What Is Included in a Yacht Charter with Horizon Cruises Phuket?

Every charter on this site is a private, crewed charter: the whole boat, a captain and crew, priced per boat per day in Thai baht. What comes with that price is not identical across the catalogue, so this page is honest about three layers — what is in every charter without exception, what depends on the boat, and what is always paid separately.

What is included in every Horizon charter?

These apply to every boat in the catalogue, ours and partner boats alike.

• Captain and crew. No boat leaves without a licensed captain. Larger boats add deckhands, a hostess and a charter manager — the crew list is on each boat's page.
• Fuel for the agreed route. The programme you confirm at booking is what the fuel covers. A change of route or extra hours is agreed separately.
• Passenger insurance.
• Water, soft drinks and ice.
• Tea and coffee, fresh fruit.
• Snorkelling gear — masks and fins for the group.
• Life jackets in adult and child sizes.
• Towels.
• Hotel transfer on full-day charters. Round-trip transfer from your hotel to the pier and back. On half-day charters it depends on the boat — Technema 89 Say Yes, for one, does not include it on half days; the boat's page says.
• Free viewing before you book. Any boat in the catalogue — including partner boats — can be viewed in person before you pay a deposit.
• A Russian-speaking manager on each of our own yachts — Technema 89 Say Yes, Beluga 88 and Ferretti 80 Sofia.
• Final price in Thai baht. The figure you receive is what you pay. There is no fuel surcharge and no service fee added afterwards.

What depends on the boat?

Beyond the list above, inclusions are set by each boat. Two 60-foot motor yachts can differ on lunch, on drinks and on what floats behind the boat. The boat's own page is the source — look for the sections "What is included in the charter?" and "What is not included?"

Typical items that vary:

• Lunch. Included on full-day charters on most boats; generally not on half days. Some boats offer lunch as a paid extra.
• Alcohol. Beer on some boats; Prosecco on a few. Premium alcohol is normally brought by guests or ordered in advance.
• SUP boards, tender, water slide, floating pool. Common on larger yachts, not universal.
• VAT at 7 %. Written differently on different boats — included on some, added on others. The boat's page is exact.
• Water toys with a charge — a Seabob, a jet ski, an underwater scooter — are priced on the boat's page.
• Chef and hostess. Standard on larger yachts, not on speedboats.
• Wi-Fi and a sound system. Listed where present.

Examples of how differently boats are set up:

• Technema 89 Say Yes — Thai lunch on full days, a case of beer, water slide, floating pool, two SUP boards, tender; a Seabob at ฿9,000 a day.
• Beluga 88 — lunch on day charters, a bottle of Prosecco and a case of beer, a 4 m tender, a SUP board.
• Ferretti 80 Sofia — lunch, a case of beer, JBL sound system; private chef available as an extra.
• Limpopo Axopar 28 — a speedboat: the day is about speed and the water, not the galley.
• Sacs Strider 15 — a 12-guest RIB; check the page for what comes aboard.
• Leopard 51 — a sailing catamaran with a wide deck and a different inclusions list again.

What is not included, and paid separately?

Three things are outside the charter price on every boat:

• National park fees, where the route enters a park — Phi Phi, Krabi and Phang Nga Bay among them. Paid per person, in cash, on the day. The rate is on the boat's page and is set by the park, not by us.
• Optional extras and relocation. Paid water toys, a private chef, catering beyond the standard lunch, and moving a boat to a different departure marina.
• Lunch on short charters — check the boat's page.

One more that comes up: crew gratuities are at your discretion and never included.

Can I view the yacht before booking?

Yes — any yacht in the catalogue, free of charge, before you pay anything. Tell us which boats you are choosing between and we arrange a time at the marina. It is the easiest way to settle the question of whether a boat is right for a group, and it takes about half an hour.

How fast do you answer?

We are open around the clock, and you get a reply within the hour on WhatsApp, Telegram or the site form.

Where do I see the exact list for my boat?

On the boat's page: prices by format and season, then the sections on what is and is not included. If two boats are close and the inclusions decide it, send us both names — we will lay the two lists side by side.