Miami Yacht Rental Prices
Mariam Revuelta
How Much Is a Yacht Rental in Miami? Real 2026 Prices From 215 Boats and 2,569 Trips
By Mariam Revuelta, founder of Book My Boat. Disclosure: Book My Boat is a Miami yacht-booking platform; it earns a margin on every charter it sells. The figures below come from our own public listings and booking records, described in the methodology at the end. We do not own the boats.
If you have searched "how much is a yacht rental in Miami", you have probably found the same answer everywhere: "it depends". It does depend, but it is also measurable. This guide uses two datasets that, as far as we know, have not been published before: the public price of every boat listed on bookmyboat.net (215 boats in the Miami area with a posted rate, checked November 7, 2026) and the amounts customers actually paid on 2,569 completed charters booked through our platform between November 2025 and November 2026. You will see the median price per hour, how it changes with boat size, age and departure marina, what the dock fees add, and what a typical four-hour Saturday really costs per person.
Short answer: the median yacht rental in Miami costs about $530 per hour all-in — $310 for the boat plus roughly $220 per hour for captain, crew and fuel. A typical four-hour private charter for up to 13 people runs about $2,100, or $163 per person when the boat is full. Small boats start near $300 an hour; megayachts over 100 feet exceed $2,200 an hour.
[Image: bar chart of median total price per hour by yacht length in Miami — alt="Miami yacht rental prices per hour by boat size, 2026" — filename: miami-yacht-rental-prices-by-size-2026.webp]
Miami yacht rental prices at a glance (2026)
The table below is the core of this article. "Boat rate" is the public hourly price of the vessel. "All-in per hour" adds the two charges almost every Miami charter bills on top of the boat: captain and crew (about $110/h) and fuel (about $110/h). Totals are medians, so half the boats in each size band cost less and half cost more.
Yacht length | Boats with a posted price | Boat rate (median $/h) | All-in per hour | 4-hour charter | Per person (13 guests) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 30 ft (speedboats, pontoons) | 10 | $67 | $287 | $1,148 | $88 |
30–39 ft | 18 | $195 | $415 | $1,659 | $128 |
40–49 ft | 45 | $225 | $445 | $1,780 | $137 |
50–59 ft | 57 | $275 | $495 | $1,980 | $152 |
60–69 ft | 34 | $485 | $705 | $2,820 | $217 |
70–79 ft | 18 | $765 | $985 | $3,940 | $303 |
80–99 ft | 15 | $1,150 | $1,370 | $5,480 | $422 |
100 ft and over | 18 | $1,990 | $2,210 | $8,840 | $680 |
Source: bookmyboat.net public listings, Miami-Dade and Fort Lauderdale area, checked November 7, 2026. All-in = boat rate + $110/h crew + $110/h fuel. Per-person figures assume the legal maximum of 13 people on board.
Two things stand out. First, the 40–59 ft band — the classic Miami "party yacht" — is where most of the fleet lives: 102 of the 215 priced boats. Second, the fees matter more on cheaper boats: on a 40-footer, crew and fuel are almost half of what you pay; on a megayacht they are about 10%.
What a yacht rental in Miami actually costs per hour
The boat rate alone ranges from $44 an hour (a small pontoon) to $5,385 an hour (a 100-foot-plus megayacht). Across the 215 priced boats:
10% cost $135/h or less for the boat
25% cost $224/h or less
50% (the median) cost $310/h or less
75% cost $765/h or less
10% cost $1,633/h or more
The average is much higher than the median ($673/h) because 18 megayachts pull it up. If someone quotes you an "average Miami yacht price", ask whether it is a mean or a median. For a normal group of friends, the median is the number that matters.
Prices per foot of boat tell the same story from another angle: a 40–59 ft yacht costs about $5 to $5.50 per foot per hour; a megayacht, about $18 per foot per hour. You pay a premium for space, crew and prestige, not just length.
What is included — and the fees that are not
Almost every Miami charter quote has three layers. Knowing them is the difference between a $900 listing and a $1,800 invoice.
The boat rate. The number you see on a listing. It covers the vessel for the hours you book.
Captain and crew. On our platform the charge is $110 per hour. Nearly all Miami charters on yachts of this size come with a captain; most listings (211 of 233 boats in our Miami fleet) include a captain in the arrangement.
Fuel. Also about $110 per hour on our platform; some operators charge by actual consumption instead.
Other costs appear case by case:
Marina or dock fee: some marinas charge a flat fee per departure (on charters sold through Viator we add $150 per trip).
Gratuity: 15–20% of the charter total is customary for the crew; it is not included in any figure in this article.
Extras: across 152 of our listings, the most common add-ons are jet skis ($150), balloon and decoration setups ($350), open-bar packages ($150), DJ ($150), drone photography ($150) and private chef ($150). Catering is usually quoted separately.
The add-on menu across the fleet, with the price most boats charge:
Add-on | Boats offering it | Typical price |
|---|---|---|
Jet Ski | 152 | $150 |
Catering Services | 150 | Quoted separately |
Drone Photography & Video | 149 | $150 |
Concierge Services | 145 | Quoted separately |
Decorations & Balloon Setups | 142 | $350 |
Hookah Service | 141 | $150 |
Open Bar Packages | 141 | $150 |
Marriage Proposal Planning Service | 139 | $350 |
Romantic Setup Package | 138 | $350 |
DJ Services | 138 | $150 |
Bartender Services | 137 | $100 |
Gender Reveal Package | 136 | $450 |
Private Chef | 136 | $150 |
Source: 152 bookmyboat.net listings with an add-on menu, Nov 7, 2026.
Practical rule: take the hourly boat rate, add $220, multiply by your hours, then add tip. That is your realistic budget on a mid-size Miami yacht.
Price by boat age: a new yacht costs 3.5 times an older one
Length is only half the equation. The year the boat was built moves the price almost as much.
Year built | Boats | Boat rate (median $/h) | Median length |
|---|---|---|---|
1990s | 7 | $345 | 55 ft |
2000–2009 | 109 | $240 | 50 ft |
2010–2015 | 28 | $651 | 65 ft |
2016–2019 | 20 | $678 | 63 ft |
2020–2026 | 51 | $853 | 58 ft |
Half of Miami's charter fleet was built between 2000 and 2009, and that is where the value is: a well-kept 50-foot Sea Ray or Silverton from 2005 rents for around $240 an hour. Within the same 50–59 ft band, a 2000–2009 boat has a median rate of $240/h while a 2020–2026 boat sits at $870/h. If your group cares about the photos more than the model year, the older fleet is the bargain.
Price by departure marina
Where the boat leaves from changes the price too, partly because of the boats docked there and partly because of what the marinas charge owners.
Departure area | Boats | Boat rate (median $/h) |
|---|---|---|
Miami River / NW Miami | 87 | $240 |
Downtown / Bayshore / Coconut Grove | 47 | $345 |
Other Miami-Dade marinas | 37 | $380 |
Miami Beach / Haulover | 40 | $818 |
The Miami River is the budget side of the city: a third of the fleet, median $240 an hour, and a 20-minute ride to the Biscayne Bay sandbars. Miami Beach marinas host the larger, newer yachts and price accordingly.
Price by type of boat
Catamarans and houseboats are priced like megayachts because they are event platforms for larger groups; speedboats and sport yachts are the budget end.
Boat type | Boats | Median length | Boat rate (median $/h) | All-in per hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yacht | 155 | 53 ft | $310 | $530 |
Megayacht | 16 | 105 ft | $1,990 | $2,210 |
Pink Yacht | 13 | 46 ft | $225 | $445 |
Speed Boat | 12 | 38 ft | $275 | $495 |
Catamaran | 8 | 55 ft | $1,062 | $1,282 |
Sport Yacht | 3 | 50 ft | $345 | $565 |
Sport Boats | 3 | 28 ft | $310 | $530 |
Source: bookmyboat.net listings, Nov 7, 2026.
What people really pay: 2,569 completed charters
Listings tell you what is offered. Booking records tell you what people choose. Between November 7, 2025 and November 7, 2026, 1,331 charters were completed through our Viator listings; between February 28 and November 6, 2026, another 1,238 were completed through our own website, Google Business profile and sales team. Here is the pattern:
The four-hour charter is the default. 63% of direct bookings and 75% of Viator bookings were for four hours. Three hours is the second choice.
Customers paid a median of $344 per hour on direct bookings (boat plus our fee; fuel and dock charges excluded). The median four-hour direct booking came to $1,377, or $106 per person with 13 on board. On Viator bookings, where we add fuel, crew and marina to the total, the average four-hour trip came to about $1,693.
Groups are smaller than the boats. The median Viator group is 6 people; only 14.5% of completed trips used all 13 seats. Split the bill among 6 and a $1,700 charter is $283 each.
63% of direct bookings added jet skis, the single most popular extra.
Weekends dominate. 73% of Viator trips and 71% of direct trips happen Friday to Sunday; Saturday alone is 35–37% of all charters.
[Image: stacked bar of a sample 4-hour charter invoice — boat, crew, fuel, marina, tip — alt="What a 4-hour Miami yacht rental costs: boat, crew, fuel and fees breakdown" — filename: miami-yacht-charter-cost-breakdown.webp]
How far ahead people book, and how often it works out
Booked… | Share of completed trips | Conversion (completed ÷ requests) |
|---|---|---|
Same day | 0.3% | 36.4% |
1 day before | 26.1% | 50.3% |
2-3 days | 13.6% | 35.7% |
4-7 days | 11.7% | 21.3% |
8-14 days | 11.3% | 14.7% |
15-30 days | 17.4% | 13.0% |
31-60 days | 12.7% | 8.8% |
>60 days | 6.8% | 6.0% |
Source: Viator records, Nov 2025–Nov 2026.
When to book: Saturdays sell out weeks ahead
The most expensive mistake is not paying too much. It is booking too late. In Miami's high season (March to August), every mid-size yacht in the city is sold out on Saturdays one to two weeks in advance, sometimes a month. Our Viator account received 8,175 booking requests in twelve months and 80.6% of them could not be fulfilled — overwhelmingly requests for Saturdays that were already gone. In July 2026 we received 1,821 requests for 212 completed trips.
Three practical consequences:
Book a Saturday at least two weeks out in season. For a holiday weekend, a month.
Fridays and Sundays cost the same and are easier to get. Weekday charters are the same price and almost always available.
Direct bookings rarely fall through. On our website, where customers pay a $300 deposit online, only 4.7% of reservations were cancelled or no-shows.
How Miami compares with Cartagena, Cancún and Ibiza
For a ~50 ft yacht and a group of 12–15, here is what public "from" prices look like elsewhere, converted to an hourly equivalent (1 € ≈ $1.15; $1 ≈ 17.5 MXN; full-day prices divided by eight hours):
Destination (published offer) | Equivalent all-in per hour | What's included |
|---|---|---|
Miami, 50–59 ft median (Book My Boat) | $495 | Boat + captain, crew and fuel |
Cartagena, 50 ft yacht, full day from $2,500 (nauty360) | $312 | Captain, crew, standard-route fuel |
Cartagena, 55 ft Azimut (GetMyBoat) | $223 | Per listing, crew included |
Cancún, 50 ft, 4 h from $2,450 (GoVisitCancun) | $612 | Captain and crew |
Cancún, 50–55 ft, 6 h, MXN 17,000–24,500 (Ocean Majesty) | $198 | Captain, crew, drinks |
Ibiza, Sunseeker Camargue 50, day from €1,870 | $269 | Skipper usually included; fuel extra |
Ibiza, 50–60 ft, low season from ~€1,000/day | $144 | Base charter; extras separate |
Miami is not the cheapest place in the Americas to rent a yacht by the hour. It is the place with the deepest fleet available by the hour: 215 priced yachts within a 30-minute drive of downtown, versus operators with 20–60 boats in Cartagena or Cancún. If you are weighing destinations, price the whole trip — flights, hotel, and whether a half-day is even sold where you are going.
How to get a good price on a Miami yacht rental
Pick the 40–59 ft, 2000–2009 fleet. Median $225–$275 an hour for the boat; same bay, same sandbars.
Leave from the Miami River. Median $240 an hour and the most boats to choose from.
Go Friday or Sunday. Same price as Saturday, far better availability.
Book 3 or 4 hours, not 6. The marginal hour costs the same; most groups are back at the dock by hour four anyway.
Fill the boat. Thirteen people turn a $2,100 charter into $163 a head.
Ask for the all-in total in writing before paying a deposit: boat, crew, fuel, marina, taxes. Then add 15–20% for the crew.
Conclusion
A Miami yacht rental costs a median of about $530 an hour all-in, or roughly $2,100 for the four-hour charter most groups book — about the price of a good dinner per person when the boat is full. Size and age set the boat rate; crew and fuel add a fairly fixed $220 an hour; the calendar decides whether you get the boat at all. If you want to see the full dataset — every size band, year and marina — the complete price database is published on our data page and is free for journalists and researchers to use with attribution. If you are ready to book, compare boats and all-in prices on the Miami yacht search, and book your Saturday early.
Methodology and sources
Listing prices: every boat on bookmyboat.net/search and its detail page, read on November 7, 2026: 432 boats, 233 in the Miami–Fort Lauderdale area, 215 with a posted hourly price. All-in prices add $110/h for captain and crew and $110/h for fuel, the standard charges on our platform. Medians are used because 18 megayachts distort averages.
Booking records: 8,175 requests received through our Viator supplier account with travel dates from November 7, 2025 to November 7, 2026 (1,331 completed), and 1,299 direct reservations (1,238 completed) from our internal ledger, February 28 to November 6, 2026; 299 Viator bookings that also appeared in the ledger were removed to avoid double counting. No customer names or payment identifiers were used.
Other cities: published "from" prices on GetMyBoat, nauty360 and 21noticias (Cartagena); GoVisitCancun and Ocean Majesty (Cancún); ibizabarcoalquiler.com, Navega por Ibiza, Drink Home Ibiza and Charter en Ibiza (Ibiza), checked November 7, 2026, converted at 1 € ≈ $1.15 and $1 ≈ 17.5 MXN.
Author: Mariam Revuelta is the founder of Book My Boat and holds a Florida Yacht & Ship Salesperson licence (DBPR 13700). Prices change; the figures are correct as of the date checked. Questions and data requests: press@bookmyboat.net.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to rent a yacht in Miami for 4 hours?
A four-hour private yacht rental in Miami costs about $2,100 at the median, including captain, crew and fuel, based on 215 boats listed in November 2026. Boats of 40–49 ft come to roughly $1,780 for four hours, 50–59 ft about $1,980, and 60–69 ft about $2,820. Gratuity for the crew is extra.
How much is a yacht rental in Miami per hour?
The median Miami yacht rents for $310 per hour for the boat alone and about $530 per hour once captain, crew and fuel are added. Small boats under 30 ft start near $290 all-in; yachts over 100 ft exceed $2,200 per hour. Half of all listed yachts fall between $224 and $765 per hour for the boat.
How much does a yacht party in Miami cost per person?
With 13 people on board, a four-hour charter on a mid-size yacht costs about $163 per person; on a 40-footer, about $137. Most groups are smaller than the boat, though: the median group is six people, which puts a typical $1,700 charter at around $283 each before food, drinks and tip.
How many people can go on a yacht rental in Miami?
Most Miami charter yachts carry a maximum of 13 people: 12 passengers plus the person who rents the boat. The limit comes from U.S. Coast Guard rules for chartered vessels that are not certified as inspected passenger vessels. Larger inspected vessels can carry more, but they are a different, more expensive category of boat.
Do Miami yacht rental prices include fuel and captain?
Usually not. The listed hourly rate is the boat; most operators add captain and crew (around $110 per hour on Book My Boat) and fuel (around $110 per hour) at booking or at the dock. Always ask for the all-in total in writing before paying a deposit, and budget 15–20% on top for the crew's gratuity.
What is the cheapest way to rent a yacht in Miami?
Choose a 40–59 ft yacht built between 2000 and 2009 departing from the Miami River, and book a Friday or Sunday. That fleet has a median boat rate of $225–$275 per hour, or roughly $1,800–$2,000 for four hours all-in. Filling the boat with 13 people brings the cost to about $140–$150 per person.
How far in advance should I book a yacht in Miami?
Book at least two weeks ahead for a Saturday between March and August, and about a month ahead for holiday weekends. In 2026, 80.6% of the 8,175 booking requests we received through Viator could not be fulfilled, mostly because the requested Saturday was already sold out across Miami. Weekdays can often be booked a day or two before.
Is it cheaper to rent a yacht in Miami or Cancún?
It depends on the operator. For a 50 ft yacht, Cancún offers range from about $200 to $610 per hour equivalent, while the Miami median is $495 all-in. Cartagena is generally cheaper ($220–$365 per hour), and Ibiza is cheaper outside August but usually excludes fuel. Miami has by far the largest fleet available by the hour.
License
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Suggested citation: Book My Boat (2026). Miami Yacht Rentals: One Year of Real Data, 2025–2026. https://www.bookmyboat.net/blog/miami-yacht-rental-prices-data
Mariam Revuelta
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Mariam Revuelta is the Founder and CEO of Book My Boat, a premier luxury yacht charter company in Miami. She leads the company's overall strategy, fleet curation, and operations, dedicated to delivering world-class service, innovation, and unforgettable experiences on the water.
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