Dock-and-Dine Yacht Charter in Fort Lauderdale — Cruise to Dinner
A dock-and-dine charter in Fort Lauderdale is a private, captained yacht that cruises the Intracoastal and ties up at a waterfront restaurant for lunch or dinner, then brings you home past Millionaires’ Row: 15th Street Fisheries, Shooters, Coconuts and the Hollywood docks, from about $850 for three hours plus the table.
Fort Lauderdale Yacht Charters — By the Hour, Day, Weekend or Week
Fort Lauderdale restaurants you can reach by boat
15th Street Fisheries
On the Intracoastal by the 17th Street bridge, with its own docks and the tarpon under them; the classic.
Shooters Waterfront
North of Sunrise on the Intracoastal, the long dock and the busiest Sunday afternoon on the water.
Coconuts
On the Intracoastal below Las Olas at the beach end, small docks, book the table ahead.
Southport Raw Bar
On the Cordova Road canal south of 17th Street; a short dock and the cheapest stone crab on the route.
Le Tub and Billy’s Stone Crab, Hollywood
Forty minutes south on the Intracoastal, both with docks, for a boat leaving from Hollywood or Hallandale.
Dock space is first come, so the captain calls ahead and ties up while you eat; a dock fee, where there is one, is a few dollars and paid at the restaurant.
How a dock-and-dine charter runs
Three hours
An hour on the water, an hour at the table, an hour home; the lunch version.
Four hours
The Isles and the New River first, dinner at sunset, the lit houses on the way back. The sightseeing half is the Millionaires’ Row cruise.
A full day
The sandbar in the afternoon, a shower on the boat, dinner at the dock.
What it costs
The charter is priced by the boat and the hours like any other: three hours from about $850 on a boat under 40 feet, four from about $1,150, with captain and fuel added at checkout; the table is yours to settle with the restaurant. The bands by boat size are on Fort Lauderdale yacht rentals, and the hourly, day and weekend charters on the Fort Lauderdale charters hub.
Boats for a dock-and-dine evening
Every boat below is private and captained; the price shown is the boat for its shortest charter, with crew and fuel added at checkout.
Three to start with: the Dream Luxe (45 ft, up to 13 guests), the The Good Life (75 ft, up to 13 guests) and the Sea No (46 ft, up to 13 guests).
4 yachts in Fort Lauderdale
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Dock-and-dine questions
Do you book the restaurant?
The desk will, or you can; the captain confirms the dock on the day.
Can we eat on the boat instead?
Yes: catering or a private chef can be added at checkout, and the boat anchors in Lake Sylvia for the meal.
Which restaurants have docks big enough for a yacht?
15th Street Fisheries and Shooters take boats to about 60 feet; Coconuts and Southport suit the smaller boats. The captain matches the dock to the boat.
Is there a dock fee?
Sometimes, a few dollars, paid at the restaurant.
Can we do this from Hollywood or Hallandale?
Yes; Le Tub and Billy’s are on that stretch, and Fort Lauderdale is forty minutes north.
Book a dock-and-dine charter
Send the date, the group size and the restaurant you have in mind; the desk picks a boat the dock can take and books the table. Text or call the Fort Lauderdale desk on (954) 246-3636, or WhatsApp the same number.