Yacht parties
Yacht party charters in Dubai
A private yacht party in Dubai starts at AED 1,500 for two hours on a boat carrying twelve, and about AED 12,800 for four hours on an 85ft carrying thirty-five. The whole boat goes to your group. There is no shared deck and no other party on board.
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- From
- AED 1,500 for two hours
- Group sizes
- 12, 16, 22 or 35 guests
- Best length
- 3 to 4 hours
- Notice
- Two weeks for a weekend in winter
The reason a boat beats a venue for a party is that everyone stays. Nobody drifts off to another bar, nobody leaves at ten, and the guest list is exactly the people you invited. The whole thing runs on your timings because the boat does not open to anyone else.
The sensible shape is three to four hours. Board, run out through the Marina channel while people settle, anchor somewhere quiet for swimming and food, then come back with the skyline lit. Two hours works but is over before it starts; six hours on a boat is longer than most parties need.
Sound systems are Bluetooth on every boat and loud enough on the 62ft and 85ft for a DJ to plug into. Decoration, cake, catering, photographer and DJ are all arranged through us or brought by you. Both are normal and neither costs extra beyond the supplier.
What is included
- The whole boat to your group: never shared
- Bluetooth sound system throughout, DJ-ready on the larger boats
- Swim stop with ladder, snorkels and floating mats
- Water, soft drinks and ice for the full charter
- Crew who set up decoration and handle the cake timing
Worth knowing
- The licensed guest number is a hard limit and includes children. Give us the real headcount.
- Alcohol is by arrangement and subject to UAE law. We will tell you plainly what your boat permits.
- Weekend afternoon and sunset slots between October and April need two to three weeks' notice.
Size a yacht party by the guest list, not the atmosphere
The instinct on a party booking is to go bigger, and it is usually the wrong call. Twenty-two guests on a 62ft feel like a party; the same twenty-two on an 85ft feel like a small group in a large room, and you have paid AED 12,800 rather than AED 4,200 for the privilege.
The licensed number is a legal limit rather than a comfort estimate, and it counts everybody physically aboard — children, infants, a photographer, a DJ, catering staff. A group of twenty with a photographer and two catering staff is twenty-three, which is a different boat from the one licensed for twenty-two.
Pick the smallest boat your real headcount fits on, then spend the difference on an extra hour. Guests notice the swim stop; almost nobody comes back talking about the length of the boat.
Music, volume and the marina
Every boat has a Bluetooth sound system and you connect to it, so bring a playlist rather than a speaker. Your own portable speaker is permitted and pointless, and it is one more thing to lose over the side.
Volume is not policed at sea and is policed at the berth. Inside the marina, on the way out and on the way back in, the sound comes down — there are people living in those towers and boats moored either side of you. Once past the breakwater it is your afternoon.
At anchor the same courtesy applies in reverse: sound carries extraordinarily well over flat water and the boat two hundred metres away can hear your playlist perfectly.
What is allowed aboard
Decoration is normal and encouraged. Balloons, banners, a name across the transom, table settings and battery fairy lights all work; helium balloons need weighting and anything unsecured leaves at the first gust past the breakwater. Arranged through us it starts around AED 350, and bringing your own costs nothing.
What is ruled out is fire and anything that ends up in the water. No open flames, which includes candles on a cake — sparkler candles are the usual substitute. No confetti, glitter or petals over the side: marine littering is an offence in UAE waters and it applies to biodegradable confetti as much as anything else. Petals on the deck are fine and the crew will sweep them.
Alcohol is by prior arrangement, from a licensed source, for guests over twenty-one, consumed on board. Not on the pontoon, and nobody visibly intoxicated may board.
Ways to do this
Twelve guests, 3 hours
From AED 2,250 · 48ft
The most-booked party charter. Comfortable for a dozen without feeling empty, and cheap enough to split easily.
Twenty-two guests, 4 hours
From AED 5,600 · 62ft
Deck space for people to spread out and an air-conditioned saloon when the afternoon gets heavy.
Thirty-five guests, 4 hours
From AED 12,800 · 85ft
A crew of five, formal dining inside, a sun-deck jacuzzi. This is a venue rather than a boat.
A hundred guests, private dhow
From AED 9,000 · 2 hours
For a party too large for a yacht. A whole traditional dhow with a buffet, which works out far cheaper per head.
Ask about Yacht parties on your date.
Leave the date and the headcount and we will come back with what is free and what it costs. No deposit, and no obligation to book.
- No deposit to enquire
- A reply within a couple of hours
- Licensed boats, licensed crew, price all-in
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Questions people ask
How much is a yacht party in Dubai?
From AED 1,500 for two hours on a boat carrying twelve, AED 5,600 for four hours on a 62ft carrying twenty-two, and AED 12,800 for four hours on an 85ft carrying thirty-five. Split across a full guest list a yacht party often costs less per head than a restaurant table.
How many people can you have at a yacht party in Dubai?
Twelve to thirty-five on our own boats. Above that, a privately hired dhow takes up to a hundred guests from about AED 9,000 for two hours, which is the cheapest route for a large party.
Is a yacht party in Dubai private?
Ours are. The whole boat goes to your group and there is no other party aboard. Shared party-boat tickets exist in Dubai and cost less per seat, but you share the deck with strangers.
Can we bring a DJ on the yacht?
Yes. The 62ft and 85ft have sound systems a DJ can plug into and deck space for a booth. On the smaller boats a Bluetooth playlist works better than a DJ setup.
Can we drink alcohol at a yacht party in Dubai?
On boats that permit it, with a licensed supply we arrange or that you bring by prior agreement. UAE law applies on the water as on land, and we will tell you at the enquiry stage exactly what your boat allows.
How long should a yacht party be?
Three to four hours. That is enough to run out, anchor for swimming and food, and come back with the skyline lit. Two hours is over before people settle; six is longer than most parties hold together.
The questions people ask before booking this
- What to wear to a yacht party, and the one rule that mattersWhat to wear to a yacht party in Dubai comes down to one real rule: flat shoes or bare feet.
- What not to bring on a yachtWhat not to bring on a yacht, in one line: heels, open flames of any kind including cake candles, confetti and glitter, anything that can go overboard, and unlicensed alcohol.
- How many people fit on a Dubai charter yacht?How many people can go on a yacht in Dubai comes down to the vessel licence: between 12 and 35 guests on a typical charter yacht, depending on the boat's length.
Tell us when, and we will tell you what is free.
Weekends and sunset slots go first between October and April. Leave the date and the headcount below, or message us on WhatsApp. If your date is close, WhatsApp is quicker than any form.
- No deposit to enquire
- A reply within a couple of hours
- Licensed boats, licensed crew, price all-in
WhatsApp only — messages and calls