Ten crewed yachts for a week in the Bahamas: what each costs, how she is priced, and why we like her.
Rates and crews checked 8 October 2026
Our picks for the 10 best crewed yachts in the Bahamas are CHILLAXIN, VIVACE, ENDLESS HORIZON, INSIEME, SIETE MARES, NORMAN'S T4, SOUTH, A PLACE IN THE SUN, THE BRASS RING and BIRDY. All ten are crewed, run from 68 to 180 feet and sleep 6 to 12 guests. Eight are motor yachts priced plus expenses, from $35,000 to $350,000 a week. ENDLESS HORIZON and SIETE MARES are catamarans priced all-inclusive.
| Yacht | Sleeps | Weekly rate | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|
1. CHILLAXIN2021 Ocean Alexander · 90 ft | 8 guests · 4 cabins | $85,000 to $95,000 per weekplus expenses | 33 ft fishing tender, jacuzzi |
2. VIVACE2021 Alpha Spritz 102 · 102 ft | 10 guests · 5 cabins | $115,000 to $125,000 per weekplus expenses | 10 guests, heated plunge pool |
3. ENDLESS HORIZON2022 Sunreef · 80 ft | 8 guests · 4 cabins | $92,000 to $100,000 per weekall-inclusive | Four crew for eight guests |
4. INSIEME2012 Azimut · 105 ft | 8 guests · 5 cabins | $62,500 to $68,500 per weekplus expenses | Based in Nassau year round |
5. SIETE MARES2025 Lagoon power catamaran · 78 ft | 8 guests · 4 cabins | €80,500 to €85,000 per weekall-inclusive | Power catamaran, priced in euros |
6. NORMAN'S T42022 Sirena · 68 ft | 6 guests · 3 cabins | $35,000 to $40,000 per weekplus expenses | 6 guests, kept at Norman's Cay |
7. SOUTH2012 Heesen · 180 ft | 12 guests · 6 cabins | $320,000 to $350,000 per weekplus expenses | 12 guests, crew of eight |
8. A PLACE IN THE SUN1992 Broward · 100 ft | 10 guests · 5 cabins | $50,000 to $57,500 per weekplus expenses | 10 guests, can charter in Florida |
9. THE BRASS RING2022 Ferretti · 85 ft | 9 guests · 4 cabins | $60,000 to $68,000 per weekplus expenses | 9 guests, 2026 towed tender |
10. BIRDY2004 Broward · 110 ft | 8 guests · 4 cabins | $55,000 per weekplus expenses | Waterslide, 35 ft tender, crew of five |
Weekly rates are as published on each yacht's own page. For the eight motor yachts the range is the one in the yacht's price box, before expenses. For the two catamarans it is the winter 2026 to 2027 rate from two guests to eight. The 14 percent Bahamas tax is on top of every rate. Premium holiday weeks may carry adjusted rates. Checked 8 October 2026.
A 90 foot Ocean Alexander that tows a 33 foot Boston Whaler
2021 Ocean Alexander · 90 ft · 8 guests · 4 cabins
$85,000 to $95,000 per week, plus expenses
CHILLAXIN is a 90 foot Ocean Alexander from 2021 for eight guests, with a jacuzzi on board. She tows a 33 foot Boston Whaler Outrage, new in 2024, and carries the gear to use it: inshore and offshore fishing tackle, and equipment for spearfishing and lobstering.
Stewardess Anna Marie Hayden has worked aboard yachts of 37 to 50 metres, designs themed dinners and hand-paints her menus. She is an Advanced Scuba Diver, and her favourite moment in yachting so far was a dive in the Bahamas with guests and a pod of dolphins.
102 feet, five staterooms and a heated pool
2021 Alpha Spritz 102 · 102 ft · 10 guests · 5 cabins
$115,000 to $125,000 per week, plus expenses
VIVACE is an Alpha Spritz 102, built in Italy in 2021, and her main deck aft sets her apart: a covered outdoor dining area, a lounge, and a large heated pool shaded by two umbrellas, a few steps above a hydraulic swim platform. The sundeck adds a wrap-around seating area and sunbed forward, covered dining amidships and a bar aft.
She sleeps 10 in five staterooms: a full-beam owner's stateroom with a walk-around king, two VIP staterooms with queens, and two twins, one of which converts to a queen. Her listing gives a crew of five.
Four crew for eight guests
2022 Sunreef · 80 ft · 8 guests · 4 cabins
$92,000 to $100,000 per week, all-inclusive
“Eight guests arrived excited and also leaving with full hearts (and completely spoilt).”
ENDLESS HORIZON gives eight guests an 80 foot Sunreef and a crew of four. Her own description puts the living space at over 3,650 square feet. The main deck is a walkthrough, from the aft dining table through the saloon to a shaded lounge on the bow, with two trampolines forward. The flybridge has dual helms, a day bed, a wet bar and a second dining table.
Captain Jonathan Crews has been based mostly in the British Virgin Islands for the past five years. Chef Isabella Duffy trained at Le Cordon Bleu London and cooks in two registers: Eastern Mediterranean feasts made for sharing, and Asian-French fine dining.
Based in Nassau all year
2012 Azimut · 105 ft · 8 guests · 5 cabins
$62,500 to $68,500 per week, plus expenses
“Best birthday celebration ever!!!”
INSIEME is a 105 foot Azimut that lives in the Bahamas. She is based at Hurricane Hole Marina in Nassau all year, takes eight guests in five cabins, and tows a 33 foot Boston Whaler outfitted for fishing.
Captain Peter Tague is Irish, holds a Master 500gt and has over 15 years as captain and mate on yachts from 60 to 150 feet, in New England, Florida, the Bahamas, the Caribbean and the Mediterranean. He is also a PADI Dive Master and a trained yoga teacher.
The power catamaran
2025 Lagoon power catamaran · 78 ft · 8 guests · 4 cabins
€80,500 to €85,000 per week, all-inclusive, in euros
“The crew was spectacular. Always so attentive, friendly, and fun.”
SIETE MARES is the one power catamaran on this list, for groups who would rather motor than sail. She is a 78 foot Lagoon from 2025 with hardwood decking, a hydraulic lift, a full wet bar in the salon and a 55 inch retractable TV in the lounge. Yoga mats, exercise bands and dumbbells are on board.
Her crew of four is a strong one. Captain Tiago Farto Silva was a deck officer in the Norwegian merchant navy before he turned to charter. Chef Maxime Hughes trained in Cape Town and has over 75,000 nautical miles and a circumnavigation behind her. First Mate Dylon Holm served as rescue crew with the National Sea Rescue Institute. Yacht Host Jessica Wells is a dive instructor with over 2,000 dives and PADI Elite 100 status.
Six guests, kept in the Exumas
2022 Sirena · 68 ft · 6 guests · 3 cabins
$35,000 to $40,000 per week, plus expenses
“From the service to the beautiful accommodations onboard, it well exceeded our expectations.”
NORMAN'S T4 is the smallest yacht on this list and has the lowest rate. She is a 68 foot Sirena from 2022 for six guests in three cabins, and she is kept at Norman's Cay, in the Exumas themselves. Nassau pick-ups carry no delivery on charters of three nights or more.
Captain Irving Peraza came to yachting from scuba diving and has served aboard M/Y MRD 140 and M/Y ANDREYKA. Ingrid Caballero, stewardess and cook, holds degrees in tourism business administration and gastronomy.
180 feet, 12 guests and a crew of eight
2012 Heesen · 180 ft · 12 guests · 6 cabins
$320,000 to $350,000 per week, plus expenses
SOUTH is the largest yacht on this list by some distance: a 180 foot Heesen for 12 guests in six cabins, with a crew of eight. She has a jacuzzi on deck, a gym with a Peloton bike and a treadmill, and an inflatable slide with a 21-foot drop.
Captain Jason Pearce grew up in Durban, has over 14 years at sea and holds a Master 3000GT license. Her tender is a 41 foot Valhalla center console, and she carries her own dive compressor.
A classic Broward that can also charter in Florida
1992 Broward · 100 ft · 10 guests · 5 cabins
$50,000 to $57,500 per week, plus expenses
“The timeless elegance of this yacht is sure to please.”
A PLACE IN THE SUN is a 100 foot Broward for 10 guests in five cabins, with a crew of five and a jacuzzi. She is US coastwise endorsed, so she can charter in Florida waters as well as the Bahamas.
Captain Dwight Ledbetter came to motor yachts from ocean racing. He has won the Fastnet Race, the Newport to Bermuda Race and the Maxi World Championships, crossed the Atlantic 12 times and sailed 196,000 bluewater miles.
A 2022 Ferretti out of Fort Lauderdale
2022 Ferretti · 85 ft · 9 guests · 4 cabins
$60,000 to $68,000 per week, plus expenses
THE BRASS RING is an 85 foot Ferretti from 2022 that takes nine guests in four cabins. She tows a 27 foot Albury Brothers tender, new in 2026, and carries a custom inflatable platform and pool extension for the stern.
On the water she has two Seabob F9S, two 15 foot tandem kayaks and two paddle boards, and for the anchorage eight floating lounge chairs, a floating couch, a floating bar with a built-in cooler and a floating pong game.
A 110 foot Broward with a waterslide
2004 Broward · 110 ft · 8 guests · 4 cabins
$55,000 per week, plus expenses
“Thank you for a truly memorable week.”
BIRDY is a 110 foot Broward for eight guests with a crew of five, a jacuzzi and a waterslide. Her tender is a 35 foot Boston Whaler Realm with its own cabin, head, air conditioning and a Seakeeper.
Captain Warren Techow grew up on South Africa's coast and worked his way from deckhand to captain in Fort Lauderdale. Mate Cameron Green was a competitive stand-up paddle boarder, holds a 200GT captain's license and coaches guests on the water, usually with a camera to hand.
Eight of these ten yachts are priced plus expenses. This is the difference, and what sits on top of both.
The weekly rate covers the yacht and her crew. Running costs such as food, drinks and fuel are paid from an Advance Provisioning Allowance, or APA, of 25 to 30 percent of the rate, which you fund before the charter. Whatever is not spent comes back to you at the end. Eight yachts on this list are priced this way.
One weekly figure that covers the yacht, her crew, and the food, drinks and fuel for your week, with nothing to reconcile at the end. ENDLESS HORIZON and SIETE MARES are priced this way, and the figure rises with each guest.
The Bahamas charges 14 percent on the charter fee: 10 percent VAT plus a 4 percent charter tax. It is never inside a rate. Crew gratuity is separate too, customary at 10 to 20 percent of the charter fee. We send an itemized estimate before you sign, so you see the whole week first.
For the longer answers, see how all-inclusive pricing differs from APA and our guide to charter taxes and fees in the Caribbean and the Bahamas.
On the ten yachts listed here, weekly rates start at $35,000 to $40,000 for the 68 foot NORMAN'S T4 and reach $320,000 to $350,000 for the 180 foot SOUTH. The six motor yachts from 85 to 110 feet run from $50,000 to $125,000 a week, plus expenses. The two catamarans are all-inclusive: ENDLESS HORIZON at $92,000 to $100,000 and SIETE MARES at €80,500 to €85,000. The 14 percent Bahamas tax is added to every charter fee, and a plus-expenses yacht also asks for an APA of 25 to 30 percent.
Two are: the catamarans ENDLESS HORIZON and SIETE MARES. The other eight are motor yachts priced plus expenses. On those the weekly rate covers the yacht and her crew, and running costs such as food, drinks and fuel are paid from an APA of 25 to 30 percent of the rate, with the unused balance returned at the end.
The Bahamas charges 14 percent on the charter fee: 10 percent VAT plus a 4 percent charter tax. It is never inside a rate, on all-inclusive and plus-expenses yachts alike. Our guide to charter taxes and fees has the detail.
Nassau is the preferred pickup for CHILLAXIN, VIVACE, INSIEME and BIRDY. NORMAN'S T4 is kept at Norman's Cay in the Exumas and offers Nassau pick-ups with no delivery on charters of three nights or more. THE BRASS RING's home port is Fort Lauderdale, and A PLACE IN THE SUN can also charter in Florida waters. For the others, ask us.
SOUTH takes 12 guests in six cabins. VIVACE and A PLACE IN THE SUN each take 10 guests in five cabins, and THE BRASS RING takes 9 in four.
CHILLAXIN and INSIEME each tow a 33 foot Boston Whaler, VIVACE a 32 foot WorldCat rigged for fishing, BIRDY a 35 foot Boston Whaler Realm and SOUTH a 41 foot Valhalla with trolling rods. CHILLAXIN and BIRDY also list spearfishing gear, and A PLACE IN THE SUN carries eight rods and reels.
No. Gratuity sits outside the rate on every yacht here. It is customary at 10 to 20 percent of the charter fee and is paid to the captain at the end of the trip.
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Keep reading: our Bahamas yacht charter guide, every crewed yacht in the Bahamas, the Exuma Cays guide, our list of Bahamas yacht charter companies, and the 10 best all-inclusive catamarans in the BVI.
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