Was part of a group that booked the golden seahorse Catamaran yacht with a big wedding party of 35+ people. We had a blast and overall it was a really fun, relaxing and special day.
Pros: stunning boat, super clean and the crew was really accommodating and a fun and relaxed vibe. You can tell they love what they do! They’re Dutch and all live locally so it’s nice to know it’s not some giant corporation.
Our booking included food service with some light bites to kick us off, and then we docked in tugboat beach for a bit of snorkeling. Wish that part lasted a little longer, it was only 30 minutes and there was so much to enjoy. We then rode to another beach that was almost completely our own except for one other small boat and we swam for maybe an hour while they grilled us a delicious lunch of three meats and multiple sides! Plenty of food to go around and everyone loved it.
They had pool floaties and tubes for those who weren’t comfortable swimming, and lots of snorkel gear available.
Lito the bartender was really fun and he definitely added to the party boat vibe. Naturally sometimes he’d have to step away, but it wasn’t clear if we could serve ourselves or not when he was doing other tasks with the crew. They made us a big batch of punch and we could add whatever alcohol to it that we wanted to. (For the other reviews saying they limited the drinking.. I think it’s far more about keeping everyone safe at sea in a large group and not about being “cheap” with the pours. It’s really easy to fall in or drown while you’re heavily drinking and they discussed that before we departed. Also people throw up a lot when they drink on a boat and that’s also not something you want to invite on a luxury rental.. I had PLENTY of drinks and they also provided waters and NA options too.)
Some Suggestions I’d make:
-Provide towels so guests don’t need to bring their own. They did have some when I asked but it’s nice to not worry about bringing one/ carrying it around all day. Most of the group was in a hotel so they had them on hand, but my friend and I were at an Air B&B so we didn’t have one to bring.
-surround sound speakers on the boat vs a big Bluetooth one would be a nice upgrade. We had some issues connecting to the speaker but overall it worked great.. it was just so loud in the main deck but then you couldn’t always hear it everywhere else.
- I also wish we had just a little more food in the morning half of the trip.. even little smoothie cups or some dip and chips would have been awesome.. for some reason I thought it included a light breakfast so we were starving by lunch.. totally our own fault though.
-Inside of the boat was beautiful, but they had suede furniture for some reason. Obviously they don’t want sunscreen and water on that but it felt like an odd choice for a rental boat since we couldn’t really sit on it if we needed an indoor break.
Suggestions aside, overall it was an incredible day, I would highly recommend this company and we all couldn’t stop talking about it for days. Worth the splurge if it’s outside your normal spending for sure.
if I ever find myself back in curaçao I will definitely look into booking this experience again!
Bring some cash to tip the crew, I totally forgot and wanted to on the way out. They really went above and beyond
