Catamaran Tours From Palma De Mallorca

Palma holds more catamaran departures than any other port on the island. The listings covered here include seven shared Palma Bay sails, three small-group tapas trips and four private charters, all leaving from piers and marinas between Arenal and the Real Club Náutico. That concentration is the reason this guide exists: choosing a Palma departure is less about whether to sail and more about which pier, which duration and which style of day you want. If your hotel sits further west along the coast, the catamaran sails leaving from Santa Ponsa and Magaluf walks through the same kind of choices from that side of the bay.

The bay itself does a lot of the work. Cala Vella sits close to the Palma waterfront, and the wider Bay of Palma holds plenty of sheltered swimming spots, which is why trips as short as 2 hours can still include a proper swim stop. The waterfront you walk along to reach the boats has changed too: the Paseo Maritimo redevelopment added more than 1,800 trees along 3.5 kilometres and won a national sustainable construction prize, reported in late October 2026. Several of the departure piers below, including Muelle de Golondrinas and La Lonja, sit on or beside that stretch.

This page walks through the practical questions in order: which tours leave from Palma, which pier each one uses, what they cost and include, how long they run, which ones fit swimming and snorkelling, what a private charter looks like, and when in the day to go. Prices are printed exactly as the listings show them, with the basis stated, because a per-person sail and a per-group charter are not directly comparable.

Which Catamaran Tours Depart From Palma?

Fourteen catamaran listings covered here depart from Palma or Arenal: seven shared Palma Bay sails from $44.82 to $102.44 per person, three small-group tapas sails from $110.92 to $125 per person, and four private charters from $1,389.36 to $1,877.98 per group. Shared sails are priced per person; charters price the whole boat.

The shared Palma Bay group spans the widest range of styles. The Palma Catamaran Cruise with Swimming and Snorkelling runs 2 to 4 hours from Arenal Yacht Club, and the listing states hotel pickup and drop-off are not included. The Catamaran Luxury Tour with Meal and DJ, the most reviewed listing on this site at 4.5 from 3,654 reviews, runs 5 hours in the morning or 4 at sunset with a gourmet buffet and an onboard DJ. In between sit the Oasis Catamaran BBQ sail, the Magic Catamarans lunch or dinner trip, the Blue Circle electric catamaran with tapas and paddleboards, and the Sa Calma Boats premium trip with its three onboard areas.

The small-group tapas sails are a different product: 10 to 12 guests maximum, freshly made tapas rather than a buffet line, and ratings of 4.7 from 527 reviews, 4.8 from 649 reviews and 4.9 from 2,107 reviews respectively. Two of the three run from La Lonja Marina Charter, the third from D-Marin Palma Cuarentena. For readers weighing that trade-off, the guide to private versus shared catamaran trips breaks down when the smaller boat justifies the higher from-price.

Private charters from Palma run on catamarans and on two solar-powered vessels, all licensed for up to 12 guests, with from-prices between $1,389.36 and $1,877.98 per group. That figure covers the boat, not each person, so a full group of twelve divides very differently from a couple. The section on charters below covers what each one includes.

Where Do The Palma Catamarans Dock And Which Pier Should You Head To?

Palma departures split across six locations: Arenal Yacht Club, Muelle de Golondrinas by the Auditorium, the Escalera Real near La Lonja, La Lonja Marina Charter itself, D-Marin Palma Cuarentena, and the Real Club Náutico. Each listing names its own pier, and they are not interchangeable, so the booking confirmation is the document to follow.

The piers cluster along a walkable stretch of waterfront, but the distances matter if you are staying inland. Muelle de Golondrinas, at Av. de Gabriel Roca by the Auditorium, serves three listings: the Attraction Catamarans luxury tour with DJ, the Blue Circle electric catamaran, and the Oasis Catamaran aperitif-plus-BBQ trip. The Oasis BBQ-only sail uses the Escalera Real on the Paseo Marítimo near La Lonja Marina Charter. La Lonja itself, at Muelle de la lonja in the centre, is where both Sailpalma tapas listings leave from.

Further west, D-Marina Palma Cuarentena in the Ponent district hosts the 12-guest small-group tapas cruise, and the same marina area is where the Catamaran Good Life private charters meet, at Av. de Gabriel Roca 35. The Real Club Náutico serves the two solar-powered private catamarans. Arenal Yacht Club, the outlier, sits at the south-east end of the bay and belongs to the 2-to-4-hour swim and snorkel cruise, whose listing states that hotel pickup and drop-off are not included.

One detail worth knowing before you walk out: the port authority has excluded party boats, meaning tourist-registered vessels running onboard parties and music, from the new Muelle de las Golondrinas concession, as reported in December 2025. The listings covered here are conventional sailing and cruising catamarans rather than party vessels, and the reporting does not say which listings are affected. Readers comparing the louder end of the market can read the separate guide to party catamarans in Mallorca.

What Do Palma Bay Sailings Cost And What Is Included?

Shared Palma Bay sails run from $44.82 to $102.44 per person, small-group tapas sails from $110.92 to $125 per person, and private charters from $1,389.36 to $1,877.98 per group. Meals appear on the seven Palma Bay cruises and the three small-group tapas trips, though on some listings the BBQ comes only with a paid option rather than the base fare. Drinks, snorkel gear and towels vary listing by listing and belong in the comparison, not the assumption.

The table below holds the shared Palma Bay category only, per person, exactly as the listings state. The tapas sails and charters follow it.

Read the inclusions as closely as the price. The luxury DJ tour charges for snorkel gear on board at €20 and towels at €8, both stated in its exclusions, while the swim and snorkel cruise includes snorkeling equipment and life vests in the base price. The Magic Catamarans trip pours soft drinks, wine and sangria through the day, whereas the Sa Calma Boats premium trip includes one drink with more depending on which of its three onboard areas you book.

The premium trip deserves its own paragraph because its pricing structure is unusual. The Sa Calma Boats listing offers General, Premium Terrace and Sky VIP Lounge areas at different rates from $95.24 per person. The chosen area changes catering and drinks, with towels included only in the VIP area where specified. The trip lasts 4.5 hours with a 1.5-hour swim stop at Cala Vella, and snorkel gear requires a €10 deposit. Readers can check availability on the live listing alongside the fuller tour page.

At the value end, the luxury DJ tour is the site's most reviewed listing by a wide margin, 4.5 from 3,654 reviews, from $61.62 per person for a 5-hour morning or 4-hour sunset sailing with a gourmet buffet that lists vegetarian and vegan options. The trade-offs are printed plainly in its exclusions: bar drinks, snorkel gear and towels all cost extra on board.

Free cancellation is listed on every shared Palma sail above except where noted, and weather can still cancel trips, in which case the listing shows the policy. For budget planning across the whole island, the Mallorca boat tour prices guide puts Palma alongside the Alcudia and Cala Ratjada departures.

How Long Are The Trips And What Stops Do They Make?

Palma departures run from 2 hours on the Arenal swim and snorkel cruise to 5 hours on the Magic Catamarans tour, with the Oasis aperitif-and-BBQ sailing at 4 hours. The named stops are Cala Vella, Cap Enderrocat and the Bay of Palma, plus on one listing views of Palma Cathedral; no listing promises a stop it does not name.

Duration tracks closely with what the day feels like. The 2-to-4-hour cruise from Arenal is the half-day option for families or anyone with a late flight; the 4-hour electric catamaran, the 4-hour tapas sails and the 4.5-hour premium trip occupy the middle; and the 5-hour trips build in a full lunch or dinner service plus a long swim stop. Sunset versions exist on the DJ tour, at 4 hours, and as a day-or-sunset choice on the premium trip. Everything else covered here is indexed on Mallorca Katamaran Tours.

Cala Vella is the workhorse stop, named on three listings: the luxury tour with meal and DJ, the swim and snorkel cruise from Arenal, and the Sa Calma premium trip. The Magic Catamarans five-hour sailing names no stops at all in its listing. The Oasis BBQ-only trip sails Badia de Palma and Cala Vella. Its sister sailing, also four hours, serves an aperitif alongside the BBQ, with no further stop named in the listing. The two Sailpalma tapas listings state no named stops beyond the Bay of Palma, and the private charters state Bay of Palma or no stops at all, which is worth reading as flexibility rather than a fixed itinerary.

One legal frame sits behind every one of these stops. Anchoring on Posidonia oceanica meadows is banned in the Balearic Islands under Decret 25/2018, with authorised buoys as the legal alternative, a ban reinforced nationally by Real Decreto 191/2026 published in the BOE. In practice the crew handles this, but it explains why boats concentrate at the same named coves, where mooring is lawful, rather than dropping anchor anywhere that looks inviting.

Which Palma Departure Fits Swim Stops And Snorkelling Best?

The Arenal swim and snorkel cruise includes snorkel gear and life vests from $44.82 per person; the Blue Circle electric catamaran adds paddleboards and snorkel gear from $85.15; the premium trip includes gear with a €10 deposit. The DJ tour sells snorkel gear on board at €20, and the Oasis trips state no snorkel gear at all.

Shared Palma trips like the snorkelling and deluxe catamaran cruises build in a swim stop, with gear and water time setting them apart. The premium trip's 1.5-hour stop at Cala Vella is the longest stated swim window among the shared sails. The Blue Circle trip stacks the most toys into a 4-hour sailing: paddleboards, snorkeling equipment, a welcome cava or juice and tapas, with underwater scooters available at extra charge. Guests report Posidonia meadows being clearly visible from the water in snorkel contexts, which is part of what makes Cala Vella's marine-reserve status tangible rather than a label.

Swim safety rules are simple and worth knowing before you jump. Boats keep under 3 knots within 200 metres of beaches and 50 metres of the coast under general guidance, so the tenders and swim platforms do the last stretch slowly. The fuller picture of which bays the island's catamarans use, including the north-coast stops, is in the guide to snorkel stops on Mallorca catamaran tours.

Wildlife expectations should stay modest. No Palma departure is a dolphin-watching trip, and none should be booked as one. Passengers do report bottlenose dolphins off the south-west of the island on Santa Ponsa and Paguera routes, which no listing covered here departs from, and Spanish law keeps boats at least 60 metres from cetaceans under the exclusion zone of Real Decreto 1727/2007. Sightings happen; promises do not.

Can You Charter A Private Catamaran From Palma?

Four private charters depart Palma, priced per group rather than per person, from $1,389.36 to $1,877.98 for the whole boat with up to 12 guests. Two are conventional catamarans from $1,400.56 per group; two are solar-powered vessels at $1,389.36 and $1,877.98 per group.

The Catamaran Good Life pair covers the two styles. The aperitif charter, from $1,400.56 per group for 4 hours, includes tapas on board, plus snorkel gear, paddleboards and a sunset emphasis, with drinks sold separately through the onboard bar. The coves charter at the same from-price includes a deli-style lunch, towels, water and stops at two coves, though its listing states no total duration, so check the live listing for the sailing length. Neither carries enough reviews yet for a star claim, two and four respectively, which is worth knowing rather than a warning.

The solar-powered pair is the quieter option. The E-Sea Mallorca private cruise, from $1,389.36 per group for 4 hours from the Real Club Náutico, includes snorkel gear and six underwater sea scooters plus soft drinks, snacks and fruit; meals and hotel pickup are not, so plan catering separately. The Eco Catamaran charter, from $1,877.98 per group for about 4 hours, includes homemade snacks and fruit, soft drinks, snorkel gear and an underwater sea scooter, with beer, cava and wine at extra cost. It lists 11 reviews, too few for a star claim.

Because a charter price covers the boat, the per-person maths depends entirely on group size, and this site never divides a per-group price into a per-person figure. The private catamaran charter prices guide works through the comparison in detail, and the romantic-angle page covers proposals on a chartered catamaran.

When Is The Best Time Of Day To Sail From Palma?

June and July sunsets in Palma fall at 9:18 pm and 9:16 pm on the 15th, December's at 5:26 pm, so a sunset sailing means very different things by season. Average sea temperature near Palma runs from 13.9 degrees in February to 26.0 degrees in August, which matters more for swim stops than for the sailing itself.

The sunset options among Palma departures are the 4-hour sunset version of the DJ tour and the day-or-sunset choice on the premium trip. In midsummer a sunset departure sails in full daylight for hours and returns in the dark; in December the same trip is effectively a late-afternoon sail. The table gives the sunset times on the 15th of each month for planning against any departure time a listing offers.

The deeper seasonal picture, including which months pair best with a Palma departure, is in the best time for a catamaran tour guide, and the month-by-month sunset detail sits in the Palma sunset times reference.

Weather can cancel any trip, and the listing shows the policy when it does. What no listing can control is the sea itself: the averages above are exactly that, averages, and a February sailing with a 13.9-degree average sea is a coat-on-deck trip with a swim stop that most guests skip.

Choosing among the shared sails comes down to three honest levers: duration, catering style and equipment. The tapas sails trade buffet volume for a 10-to-12-guest deck. The premium trip trades price for areas and a long marine-reserve swim stop. The DJ tour trades intimacy, up to its unspecified group size, for the biggest review pool and the lowest full-meal from-price. Readers planning around the whole island rather than Palma alone can start from the best catamaran tours in Mallorca overview, or compare the north-coast departures from Alcudia against the bay.

Whether the answer is a $44.82 swim sail or a whole-boat charter, the booking path is the operator's live listing, and every button on this page reads the same way.

Common Questions About Catamaran Tours From Palma