Experience a Luxury Yacht Charter in Cape Town
A luxury yacht charter Cape Town through Chartercraft is exclusive use of a premium crewed motor yacht, sailing catamaran or the eighty-five-foot flagship Princess Eve, departing the V&A Waterfront Marina. Rates starts at the entry-level tier per hour on Princess Skye and run up to enquiry-rate on Princess Eve. Two-hour minimum on the smaller motor yachts; four-hour minimum on the flagship. Champagne on arrival, hostess in addition to skipper and crew, pre-charter consultation on route, catering and music. Every booking handled by a single charter manager start to finish. All vessels are SAMSA-licensed and annually inspected.
Premium yacht charter Cape Town: what’s different
Premium yacht charter Cape Town through Chartercraft includes things that aren’t on a standard yacht charter quote. Specifically:
- Hostess on board. A dedicated hostess in addition to the skipper and deckhand, looking after guests for the duration of the booking.
- Pre-charter consultation. A 30-minute call with your charter manager before the trip to walk through route, catering, music, décor and any private requests.
- Champagne on arrival. A bottle on ice when guests step on board.
- Single charter manager. One person owns the file from enquiry through disembarkation, with their direct mobile.
- Higher crew-to-guest ratio. On the twelve-guest motor yachts, three crew (skipper, deckhand, hostess) for twelve guests, rather than the standard two.
The boats themselves are the other difference. Premium-tier finishings, larger air-conditioned saloons, full galleys, more sun deck per guest. Princess Emma’s interior was reworked in 2023; Princess Eve has four cabins below deck.
Luxury yacht hire Cape Town itineraries
What people actually book on a luxury yacht hire Cape Town. The four most-common shapes:
- Champagne sundowner (3 hours). Out 90 minutes before sunset on Princess Skye or The Only One. Champagne and canapés. Anchor off Clifton 4th. Sun goes down behind the Twelve Apostles. Back as the city lights up.
- Lunch cruise with anchor swim (4–5 hours). Out to Granger Bay or Clifton 4th. Drop anchor. Plated lunch on board, prepared by the on-board galley or by a Cape Town caterer we coordinate. Optional swim from the swim platform. Back via Camps Bay.
- Cape Point voyage (full day, 8 hours). Princess Eve only. Down the Atlantic Seaboard to Hout Bay, on past Chapman’s Peak from the water, down to Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope, back via the same route. Weather-dependent; we book a specific Saturday and watch the forecast.
- Overnight charter. Princess Eve only. Departs late afternoon, anchors overnight at Hout Bay or Granger Bay, returns mid-morning the next day. Twelve guests in four cabins.
For the wider yacht charter fleet, the standard tier sits below this premium grouping.
VIP yacht charter Cape Town: corporate and discreet
VIP yacht charter Cape Town bookings tend to be one of three things: high-net-worth client entertaining, executive incentives during a Cape Town company offsite, or wedding-party charters with media coverage that needs managing. We handle all three. The discreet end of this is what we do well. There’s no signage on the boats, the booking is confidential by default, the crew sign NDAs on request, and the V&A Waterfront marina staff are used to private-charter departures so guests aren’t conspicuous on the dock.
For larger VIP groups (forty to sixty-five guests), Tigger 2 Royale and A Beautiful Life take the headcount with the same service standard as the smaller motor yachts. Setup is done before guests arrive: branded décor, AV for presentations, plated catering by your preferred Cape Town caterer.
Why book exclusive yacht charter Cape Town through us
Exclusive yacht charter Cape Town through Chartercraft means we’re an independent agency, not an operator. We don’t own Princess Skye or Princess Emma. We work with the operators who do, and we book whichever vessel actually fits your booking, including booking against ourselves on the standard fleet pages. For premium bookings specifically, that independence matters. There’s no incentive to push you onto a vessel that doesn’t fit, no commission loading on prices, and no awkwardness when we tell you a particular boat isn’t the right pick for your weather window.
- Per-hour pricing in Rand, no resort fees, no commission loading
- Annual operator inspection on every listed vessel
- One charter manager per booking, direct mobile, start to finish
- Card or EFT payment, signed terms before departure
- Full insurance on every vessel; SAMSA-licensed crews with five-plus years on the Cape Town coastline
