Xclusive Yachts

Xclusive Yachts has chartered boats in Dubai since 2006 and says it runs a fleet of more than forty yachts.

Departures are from Dubai Marina and Dubai Harbour. Alongside private charters it sells shared tours for people who want time on the water without hiring a whole boat: a ninety-minute coastline tour, a Dubai Marina and JBR cruise past Ain Dubai, dinner cruises aboard its houseboats, and an over-21s party sailing nightly from 9pm. It also runs deep-sea fishing charters leaving at 6am and 2pm daily, and smaller boat rentals for groups that do not need a yacht.

At the top of the range it operates a 141ft Sunseeker tri-deck superyacht.

Worth knowing: the shared tours are priced per person, so a couple or a solo traveller does not have to cover the cost of a full charter.