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Chartering the BVI with a group of ten

Ten is the number this yacht is built around — five queen en-suite cabins, nobody in a bunk, and a rate that covers the whole boat rather than the seat.

Five queen cabins, not four and a compromise

Most crewed catamarans in the British Virgin Islands sleep ten by putting the last two people somewhere nobody wants to be — a convertible salon berth, a bow cabin with a shared head, or a bunk. Good Ol' Days has five genuine queen cabins, each with its own bathroom and its own air-conditioning. There is no owner suite that quietly takes the good end of the boat, and there is no cabin that the group has to negotiate over on the first night.

That is why she works for the two groups that most often charter at ten: a set of five couples, and a multi-generation family where the grandparents, the parents and the adult children all need a real room with a door.

What ten guests actually costs

A standard week is $32,000 to $36,000 for the whole yacht, eight days and seven nights. Christmas week is $40,000 and New Year's week is $43,000. Because the rate is for the boat and not per person, a full group is where the economics work: at ten guests a standard week comes out from about $450 per guest per day, and that includes the crew, every meal, the open bar, the fuel, the water toys and the cruising permits.

The same week at six guests costs the same money, so the per-head figure climbs to around $750. Nothing about the boat changes — you are simply spreading one fixed price across fewer people.

Ten people, and still room to get away from each other

A 26'9'' beam is the part that matters and the part that photographs badly. It gives you a shaded aft cockpit that seats the whole group for dinner, a bright salon, a forward cockpit that is usually empty, and a flybridge with two tables, sofa seating and a full-width sunbed. Those are four separate places to sit. With ten aboard for a week, that is the difference between a holiday and a long weekend that went on too long.

How the week runs with a full boat

The chef cooks for ten every day, which is a different job from cooking for four, and the preference sheet matters more: with ten people there are usually two or three dietary requirements in the group and at least one child who eats differently from everyone else. All of that is planned before you arrive rather than improvised in a galley.

The captain builds the route around the group as a whole, and the honest version is that larger groups move more slowly — more people in and out of the water, longer lunches, more time ashore. A ten-guest week usually covers a little less ground than a six-guest week, and almost nobody minds.

See the full rate card and what is included, the yacht and her deck plans, or a sample seven-night route.

Common questions

Can a catamaran charter really sleep 10 comfortably?

On Good Ol' Days, yes, because all ten sleep in five queen en-suite cabins rather than in converted salon space or bunks. Each cabin has its own bathroom and independent air-conditioning. Comfort at ten is about the cabin layout, not the length of the boat.

How much is a BVI charter for 10 people?

$32,000 to $36,000 for a standard week, $40,000 at Christmas and $43,000 at New Year's, covering the whole yacht for eight days and seven nights. At ten guests that is from about $450 per guest per day with everything included.

Is it cheaper per person with a bigger group?

Much cheaper. The rate is for the yacht, so ten guests split the same price ten ways. A full boat lands around $450 per guest per day while the same week at six guests is closer to $750.

Do all ten guests get their own bathroom?

Each of the five cabins has its own en-suite head, so a couple shares one bathroom between two people and nobody is crossing the salon at night.