Panama Fiestas Patrias Yacht Charters

Yachts for Fiestas Patrias

The boats above are the Panama fleet, cheapest first. For a family day at Taboga, a yacht or a catamaran with shade and a swim ladder. For friends, the Todomar and PBTF party boats with their own sound. There is no set guest cap in Panama: send the full head count, children included, and the team matches the boat.

The November holidays

November in Panama is the month of the homeland. 3 November marks the separation from Colombia in 1903. 4 November is Flag Day. 5 November is Colón Day. 10 November remembers the first cry of independence in La Villa de Los Santos in 1821, and 28 November is independence from Spain. Most are national holidays, and when they fall near a weekend they make long weekends. Parades and school marching bands fill the streets of the city on the 3rd and 4th.

The Fiestas Patrias time blocks

The morning island day: board around 8 or 9 am, cross to Taboga, swim in the coves and eat at anchor, back mid-afternoon before the storms that are still common in November. The afternoon on the bay: a loop past Casco Viejo, dressed in flags, and the skyline. The sunset: board around 4:30 pm for the last light behind the Bridge of the Americas.

Watching the city from the water

On parade days the streets are packed; the water is the quiet side of the celebration. From the bay you see the old quarter and the Cinta Costera in the national colours, without the traffic. The routes are on yacht rentals in Panama City and Taboga Island yacht charters.

A family day for the holidays

For many Panamanian families the November long weekends are the time to gather: grandparents, cousins and the children together on one boat, flags on the rail, a cooler of food and the national anthem on the speaker at the start. A 65 ft yacht or a catamaran keeps three generations comfortable, with shade and a saloon for the youngest. Taboga is the usual island: close, sheltered and with the village for lunch if nobody wants to eat aboard. The family version of the day, with safety for children, is on Panama family yacht charters.

Friends, music and the party boats

For a group of friends, the Todomar party boats, PBTF 3, PBTF 4 and Rapport suit groups of 20 to 30 guests with their own sound, a bar counter and an open deck. A DJ, a bartender and decorations in the national colours can be added to your charter when you book. The afternoon on the bay with a swim off Taboguilla, back by sunset, leaves the night for the city.

Visitors in Panama in November

Visitors in the country for the holidays see a different Panama: flags on every building, parades and bands, and a city in celebration. A morning or a sunset on the water fits around the parades and gives the view of the city that the streets do not. November is also quieter for flights and hotels than the dry season that starts in December, and the green hills of the islands are at their greenest after the rains. A visitor who wants a quiet day can book a weekday between the holidays and have the coves almost alone.

One block, not the whole holiday

Book the day that matters: a Saturday or a holiday Monday. Boats that sail every day of the month are rare, and crews book early for the long weekends. When a national holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday is usually the day off, which turns it into a long weekend worth planning around, out on the water.

Holiday booking and the weather

The boat and the hours set the price, with the captain and the crew on the card. A 50% deposit online holds the day, and the balance is paid in person. November is the end of the green season: mornings are calmer, and if the captain judges the sea unsafe, the charter is moved.

Food, drinks and arriving

Flags and red, white and blue decorations on deck, tied down, with no confetti or glitter. Your own drinks in cans or plastic, or a bartender and catering added to your charter. Arrive at Flamenco Marina 30 minutes early: holiday traffic on the causeway is heavy. The other holidays are on Panama holiday yacht rentals.