Zamá / Isla Mujeres day charter
Your boat. Your island.Your day.
Six hours on a private Sea Ray Sundancer: out of Marina Mundo Marino at ten, the reef on Isla Mujeres’ north tip, the shallows off Playa Norte for as long as you like, and back with the afternoon sun behind you. No shared boat, no tour group — your crew and the Caribbean.
Why private
The ferry takes 25 minutes and drops you into a crowd. The shared catamarans run a fixed schedule with forty strangers. Neither gives you what you came for: turquoise water, your own pace, and the people you chose. On a private charter the captain takes you where you want to go, you anchor where the water is clearest, stay at Playa Norte as long as you like, and play your own music. Nobody tells you when to get back on the boat. The honest maths against the catamaran.
The day, step by step
- 10:00
Board at Marina Mundo Marino, Blvd. Kukulcán km 6.5, hotel zone. The cooler is iced, the snorkel gear laid out, the captain on the dock. Out through the lagoon and under the bridge.
- 10:45
The reef on the island’s north tip: 3–6 metres of water, visibility past 15 metres, parrotfish, angelfish, rays on a good day. 45 minutes to an hour.
- 11:30
Anchor in the shallows off Playa Norte — waist-deep, bath-warm, the beach as backdrop. Swim, float, the swim platform; lunch on the island if you want it.
- 13:30
The slow way home along the island’s west coast, a second swim stop if the group wants one, the drone in the air if you booked it.
- 16:00
Back through the bridge to the marina, the hotel zone glowing. The full hour-by-hour.
What is included
- Six hours on the water, 10:00 to about 16:00
- Licensed bilingual captain and a crew member
- 24 waters, 24 sodas and 24 beers on ice
- A full snorkel set for every guest
- Life vests and safety equipment
- Fuel and port fees
- The reef stop and Playa Norte, Isla Mujeres
- Bluetooth sound — your music
Not included: the marina’s gate fee of 180 pesos per person, paid at the dock in cash; gratuity (optional, 10–15% is common); and the add-ons — decorations $200, professional photographer + drone $300, catering $25 a person, extra drinks or longer hours on request.
The boat
A Sea Ray Sundancer 440 or 455, depending on the day: a shaded cockpit at the stern, a bow sun pad, a swim platform made for jumping, and a full cabin with air conditioning and a bathroom below. Both take up to fifteen guests in real comfort. See the fleet.
Booking and cancellation
A 30% deposit ($345) by card holds your date; the balance is paid at the marina on the morning, cash or card. Free cancellation up to seven days before returns the deposit in full. If the Capitanía de Puerto — Cancún’s port authority — closes the port for weather, you get a full refund or a free new date. If the port is open, the charter sails; the captain may adjust the route for comfort. Directions, parking and what to bring are emailed seven days before.
Why book with Zamá
- Licensed and insured
Every Cancún yacht we book sails with its Capitanía de Puerto permit, a safety certificate for its passenger number, and insurance. Ask and we will send copies before you pay.
- Captains we know by name
We have been on the water with every captain and crew we book. If we would not send our own family, we do not send you.
- One person, start to finish
You talk to Cris and the Zamá team on WhatsApp, in English, Spanish or Swedish: before the day, on the day and after.
- If the day can’t happen, you don’t pay for it
If the Capitanía de Puerto closes the port for weather: full refund or a free new date. If the yacht breaks down or the crew doesn’t show: we move you to another yacht in the fleet, or refund you in full.
How paying works
- 01
Hold the date. Pick your day on the calendar and we hold it for 24 hours while you decide.
- 02
Pay 30% by card. A secure Stripe link. The date is yours, with free cancellation up to 7 days before.
- 03
Get your confirmation. On WhatsApp and by email, with your captain, the marina and what to bring.
- 04
Pay the rest at the marina. On the day, cash or card. The only other cost is the marina’s gate fee of 180 pesos per person.
Questions people ask
$1,150 for the whole boat — six hours, up to fifteen guests — with captain, crew, fuel, port fees, snorkel sets and 24 waters, 24 sodas and 24 beers. About $77 a person at fifteen. The only extra on the day is the marina fee of 180 pesos per person.
About twenty minutes of open water; 35–45 minutes from the marina to the reef including the lagoon.
Yes — anything you like. Catering can be arranged at $25 a person if you would rather not carry anything.
Yes. Life jackets in every size, small snorkel sets, and the captain favours shallow, calm stops.
A passing shower is not a cancellation. The official call belongs to the Capitanía de Puerto: if it closes the port, you get a full refund or a free new date; if the port is open, the charter sails.
Marina Mundo Marino, Blvd. Kukulcán km 6.5 in the Cancún hotel zone — a short taxi from any hotel on the strip.