Houseboating Adventures - Issue 17 - (Page 70) HBA: What are the most popular recreation trends you have noticed this season? DC: Families who want to spend quality time with their kids and family members is gaining in popularity. Grandparents who experienced houseboating years ago are teaching their grand children the benefits and fun of this type of vacation. HBA: What will you change about your resort marinas for next season? DC: Other than possibly adding new boats in the fleet or additional destinations Forever Resorts will continue to look for new ways to continue our environmental stewardship in the marine industry and lead other houseboat manufactures with the best design available for emission controls systems aboard houseboats. HBA: What has surprised you the most about the houseboating industry? DC: It’s the demand for all the bells and whistles, the cus- HBA: What are the most popular houseboating vacation sites? DC: Forever Resorts operates luxury houseboat rentals in some of the most breathtaking and popular destinations in the U.S. including: Lake Mead & Lake Mohave in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area bordering Arizona and Nevada; Trinity Lake, the 3rd largest lake in California in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest; Lake Oroville, located in the Sierra Nevada foothills, features Feather Falls which, at 640 feet tall, is the 6th highest waterfall in the United States; Lake Berryessa, a pristine beautiful lake tucked back in the rolling hills near Napa, California; Don Pedro Lake located in route to Yosemite, California; Lake Amistad reservoir, one of the largest international man-made lakes in the world straddles the Texas-Mexico Border; Missouri’s 90-mile long Lake of the Ozarks boasts over 1,200 miles of weaving, wooded shoreline – more than both Lake Michigan and the California coast; and the Forever Houseboats are rented at Antelope Point Marina on pristine and magnificent Lake Powell, Arizona. HBA: What skills or experience do your renters need to operate a houseboat? DC: Forever Resorts has been in the business of teaching customers the fun of houseboating for more than 25 years and part of the houseboating experience is how to properly operate a boat. Forever Resorts understands the necessities to make driving a houseboat and its safe operation simple. Before arriving to the marina the captain will receive an operational DVD to prepare them in advance of their rental. It demonstrates the basic knowledge needed for driving the houseboat. Below: The interior of the 59’ Forever Resorts houseboat Opposite page top: The master suite on some Forever boats are equipped with handicap assist lifts. Bottom right: The fun is always on tap when your aboard a houseboat of the quality of Forver Resorts’. tomer wants to get away from it all but still be in the middle of it all. HBA: What is the biggest challenge Forever Resorts and houseboating will face in the next four years? DC: High water demands in the west along with drought conditions will affect lake levels resulting in higher operating costs at our marinas. )6B@" A05("%C&5AB9&@ Once the guest arrives at the marina, they will receive a oneon-one personal instruction in the operation of the houseboat by professionally trained houseboat personnel. The houseboats are fully equipped with just about everything need for a vacation except food and personal items. And even the food can be purchased and loaded for the guest in advance of their arrival – making the experience even more enjoyable. Forever Resorts requires the captain(s) of the boats to be 21 years and have a valid driver’s license. The most
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