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We were recently stuck in a Florida shipyard for a couple of months, and as I was not able to take my scheduled vacation home, I decided to fly my mother out to visit. The plan was to put her up in a hotel. However, as I was working all day and needed to balance time at work with spending time with her, I asked the owner if he would object to her staying aboard for 10 days. He was more than happy to allow her to stay. This was the first time in 12 years that I have ever had anyone stay with me aboard a yacht. It went very well and the crew were happy as she helped with the cooking as our chef was away.
So the point being: I believe that if you go about it the right way, the owner is happy and it does not impact the crew, then a family visit once in a while cannot hurt. The captains sacrifice a huge amount of their personal lives for "the company", so a little give and take now or then can't hurt.
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