Private & personal
Your own boat, your own captain
The day flexes to your group: never a crowded ferry or a corporate cruise.
Loading Deep Sea Catalina
Your day. Your boat. Your Catalina.
A private, captained day around the island: calm coves, clear water, and no crowds. The intimate alternative to the ferry.
The brand
Skip the ferry. Have Catalina to yourselves.
Deep Sea Catalina runs captained, small-boat private charters to Catalina Island from Southern California: the intimate alternative to the ferry and the mega-yacht.
Calm, coastal, and confident: open water, restraint over decoration, and a day that bends to your group, not the timetable.
Safe & handled
A licensed captain and crew
A USCG-licensed crew carries the navigation, the details, and the safety. You simply relax.
Effortless & warm
Catalina at its calmest
Transparent and relaxed-premium. Refined, but never stuffy: the island on your own terms.
A day on the water
The day bends to your family, not the timetable.
From the quiet of Long Beach at dawn to a golden-hour return, every hour is yours to spend. Anchor where the water is clearest. Stay as long as you like.
A captain who knows every cove.
Avalon Bay
The classic harbor: color and calm.
Lover's Cove
Protected, clear, made for snorkeling.
Emerald Bay
Bright water on the island's quiet end.
Two Harbors
Wild and uncrowded across the isthmus.
Little Harbor
A sheltered stop few boats reach.
Cat Harbor
Glass-calm water on the leeward shore.
The boat
Small enough to feel like yours.
A clean, well-kept 38-footer built for an unhurried day on the water. With shaded seating and room to spread out, our captain and crew manage every detail while you focus on relaxing.
38 ft
Length
6
Guests max
2
Crew aboard
From our guests
“We skipped the ferry and had the whole cove to ourselves. The calmest day we've had in years.”
The Hartleys · Pasadena
Your day · your boat · your Catalina