Boat and Bay

Puerto Vallarta or La Cruz yacht charter? Board in Puerto Vallarta for clearer water, better snorkeling and the widest choice of yachts. Board in La Cruz for winter whales, a calm and private marina, and an easy start if you are staying in Punta Mita, Sayulita or Bucerías. Here is our honest comparison, plus the one decision that matters more than the marina.

If a Puerto Vallarta yacht quote looks like what you would pay at home, nothing is wrong with your maths. The bay is small, the finest vessels are privately owned and rarely chartered, and two quotes for the same afternoon can differ by thousands of dollars without the boat being the reason. Here is how to read a private yacht charter price in Puerto Vallarta: tax, card fees, the marina gate, catering, the bar, the landing at the beach, and the person who meets you at the dock.

There are crocodiles in Puerto Vallarta. There have been for as long as there has been a bay here, and the population is recovering rather than arriving. They live in a small, known, mappable set of places, and they are most active in low light. A day on open water is not one of those places.