20 Person Yacht Rentals in Cancun

Twenty on one boat

A good part of the fleet is licensed for 15 to 20 guests and a few boats take more, so a group of twenty, a wedding party, two families, a company team or a bachelor weekend, usually sails together on one private yacht. Count everyone aboard, children and any photographer included, and compare the cards; each shows its limit.

One yacht or a catamaran

A motor yacht of 50 to 85 ft gives twenty guests several spaces: a flybridge for the view, a shaded aft deck, an air-conditioned saloon and a cabin to change in. A catamaran gives one big, flat, steady deck where twenty people can stand, dance and lie out, and easy steps into the water. Choose the yacht for shade and comfort, the catamaran for open deck and the swim. The catamarans are on Cancun catamaran rentals.

Room for up to 25

From about 25 guests the choice narrows to the larger catamarans and a few big motor yachts. They book first on busy dates. The larger options are on the 30 person yacht rental in Cancun page and on Cancun large group yacht rentals.

Where twenty people go

The island day suits a group: cross the bay to Isla Mujeres, anchor off Playa Norte in shallow turquoise water, and let everyone swim, snorkel and float on the mats. The route is on the Isla Mujeres yacht trip from Cancun. A shorter day stays on the bay with a swim at Playa Tortugas or Los Blanquizales and the sunset over the lagoon. With twenty people, plan one main stop: boarding, swimming and lunch all take longer.

Food, drinks and the add-ons

Most boats carry water, sodas, ice and a Bluetooth sound system, and many carry beer and snorkel gear; some list a bartender. Twenty people eat and drink more than a cooler holds: order catering with the boat, and check what drinks come with it. Catering, a bartender, decorations, a photographer or drone, a jet ski and vans from the hotel are add-ons on many boats. Each one shows its price on the booking page, and it is added to the charter when you book the boat. The list is on Cancun yacht services.

Price, hours and where you board

Each boat card is the price for the hours you choose, with the captain, the crew and the fuel. The group can split it however it likes; the boat is booked as one charter. A 50% deposit paid online holds the boat; the balance is paid in person on the day.

The boats leave from marinas across Cancun: the lagoon side of the hotel zone, Puerto Cancún, the Punta Sam road and Playa Mujeres. Each card names its marina. Vans from the hotel, on Cancun yacht transfers, bring the whole group together.

A day for twenty, step by step

The vans pick the group up at the hotel and everyone arrives together. Drinks are handed out as the boat leaves the marina. On the crossing the group spreads out: the flybridge for the view, the aft deck for the music, the saloon for shade. At anchor off Playa Norte the crew puts the mats and the paddle boards in the water and the group swims. Lunch is served at the stop. On the way back the boat passes the hotel zone, and on a late charter the sun goes down over the lagoon as the boat comes in.

Music and the mood

Twenty people means twenty playlists. Choose one person to run the music on the boat's Bluetooth system, or add a DJ, on the Cancun yacht DJ page. Keep the music lower in the marina and along the lagoon, and turn it up at anchor.

Weather and the backup

December to April, the dry season, gives the steadiest sea. The hurricane season runs from June to November, busiest usually from August to October. If the port authority closes the port to small boats for wind or swell, no boat leaves and the charter moves to another day or hour; for a fixed-date event, keep a backup plan on land.

Kids, older guests and safety

Tell the team the ages. The crew sets out life jackets in the right sizes, the captain picks a calm, shallow swim stop such as Playa Norte, and non-swimmers can sit on the swim platform, float on the mat in a life jacket or stay in the shade. Older guests and anyone who finds steps hard do best on a boat with a low stern and a wide step, or on a catamaran's flat deck. Swim stops are in the bay; the Nichupté lagoon is for cruising.

Booking for twenty

Hold the date as soon as the headcount is roughly known; weekends in the dry season and holiday weeks go first. Ask everyone to be at the marina before the start time, because twenty people board more slowly than four, and the boat leaves at the time on the booking. One person books and is the contact on the day.