Find your Icacos Island catamaran day
An Icacos Island catamaran trip can be a shared sailing day with a warm buffet, an outing with sandwiches and snorkeling equipment, or a shorter power-catamaran excursion with a cold buffet. Compare those practical differences before choosing. The length of the excursion does not tell you how much time you will spend in the water, and the sea remains part of every arrangement.
All three outings compared here start at 200 Avenida Marina View in Fajardo. Arrange the mainland journey around the exact meeting instructions on your booking. For the wider choice of vessels and optional San Juan transport, use the boat-tour comparison; this page focuses on the shared catamaran experience.
Catamaran trips
Choose the shared catamaran for a hot buffet and water slide, or the shorter boat trip for a cold buffet. The other catamaran includes sandwiches and children’s snorkeling gear.
Hand-picked tours, booked through GetYourGuide. Prices are indicative starting prices in US dollars (as of October 2026). Tap a tour for live availability and the current price in your currency.
Shared catamaran with hot lunch buffet
- Premium snorkeling equipment
- Water slide and swings
- Unlimited soft drinks and rum
The shared catamaran accommodates up to 49 guests. Signature cocktails and wine cost extra.
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Boat trip with cold buffet lunch
- Snorkel gear and floats
- Shaded cabin and seats
- Freshwater shower
Fruit and vegetable trays and unlimited water, soda and juices are included.
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Catamaran trip with sandwiches
- Snorkeling gear including kids' gear
- Flotation devices
- Unlimited soft drinks
Seasonal fruit and rum drinks are provided aboard.
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Compare a six-hour sailing outing, a five-and-a-half-hour catamaran trip and a four-hour power-catamaran day.
Meals and time aboard
The six-hour sailing outing includes a freshly prepared Puerto Rican hot lunch buffet, soft drinks, juices, mocktails and a rum bar. Coconut and passion-fruit sorbet is served on the return sail. Special cocktails, wine, hard seltzers and the specified local beers are available at additional cost. The range of included drinks should not be read as every drink being covered.
The five-and-a-half-hour catamaran serves sandwiches, snacks and seasonal fruit. Unlimited soft drinks and specified rum drinks are included, alongside snorkeling gear with children's equipment and flotation devices. Beer and hotel pickup are excluded. This is a different meal and equipment combination from the warm-buffet outing, even though both use a catamaran.
The four-hour power-catamaran outing includes a cold buffet with meats, cheeses, tuna, chicken, bean and pasta salads, plus seasonal fruit and vegetable trays. Water, soda and fruit juices are included. It also carries snorkel gear and floats. Hotel transfers and beer are excluded, so add the mainland journey separately rather than comparing only the time printed for the excursion.
Facilities on board
The six-hour sailing catamaran is shared, accommodating up to 49 guests. Its facilities include day beds, seating and tables, bean bags, net lounging areas, a shaded cabin top and two restrooms. Swimming ladders at the front and back, a slide, water swings and floating equipment are included features. If your priority is a boat for only your party, use the private-tour guide instead of interpreting the detailed shared-boat equipment as a private charter.
A curated music playlist is included on this six-hour sailing outing. It is an onboard feature within a nature-reserve visit. DRNA's order dated 7 March 2025 addresses excessive vehicle and boat sound above the permitted levels in its protected areas. Keep the protected setting in mind; the playlist does not turn the trip into a separate party programme.
The four-hour option includes a shaded cabin with cushioned seats, a private restroom and a freshwater shower. These facilities belong to the vessel. Icacos itself has no toilets or permanent sun shelters, and the equipment listed for one catamaran should not be carried over to another. Select the boat whose stated facilities meet your needs.
Swimming, snorkeling and the sea
Flotation devices on the sandwich outing and floats on the power-catamaran help distinguish their equipment, but they do not remove currents or replace the crew's instructions. There are no island lifeguards. Let the crew know your experience level and understand the water entry and return arrangement before joining an activity. The snorkeling guide covers reef contact and wildlife space.
Good-looking skies are not enough to judge the sea. Read the current marine forecast and access notices before heading to the marina. Winter north swell can affect boat conditions even during a regionally drier period. A captain may cancel because of weather; leave some flexibility in your schedule and read the cancellation terms for the outing you choose.
Bring sun protection and plan drinking water for the mainland travel and beach portions as well as time aboard. Keep everything you take to the island together for the return, including rubbish. Use the weather and season guide to separate regional rainfall patterns from the conditions that determine a particular sailing.
Catamaran questions
Is the six-hour sailing outing private?
It is a shared catamaran outing for up to 49 guests. A private group boat is a separate booking format with its own group limit and inclusions.
Which trip has a shower?
The four-hour power-catamaran includes a freshwater shower, a restroom and a shaded cabin with cushioned seats. These are boat facilities rather than facilities on Icacos.
Do all catamarans include the same lunch?
The six-hour outing serves a warm Puerto Rican buffet, the five-and-a-half-hour outing sandwiches and snacks, and the four-hour outing a cold buffet. The different formats are useful when planning the whole day.