The bachelorette should be organising nothing
A private boat for up to 13, a captain who handles the day, and a group chat we run with whoever is planning the surprise — not with the bride.
The boat that actually fits a bachelorette
Thirteen people is the number that decides everything. It rules out most of the boats advertised in Miami, and it's why bachelorettes almost always go out on the Chris Craft 45 — the only one of our three with the deck space, a bathroom with a shower, and a fitted cabin to get changed in.
That shower matters more than it sounds. A six-hour day in July with a group who intend to be photographed is a very different day if there's fresh water on board and somewhere private to use it.
We plan it with you, not with the bride
Almost every bachelorette we run is a surprise from someone's point of view. So we work on WhatsApp with whoever is organising, we don't post anything before the day, and we don't call the bride to confirm details.
Tell us what's being kept quiet and we'll work around it. If the cake needs to appear at a specific moment, or a banner needs to be up before anyone steps on, that's the kind of thing we do early — an hour before you arrive, while the dock is still empty.
What the day usually looks like
Most groups want the same three things: the sandbar for swimming, somewhere calm to eat, and the skyline for photographs. Four hours covers two of those comfortably. Six covers all three without anyone being rushed.
The floating pool comes off at the sandbar and that's where most of the day goes. Bring your own playlist — the speaker is already on board — and bring the food and drinks you actually want, because there's a cooler on ice waiting for them.
If the group is bigger than thirteen, we can tie a second boat alongside at the sandbar so it stays one party rather than two. Ask when you book, not on the day.
The same kit on all three boats
Captain and fuel
Both in the price. You never rent a hull and sort the rest out yourself.
Cooler on ice
Ice and drinking water aboard, with room for whatever you bring.
Floating pool
Goes in the water as soon as we anchor, on all three boats.
Life jackets, every size
Child sizes carried as standard. You never have to ask or bring your own.
Your playlist
Bluetooth speaker aboard. You pick the music and you pick where we stop.
Your own food and cake
Bring the food, the drinks and the balloons. We keep the cake cold until you ask.
Bachelorette boat questions
How many people can come on a bachelorette boat?
Up to 13 guests on the Chris Craft 45, and that count includes everyone stepping on board. It's a Coast Guard limit, not a preference. If your group is larger, we can raft a second boat alongside at the sandbar.
Can we decorate the boat?
Yes, and we'd rather do it for you. Send the decorations ahead or bring them and we'll have them up before the group arrives — balloons, a banner, a sash, whatever you've planned. Nothing that has to be nailed or taped to the hull.
Can we bring our own food and drinks?
Yes. There's a cooler on ice, drinking water and a speaker already on board. Bring whatever you actually want to eat and drink; there's no corkage and nothing to buy from us.
How far in advance should we book?
Summer weekends go weeks ahead, and a bachelorette is usually planned around a date that can't move — so book that one early. Midweek there is almost always room, sometimes the same week.
Tell us the date and who's really in charge
We'll come back with one number covering boat, captain and fuel — and we'll keep the bride out of the thread if that's the plan.
Other celebrations
Birthday boat rental
Cake kept cold, your playlist, and the engine cut with downtown behind you.
Sunset cruise
Forty good minutes, timed backwards from the sun. The shortest charter we run.
Sandbar day
Waist-deep water, white sand under it, and the floating pool in.
Family boat day
Shade all day, child-size life jackets as standard, and nobody in a hurry.
Skyline & photos
Star Island, the big houses, and the hour the light lands on the city.
Corporate days at sea
Up to 13, booked with the captain, invoiced properly, no event agency in the middle.
Large groups
Too many people for one boat? All three go out together and raft up at the sandbar.
Romantic evenings at sea
The whole boat for two, the cockpit table, and a captain who stays out of the photographs.
Ash scattering at sea
A private boat past the three-mile line, and as long as you need once the engine is off.