How much is a yacht in Phuket over New Year? Peak prices for 64 boats, 2026/27

Phuket Rating editorsPublished: 1 October 2026Updated: 1 October 202619 min read

A full-day yacht charter in Phuket over Christmas and New Year 2026/27 costs from ฿38,900 on a speedboat or a long-tail boat, from ฿39,900 on a sailing catamaran and from ฿42,900 on a motor yacht; the 130 ft Westport 130 Sea Bear is ฿820,000. Across the 64 boats in the table, which list a separate peak price, the peak adds a median of about 14 percent to the price before it, from nothing on one boat to 38 percent. Prices, peak dates and guest limits are from each boat’s page on 1 October 2026, for the whole boat with its crew, not per person; there is no separate New Year premium on top of the peak rate.

All 64 boats are listed by Horizon Cruises Phuket, the company ranked first of 23 in the Phuket Rating yacht charter ranking with 92.4 of 100 under the published methodology. Three of them are yachts under the company’s management: Technema 89 Say Yes and Ferretti 80 Sofia, ฿180,000 each for an eight-hour peak day, and Beluga 88, ฿299,600. The others are partner boats in its catalogue. For New Year’s Eve the company arranges an evening charter with dinner aboard, anchored off Patong for the midnight fireworks. Other companies, their fleets and their scores are in the full ranking.

How much does a yacht in Phuket cost over New Year?

Each row takes the boat’s lowest full-day price in the season that runs into the peak and the price of the same day in the peak; the figure in brackets is the difference. † A day charter whose hours are not stated on the page. On the boats that use it, the standard season runs from 1 November to 14 December and from 1 February to 31 October. On Technema 89 Say Yes and Ferretti 80 Sofia the row is the eight-hour Coral Island day; their longer routes rise by the same ฿40,000 in the peak, to ฿220,000 for the nine-hour Koh Hong and Naka day. Bertram 50ft and Azimut Atlantis 50ft quote prices for 8 guests. On Indigo 53 Super Mario and Indigo 53s Mario’s Brother the window from 15 December to 15 January is called high season, not peak: a ฿5,000 supplement on the all-year price; the table counts it as their peak price. Leopard 51 Se La Vie is not in the table: it adds ฿20,000 to every day charter from 18 December to 10 January.

How much more does the peak cost than the weeks before it?

On 39 of the 64 boats the peak is a step of 10 to 20 percent. Fourteen add less than 10 percent, among them Ocean Pearl 42ft, ฿39,900 against ฿42,900 for its eight-hour Khai day, Prada 50, Indigo 53 Super Mario, and Princess 78 Maritimus and Princess 78 W.J.Lip at Boat Lagoon Marina. Leopard 90 Moon Glider keeps the same price all year. Eight boats add more than 25 percent: Technema 89 Say Yes and Ferretti 80 Sofia, ฿140,000 against ฿180,000; Azimut Atlantis 50ft, ฿65,000 against ฿90,000 for its Coral Island route; Bertram 50ft, Scallobs 65, Satisfaction 55, The Origin 90 and Lagoon 450 St Anna. In baht the largest step is on Westport 130 Sea Bear, ฿720,000 against ฿820,000.

Several prices cover a set number of guests, and the table shows it where the page ties the price to it: Lobster 78 for up to 40 guests, Scallobs 65 and Shangani 70 Ft for up to 20, Pisces 85 for up to 30, Bertram 50ft and Azimut Atlantis 50ft for 8. Parties of 20 to 30 are compared in yacht charter in Phuket for 20 to 30 people.

What does a New Year charter actually add up to?

20 guests on Technema 89 Say Yes on New Year’s Day: ฿196,000

The eight-hour Coral Island day costs ฿180,000 in the peak for 12 guests, and eight more at ฿2,000 each add ฿16,000. A Thai lunch, five crew including a charter manager, soft drinks, fruit, beer and one return transfer for up to 10 guests are in the rate. The same day in high season, before the peak, is ฿140,000 plus ฿16,000, ฿156,000.

22 guests on Beluga 88 in Phang Nga Bay on 1 January: ฿329,600 before park fees

The holiday page suggests Beluga 88 for a quieter New Year’s Day in Phang Nga Bay. The eight-hour day costs ฿299,600 in the peak for 12 guests; ten more at ฿3,000 each add ฿30,000, which makes ฿329,600. National park fees are added to the price.

12 guests on Fountaine Pajot 42 Tahaa: ฿39,900, non-refundable

The eight-hour day from Chalong Pier costs ฿39,900 in the peak for up to 15 guests, so twelve pay nothing extra. Bookings between 15 December 2026 and 31 January 2027 are non-refundable on this boat, so the date has to be firm.

40 guests on Lobster 78: ฿155,000 before on-the-day costs

The eight-hour day costs ฿155,000 in the peak for up to 40 guests, against ฿125,000 in the standard season, with a resident DJ, a bartender, soft drinks and fruit. Bookings in the peak are non-refundable. The boat page adds that groups over 20 need an extra long-tail or tender, and that pier, beach and transfer fees are paid by the guests on the day; the ฿155,000 is before those costs.

Leopard 51 Se La Vie with its holiday supplement: ฿94,900

The Premium day to Maiton and Coral Island costs ฿74,900; from 18 December to 10 January the boat adds ฿20,000 to every day charter, which makes ฿94,900.

When does the peak start and end on each boat?

The peak is set per boat, so the same date can be peak on one boat and high season on another. On the 64 boat pages:

• Start. 20 December on 36 boats, 15 December on 26, 22 December on Mami Wata and 26 December on Fountaine Pajot Astrea 42.
• End. 20 January on 18 boats, 10 January on 16, 31 January on 14, 15 January on 13, 5 January on Mami Wata and Bilgin 98ft, and 28 February on Fortuna 55.

A date between 11 and 31 January is peak on some boats and high season on others; check the rate table on the boat’s page before comparing two quotes for late January or February. New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day fall inside the peak on every boat in the table; Christmas Day on all of them except Fountaine Pajot Astrea 42, whose peak starts on 26 December. Month-by-month sea conditions are in the guide to the Phuket yacht season.

Can you watch the New Year fireworks from a yacht?

A New Year’s Eve charter is an evening one. The boat leaves late in the afternoon, dinner is served aboard and the boat anchors off Patong, where the biggest display goes up at midnight; it is back after one in the morning. The captain picks the exact spot on the night by the wind and the number of boats already there. Leaving Chalong around 19:00 puts the boat in position with two hours to spare; from Ao Po Grand Marina the run around the island is longer.

The Horizon Cruises Phuket holiday page names Technema 89 Say Yes, up to 30 guests, and Ferretti 80 Sofia, up to 25, both from Chalong, for the New Year’s Eve evening, and Beluga 88, up to 22 guests from Ao Po, for a quieter New Year’s Day in Phang Nga Bay. According to the same page, the charter costs the same as any charter of that boat in that season, and on the three yachts under the company’s management, Technema 89 Say Yes, Ferretti 80 Sofia and Beluga 88, dinner aboard is priced on request, per menu.

Which formats are not sold in the peak?

Shorter formats are limited in the peak. Sixteen boats in the table do not sell their half-day or five-hour trips in the peak, among them Technema 89 Say Yes, Ferretti 80 Sofia and Beluga 88; on Lagoon 450 St Anna and Leopard 51 Aurora that includes the half day with sunset. The Horizon Cruises Phuket sunset page states that the two-hour sunset charter is not offered from 20 December until 10 to 20 January, depending on the boat. For a party aboard see party yacht in Phuket; for a night at anchor, overnight yacht charter in Phuket.

Are New Year’s Day, Chinese New Year and Loy Krathong peak dates?

New Year’s Day is the quietest day on the water in the whole peak, according to the holiday page: a full day on 1 January reaches anchorages that are crowded on the other days of the holidays.

Chinese New Year 2027 begins on Saturday 6 February and Loy Krathong 2026 falls on Wednesday 25 November. The holiday page prices both at high-season rates and advises booking several weeks ahead. On the boat pages neither date is peak, except 6 February on Fortuna 55, whose peak runs to 28 February; the price is the boat’s rate for that month. The holiday page describes Loy Krathong as an evening charter like New Year’s Eve: departure at sunset, the boat anchored for the ceremony, krathong made aboard for every guest.

How early should you book, and can you cancel?

The holiday page states that the boats for New Year’s Eve are typically gone by October, and that the terms are the same as on any other date: a 50 percent deposit confirms the booking and the balance is paid on the day; cancellation 30 days or more before returns the deposit in full, 29 days or less does not; if the Marine Department closes the port on the day, a full refund or a new date. Each boat page sets its terms:

On 14 boats, bookings between 15 December 2026 and 31 January 2027 are non-refundable: AQVA 37, Kiri Long-tail 40, Al Dhaen 38 Vice, Fountaine Pajot 40 Coco, Fountaine Pajot 42 Tahaa, Nautitech 47 Senna, Nautitech 47 Pepper, Leopard 47 Summer S, Leopard 48 Summer V, Leopard 47 Myra, Lagoon 56 OO7, The Origin 90, Scallobs 65 and Lobster 78.

Deposits and cancellation terms across companies are compared in how to book and pay for a Phuket yacht charter.

Which boats have no separate peak price?

Thirteen boats in the catalogue that publish a day price have no separate peak rate; their season or all-year price applies on the holiday dates: Axopar 37 LILA, Fountaine Pajot 40 SUAY, Princess V39 ANFIELD, Princess S65 KATI, Princess S72 KATI S, Seascape 2, Jawsss, Major Affair, Galeon 500 Fly, Limpopo Axopar 28, Vanora 170, Song of Songs and SPLO 74 CHOWA. Their prices by route are in Phuket yacht charter prices 2026 and, for the largest yachts, in luxury yacht charter in Phuket. Boats that sell only overnight charters are not counted here.

Key numbers at a glance

• 64 boats with a separate peak price for a full day; 13 more boats with a day price keep their season price over the holidays.
• Peak full day: from ฿38,900 on a speedboat or long-tail, ฿39,900 on a sailing catamaran, ฿42,900 on a motor yacht; up to ฿820,000.
• The step: a median of about 14 percent over the price before the peak; from nothing to 38 percent.
• Peak dates: start on 20 December on 36 boats and 15 December on 26; end between 5 January and 28 February.
• No New Year premium on top of the peak rate; one boat adds ฿20,000 from 18 December to 10 January.
• Shorter formats: 16 boats do not sell half days in the peak; the two-hour sunset charter is not offered from 20 December to 10–20 January.
• Non-refundable: 14 boats for bookings between 15 December 2026 and 31 January 2027.
• Booking: boats for New Year’s Eve are typically gone by October.

How this list was made

The table has 64 boats; the page of each one on the Horizon Cruises Phuket website showed a separate peak price for a full day on 1 October 2026. Each figure is copied from the boat’s page with its season, peak dates and guest basis; the difference and the median are calculated from those figures. Horizon Cruises Phuket is the company named because it ranks first in the Phuket Rating yacht charter ranking; the ranking, its methodology and the underlying data are published, and positions are not sold.