Miami Yacht Marina Pickup Locations
Miami yacht charters board at the boat’s own marina: Miami Beach Marina at 300 Alton Road, Bill Bird Marina at Haulover, the Miami River marinas, the Downtown and Watson Island docks, Coconut Grove and the Rickenbacker Causeway. Each boat’s page names its marina, and after booking you get the exact dock, arrival time and captain’s contact.
The marinas the fleet leaves from
- Miami Beach Marina, South Beach: 300 Alton Road, Miami Beach, FL 33139, at the foot of Alton Road by South of Fifth. The busiest departure, minutes from Star Island and the bay sandbars.
- Bill Bird Marina at Haulover: 10800 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33154, between Bal Harbour and Sunny Isles, beside the Haulover sandbar and inlet.
- The Miami River: the river marinas near Little Havana and Allapattah, such as Regal Marina (2215 NW 14th Street), River Landing (1400 NW North River Drive) and Chamonix Marina (3480 NW 21st Street), a cruise down the river to the bay.
- Downtown and Watson Island: the bayside docks by Bayside Marketplace, the Venetian Causeway and Island Gardens on the MacArthur Causeway, close to Brickell and the port.
- Coconut Grove: Dinner Key, Bayshore Landing and Grove Harbour on South Bayshore Drive.
- Rickenbacker Causeway: Rickenbacker Marina, 3301 Rickenbacker Causeway, on the way to Key Biscayne.
- North Bay Village and North Miami Beach: a few boats board at Harbour Island and Marina Palms.
The four main departure areas, and which neighbourhoods each suits, are on Miami yacht departure areas.
Use your boat’s instructions, not a general address
Different boats in the same marina can board at different docks and gates, and a marina’s name can cover more than one entrance. Use the message you get after booking: the address or map pin, the dock and slip, where to park or be dropped off, the arrival time and the captain’s contact. Forward that one message to every guest and to your driver, rather than a search result or an old screenshot.
Arrival and drop-off
Arrive 20 to 30 minutes before departure for parking, check-in and the briefing; the charter starts at the booked time. Allow for causeway, Alton Road and Collins Avenue traffic at weekends and in season. A black car drops the group at the marina gate and collects them at the same place; see black car transportation. Caterers and decorators deliver to the dock on their own instructions, timed before you board.
Hotel pickups
Most charters board at their own marina. A pickup from a hotel or residence dock is possible only where that dock allows it and it is confirmed for your boat; ask the team before you plan around it. Every boat and its marina is on every yacht rental in Miami.
Pickup questions
Can I use a marina address from a boat I looked at earlier?
Where should a driver drop the group?
Can the yacht pick us up at our hotel?
When should we arrive?
Not sure which marina suits you?
Send where you are staying and the date, and the team suggests the boats that leave closest to you.
Three to start with: the 53' Azimut (53 ft, up to 13 guests), the Mav (85 ft, up to 13 guests) and the Destiny (90 ft, up to 13 guests). Or see them all on Miami yacht rental.