WILD KINGDOM Yacht Charter Motor Boat

Captain

Crew

Brief

Captain Nicholas Montello
Nicholas has transported boats ranging in sizes from 50-150 feet throughout the Northeast and Southeast coasts, Bahamas, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. He has a calm and dynamic personality that guests really enjoy. He has extensive knowledge of inshore and offshore fishing so can graciously assist guests. He has a high customer service knowledge and satisfaction rate, excellent boat handling and navigation skills and an excellent safety record with guests, crew and vessel. Nicholas has previously run vessels PERSISTANCE, OCEAN SANCTUARY and SOLSTICE to name a few. While on board Captain Nicholas’s main priorities are ensuring 100% guest satisfaction, and safety. Captain Nicholas and his crew ensure that each of their guests has an amazing time on board WILD KINGDOM with world-class service and action-packed itineraries.

Chef Katy Krauss
Katy joins us from Gilford, New Hampshire. She brings her energetic, friendly, and imaginative passion for food while creating globally inspired meals with a familiar twist. Katy received her degree after spending four years studying culinary arts at Johnson and Wales University. She then studied Pan-Asian cuisine in Singapore and in the north of Thailand. This is where her love for Asian inspiration comes from, however she gladly welcomes diversity into her cooking styles where she can cater to your specific palate or diet. When Katy isn’t working aboard, you can find her playing her ukulele or outdoors enjoying activities such as skiing, horseback riding, water sports, and exploring. Katy’s passion for travel has not only broadened her horizons in the food world, but it has also guided her in the direction of working aboard WILD KINGDOM.

Chief Stewardess Alina Hernandez
With high-end customer service and hospitality in her blood, Alina has spent the last decade as Chief Stew, Solo Stew and Stew/Deckhand perfecting her skills on various sized yachts. She brings the love for her job into every charter to make it the happiest and most memorable time onboard for guests. She enjoys creating beautiful table arrangements and providing service to discerning guests. She is fluent in both English and Spanish with a sparkly personality. Often witty, yet kind and compassionate, she is in love with the good in people. Outside of yachting she has a passion for writing and has a proactive and curious mind always looking for ways to do better and be better.
Deckhand/Stewardess Nancy Briceno
Nancy is originally from Venezuela but has been raised in Miami majority of her life. Her passion for traveling, exploring and adventuring has led her to venture off in many different directions from working at restaurants, hotels, and law firms to Jetski tour guide and now yachting. She's been in the boating industry since 2013, and later lured into the yachting industry, since then has worked her way from the interior department to being on deck. With duties ranging from ironing sheets, tender driving, to babysitting, she's always eager to take on a new challenge and learn it until she masters it. When she’s not working, she is traveling the world, learning new cultures and living life to the fullest. Nancy is outgoing, respectful and always happy to help.

Mate Selcuk (Steve) Baranlioglu
Steve began his yachting career in Bodrum, Turkey in 2003. He sailed the Mediterranean for many years all while gaining the necessary skills and knowledge to be a proper first mate. Steve was shown the ropes by his older brothers, whom he worked with for many years before making the voyage to the United States. Over the past 6 years, Steve has lived and worked in South Florida and has done many charters in the Bahamas, where he found his knack for water sports such a jet skiing, tubing, and tender driving. His friendly and easy-going demeanor make him the perfect person with whom to explore the waters of Florida and the Caribbean. You can find Steve playing soccer or hanging out with his golden retriever when he is not aboard WILD KINGDOM.