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Bahamas Yacht Charter Prices

A crewed sailing catamaran in the Exumas runs a median of around $31,000 a week, the power yachts most guests picture nearer $65,000. Both are base rates, with expenses and VAT on top.

What a Week Costs

The honest range

Charter prices are quoted per week for the yacht, not per person, so the number that matters is the weekly rate divided by however many of you sail. One thing to understand before you compare anything: in the Bahamas the advertised figure is the yacht and crew only. Food, drink, fuel and dockage are paid separately through an APA, and VAT is added on top, which in practice lifts the real cost by around 50%. The table below shows both numbers.

Yacht type	Typical week	Median	Estimated all-in	Guests
Sailing catamaran	$20,900 – $49,500	$31,000	$46,000	4–12
Power catamaran	$35,000 – $89,500	$43,000	$64,000	6–12
Motor yacht	$35,275 – $152,500	$65,000	$97,000	2–12

Base charter fee for a seven-night week. The all-in column is an estimate of what you actually pay once APA of 30 to 35% and VAT are added — roughly half as much again. Your contract shows the exact figures; ask us and we will price your dates in full.

Sailing catamarans

The most economical way into the Exumas

Shallow draft, four cabins and the same cays as everything else. A sailing catamaran is the cheapest crewed route to Staniel Cay, Shroud and Warderick Wells, with a median of about $31,000 a week before expenses.

Bahamas sailing catamarans from $35,000 a week

Sailing Yacht Luna

Bahamas

58.00 ft ✦ 8 pax ✦ 5 cabins

$43,000 per week

Our Pick

ENDLESS HORIZON

Bahamas, Caribbean Virgin Islands (BVI)

80.00 ft ✦ 8 pax ✦ 4 cabins

$92,000 per week

CATA

Bahamas

55.00 ft ✦ 4 pax ✦ 2 cabins

$38,500 per week

OKINAWA

Bahamas, Caribbean Leewards, Caribbean Virgin Islands (BVI), Caribbean Windwards, W. Med -Naples/Sicily, W. Med -Riviera/Cors/Sard.

59.00 ft ✦ 10 pax ✦ 5 cabins

$47,000 per week

Our Pick

LOCATION 5.8

Bahamas

58.00 ft ✦ 8 pax ✦ 5 cabins

$44,000 per week

Belldia

Bahamas, Caribbean All, Caribbean Leewards, Caribbean Virgin Islands (BVI), Caribbean Virgin Islands (US), Caribbean Virgin Islands (US/BVI), Caribbean Windwards

78.71 ft ✦ 8 pax ✦ 4 cabins

$94,000 per week

Flying Whale

Bahamas

60.00 ft ✦ 4 pax ✦ 2 cabins

$40,000 per week

INDABLUE

Bahamas

74.02 ft ✦ 7 pax ✦ 3 cabins

$49,500 per week

AKASHA

Bahamas

62.00 ft ✦ 8 pax ✦ 4 cabins

$44,625 per week

ISLAND HOPPIN' 55

Bahamas, Caribbean Virgin Islands (BVI), Caribbean Virgin Islands (US/BVI)

55.00 ft ✦ 8 pax ✦ 4 cabins

$42,000 per week

Power catamarans

Shallow draft, faster between cays

The Bahamas suit power catamarans better than almost anywhere: the water is thin, the cays are close together, and a shallow-draft power cat reaches anchorages a deep-keeled boat cannot. Median around $43,000.

ATLANTIA

Bahamas, USA – Florida East Coast, USA – Florida West Coast

64.00 ft ✦ 10 pax ✦ 5 cabins

$42,000 per week

SEAGLASS 74

Bahamas

74.00 ft ✦ 8 pax ✦ 4 cabins

$56,000 per week

ROAM

Bahamas

51.00 ft ✦ 6 pax ✦ 3 cabins

$26,000 per week

ORCA

Bahamas, Caribbean Leewards, Caribbean Virgin Islands (BVI), Costa Rica, USA – Florida East Coast

71.60 ft ✦ 8 pax ✦ 4 cabins

$43,000 per week

PLAYTIME

Bahamas

64.00 ft ✦ 6 pax ✦ 3 cabins

$42,500 per week

PRONTO

Bahamas, USA – Florida East Coast, Caribbean Leewards

78.74 ft ✦ 8 pax ✦ 4 cabins

$89,500 per week

Soluna

Bahamas

55.00 ft ✦ 6 pax ✦ 3 cabins

$35,000 per week

Our Pick

MUCHO GUSTO

Bahamas

65.00 ft ✦ 6 pax ✦ 3 cabins

$45,000 per week

PRINCESS MILA

Bahamas

67.00 ft ✦ 8 pax ✦ 4 cabins

$43,000 per week

Our Pick

MIIA

Bahamas, Caribbean Leewards, Caribbean Virgin Islands (BVI), Caribbean Virgin Islands (US)

87.93 ft ✦ 10 pax ✦ 5 cabins

$110,000 per week

Motor yachts

What most guests picture

The largest category in the Bahamas by some distance, because the islands sit close enough to Florida that the big American motor yacht fleet works here all winter. Median about $65,000 a week, with the upper tenth past $152,000.

LeoLena

Bahamas, USA – Florida East Coast

84.00 ft ✦ 6 pax ✦ 4 cabins

$43,750 per week

BEACHFRONT

Bahamas, Caribbean Virgin Islands (US/BVI), Caribbean Leewards, Caribbean Windwards, Caribbean Virgin Islands (US), Caribbean Virgin Islands (BVI)

108.00 ft ✦ 10 pax ✦ 5 cabins

$64,900 per week

55 Van Dutch

Bahamas, USA – Florida East Coast

55.00 ft ✦ 2 pax ✦ 2 cabins

$30,000 per week

LIMITLESS

Bahamas

101.00 ft ✦ 8 pax ✦ 4 cabins

$54,900 per week

Warren Kelly

Bahamas, USA – Florida East Coast

62.00 ft ✦ 6 pax ✦ 3 cabins

$44,000 per week

HANNAH

Bahamas, USA – Florida East Coast

112.00 ft ✦ 9 pax ✦ 4 cabins

$65,000 per week

AFFORDED LEISURE

Bahamas, USA – Florida East Coast

80.00 ft ✦ 6 pax ✦ 3 cabins

$31,000 per week

SKY

Bahamas, USA – Florida East Coast, USA – New England, USA – North East

118.00 ft ✦ 8 pax ✦ 4 cabins

$55,000 per week

INDY

Bahamas, USA – Florida East Coast, USA – New England

85.00 ft ✦ 8 pax ✦ 4 cabins

$45,000 per week

NOW OR NEVER

Bahamas, USA – New England, USA – Florida East Coast

112.00 ft ✦ 8 pax ✦ 4 cabins

$65,000 per week

Bahamas motor yachts from $75,000 a week

VIVIERAE II

Bahamas, Turks and Caicos

98.00 ft ✦ 8 pax ✦ 4 cabins

$90,000 per week

TANZANITE

Bahamas, USA – New England, USA – Florida East Coast

145.00 ft ✦ 10 pax ✦ 5 cabins

$145,000 per week

CHANSON

USA – New England, Bahamas

120.00 ft ✦ 8 pax ✦ 4 cabins

$75,000 per week

AVALINA

Bahamas, USA – New England

130.00 ft ✦ 10 pax ✦ 5 cabins

$115,000 per week

R&R

Bahamas, USA – Florida East Coast

95.00 ft ✦ 10 pax ✦ 5 cabins

$90,000 per week

PATIENCE

Bahamas

132.00 ft ✦ 10 pax ✦ 5 cabins

$145,000 per week

Julianne

Bahamas

110.00 ft ✦ 8 pax ✦ 4 cabins

$75,000 per week

SWEET ESCAPE

Bahamas, Caribbean Leewards, Caribbean Virgin Islands (BVI)

130.00 ft ✦ 12 pax ✦ 6 cabins

$115,000 per week

1 LORENA

Bahamas

90.00 ft ✦ 8 pax ✦ 4 cabins

$90,000 per week

RELENTLESS

Bahamas

145.00 ft ✦ 10 pax ✦ 5 cabins

$150,000 per week

On Top of the Rate

What the headline figure does not cover

A Mediterranean charter is quoted as the yacht and crew only. Everything you consume — food, drink, fuel, dockage, port fees — is paid through an advance provisioning allowance (APA) of roughly 30 to 35% of the charter fee, handed to the captain before you board and settled against receipts at the end of the week. On top of that sits VAT, charged at the rate of the country the charter starts in. Add a customary gratuity of around 10% and the realistic total lands close to half as much again as the headline figure. None of this is hidden, but it is why two quotes are never comparable until you know which model each one uses.

Season

When it costs less

The Bahamas season runs December to April, with Christmas, New Year and Spring Break at peak. The islands sit close enough to Florida that the weather turns usable earlier than much of the Caribbean, so late November and early December can be genuinely good value. Boats that work the Bahamas in winter often move to New England for the summer, which is why their calendars fill early.

Getting More for the Money

Two levers that actually move the price

The Bahamas skew towards power rather than sail, which is why the median here sits above Greece. If the budget matters more than the boat type, a sailing catamaran in the Exumas gives you exactly the same islands for materially less. The other lever is the usual one: a four-cabin boat costs the same for six guests as for twelve.

Bahamas Yacht Charter Prices: common questions

A crewed sailing catamaran has a median of about $31,000 a week, a power catamaran $43,000 and a motor yacht $65,000, with the largest boats well past $152,000. These are base charter rates before expenses and tax.

Running expenses are settled separately, and charters in Bahamian waters carry VAT on the charter fee, which replaced the older charter tax. The yacht also needs cruising and fishing permits. Crew gratuity of 15 to 20% is at your discretion. Budget meaningfully above the headline figure, and ask us for the full total for your dates.

Boat type, mostly. The Bahamas fleet skews to power catamarans and motor yachts because the cays are close together and the water is shallow, and those cost more to run than sailing catamarans. A sailing catamaran in the Exumas closes much of that gap.

Late November and early December, and the shoulder around late April. Christmas, New Year and Spring Break carry the highest rates and the longest minimum stays.

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