Let guests book and pay for snorkel trips to Pinel and Tintamarre, day trips to Anguilla and St Barths, and sunset cruises on your own website, 24/7, instead of chasing you by phone, email, or WhatsApp. You get the booking, the payment, and the calendar entry while you're out on the water.
Unlike seat-based booking systems, booksea is built for operators who rent out the whole boat, with captain and crew. Your customers book the entire vessel, ensuring you capture full revenue per booking without the complexity of managing individual seats.
Visitors to St Martin often choose their boat day after they land, from the beach or the cruise pier, and book whoever answers first. With booksea they can book a snorkel trip, an island crossing or a sunset cruise on your website at any hour, on either side of the island. Your Sint Maarten website becomes a 24/7 booking engine, converting visitors into confirmed charters even when you're out on the water.
Sync all bookings directly to your Google Calendar and eliminate double-bookings across your Sint Maarten charter fleet. Manage captain schedules, crew availability, and vessel maintenance windows in one place. When customers book online, your calendar updates automatically.
Booking software, not a marketplace
booksea is booking software, not a marketplace. You own your Stripe account, your Google Calendar, and most importantly—your customer relationships. We simply provide a booking widget for your Sint Maarten website. No marketplace listing next to your competitors, no contract, no third party between you and your guests. Leave anytime with all your data.
High season runs from mid-December to April, when winter visitors from North America and Europe fill the island and the best days sell out weeks ahead. Early March brings the Heineken Regatta, the busiest week on the water. Hurricane season (June to November, peaking August to October) means weather cancellations, so take a deposit at booking, let booksea email the balance reminder closer to the date, and suggest the next free day when a date is full.
The US dollar is the everyday currency on the Dutch side and the euro is official on the French side. Your booksea account runs in the one currency you choose, USD or EUR, and guests pay by card whatever currency their card is in. Payouts go straight to your own Stripe account, never through booksea.
Most charters leave from Simpson Bay Lagoon, working around the scheduled bridge openings, from Great Bay in Philipsburg, or from Marigot and Anse Marcel on the French side, with Oyster Pond and Grand Case covering the east and north coasts. Set each departure point up as its own trip so guests know exactly where to meet the boat.
Guests are mostly North American and European holidaymakers staying on both sides of the island, plus cruise passengers from Philipsburg with a fixed all-aboard time. The booking widget speaks English and French, and every booking lands in your Google Calendar with the guest's details and trip time.
Add your vessels, set pricing for whole-boat rentals, configure captain and stewardess fees, and define your availability. Customize packages for different charter types popular in Sint Maarten.
Sync your availability to prevent double-bookings. booksea automatically blocks off booked time slots and integrates with your existing Sint Maarten operations schedule.
Connect your own Stripe account for direct payment processing. Funds from Sint Maarten charters deposit straight to your business account—booksea never holds your money.
Add a simple code snippet to your Sint Maarten charter website. Customers book whole-boat charters directly on your site. Custom branding is included on Premium.
Your Sint Maarten customers can now book premium charters any time of day. You receive instant notifications and can focus on delivering exceptional experiences instead of managing phone calls and emails.
booksea works for any Sint Maarten boat charter operator offering premium whole-boat experiences with professional crew:
Half-day trips to the French-side nature reserve for reef snorkelling, turtles and beach time.
Full-day charters to Prickly Pear Cays, Sandy Ground or Shoal Bay, with passports and customs to arrange.
Full-day private crossings to Gustavia and Colombier, with lunch ashore.
Short evening trips along the Dutch-side coast, with drinks packages sold as bookable extras.
Half- and full-day offshore trips for wahoo, mahi-mahi and tuna.
Short private trips for groups from the Philipsburg cruise port, timed to get them back well before all-aboard.
Simple commission-based pricing with no hidden fees. Only pay when you get paid—no monthly subscription traps or upfront costs for Sint Maarten charter operators.
3% per booking
+ Standard Stripe processing fees apply.
Start Free Setup2% + €150 per booking + monthly fee
+ Standard Stripe processing fees apply.
Start Free SetupYes. Set each crossing up as its own trip with its own price, duration and deposit, and use the trip description to remind guests to bring their passports for customs. Guests book the whole boat for the day, so one booking covers the whole group.
Your booksea account runs in one currency, USD or EUR, whichever you choose for your business. Guests pay by card, and cards issued in euros or any other currency work; the guest's bank handles any conversion. Payouts land in your own Stripe account.
Yes. Cruise guests can book and pay on your website before they sail, choosing a trip that fits their time in port, and the booking goes straight into your Google Calendar. Keep cruise-day trips short enough to have guests back well before all-aboard.
booksea is booking software, not a marketplace. We don't list your Sint Maarten charters on a third-party platform or compete for your customers. The booking widget lives on YOUR website, payments go to YOUR Stripe account, and you own all customer relationships. We simply provide the technology to accept online bookings 24/7.
booksea charges 3% per booking on our Pay-As-You-Go plan, or 2% + €150/month on our Premium plan. There are no monthly fees on Pay-As-You-Go, no setup fees, no cancellation fees, and no hidden charges. You only pay when you receive bookings. Stripe's standard processing fees for your country also apply; they go directly to Stripe, not to us. Want a custom plan? Contact us to discuss enterprise options for high-volume charter operators.
Absolutely. Our Pay-As-You-Go plan is perfect for seasonal Sint Maarten charter operators because there are no monthly fees. You only pay the 3% commission when you receive bookings. During off-season, you pay nothing. Your account stays active and ready for next season.
You can leave anytime with no penalties or cancellation fees. Since you own your Stripe account and Google Calendar, your business data stays with you. Simply remove the booking widget from your Sint Maarten website and you're done. We believe in earning your business every month, not locking you in with contracts.
St Martin is a small island with a big charter market: two countries, two currencies, a busy international airport and one of the Caribbean's main cruise ports. Plenty of guests only decide on a boat day once they have landed, and they book whoever answers first.
booksea puts a booking widget on your own website so that answer is instant. Guests pick a trip, a date and a boat, pay a deposit, and the booking goes straight into your Google Calendar, whether you run snorkel trips out of Simpson Bay or crossings to St Barths from Marigot.
There is no marketplace between you and your guests and no monthly fee on Pay-As-You-Go: you pay 3% when a booking comes in, and nothing through the quiet months of hurricane season.
