Memorial Day weekend, out on Biscayne Bay.
Memorial Day weekend, the last Monday in May, is the unofficial start of the Miami summer on the water. This field file covers the route moods and how to send the brief that books it.
Send the date early, then pick the mood.
Memorial Day weekend is one of the busiest boating weekends of the year, so the date comes first. Send it with the group size and Luxx matches the vessel.
- Primary dossierBiscayne Bay Yacht Charter Route
- Holiday dateMemorial Day is the last Monday in May.
- PricingFrom $4,495 · 4H
- Group sizeEach vessel has a U.S. Coast Guard-set guest capacity - tell us your group size when you inquire and we'll confirm the right boat.
The day, hour by hour.
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13:00Boarding
Board into the long weekend
Start easy: shade, water, and a route matched to the weather and the group.
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15:00The middle
Sandbar or swim stop
Haulover brings the social read; Nixon keeps it calmer off Key Biscayne.
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DuskReturn
Skyline return
Close the first weekend of summer with the city lights on the way back in.
Why Memorial Day weekend works on the water.
Memorial Day, the last Monday in May, opens the Miami summer season. It is a natural weekend for a private charter: family and friends together for the long weekend, one whole boat instead of a packed public beach, and Biscayne Bay as the flexible spine. Start with the Biscayne Bay route dossier, then choose the read - a social sandbar afternoon, a calmer scenic day, or a golden-hour run. The whole boat is yours from $4,495 for a 4-hour window, priced for the boat and split across the group rather than per head.
For a sense of what else is on the Miami calendar around the holiday, the Greater Miami visitor guide is a useful public orientation. It is background for planning, not a Luxx availability promise.
Match the route to the group.
A louder group leans toward the Haulover sandbar for the social hour; a mixed-age family group often prefers the scenic Nixon read off Key Biscayne. Either way, the day can finish with the skyline return that photographs best. If the group is one of a run of summer holidays, the Fourth of July charter follows the same shape a few weeks later.
Send the date first, not a vague holiday ask.
The single most useful thing you can send is the exact date, a backup date, and the group size. Memorial Day weekend fills early, so an early brief gives Luxx the best shot at matching the right vessel. Food, drinks, decor, music, and water-toy requests are added to the brief and confirmed in writing for your date.
What this file can and cannot do.
It can help you shape the plan and read the route moods. It cannot lock a boat, a route, or a price for a date Luxx has not seen. Send the date and group size and Luxx will write the weekend around it.
Send the date. Luxx will write the weekend around it.
Share the date, group size, and the mood you want. Every add-on is confirmed in writing for your date.