Luxury yacht charters in Turks and Caicos: the yachts, what’s on board and what they cost

• Most space: the 51ft power catamaran, for up to 25 guests, then three that take 20: the 62ft, the 44ft catamaran and the 65ft sailing cat.
• Best for a menu and a bar: the 62ft, with a dedicated bartender and lunch chosen from a full menu.
• Best for a party: the 43ft Ultra Luxury Yacht, with a premium JL Audio sound system and a beach BBQ on the full day.
• Best for a smaller group: the 35ft Luxury Yacht, a bestseller for up to 12, with an air-conditioned cabin.
• Best for sailing: the 65ft Ultra Lux Sailing Cat, with food and an open bar all day.

These are the largest motor yachts we book, and the most complete days on the water. Both have air-conditioned space inside and premium sound, the 51ft adds sun pads, and on both you build lunch before the day, sent in at least the day before: two or three mains and three sides from a full menu, from coconut shrimp and grilled mahi-mahi to jerk chicken and, in season, grilled or curried lobster.

The 62ft takes up to 20 guests, with two bathrooms, an air-conditioned outdoor cockpit and a crew of three. A dedicated bartender pours from a full premium bar: champagne for a toast, Tito’s, Woodford Reserve, Casamigos and more. The 51ft takes up to 14, with champagne, white wine and beer on board.

Good to know

Both leave from Turtle Cove Marina, 10 to 15 minutes from Grace Bay, and you can cancel free up to 72 hours before. Both sit deep in the water: beach or villa pickup is difficult (it can be requested after booking), and the 62ft can’t reach the La Famille Express wreck, which lies in the shallows; the 51ft can.

Why the big yachts anchor off

Blame the Caicos Bank, the reason the water here glows the way it does. South of the islands, about 1,700 square miles of white sand lie under less than 20 feet of water over much of their area, and the sheltered water inside the barrier reef is shallow too. The tide only moves 2 to 3 feet, but on a sandbar that is the difference between floating and sitting. So a deep yacht drops anchor in the deeper water off a sandbar or a beach and you swim or wade the last stretch, while a 26-footer or a small catamaran can nose almost onto the sand. It is the same reason the superyachts you see off Grace Bay never come into a marina: anything drawing more than about 8 feet ties up to permanent moorings off Grace Bay, the Bight, Parrot Cay or Malcolm’s Road.

Turtle Cove itself opens to the sea through Sellar’s Cut, a marked gap in the reef that turns rough when a strong north wind blows, which is one reason a captain may reshape a winter day around the forecast. None of this is a drawback; it is the price of water this clear, and it is why the captain’s first job is reading it.

The 43ft Ultra Luxury Yacht and the 47ft Luxury Yacht are the sporty end of the fleet: open decks, plush seating and big sound. The 43ft has a premium JL Audio system and fresh-water showers for up to 16; the 47ft takes up to 18, with prosecco and bottomless rum punch.

On the 43ft’s eight-hour charter, lunch is a beach BBQ: lobster in season, conch, ribs, peas and rice, mac and cheese, fish and kebabs. Shorter trips bring fruit, meat and cheese, chips and dip. The 47ft serves fruit, cookies and a signature dip, with a sandwich or wrap option.

The third yacht in this bracket is the quiet one. The 40ft Ultra Luxury Yacht takes up to 14, with an air-conditioned cabin, a premium sound system and underwater scooters included for the snorkel stops. Fruit, cheese, cold cuts and chips and dip come on the four and five-hour charters, gourmet sandwiches join on the six-hour, and the eight-hour day adds local fish, chicken kebabs, lobster in season and peas and rice, with rosé, rum punch, vodka and rum on the bar.

Good to know

All three leave from Blue Haven Marina in Leeward, 5 to 15 minutes from Grace Bay, and all three can pick you up from a beach or villa for an extra fee, conditions permitting, arranged after booking. You can cancel the 43ft and the 40ft free up to 72 hours before, and the 47ft up to 48 hours before. Aerosol sunscreens aren’t allowed on the 43ft.

For the yacht experience with a smaller group, the 35ft Luxury Yacht is the one to look at. It takes up to 12, with shaded lounging, an air-conditioned cabin, a bathroom and a shower, and it’s one of the bestsellers on TCI Experiences.

Every option includes lunch: glazed ribs, chicken wings, rice, mac and cheese and a green salad on the four and six-hour charters, and a BBQ with fresh fish and lobster in season on the full day. Champagne, white wine, tequila, Tito’s and rum punch are all on board.

Good to know

It leaves from Turtle Cove Marina, it can pick you up from your beach or villa for an extra fee, and you can cancel free up to 24 hours before.

Two hulls make for a wide, steady ride with almost none of the roll of a single hull, and a lot more room to spread out. New for 2026, the 44ft Luxury Catamaran Yacht takes up to 20 guests, with a shaded flybridge lounge with a grill and wet bar, an air-conditioned cabin and two bathrooms with showers.

New this season, the 51ft Ultra Lux Powercat is the biggest power catamaran we book: up to 25 guests across a shaded flybridge lounge, a wide aft deck and a sun pad on the bow, with four staterooms, four bathrooms and a crew of three, including a bartender. Lunch is chosen in advance from a full menu, a tender, a kayak and paddle boards come along for the stops, and it leaves from Turtle Cove Marina. You can cancel free up to 72 hours before.

The 65ft Ultra Lux Sailing Cat also takes 20, with five bathrooms, a shaded cockpit lounge, an open foredeck for the sun, freshly prepared food and an open bar of cocktails, beer and wine all day, and it really sails; it asks for no glass on board. Our guide to catamaran charters compares every catamaran you can book.

• Food and drinks on every option, from a menu you order from in advance on the three biggest yachts to ribs, wings and salad on the 35ft and the 44ft catamaran, and lighter spreads on the 40ft, 43ft and 47ft. Our guide to charters with lunch lists every menu.
• Snorkeling gear on every yacht, and an onboard bathroom on every one.
• Air-conditioned cabins on the 35ft, 40ft, 51ft and 62ft and the 44ft catamaran.
• Your own drinks and snacks are welcome on every charter, on top of what’s included; the 65ft asks for no glass on board.
• All-in prices: every price in the text and tables already includes taxes; a listing card’s “From” price is before taxes and fees, as on our listing pages.

• Not on board: towels, so bring one each.

Dress and etiquette on board

Yacht etiquette is mostly common sense, with one surprise: shoes. Many yachts are barefoot boats, because hard and dark soles mark the decks, so expect to slip your sandals off at the boarding step and keep a pair of flip-flops for the beach. Pack in a soft bag rather than anything with hard corners, wear swimwear with a cover-up, and towel off before you sit inside an air-conditioned cabin; a wet swimsuit on the upholstery is the thing crews mind most and say least.

Dress for sun and spray, not for dinner. A long-sleeved swim shirt and a hat with a strap beat sunscreen at noon, polarized sunglasses let you see the reef and the sandbars through the glare, and a light layer helps on the run home, when the wind cools you faster than you’d expect. Leave heels, the good watch and anything you would hate to see go over the side at the villa. And the captain’s word on the weather, the route and when it’s safe to swim is final, which on a private yacht is a relief: someone else is doing the worrying.

How the day runs

Be at the marina 10 minutes before your start; the crew will have the yacht ready and, on the menu yachts, lunch provisioned from the list you sent in. The captain talks the route through with you at the dock and shapes it to the wind and the tide: four hours fits two or three stops (a barrier reef snorkel and a sandbar, say), six hours four or five, and an eight-hour day five or more, with time to go further out. Lunch is served at anchor, and on the 43ft’s eight-hour charter it moves ashore for the beach BBQ. The one thing we tell every guest: pick the two things you can’t miss and let the captain fill in the rest.

What the crew does all day

The crew’s day starts well before yours: fuel, ice, the food you ordered, snorkel gear sorted by size, the toys checked. Once you’re out, the captain spends the day reading the water, the wind and the other boats, picking anchorages where the swell won’t reach lunch and timing the sandbar for the tide, while the mate handles the lines and the anchor, sets the swim ladder, fits masks, keeps the cooler stocked and keeps an eye on every swimmer. On the 62ft and the 51ft power catamaran, a bartender works the bar all day.

There are things no crew will do, however nicely you ask. Anchors go down on sand, never on coral or seagrass, and fishing and taking anything from the water is banned inside the protected areas, which take in Grace Bay, Bight Reef, Smith’s Reef and Malcolm’s Road; the fines for reef damage are serious. If a stop looks perfect and the captain moves on, that is usually why.

For a big celebration with a bar, the 62ft; for 20 on two steady hulls, the 44ft catamaran; for up to 25, the 51ft power catamaran. For a couple or a family of four, the 35ft gives you the full yacht day without paying for space you won’t use, and if you’d rather be under sail, the 65ft. If your group wants music and a BBQ on the beach, book the 43ft’s full day, and if the snorkeling is the point, the 40ft brings underwater scooters.

If you want one recommendation for each kind of day: for a family or a group of six, the 35ft Luxury Yacht’s four hours, $3,026 all-in for six, with lunch (glazed ribs, wings, rice, mac and cheese and salad), champagne, white wine and rum punch, snorkel gear and an air-conditioned cabin; for a milestone, the 62ft’s four hours, $6,166 all-in for six, with a bottle of champagne for the toast, a dedicated bartender and a lunch you order before the day; for 20 on two steady hulls, the 44ft catamaran’s four hours, $5,481 all-in for eight, with lunch and champagne on board.

Booking any of them works the same way: the price you see includes taxes, a deposit secures the yacht and the balance is due to our charter management, each listing prints its free-cancellation window (24 hours on the 35ft and the 44ft catamaran, 48 on the 47ft and the 65ft, 72 on the rest), and a request is confirmed within a few hours, nearly all within the day. For prices by group size, see what a private charter costs.