Fill the season without the paperwork.
Harbour tours, snorkel trips, island hopping, multi-day charters — high-volume seats in season, and big-ticket private charters booked months ahead.
Two sailings a day, three boats — and one shared spreadsheet.
The snorkel trip and the sunset cruise both think they have the Gaviota. The charter deposit came by bank transfer in March. The list of who’s aboard is on paper, in someone’s pocket.
Sell seats — or the whole boat
- Scheduled sailings with live capacity. Recurring departures per vessel, seats counted in real time, sold out the moment the last spot goes.
- Private charters via request-to-book. Travelers propose their date and authorize payment. You accept, and Samba spins up a private departure sized to their group. No charge until you say yes.
- Deposits for the big trips. A week-long charter books with a deposit and collects the balance automatically before departure.
Every vessel accounted for
- Every trip knows its boat. Two trips can never be sold on the same boat at the same time.
- Skippers and crew on the roster. Assign crew to sailings with availability tracked, and give each skipper their week’s schedule.
- A manifest fit for the water. Who is aboard, emergency contacts, and any detail you collect — printable before you cast off.
Built for the season’s rhythm
- Pause and resume schedules. Run daily all summer, pause generation for the winter, and pick the rhythm back up in spring.
- Weather calls without chaos. Move a booking to tomorrow’s sailing in a click, or cancel a departure cleanly with payments handled and everyone counted.
- Pickup and meeting points. Travelers see the marina, dock, or hotel pickup at checkout — and it prints on the manifest.
Full boats from every channel
Widgets on your site, GetYourGuide and Viator alongside — OTA bookings land in the same sailings and manifests as direct ones. Adult and child pricing, snorkel gear and lunch as add-ons.
Calendar, book-now, and product list on your existing site
GetYourGuideNo oversold boat, ever
ViatorSame sailings, same manifests
Sell seats on the sunset cruise and take deposits on the week-long charter — with every vessel, skipper, and passenger tracked in one system.
Frequently asked questions
Does Samba handle boat capacity, not just headcount?
Yes. Each vessel is a resource attached to your sailings, not just a seat count. Sell seats on a scheduled sailing or the whole boat on a private charter — when a vessel is allocated, Samba won’t double-book it, even if there are technically open spots on paper.
Can I take a deposit on a multi-day charter and collect the balance later?
Yes. Set a deposit and an installment schedule, and Samba handles the rest — automatic reminders, retries on failed cards, and a self-service portal where travelers can pay their balance without emailing you.
Do my GetYourGuide or Viator bookings show up in the same manifest as direct bookings?
Yes. Channel bookings land in the same calendar as bookings from your own site — same vessel allocation, same skipper schedule, same passenger list. No separate spreadsheet, no extranet juggling to see who’s actually aboard.
What does Samba cost for a seasonal charter or day-tour operator?
$0 a month, no setup fees, no contracts. The first $10,000 in bookings is free; after that it’s a flat 2% per booking, which you can absorb or pass to travelers. Stripe processing is billed separately by Stripe.
How is this different from FareHarbor or Peek Pro for a boat or sailing operator?
FareHarbor and Peek Pro have more OTA reach if resellers drive most of your bookings — that’s a real reason to stay on either one. Samba is built for operators who sell direct: a flat, published fee instead of an unpublished percentage, and deposits and installment plans built into the free plan. If OTA volume is most of your business, weigh the trade-off honestly; if you’re trying to keep more of what you sell direct, that’s exactly what Samba is for.
The parts that do the work.
Every sailing, squared away.
Free to start. No setup fees. No contracts.