rhode Island
Best windowMay to October
PassportUS visa in your passport first
Hub pageChapter 06Antibes
France
Best windowMarch to May
PassportSchengen visa or exemption
Hub pageChapter 06Palma
Spain, Mallorca
Best windowMarch to May
PassportSchengen visa or exemption
Hub pageChapter 06
Second tier: St Maarten, Antigua, Viareggio, Auckland, Sydney, Dubai, San Diego. Cape Town for cheaper certificates.
Viareggio housing runs on the refit calendar, not the tourist one. Crews for the big Darsena yards, Perini, Overmarine, Benetti, Codecasa, Rossinavi and the other builders lined up along the canal, arrive for weeks or months of refit or delivery work. Almost every option here is priced and structured for a weekly or monthly stay, not a one night booking.
La Spezia and Genoa
La Spezia, where the NCA Refit yard sits, has no dedicated crew house that this sweep could find. Crew there use the general rental market in La Spezia and Portovenere.
Genoa, at Sestri Ponente and the Amico yard, runs on agency arranged housing instead of fixed crew houses. Amico's own crew concierge, Genoa Superyacht Hub and Pesto Sea Group all broker villas, flats and apartments near the yard and the marina to a brief, with no public rate card. Email or call and they quote per group.
Where crew stay
6 places in Viareggio take crew, from EUR 58 a night at La Bougainville Crew House and Serviced Apartments. Rates, deposits and what to avoid, checked 2026-08-19.
Who hires here
AgenciesChapter 10 names no agency for this hub. The job boards below cover it.
Job boardsYotspot, DayWork123.
Straight answers
When should I arrive in Viareggio?
When a yard has a refit running. This hub works on the refit calendar rather than the charter season, and the safest lead time is a few weeks before a known refit start.
Is there a crew house in Viareggio?
One. La Bougainville on Via Giuseppe Verdi 20 is the name that shows up in the crew guides and on My Crew Kit. Its own website did not resolve in this sweep and no per bed rate card could be found, so confirm the rate direct.
What about La Spezia and Genoa?
La Spezia has no dedicated crew house that this sweep could find, so crew use the general rental market there and in Portovenere. Genoa runs on agency arranged housing: the Amico crew concierge, Genoa Superyacht Hub and Pesto Sea Group all broker flats near the yards and quote per group.