Montserrat is the Leeward Islands most overlooked destination, a fact that works strongly in the favour of the yacht charter client who includes it in a private circuit. The island is green, quiet, authentically Caribbean and unlike anywhere else in the chain: its volcanic heritage gives it a drama and strangeness that St Barts or Antigua, however beautiful, cannot replicate.
At 125,000 euros per week, a crewed motor yacht in the 43 to 50 metre range makes Montserrat an achievable part of a broader Leeward Islands itinerary. The yacht anchors off Little Bay in the north, the island main active settlement since Plymouth was abandoned after the 1995 eruption. The Volcano Observatory provides briefings and viewpoints. The northern hills, covered in lush tropical vegetation, offer walking trails and quiet roads rarely visited by mass tourism.
The island appeal extends to its waters. The dive sites off Montserrat include the Soufriere Hills volcanic ash flows on the seabed at shallower depths, making for genuinely unusual underwater terrain. The reef systems to the north of the island around Little Bay are healthy and relatively undived, with good visibility in the trade wind season.
The advance provisioning allowance at this price adds approximately 37,500 euros, covering fuel for a Leeward Islands circuit including Montserrat, provisioning through the marinas at Gustavia and Falmouth Harbour, and marina fees across the chain.
