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A 60 to 70m motor yacht the Bahamas in the 2026 December through April Caribbean winter window runs $820,000 to $1,240,000 per week plus 30 to 34 percent APA, takes 12 to 14 guests across 7 to 9 cabins, and carries 18 to 26 crew. The bracket's Bahamian reality is a two-address Nassau structural base: Albany Marina on the southwest of New Providence at 25 degrees 00 minutes north on the Albany Beach Club framework with the 71-slip Marina at Albany handling the 60m-plus dedicated standing capacity, and Atlantis Marina at Spot Island at 25 degrees 05 minutes north on the Atlantis Resort framework as the secondary 60m-plus alongside. The Lyford Cay Yacht Club and Hurricane Hole Superyacht Marina on Spot Island run a 40 to 55m fit, so the 60 to 70m bracket has two Nassau-area standing alongside addresses. The week routes the central Exuma at-anchor chain through Highbourne Cay on the northern entry, Norman's Cay, Shroud Cay, Warderick Wells on the Exuma Land and Sea Park core, Big Major Cay (the Pig Beach swim), Compass Cay, Staniel Cay, and the wider central Exumas anchorage band, with the Nassau LPI Cat A helipad shuttle handling the central guest-transfer.
Why Albany Marina and Atlantis Marina narrow at the bracket
Albany Marina on the southwest of New Providence was developed from 2008 onwards by the Tavistock Group and Joe Lewis with the wider Albany resort framework, and the 71-slip Marina at Albany handles the 60m-plus dedicated outer-T capacity on permanent mooring-line schemes with the Customs and Bahamas Immigration clearance on the Albany port-of-entry framework, the Albany Beach Club, the Cafe Matisse Albany, and the Albany Sport Hall shoreside structure. Atlantis Marina at Spot Island on the Atlantis Resort framework runs the 60m-plus outer-T capacity with the structural Atlantis Aquaventure resort programme, the Nobu Atlantis, the Casa D'Angelo Atlantis, and the Atlantis Casino. The bracket runs the central peak NYE-Three-Kings-Day allocation on the broker-and-captain network on the 9 to 12 month lead time, and the US-school-break February and March on the 6 to 9 month lead time.
Exumas chain at-anchor daily reality
The Exumas weekly product runs an entirely at-anchor daily programme down the 120-mile chain from Highbourne Cay on the northern entry south to Great Exuma and George Town. Highbourne Cay on the northern face on the Highbourne Cay Marina shore-tender, Shroud Cay on the western face on the daylight National Park call, Warderick Wells on the Exuma Land and Sea Park core on the prior Bahamas National Trust mooring coordination, Big Major Cay on the central face on the Pig Beach daylight swim, Compass Cay on the central face on the Compass Cay Marina shore-tender, Staniel Cay on the central face on the Staniel Cay Yacht Club shore-tender (the Thunderball Grotto daylight call), and the wider central Exuma anchorage band on the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park framework. The bracket runs the daily at-anchor across the Exuma chain on the Christmas Winds northeasterly trade pattern at force 4 to 6 in the December through March central winter, with the Albany or Atlantis Marina overnight at the bookends of the week.
Weekly rate map for the 2026 calendar
Rates below are firm winter pricing (December 2025 through April 2026) before APA at 30 to 34 percent (the Albany Marina or Atlantis Marina coordination fee on the resort framework, the Bahamas Cruising Permit at $3,000 to $10,000 on the LOA-based commercial structure, the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park daily mooring fee on the Bahamas National Trust framework, the Nassau LPI Cat A helipad shuttle, and the structural shore-tender daily anchor consumption) and gratuity at 12 to 18 percent on the Caribbean winter framework.
| LOA bracket | Motor yacht (low to high) | Sailing yacht (low to high) |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 63m | $820K to $920K per week | $620K to $730K per week |
| 63 to 67m | $920K to $1,070K per week | $690K to $820K per week |
| 67 to 70m | $1,070K to $1,240K per week | $800K to $950K per week |
The NYE-Three-Kings-Day cluster (December 26 through January 6) holds a 25 to 35 percent premium on the wider Bahamas winter base, with the February US-Presidents-Week and the March US-school-spring-break holding a 15 to 25 percent premium. The December early-month and the April late-month shoulder window runs 15 to 20 percent below the central winter base. For wider context see 60-70m Caribbean, 60-70m Exumas, 60-70m BVI, and the lower-LOA comparison at 50-60m Bahamas.
What you actually get in this bracket
Cabins. Seven to nine. Bridge-deck owner suite plus on-deck VIP plus five to seven main and lower-deck doubles on the 12 to 14 guest envelope.
Crew. Eighteen to twenty-six. The Bahamian captain bench rewards prior Albany Marina or Atlantis Marina 60m-plus outer-T allocation routine on the resort frameworks, prior Bahamas Customs and Immigration clearance coordination, prior Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park daily mooring coordination on the Bahamas National Trust framework, prior Highbourne, Compass, and Staniel Cay shore-tender rotation, prior Pig Beach Big Major Cay daylight call coordination, prior Nassau LPI Cat A helipad coordination, and prior MYBA Caribbean addendum coordination on the Bahamas Cruising Permit framework. The chief stew bench with prior Cafe Matisse Albany, Nobu Atlantis, Albany Beach Club, Compass Cay, and Staniel Cay Yacht Club shore-coordination is the client-facing load.
Tenders. Primary 14 to 16m fast tender plus a 12m beach tender plus a chase boat plus a dive tender plus an 11 to 12m limousine tender. The Exuma chain daily at-anchor shore-tender rotation runs the tender bench harder than a marina-heavy programme. The Thunderball Grotto Staniel Cay daylight call runs the chase boat on the snorkel-and-cave programme.
At-anchor stabilizers and beach club. Load-bearing on the entirely at-anchor Exuma weekly product. The Christmas Winds northeasterly trade-wind pattern at force 4 to 6 in the December through March central winter window runs the at-anchor zero-speed product as the structural daily-comfort load-bearing question.
Helipad. Cat A load-bearing on the Nassau LPI 15 to 25 minute shuttle to the Albany or Atlantis Marina touch-and-go, with the Staniel Cay and George Town airstrips handling the Exuma chain mid-week guest-rotation on the prior coordination.
Trip shape that fits the bracket
The 7-night Nassau-Exumas routing runs Nassau LPI embarkation through the Cat A helipad shuttle to the Albany Marina outer-T alongside, one night at the Albany with the Cafe Matisse and Albany Beach Club shore programme, southbound transit to the Exumas through Highbourne Cay on the northern entry with the Highbourne Cay Marina shore-tender, two nights at the Shroud Cay and Warderick Wells Exuma Land and Sea Park on the prior Bahamas National Trust mooring coordination, two nights at the Compass Cay and Big Major Cay (the Pig Beach daylight swim) with the Compass Cay Marina shore-tender, one daylight at the Staniel Cay Thunderball Grotto on the snorkel-and-cave programme, and a final night on the Atlantis Marina disembark with the Nassau LPI Cat A helipad shuttle.
What the bracket does not do well in the Bahamas
The Exuma-only overnight alongside week. The Exumas chain carries no 60m-plus dedicated overnight alongside, with Compass Cay Marina, Staniel Cay Yacht Club, and Highbourne Cay Marina running a 40 to 55m fit on the smaller-LOA structural envelope. The walk-up to overnight the Exuma weekly product on the chain alongside reads structurally short, and we would pass on the Exuma-only alongside week and route the booking with the Albany or Atlantis Marina overnight at the bookends.
The June through November Bahamas plan. The hurricane season closure runs from June 1 through November 30 on the wider Caribbean Tropical Cyclone Season framework, with the structural charter calendar shut down on the Bahamas commercial framework. We would pass on the June through November Bahamas plan and route the bracket on the Mediterranean summer rotation.
The Exuma Land and Sea Park walk-up mooring. The Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park core (Shroud Cay through Warderick Wells) runs the structural Bahamas National Trust mooring-buoy permit on the bracket-fit daily call, and the walk-up plan without the prior mooring coordination reads as the structural blocker. We would pass on the walk-up Exuma Land and Sea Park plan and route the booking with the prior mooring coordination confirmed in writing through the captain's office at contract.
Two we would book
For two couples plus children, 7-night Nassau-Exumas routing in the late February US-Presidents-Week window with the Nassau LPI Cat A helipad shuttle to the Albany Marina outer-T alongside, one night at the Albany with the Cafe Matisse shore programme, transit south through Highbourne Cay with the Highbourne Cay Marina shore-tender, two nights at the Shroud Cay and Warderick Wells on the prior Bahamas National Trust mooring coordination, two nights at the Compass Cay and Big Major Cay with the Pig Beach swim, one daylight at the Staniel Cay Thunderball Grotto, and a final night on the Atlantis Marina disembark: a 63 to 65m motor yacht, 8 cabins, twin fast tenders plus chase plus dive plus limousine, Cat A helipad on the Nassau LPI 18-minute shuttle, captain bench on the Albany Marina outer-T allocation routine, Bahamas Customs clearance coordination, and Exuma Land and Sea Park mooring coordination, chief stew bench with prior Cafe Matisse Albany and Nobu Atlantis shore-coordination. Budget $1.05M per week, all-in roughly $1.40M including APA at 32 percent and Bahamas Cruising Permit framework. Lead time 6 to 9 months for the central US-school-break window, 9 to 12 months for the NYE cluster.
Inventory
The live 60 to 70m Bahamas winter inventory updates weekly through the December to April calendar. live inventory feed required, including yacht names, builders, year built and refit dates, captain prior bench on Albany Marina and Atlantis Marina 60m-plus outer-T allocation, Bahamas Customs and Immigration clearance, Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park mooring coordination on the Bahamas National Trust framework, and Nassau LPI Cat A helipad coordination, Cat A helipad standing on the Nassau LPI touch-and-go and certified-pad designation, chef provenance on the Caribbean and Cafe Matisse Albany and Nobu Atlantis standard, weekly low/shoulder/high rates as of inquiry date, Bahamas Cruising Permit at $3,000 to $10,000 LOA-based on the commercial framework, and MYBA Caribbean addendum coordination at contract. For broker-side inquiry see the brokers pillar and the Bahamas charter guide.