Ibiza's best days happen offshore, and the boat you choose decides what kind of day it is. Five crewed trips, priced from €20 to €1,090:
- Party boat cruise — Float Your Boat Ibiza
- Sunset catamaran — Lady Virginia Ibiza
- Formentera day trip — Smart Charter Ibiza
- Es Vedrà half-day — Boat Trip Salvador
- Private catamaran — GOA Catamaran Ibiza
Every one of them comes with a crew, so nobody in your group has to drive. What separates them is the noise, the length of the day and the price unit: four sell a seat per person, one sells the whole catamaran. Here is how they compare before you book.
Which Ibiza boat trip should you choose?
Start with two numbers: how long you want to be out, and what the price actually buys. A seat runs €20 to €95 per person for three to six hours. A private catamaran is €1,090 per boat for seven. Mood decides the rest — a DJ on deck, a quiet sunset, or a crossing to Formentera.
A loud day: the Ibiza party boat
Float Your Boat Ibiza sells a seat at €55 per person for 3 hours 30 minutes, on a boat that takes up to 100 guests. DJ on deck, swim stops, paddleboards. If the crowd is the point, this is the one.
A quiet evening: the sunset catamaran
Lady Virginia Ibiza charges €95 per person for 4 hours, up to 20 guests. The same coast, a fifth of the crowd, drinks and tapas served on deck, and the sunset watched from a lounger rather than a dance floor.
A full day: Formentera
Two ways across. Smart Charter Ibiza sells a shared day trip at €95 per person for 6 hours, up to 12 guests. GOA Catamaran Ibiza sells the whole catamaran at €1,090 for 7 hours, up to 11 guests.
A short scenic run: Es Vedrà
Boat Trip Salvador is the cheap way onto the water: €20 per person for 3 hours from Sant Antoni, up to 80 guests, out to the foot of Es Vedrà and back with a swim stop along the way.
How much does a boat party in Ibiza cost?
€55 per person for 3 hours 30 minutes with Float Your Boat Ibiza, leaving from Passeig de la Mar in Sant Antoni de Portmany. That buys a seat on a shared boat for up to 100 guests, with the DJ, the crew and the paddleboards already in the price.
What the €55 covers
The cruise along the west coast, the DJ and music, paddleboards to use and the crew on board. Drinks come from the on-board bar and are paid separately, as are club entry (combo tickets cost extra), transfers and gratuities. Rated 4.9 from 4,324 reviews; the crew works in English and Spanish.
Who it suits
Groups who want the island's party spirit on the water rather than in a club. The route runs the west coast with swim and paddleboard stops in turquoise coves, and the sunset sailings are timed for the famous San Antonio sunset.
Is a sunset catamaran calmer than a party boat?
Yes. Lady Virginia Ibiza runs a relaxed cruise with good music rather than a party boat, and caps it at 20 guests instead of 100. It costs €95 per person for 4 hours out of San Antonio harbour.
Four hours from San Antonio harbour
You sail the coast, anchor in the coves to swim and snorkel, try the paddleboard, then watch the sunset from the deck. Rated 4.9 from 1,796 reviews, with crew in Spanish, English and German, and booked per person as a shared trip.
Drinks and tapas on deck
The catamaran cruise, the crew, drinks and tapas, snorkel gear and a paddleboard are included; premium drinks, transfers and gratuities are not. Against the €55 party seat, the extra €40 per person buys thirty more minutes, a fifth of the crowd and food on board.
How do you spend a day at Formentera?
Cross from Marina Ibiza with Smart Charter Ibiza and anchor off Ses Illetes: €95 per person for 6 hours as a shared day trip, up to 12 guests. The crew runs the boat throughout, so no sailing experience is needed from anyone aboard.
Six hours across the strait
The trip goes by catamaran or motor yacht to Formentera's white-sand beaches, where you swim, snorkel and paddle over the clearest shallows in the Mediterranean. A swim platform, SUP and snorkel gear are included. Rated 4.4 from 34 reviews; crew in Spanish and English.
Shared seat or the whole boat
The €95 is a per-person price on a shared day trip; the same boats can be chartered privately for a group. Food and drinks are not included on every trip, and marina and entry fees, transfers and gratuities are paid separately.
The cheapest way to see Es Vedrà
€20 per person for 3 hours with Boat Trip Salvador, from Port de Sant Antoni on Avinguda Doctor Fleming. It is the lowest entry price of the five and takes up to 80 guests, which is part of why the operator calls it a great-value family trip.
Three hours past caves and arches
The boat runs the west coast past sea caves and natural rock arches to the foot of Es Vedrà, the rock that guards the island's south-west, and stops to swim and snorkel in clear water beneath the cliffs. Rated 4.9 from 1,865 reviews; crew in Spanish, English and German.
What a €20 seat leaves out
The trip, the crew, the swim and snorkel stop and the Es Vedrà photo pass are in the price. Drinks and snacks are not, snorkel gear is not on board on every departure, and transfers and gratuities are separate.
Per person or per boat — which works out cheaper?
Four of the five trips sell a seat, from €20 to €95 per person. Only GOA Catamaran Ibiza sells the boat: €1,090 per catamaran for a 7-hour day, up to 11 guests. In a full boat that is about €99 each — a shade over the €95 seat, for a catamaran nobody else is on.
A private catamaran for up to eleven
GOA's skippered catamarans leave Sant Antoni for Formentera and Ibiza's quieter calas, on a route you agree with your own skipper. Skipper and crew, fuel, snorkel gear and a paddleboard are included; catering is optional, and marina fees, transfers and gratuities are extra. Rated 4.9 from 211 reviews.
The five trips side by side
Important
€1,090 is a price per catamaran, not per person. Split between eleven guests it works out at about €99 each; between six it is about €182 each, roughly twice a per-person seat.
| Trip | Price | Unit | Duration | Group size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party cruise (Float Your Boat) | €55 | per person | 3 h 30 min | up to 100 |
| Sunset catamaran (Lady Virginia) | €95 | per person | 4 h | up to 20 |
| Formentera day trip (Smart Charter) | €95 | per person | 6 h | up to 12 |
| Es Vedrà trip (Boat Trip Salvador) | €20 | per person | 3 h | up to 80 |
| Private catamaran (GOA) | €1,090 | per catamaran | 7 h | up to 11 |
Booking goes straight to the operator, at their price. The live options sit on the Ibiza boat tours page and the Ibiza sailing charter page.
Two of these trips now have a page of their own: the Float Your Boat cruise is priced out in what an Ibiza boat party costs, and the two ways across to Formentera are compared in Formentera from Ibiza.
