Ha, I deleted my first post if you read it...did the right thing and discussed this with my wife, she's less knee jerk than me ;-) I agree with her and others that have mentioned open dialogue about expectations from the start may have avoided some issues. I can also understand that people new to charters may not know the questions to ask? That's why TTOL is valuable! My main concern about JJ23's comments is that it makes the captain look unsafe and when you pay for a vacation charter you want a captain who takes your safety seriously. As far as the meals/drinks, I think you were taken advantage of, but by remaining silent the behavior was allowed to continue. Doesn't matter to me if we know the name of the operation, what is important is to not hold ones tongue when things are uncomfortable, been there, done that!