Lürssen is one of the world’s oldest and most accomplished shipbuilders, producing custom motor yachts and expedition vessels from its yards near Bremen since 1875. The four Lürssen yachts available for charter around Tobago Cays sit at the apex of the charter market: large, fully custom vessels engineered to the yard’s extraordinary standard and finished to specifications that reflect years of collaboration between owner, designer and builder.
Lürssen charter yachts in the Caribbean fleet typically measure 60 to 90 metres and above, with each vessel designed and built as a one-off to owner specification. Steel hulls and aluminium superstructures are standard, providing the structural foundation for interior volumes that rival small hotels. Guest arrangements run to eight cabins or more in the largest examples, with dedicated beach clubs, helipads on some vessels and crew quarters for fifteen or twenty.
Weekly charter rates for Lürssen yachts in the Caribbean range from approximately 200,000 to over 600,000 euros, reflecting the scale and specification of the fleet. The APA of around 30 percent covers fuel for daily passages, fine dining provisions, wine and berthing fees. Enquiries for peak December to April dates typically need to be made twelve to eighteen months in advance.
Tobago Cays National Park provides an appropriately dramatic setting for a Lürssen charter. The yacht anchors in the main lagoon off Baradal Island, with the beach club providing access to Horseshoe Reef for snorkelling with sea turtles. Petit Rameau, Petit Bateau, Jamesby and Petit Tabac complete the park circuit, and passages to Mustique, Bequia and St Lucia extend the week across the full range of the Windward Islands.
