Can we bring an extra child beyond the listed guest count?

Marcelle Hailwax
Yacht charter broker, DMA Yachting

Usually not, and it is worth knowing why: every yacht has licensed limits for day guests and overnight guests, set by its registration and insurance rather than the crew’s goodwill. Managers hold that line even for small children, with occasional case-by-case flexibility for infants under 12 months.

The BVI wrinkle: a few catamarans here can legally take a 13th guest, and captains sometimes have discretion for day sailing, so the answer is genuinely boat-by-boat. Tell us the real headcount, including the little ones, and we shortlist yachts where it works rather than hoping.

The standard fixes otherwise: a yacht with Pullman berths, one size up, or two boats cruising together; see one yacht or two?