Private Catamaran Charter in Bermuda: Swim, Sail, Snorkel, Cliff Jumping and SUP

★★★★★ 5.0 (295 traveller reviews)

Boat charterHamilton or King's WharfSnorkel gear includedYour group only

A catamaran and crew for your group alone, for three hours. You board at the ferry terminal on Front Street in Hamilton, or at the far end of King's Wharf at the Dockyard. Start times run hourly from 9am to 7pm, and the sunset slot costs the same. The crew take you to cliffs to jump from and coves to snorkel, with a paddleboard and a clear kayak on board. One price covers up to 15 people.

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Your boat, your start time, your coves

A catamaran for your group only

This is a charter, so the boat is yours. One price, $1,175, covers a group of up to 15, and nobody else joins you. Split fifteen ways that comes to about US$78 each; split eight ways, about US$147. For a family or a group of friends it can cost less a head than a shared trip, and you choose where the time goes.

Fifteen is the limit, and Karen K. found it a sensible one: eleven in their party had room, and more would have felt tight. Families with grandparents and teenagers book it, and so do couples who want the water to themselves. The other private boats, and a private car, are compared on Bermuda private tours.

Front Street or King's Wharf

You choose where to board when you book. In Hamilton the crew meet you at the ferry terminal at 8 Front Street, or at the flagpole on Front Street if the terminal is not free. At the Dockyard they wait at the southernmost end of King's Wharf. Off a cruise ship, turn left as you leave the ship, and the boat is at the end of the dock on the right.

Everyone takes their shoes off before boarding, with no exceptions, so wear something easy to slip off. The charter ends back where it began. How to reach Front Street by ferry or bus is on the page on getting to Bermuda.

The Great Sound and the western coves

The boat cruises the Great Sound and the coves of West Bermuda. There is no set route: the crew set out the options and your group decides. Ellen J. liked being told what was possible and left to choose where to spend the time. One couple chose only to swim and relax, and turned down the snorkel gear and paddleboard they were offered.

A start time late in the day turns the same three hours into a sunset sail at no extra charge. Jennifer V.'s family did the lot: cliff jumping, snorkeling and the sunset, with nobody else aboard. The coves and beaches of the west end are set out on things to do in Bermuda.

Cliff jumping, the snorkel and the clear kayak

Many groups start at the cliffs. Keri C.'s party of five adults and six children aged 9 to 15 jumped first, then moved to a cove to swim, snorkel, paddleboard and jump some more. Every activity is optional, and some ask more of you than others, so anyone who would rather watch from the deck can do exactly that.

The snorkeling is in the coves and along the rocks the crew choose. Stacy Y. found the rocks good but not many fish, and another traveller rated the snorkel below the rest of the day. The equipment comes clean and individually packed. The paddleboard and the clear kayak, which lets you see the bottom as you paddle, are there for the non-snorkelers.

What $1,175 buys, and what it does not

The fare pays for the boat and its crew, the snorkel gear, the paddleboard, the clear kayak, the restroom and a Bluetooth sound system for your playlist. A gas grill and a large cooler are on board. Food and ice are not included: request them ahead, and they are billed separately. Drinks are sold at a cash bar on board, and Guy W. suggests bringing snacks if you have not ordered food.

The house rules: shoes off, no red wine, no spray

Three rules keep the boat clean. Shoes come off before you board. Red wine is not allowed on board. Bring lotion sunscreen, because spray sunscreen and tanning lotion are not allowed, and bring your own towels. None of it is hard, but it is easier to know before you pack the bag.

How your three hours run

1. Board barefoot. Front Street in Hamilton, or the south end of King's Wharf.
2. Into the Great Sound. The crew set out the choices; your group decides.
3. The cliffs. Jump, or watch from the deck.
4. A cove. Swim, snorkel, paddleboard or take the clear kayak out.
5. Food and drinks. Whatever you ordered ahead, and the cash bar.
6. Sunset, if you chose it. A late start turns the last hour into the sunset sail.
7. Back to your boarding point. Hamilton or King's Wharf, where you began.

Who this suits: a family, a reunion or a group of friends, eight to fifteen of you

What the fare covers

Boarding on Front Street or at King's Wharf

You pick your boarding point at booking. In Hamilton it is the Ferry Terminal at 8 Front Street, or the flagpole on Front Street when the terminal is busy. At the Royal Naval Dockyard it is the southernmost end of King's Wharf: leave your ship, turn left, and the boat is at the end of the dock on the right.

Arrive a few minutes early so the whole group boards together, shoes in hand. The charter returns to the same point. Both boarding points are on the map of meeting points.

Know before you go

• Order food ahead. Food and ice are requested in advance and billed separately.
• Bring money for the bar. Drinks are sold at the cash bar on board.
• Pack towels and lotion. No spray sunscreen or tanning lotion is allowed.
• Shoes off. Everyone boards barefoot, with no exceptions.
• Leave the red wine. It is not allowed on board.
• Check the access. It is not wheelchair accessible; service animals are welcome.

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