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Luxury Yacht Charter: The Best Companies

by Paul Joseph  |  Updated November 25, 2022

When it comes to decadent travel experiences, a luxury yacht charter is up there with the most indulgent adventures anyone can have.

A motoryacht pictured cruising in San Francisco Bay (Photo: Jack Snell via Flickr / CC BY-ND 2.0)

There are a huge number of reputable luxury yacht charter companies and online platforms that allow you to book charters to different regions and destinations, as well as pick from a wide range of vessel types and sizes, from motoryachts to sailing boats to catamarans. If you’re considering chartering a luxury yacht for anything from a day through to several weeks, we’ve picked out three of the best online resources currently available.

Ritzy Charters

Ritzy Charters offer a huge variety of high-end yachts at different price points, with their listings including motorboats, catamarans/trimarans, monohulls and motor sailers. Booking on the Ritzy platform is very user-friendly, with users simply required to fill in a quirky booking complete with essential details about their trip, such as guest numbers, dates of travel, favoured itinerary, and special requests. You’re then sent a short-list of yachts based on your bespoke request.

Ritzycharters.com

SamBoat

A market leader in peer-to-peer boat rentals, SamBoat makes the rental process easy. You search for your ideal boat according to price, size, dates of travel and other requirements, then when you’ve found an available vessel that fits the bill you send a booking request to the owner. If the request is accepted, you pay your rental online, with the amount deposited to the owner on the first day of your rental. When the day comes, you board the boat and make sure it corresponds to the descriptions before signing on the dotted line and embarking on your charter adventure.

Samboat.com

Sailo

A highly reputable global yacht charter company, Sailo invite boat owners and renters to search for charter companies and their vessels, with users able to select from vast numbers of bareboat and crewed yachts based on dates, destination, cost, boat size, and guest feedback. Users can also create custom searches based on their particular needs. When we looked for luxury yacht charters, we found hundreds of vessels. If you’re looking specifically for a catamaran, then, like Boatbookings, Sailo also has many of options.

Sailo.com