Captain: Nikolaos Demertzis
Cpt Nikos is a very experienced captain in the Charter Yacht Industry. He was born in 1960 and he is a Greek. He is a graduate of the Merchant Marine Academy of Syros and holds an A’ Class Diploma, while having almost 35 years of experience commanding yachts. In addition, his knowledge extends to the entire of the Mediterranean Sea, specializing in Greece, Croatia, Montenegro, Italy, Turkey, Israel and Egypt, including secret bays and unknown to most islands. He has also crossed the Black & the Red Sea, including Aqaba Bay. During his long career in yachting he has served onboard M/Y Light Holic 60m, M/Y Jaz 51m, M/Y Optasia 85m, M/Y O’Pari 3 72m and many others. He has great organizational and crew management skills and always desires to deliver the highest level of services. He loves preparing tailor made cruises and exceeding guests’ requirements guaranteeing an unforgettable charter experience. Captain Nikos speaks fluent English and he loves diving, fishing and culinary art.

Chief Officer : Minas Serfas
Minas was born in 1991. He holds a C’ Class Captain Cerificate and all the relevant certificates of a seaman. He loves watersports and he also holds a speed boat license since. He started his career on board passenger ships and then entered yachting industry onboard M/Y Light Holic. His pleasant personality and positive energy will make guests’ stay aboard ITOTO as delightful as possible. In his spare time he loves fishing, swimming, travelling and playing football.

Chief Engineer: Alexandros Laopodis
Alexandros was born in 1988 and he is a graduate of the Merchant Marine Academy of Aspropyrgos. He started his career onboard commercial ships and then entered to the yachting industry serving in various yachts such as M/Y Light Holic 62m and M/Y Sorrento 63m. He is very cooperative and willing person and ensures that every system works perfectly and is maintained to the highest standards. He is a Greek national and speaks English and French. His interests are swimming, cycling, travelling and restoration of vehicles.

2nd Engineer: Giorgos Molyviatis
Giorgos was born in 1983 in Athens. He is a graduate of Hellenic Merchant Marine Academy and he has all relevant certificates of a seaman. The yachting industry seduced him very early and for this reason he has been working at yachts since 2008. He has served onboard M/Y Monaco, M/Y Light Holic, M/Y Sorrento. He is an experienced person in maintenance of all the equipment and machinery of the engine room. He loves watersports and travelling.

3rd Engineer: Christos-Panagiotis Livanas
Christos-Panagiotis was born in 1997. He is a graduate of Hellenic Merchant Marine Academy and he has also a speed boat license. He has served onboard M/Y JOY, M/Y WAY, M/Y DALOLI, M/Y BELLA STELLA. He always supports his team and fits perfectly in ITOTO’s crew. He speaks English and he loves videography and photography with drone and hiking.

Chef: Nikos Samarniotis
Nikos was born in 1987 in Greece. He holds a bachelor degree in Economics however as his heart was always belonged to cooking he decided to become a chef. He holds a Diploma in Culinary Arts by the Etoile by les Chefs College and started his career at various restaurants. From 2015 until 2017 he moved to Paris, France to expand his experience in international and French cuisine. There he worked at Walt’s Restaurant and Le Calife restaurant. When he returned to Greece he worked as a chef at gourmet restaurants and 5 star hotels such as Nolan restaurant, Amanzoe Hotel, Daios Cove Hotel and Athens Capital MGallery hotel. At the same time he offered his services as a private Chef for VIP clients. He is very talented, a Chef with a great knowledge of Mediterranean and International cuisines. Nikos is professional and dedicated and an expert in preparing tailor made menus. He is very creative and competent and he can satisfy the most demanding guests. He speaks English.

Sous Chef : Fotis Fountoukas
Fotis was born in 1989 and he is a Greek national. He holds a degree in culinary arts from Le Monde Culinary Institute and has attended many seminars such as Traditional French festive Cuisine, Health Protocol and Food Safety etc. Having spent 11 years as a Chef at modern and traditional cuisine restaurants, such as Noel, El Jiron etc, Fotis is able to apply his knowledge to the guests’ requirements on board ITOTO. He has all the requirements to deal with all the daily responsibilities of a chef on board and prepare delicious dishes. He is a responsible person with excellent organizational and communicational skills. Fotis speaks English.

Chief Steward: Charalampos Varvaresos
Charalampos was born in 1972 and he is a Greek national. He holds a Steward license Class A’, Silver Service. He has an extensive experience of 26 years in Hospitality and yachting industry by serving onboard M/Y S Cape, M/Y Darling Danama, M/Y Grand Ocean, M/Y Serenity, M/Y Chakra. He started his career onboard cruise ships and he has been involved with restaurant, bar & wine service due to his Oenology knowledge. Charalampos is a professional steward, who offers highly attentive service and has an eye for detail. With his pleasant and welcoming personality caters for every guest’s needs making everyone feel like home. He speaks English, Spanish and French and his interests are fishing, playing football, gardening and reading.

2nd Stewardess : Anastasia Spodynska
Anastasia was born in 1991 and she is Ukrainian. She holds a stewardess certificate and certificates in massage and visage therapies. She started her career onboard cruise ships and entered the yachting industry in 2016 onboard M/Y Palmarina and since then she has served onboard many yachts such as M/Y Grand Ocean, M/Y Serenity, M/Y Chakra. Anastasia is a highly experienced in fine dining, silver service and customer service. She is a great team player with excellent interpersonal and social skills. She speaks Greek, Russian and Ukrainian and enjoys travelling and dancing.

3rd Stewardess: Olena Sukovata
Olena was born in 2002 and she is Ukrainian. She has graduated from Odessa National Maritime Academy sector Maritime Law and Management and during her career she has worked in Customer service for various hotels in Bulgaria. Before joining M/Y Itoto she served onboard M/Y Chakra. She is responsible and friendly, always with a smile offering refined service to the guests onboard. She speaks Greek, English, Russian and Ukrainian and her hobbies are cooking, travelling and driving.

4th Stewardess: Ehine Arutiunian
Ehine was born in 1998 in Ukraine. She started her career onboard cruise ships and then entered yachting industry in 2021 onboard various yachts such as M/Y Tueq, M/Y Al Salamah, M/Y Chakra. She is responsible and friendly, always with a smile offering the best service to the clients onboard. Ehine speaks English, Russian and Ukrainian and her hobbies are travelling, driving and playing football.

Bosun : George Markozanes
George was born in 1991 and he is a Greek national. He holds a speed boat license, a PADI open water license and numerous certificates. He has served onboard various yachts such as M/Y Pandion 40m, M/Y Ouranos 50m, M/Y Persefoni 54m. He has a great experience in all water sports ensuring all guests will enjoy the Greek sea. George is a very energetic and communicative person and he speaks English. At his spare time he likes jet-skiing, moto crossing and playing football and basketball.



AB: Panagiotis Georgantopoulos
Panagiotis was born in 1970 and he is a Greek national. After many years on commercial Ships, he entered the yachting Industry in 2007 and he has served onboard M/Y Tueq, M/Y Al Mirqab, M/Y Faribana V, M/Y Prince Abdul Aziz, M/Y Lady Sarya. He is a very pleasant personality and hard working person. He likes roadtrips, motorcycling and cars.

AB : Thanos Bramos
Thanos was born in 2000 and he is a Greek national. He holds a Captain B’ Class diploma from Merchant Marine Academy of Aspropyrgos. He has all the necessary certificates of a seaman. He started his career onboard commercial ships and then joined yachting industry in 2023 onboard M/Y ITASCA. He loves teamwork and at his spare time he loves playing sports and working out. He enjoys spearfishing, snorkelling, reading, hiking and listening to music. Thanos speaks English.

AB: David Melani
David was born in 1997 and he is a Greek national. He has a speed boat license and all his necessary certificates. David is a very hard working person who started his career in 2019 onboard M/Y Althea. He joined M/Y Itoto’s amazing crew in 2024. David speaks English and enjoys travelling and swimming.