Why there is no price on the page
Because any number we printed would be wrong for most of the people reading it. A four-hour afternoon for six with nothing laid on and a full day for twelve with catering are not the same product, and putting a single 'from' figure on both would just be a number you had to renegotiate once you enquired.
Plenty of sites do print one. It is usually the cheapest possible combination, quoted at the least popular time of year, and it is not what you end up paying. We would rather send you a real figure for the day you actually want.
The four things that move the number
- The date — high summer is not October, and weekends are not midweek.
- The hours — a half day and a full day are different boats' worth of fuel and crew time.
- The group — up to twelve guests. Within that, the boat costs what it costs.
- What is laid on — the charter covers the boat, captain and crew, fuel, mooring and hotel transfer. Meals and drinks are not standard and are arranged in advance if you want them.
How it compares to paying per person
Shared boats have fixed per-head prices: €20 an adult on the pirate galleon, €35 on the Starcraft. For two or four people that is unbeatable and we will say so.
The comparison only gets interesting around eight to twelve. Ten adults on the Starcraft is €350 for a fixed day among forty other guests; a charter for those ten is quoted, and it buys the whole deck and your own hours. Whether that is worth it is your call, but at that size it is a real question rather than a fantasy.
How to get a figure quickly
Tell us the date, roughly how many of you, how long you would like and whether you want food and drink on board. That is enough for a real quote rather than a range.
Nothing is charged when you enquire, and nothing is charged when you book: charters are paid on the day like everything else on this site.