🛥️ About PrivateBoats.eu
Fair. Transparent. Curated.
Built for Travelers, Loved by Operators.
At PrivateBoats.eu, we have lived and worked inside the travel and boat-tour industry. We've seen first-hand how difficult it is for regular travelers to get direct, honest prices, and how confusing the booking process can be — dozens of messages, unclear listings, and huge platform fees hidden inside inflated prices.
We're here to fix that.
🌊 Why the industry is broken
Most major platforms charge 30% to even 50% commissions to operators.
Some offer "extra visibility" only if the operator raises prices to cover higher platform cuts.
What happens next?
- → Prices jump for no reason
- → Operators lose margin
- → Travelers pay more
- → And transparency disappears
To protect themselves, some operators:
- • Avoid showing prices online
- • Adjust prices based on "who's asking"
- • Delay confirming availability
- • Give inconsistent quotes
We don't believe in that.
🌍 Our approach: fair for everyone
PrivateBoats.eu works on a simple, transparent model:
We never take more than 20%
Most operators pay 10–20%, far below industry standards.
No hidden markups
You always see the latest, real, updated operator pricing. No price games. No inflated numbers. No "because it's high season."
Limited, curated listings
You won't see hundreds of random boats. Only the best, properly verified, well-maintained vessels suitable for travelers.
If a boat or an operator doesn't meet our standards → they are not listed.
Equal treatment for all operators
We do not allow paid visibility boosts. Everyone sits on the same level — only quality matters.
Transparent information
We show:
Travelers deserve complete clarity.
🤝 We handle the hard part for you
Booking a private boat can involve:
- • Many back-and-forth messages
- • Adjusting times
- • Custom itineraries
- • Weather checks
- • Price negotiations
- • Waiting for operator replies
We take this burden off your shoulders — for free.
You send a request.
We contact the operator, confirm availability, handle special requests, and deliver the final confirmed offer + payment link.
Fast, simple, stress-free.
💡 Sometimes the best value is a shared tour – privately.
Operators don't often tell you this… but sometimes you can book an entire shared tour "as private" simply by buying all the seats.
Whenever this option exists, we'll tell you.
We care about saving your money, not hiding better deals.
🏆 Everyone wins
Our model creates a balanced, fair ecosystem:
You (traveler)
Get direct pricing, unbiased recommendations, and the best options without markups.
Operators
Keep more revenue, spend less on platforms, and receive high-quality customers.
Us
We earn a fair affiliate commission only when you book — never through hidden price inflation.
✨ This is what makes PrivateBoats.eu different
We're not here to be "just another booking platform."
We're here to:
- → Bring honesty back into private boat bookings
- → Make the process simple
- → Support local captains
- → Help travelers get value without being overcharged
- → Promote fairness, transparency & trust across Europe
Your private boat experience should start with a smile — not with confusion.
And that's exactly why we exist.