St Lucia is the cheapest place in the Caribbean to begin a charter week with a major fleet and one of the most dramatic to look at, with the Pitons rising twin and sheer out of the sea on the south West Coast. Its charter base at Rodney Bay sits at the northern tip, which means the island itself is a day's sail and the Grenadines are the week.
What the boat costs
Read on 11 September 2026, The Moorings prices a seven day St Lucia charter for two from 2,464 USD at the bareboat end, with the bareboat band running to 9,714, a power charter at 7,012 to 15,299, a skipper added at 240 USD a night and a crewed yacht from 13,949 to 64,890. Sunsail publishes a different shape for the same island, from 2,400 pounds per person for a seven night bareboat charter.
Why a catamaran here
The anchorages on this coast are steep to and deep, and several of the good ones, Marigot Bay and the Pitons, are mooring fields rather than open anchoring because the bottom drops away too fast. A catamaran's shallow draught helps less here than in the Bahamas; what it buys is deck space and stability for a week that includes open passages south. The premium over a monohull is roughly double, as it is everywhere in this trade.
A day rather than a week
Sailo lists 15 boats around St Lucia, which is a small local market compared with 40 at Grenada or 161 at Nassau. The island's charter economy is the week long fleet at Rodney Bay and the crewed boats, not an afternoon trade. A day on the water here is most often sold as a trip to the Pitons and back rather than as a boat you take yourself.
Where the week goes
South down the lee coast to Marigot Bay, Soufriere and the Pitons, then twenty five miles across open water to St Vincent and into the Grenadines, or north twenty five miles to Martinique. Both crossings are trade wind beam reaches with real swell in the channel. The island itself is only thirty miles long, so a week that stays on it repeats itself by Wednesday.
Questions people ask about St Lucia catamaran charter
How much is a catamaran charter in St Lucia?
The Moorings prices a seven day bareboat for two from 2,464 USD with the band running to 9,714 and crewed to 64,890, read on 11 September 2026. Sunsail publishes from 2,400 pounds per person for a seven night bareboat.
Is there much day rental on St Lucia?
Not much. Sailo lists 15 boats around the island against 40 at Grenada and 161 at Nassau. The local charter economy is the week long fleet at Rodney Bay and the crewed boats.
Can you anchor at the Pitons?
It is a mooring field rather than an anchorage, because the bottom drops away too steeply to hold. Marigot Bay is the same. Both are managed and both charge for the buoy.
Where does a St Lucia week go?
South to Marigot Bay, Soufriere and the Pitons, then across twenty five miles of open water to St Vincent and the Grenadines, or north the same distance to Martinique.