Leonard M. Thompson International, Marsh Harbour (MHH)
Marsh Harbour
Handles private-jet arrivals.
- Record: airport · verified

Part of Bahamas Yacht Charter.
Harbour Island rewards captains who know local holding and quay politics. We plan around Valentines Marina, Harbour Island, keep APA honest, and leave room for weather — the Bahamas way, without duplicating the country-hub page.

Privacy, pace, and places you cannot reach by road.
A luxury yacht charter Harbour Island rewards guests with a combination you cannot replicate from a hotel: total privacy, an itinerary that flexes around your party, and access to coves, restaurants and reefs that road-bound travellers simply never see. Blue Ocean Club curates Harbour Island cruises across motor yachts, sailing yachts, catamarans and superyachts — every option live-priced against the global live availability feed and presented with our 100% best-price guarantee.
Harbour Island sits at the heart of one of the world's great cruising grounds. Days unfold at the pace of the sea: long swims off the platform, lunch at a beach club where your concierge has held the best table, an afternoon cruise to a quieter anchorage, cocktails on the bow as the light softens. The captain rewrites tomorrow's plan based on tonight's weather and your party's mood.
Blue Ocean Club matches each crewed yacht charter Harbour Island enquiry to yachts whose published operating area, specifications and current availability fit the requested dates. The final shortlist is checked against the yacht's authorised charter information before contract, and route details remain subject to operating conditions and the captain's final approval.
Season, route, hull and investment — the four things every guest asks before we lock a yacht.
The established charter window used for planning in this cruising region is December through April. Conditions still vary by exact dates and route, so the captain's forecast and operating advice govern the final itinerary.
The strongest Harbour Island itinerary is built from destination-specific marinas, anchorages and places that are actually available for the requested dates. The route remains flexible around weather, berth availability, local restrictions and the yacht's operating limits.
The most suitable yacht for Harbour Island depends on guest count, layout preference, draft, range, speed and the intended itinerary. Compare the verified specifications on the individual yacht listings rather than relying on a generic destination-wide yacht type.
Charter pricing in Harbour Island depends on the yacht, dates, operating area and the final charter terms. Verified yacht rates are shown on individual listings when available; taxes, operating expenses, provisioning and any other booking-specific charges are confirmed before contract rather than estimated from a global template. Minimum charter duration is yacht- and date-specific.
Live pricing — charters from €40,000 / week
From quiet anchorages to time ashore — a planning sample to adapt around the yacht, local conditions and verified availability.
Swimming, dining and relaxation shaped around the facilities of the yacht selected
Use the water toys and sports equipment actually carried by the yacht, where local rules allow
Add towns, beaches, restaurants or cultural stops when verified locally and available for your dates
Plan menus with the yacht's confirmed crew and the provisions available for the charter
Keep the route responsive to weather, berth availability and the captain's operating decisions
The prime window for a yacht charter Harbour Island runs December through April.
A handful of signature experiences that define a charter on this coast.
Valentines Marina, Harbour Island is the practical base for a Harbour Island charter — up to 40 m LOA. Most weeks start here, run the coast by day and return for the night, or push on to the neighbouring cruising grounds below.
Cayo Largo sits roughly 386 km away — a comfortable day leg from Harbour Island and the most common extension our brokers build into a week here.
South Side Provo sits roughly 609 km away — a comfortable day leg from Harbour Island and the most common extension our brokers build into a week here.
Share a few details and we will return a private yacht shortlist — availability, APA guidance and a clear next step — within one working day.
Hover a marker for a quick brief — click through for the full marina guide, berthing notes and nearby cruising.
Harbour Island pink-sand base near Eleuthera.
We choreograph NAS / ELH arrivals into Valentines Marina, Harbour Island.
Meeting point
Meeting point: Valentines Marina, Harbour Island — confirm quay / pontoon with the captain the morning of embarkation.
Arrival buffer
Plan 60–90 minutes from wheels-down to passerelle for chauffeur corridors; helicopter windows are tighter when helipad access is confirmed.
Berth lead time
4–12 weeks for peak season slips
Captain / crew
Approach Valentines Marina, Harbour Island with local pilotage notes from the captain; high season berths book weeks ahead. Fuel, water and shore power are available — confirm waste and amp rating before arrival.
Tender fallback
When berths are scarce we hold a sheltered anchorage + tender (or captain-only standby) plan before you fly — never a last-minute scramble at the mole.
Luggage / night before
Night-before hotel near the gateway (or marina) when late arrivals risk missing the embarkation slot — we hold rooms against the transfer plan.
Gateways
[Indicative / draft] Indicative seasonal berth ranges are shared on request — confirm with the marina agent before contract. We never publish unverified nightly rates as fact.
Tender bookings, table reservations and jetty access — addresses, phones and sites below. Your Blue Ocean Club concierge can hold the table — request via the enquiry form.
Tables held in advance by your concierge — addresses, phones and sites below, from beachfront classics to Michelin dining rooms. Request via the enquiry form.
Dunmore Town
Conch salad classic by the water.
Harbour Island
Beach lunch on the pink sand.
Paradise Island
Atlantis resort dining.
Harbour Island
Harbour Island courtyard dining.
Hover a marker for a quick brief — click to open the approach notes below. The protected coves and roadsteads your captain will plot into your week.
Independent brokerage with live inventory, transparent pricing, and a concierge that works the coast before you step aboard.
Live availability feed across 2,000+ yachts — hold and confirm in hours, not weeks.
We do not mark up the charter fee. The price you see is the operator's price.
Our recommendations follow the boat, not a commission — owners pay us, not introducing brokers.
Restaurants, transfers, private guides, helicopters and beach clubs handled long before you board.
Tell us your dates and party — we return three live options within the day.
Tell us your dates, party size and what makes a perfect day on the water. We reply within one working day with a curated shortlist and a transparent quote.
Prepared by the Blue Ocean Club editorial team from the cited destination and charter sources available for this page. This page is maintained by the Blue Ocean Club charter desk — editorial content, not an independent certification.
Destination intelligence coverage
This guide currently connects 53 charter yachts on record, 1 berthing option. Counts describe records available to the page, not first-hand visits or live availability.
Editorial provenance
Prepared by the Blue Ocean Club editorial team from the cited destination and charter sources available for this page.
Where the facts come from
No curated citation set is attached to this destination yet. Unsupported source claims are not added as a fallback.
Last data refresh
The underlying destination record was last refreshed 25 July 2026. A data refresh is not presented as a human verification event.
What we never state
We do not treat database inventory as live availability and do not present unverified operator pricing or operator terms as confirmed facts. Availability, rates, taxes, berth suitability and charter terms are confirmed for the specific enquiry.
Planning intelligence
Everything you would need to decide on this destination today — seasons, suitability, yachts, aircraft, demand and booking pressure. Each line carries its confidence level, and anything we cannot support says so.
Climate, travel seasons, charter seasons and the operational wind and storm patterns that actually apply here.
Rated on stored evidence, not opinion: Excellent, Very Good, Good, Limited or Unavailable.
Hull types and charter formats that the cruising ground and berth infrastructure actually support.
Classified from our airport graph. Runway limits are never inferred — an unknown stays unknown.
Demand and occupancy trends rather than invented prices.
Planning horizons and waiting-list risk, confidence-labelled.
Described objectively — ages, access, indoor options and medical proximity.
Verified reserves, eco-marina infrastructure and conservation programmes only.
Decision support
Nowhere else combines a major private-aviation hub, the deepest superyacht refit and berth market in the world, and true turquoise island cruising within a single short crossing. Guests can land by jet in the morning and anchor over Bahamian sand the same afternoon.
Who should look elsewhere: Guests seeking heritage, remoteness or quiet in the winter peak, and anyone unwilling to build flexibility around the Gulf Stream crossing.
How long to stay: Seven nights for the Bahamian banks. Ten nights if the Florida side is included properly.
Luxury experience
Arrival, transfer, shore stay, embarkation, cruising, dining and departure for Harbour Island — only the stages we can evidence.
Who is travelling
Every decision explained in order, from gateway to disembarkation.
What matters most
Selecting a profile changes the order and emphasis only. The facts, sources and confidence levels never change.
Cruising days follow our published itinerary “Bahamas — The Exumas”.
Day 1 — Arrival and shore stay
Arrive Leonard M. Thompson International, Marsh Harbour (MHH)
Marsh Harbour
Day 2 — Nassau
Anchor at Anchor at Rose Island, east of Nassau
Embark in Nassau — provisioning, briefings, and a short shakedown out past Paradise Island. Evening cruise to anchor under the stars at Rose Island.
Graycliff or Compass Point ashore in Nassau
Provisioning at Solomon's Fresh Market
Last cocktails ashore at Graycliff
Sunset cruise past Paradise Island
Day 3 — Highbourne Cay
Anchor at Berth at Highbourne Cay Marina
Cross the Yellow Bank to the northern Exumas and Highbourne Cay. Tie up at the marina, snorkel with reef sharks at the marina dock, beach barbecue.
Xuma Beach Restaurant
Snorkel with nurse sharks at the marina pier
Beach club lunch at the Xuma Beach Restaurant
Bonefishing on the flats at low tide
Day 4 — Allen's Cay
Anchor at Anchor in the channel between Allen's and Leaf Cay
Tender across to Allen's Cay — uninhabited, home to a colony of endangered Bahamian rock iguanas. Bring lettuce, behave yourself, photograph from the beach.
Lunch aboard
Photograph the rock iguanas on Allen's beach
Snorkel the coral heads in the channel
SUP between the two cays at high tide
Day 5 — Norman's Cay
Anchor at Anchor off MacDuff's beach
South to Norman's Cay — once Carlos Lehder's notorious cocaine smuggling base, now a sleepy island with a famous sunken DC-3 you can snorkel.
MacDuff's
Snorkel the sunken DC-3 in 3m of water
Lunch at MacDuff's on the beach
Walk the old airstrip
Day 6 — Compass Cay
Anchor at Berth at Compass Cay Marina
The Compass Cay marina — where you swim with nurse sharks straight off the dock. Hike to Rachel's Bubble Bath, a natural blowhole pool on the windward side.
Compass Cay marina grill
Swim with nurse sharks off the Compass marina pier
Hike to Rachel's Bubble Bath (best at high tide with waves)
Beach picnic on the windward side
Day 7 — Staniel Cay
Anchor at Anchor off Staniel Cay or berth at the SCYC marina
Staniel Cay — the social heart of the Exumas. Tender to Thunderball Grotto (you'll recognise it from the Bond film), dinner at the Staniel Cay Yacht Club.
Staniel Cay Yacht Club
Snorkel Thunderball Grotto at slack tide
Conch salad ashore at the Staniel Cay Yacht Club
Visit the Pink Store and the Blue Store
Day 8 — Big Major — Pig Beach
Anchor at Anchor in the bay off Pig Beach (west of Big Major)
Big Major Cay — the world-famous swimming pigs. Tender to the beach, swim alongside them, then on for snorkel at the Aquarium.
Lunch aboard; dinner at SCYC
Swim with the famous pigs of Big Major Cay
Snorkel 'The Aquarium' — a coral hotspot
Picnic lunch on the boat in the anchorage
Day 9 — Bitter Guana Cay
Anchor at Anchor on the west sandbar of Bitter Guana
Bitter Guana for the Exumas' rock iguanas in their largest colony, then a long anchorage afternoon on the white sand bank.
Lunch aboard on the sandbar
Photograph the Bitter Guana rock iguanas
Sandbar lunch when the tide drops
SUP across to neighbouring Gaulin Cay
Day 10 — Shroud Cay
Anchor at Anchor in Shroud's main west-coast bay
North to Shroud Cay — the Exuma Land & Sea Park's most beautiful corner. Tender up the mangrove creeks to Camp Driftwood at the top.
Lunch aboard
Tender the mangrove creek to the windward beach
Climb to Camp Driftwood for the view
Snorkel the reefs on the south side
Day 11 — Nassau
Anchor at Berth at Atlantis Marina or Albany
Final crossing back to Nassau under a long Bahamian dawn. Disembarkation at Atlantis Marina or Albany.
Café Matisse · Graycliff for the farewell
Final morning swim at sea
Brunch at Café Matisse before transfer
Atlantis aquarium or Albany golf before flights
Source itinerary: Bahamas — The Exumas (10 days)
Which gateway do guests fly into for Harbour Island Yacht Charter?
Leonard M. Thompson International, Marsh Harbour (MHH)
Marsh Harbour
Handles private-jet arrivals.
Lynden Pindling International (NAS)
Nassau
Handles private-jet arrivals.
North Eleuthera (ELH)
North Eleuthera
Where do guests eat ashore?
Clifftop lunch spot above Pink Sands Beach on Harbour Island.
Reached by golf cart from the Harbour Island landing.
Answered
Each answer is drawn from a certified record in our knowledge graph, with the evidence and its confidence shown. Where we hold nothing, we say so rather than estimate.
The questions our records can answer with evidence today.
Which airport is best for reaching Harbour Island?
Harbour Island is served by Lynden Pindling International (NAS), North Eleuthera (ELH) and Leonard M. Thompson International, Marsh Harbour (MHH) in our graph. Lynden Pindling International handles private-jet arrivals.
Where should I spend a week if I start in Harbour Island?
Bahamas — The Exumas runs 10 days from Harbour Island, calling at Nassau, Highbourne Cay, Allen's Cay and Norman's Cay.
Can I arrive by private jet for a charter in Harbour Island?
Lynden Pindling International (NAS) and Leonard M. Thompson International, Marsh Harbour (MHH) are recorded as jet-capable for Harbour Island. Slots, handling and FBO availability are confirmed by the operator, not by us.
How many days should I plan for a charter in Harbour Island?
Our published route Bahamas — The Exumas runs 10 days across 10 stops, which is the duration we can evidence for Harbour Island.
Is Harbour Island better for a weekend or a full week?
The route we publish for Harbour Island is 10 days, so a full week uses the cruising ground as documented; a weekend covers only the first stops.
Arrival
Gateways, transfer times and the door-to-deck plan — mapped against the berths you would actually use.
Marinas, arrival gateways, stays, dining and family options — toggle the layers you care about.
Lynden Pindling International (NAS)
FBOs: Odyssey Aviation Nassau, Jet Aviation Nassau, Odyssey Aviation Nassau (FBO), Jet Nassau (handler)
North Eleuthera (ELH)
Leonard M. Thompson International, Marsh Harbour (MHH)
FBOs: Marsh Harbour ground handling (handler)
Ashore
Where our clients stay, eat and spend their days off the yacht — each entry held as a verified record, not a listing.
Bahamian
Reached by golf cart from the Harbour Island landing.