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Boat Rental Miami

Renting a boat in Miami through Vice City Yacht Club means a captained charter: every rental from the 25'–135' fleet includes a USCG-licensed captain, fuel, ice, and a Bluetooth sound system, from $650 for 4 hours, with 6- and 8-hour options. Some vessels require a separate refundable security-deposit transaction, shown before payment. Same-week availability is real, and the price on the listing is the price you pay.

Captained chartersUp to 13 guests4, 6 or 8-hour optionsMiami, FL

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Boat rental vs. yacht charter — what's the difference?

In Miami the words blur: anything 40 feet and up with a cabin gets called both.

The practical split is crew and effort. A bareboat rental hands you the keys and the liability; a captained charter — what we run — staffs the boat and folds fuel and licensing into one price. The managed charter fleet starts where DIY rental boats top out: 40'–50' sport yachts that day-trip like oversized speedboats, 50'–80' flybridge yachts with full salons and shade, and 100'+ vessels that are floating venues. If you were searching for a pontoon or a 22' runabout, we're the upgrade path; if you were searching 'yacht,' you're already home.

Why every Miami boat rental should include a captain

Florida lets visitors self-drive small boats, but Biscayne Bay is a working harbor: cruise-ship traffic, no-wake mazes, sandbars that move, and a Coast Guard presence that boards freely.

A licensed captain turns all of that into someone else's job — navigation, anchoring, tide math, and the radio — while your group enjoys the water. It's also simply a better time: nobody in your group spends the afternoon at the helm doing math about channel markers. Every charter here comes captained; it's not an add-on, it's the product.

Where a rented boat goes in Miami

The bay is the point. Standard afternoons anchor at the Nixon sandbar off Key Biscayne for chest-deep water and paddleboards, loop the Star Island and Palm Island mansions, or idle past Stiltsville's 1930s stilt houses.

North-side pickups run the Haulover sandbar and the Intracoastal estates instead. Add hours and the map opens: the Cape Florida lighthouse, an offshore swim in Atlantic blue, a golden-hour skyline run, or — with a fast boat and a passport — Bimini. Tell us the group and the vibe and we'll match the route; every itinerary is the captain's local knowledge, not a fixed tour loop.

What it costs, with the math shown

Prices start from $400 for 2 hours and scale with size: a 4-hour rental on a 50'–60' boat runs about $1,450–$2,900 before tax, gratuity, and optional add-ons like jet skis, catering, or décor, each with a listed price.

Split twelve ways, that's under $250 a person for a private boat — which is why groups treat this as the alternative to a beach club cabana, not a splurge over it. The only cost decided on the water is crew gratuity, typically 18–20%, paid directly to the crew. No fuel surcharges, no 'captain's fee' surprise, no cleaning-fee ambush.

How booking works

Choose your yacht
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Step aboard
Your captain and crew handle the rest from the dock.

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Where you board

Venetian Marina

1635 N Bayshore Dr, Miami, FL 33132

Miami Beach Marina

300 Alton Rd, Miami Beach, FL 33139

Bayshore Landing Marina

2550 S Bayshore Dr, Coconut Grove, FL 33133

Grove Harbour Marina

2640 S Bayshore Dr, Coconut Grove, FL 33133

Boats that fit this trip

Another One

112' · San Lorenzo · 13 guests

From $27,000 · 4 hr

Make Big Happen

95' · Ocean Alexander · 13 guests

From $19,850 · 4 hr

Archipelago III

70' · Sunreef · 13 guests

From $9,450 · 4 hr

Aqua Life

92' · Horizon · 13 guests

From $8,100 · 4 hr

Yesenia

80' · Azimut · 13 guests

From $7,700 · 4 hr

Sea Estate

110' · Antago · 13 guests

From $6,350 · 4 hr

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Frequently asked

Not from us — every charter includes a USCG-licensed captain, so you and your guests ride as passengers while the captain handles the vessel. True bareboat rentals in Miami are limited to small powerboats and carry responsibilities most visitors don't want. If you were planning to drive, consider the jet ski hour at the sandbar instead — throttle, zero channel markers.

A full 8-hour day on a 50'–60' boat runs roughly $2,400–$4,400; half-days (4 hours) are about $1,450–$2,900, before tax and gratuity. Larger boats scale up from there. Every listing shows its hourly rate before you book — the price you see is the price, plus optional add-ons and crew gratuity.

The fleet starts around 40 feet — the size where Biscayne Bay chop stops being a personality test and starts being scenery. Smaller groups don't need a smaller boat to save money; a 40'–50' yacht for 2–6 guests is the lowest-priced tier and still carries the swim platform, sound system, and shade.

None. The captain and crew run everything — docking, anchoring, tides, routes — and brief your group on the two rules that matter (sun protection on deck, no glitter or confetti overboard). Your responsibilities are the playlist and the cooler.

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