2-Day 1-Night Private Catamaran

Before you book: Every boat for this trip leaves from Quai 58 pontoon, Grand Case, Saint Martin, not from St Barts. Runs year-round.

Overview

This two-day private charter runs from Grand Case on St Martin across to St Barth aboard the catamaran Zephyr, with your own cabin for the night and a crew running the boat and the galley. The boat leaves from the public dinghy dock by the bar Quai 58 on Boulevard de Grand Case at 09:00, and the trip finishes back at the same pontoon.

Day one is mostly water and anchorage. You stop at Île Fourchue for three hours, then spend the night at anchor in Colombier Bay, with lunch and dinner served on board. Day two brings four hours in Gustavia, before the boat passes Tintamarre Island on the sail back to Grand Case. Breakfast on day two is included; lunch in Gustavia is not.

It is a genuinely private arrangement, so only your group is aboard, and the listing says travellers should have a moderate level of physical fitness. One recent group of four described gourmet meals from the onboard cook, snorkelling and paddleboarding in small bays along the way, and a night sleeping out on the ocean. That combination makes for a boat-based trip rather than a day tour. It is not a fit for wheelchair users, and infants must sit on laps.

What's Included

Itinerary

1. Meet at Grand Case dockMeet at the public dinghy dock at 48 Bd de Grande Case, St Martin, at the pontoon by the bar Quai 58 near the parking lot. Start time is 09:00.
2. Île Fourchue stopA three-hour stop at Île Fourchue. Admission is free.
3. Colombier Beach overnightSeventeen hours at Colombier Beach, with the night spent at anchor in Colombier Bay aboard the Zephyr in a double cabin. Lunch and dinner are served on board.
4. Gustavia free timeFour hours in Gustavia on day two. Admission is free and lunch here is at your own expense, since it is not included.
5. Pass Tintamarre IslandThe catamaran passes by Tintamarre Island on the crossing. Breakfast is included on day two.
6. Return to Grand CaseThe tour ends back at the same meeting point on the Grand Case pontoon.

What To Expect From The Tour

Here is what past guests and the listing say matters before you book this particular trip.

• Meals on board. Breakfast, lunch and dinner on the boat are included, and one reviewer described the onboard meals as gourmet. Lunch in Gustavia on day two is the one meal you pay for yourself.
• Tipping the crew. Tips are not included. The listing states that maritime custom runs between 15 and 20 percent of the price for the crew, so budget for that on top of the fare.
• Sleeping aboard. You sleep in a double cabin at anchor in Colombier Bay. One group called a night on the ocean a dream, so it is a night on the water rather than a hotel ashore.
• Fitness and mobility. The listing asks for a moderate level of physical fitness. Reviewers mention snorkelling and paddleboarding in the bays, so bring swimwear and be ready to get in and out of the water.
• Weather dependence. The experience requires good weather. If it is cancelled for poor conditions you are offered a different date or a full refund, and one reviewer noted perfect winds on the return sail, which is luck rather than a guarantee.
• Private group only. This is a private charter, so only your group participates. That suits families or friends travelling together, though infants must sit on laps and the boat is not wheelchair accessible.

Common issues. The honest limits are mostly physical and weather-related. The listing states the trip is not wheelchair accessible, infants must sit on laps, and a moderate fitness level is expected. Lunch in Gustavia and tips, at 15 to 20 percent for the crew, are extra. Weather can end the trip: if it is cancelled for poor conditions you get a different date or a full refund, but the refund tiers for ordinary cancellations are strict, with no refund at all inside two full days of departure.

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