Does a Bahamas charter price include food, drinks and fuel?

Louis Lamprell
Yacht charter broker, DMA Yachting

On most crewed motor yachts, no. The weekly rate you see covers the yacht and its crew. Food, drinks, fuel, and dockage are paid from the APA, an onboard budget of 25 to 40% of the charter fee that you pay before the trip. Whatever the crew does not spend is refunded to you afterwards.

Many Bahamas catamarans work differently: they run all-inclusive, with provisioning, fuel, and standard bar built into one price. That is why a catamaran and a motor yacht at the same headline rate are not the same total budget, and why we always quote the all-in number, not just the base rate.

The 14% Bahamas charter tax and crew gratuity are separate in both cases. For worked examples, see How Much Does a Bahamas Yacht Charter Cost?