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A hot tub boat with five guests aboard on Newport Harbor at sunset, moored yachts and waterfront homes behind it

What to Expect on a Hot Tub Boat

Is the water clean? How hot does it get? What do you bring? What happens between parking and casting off? If you are the one organizing five other people, these are the questions you will get asked.

Last updated August 24, 2026

Dock to dock
2 hours
Guests aboard
Up to 6
Adjustable
104°F
Private charter
$495

How the two hours actually go

Charters run Friday through Sunday, two hours dock to dock, with up to six guests on a private boat. Departures are at 11:00am, 2:30pm, and 6:00pm. Not sure which one fits your group? Our guide to daytime, sunset, and after-dark cruises breaks down what each one is like.

  1. 20 min before

    Park

    The dock is at 1221 West Coast Hwy. Parking is free, so nobody has to circle the block hunting a meter.

  2. 15 min before

    Check in and change

    There is a restroom and a changing room right at the dock, so you can drive over dry and change when you arrive.

  3. 5 min before

    Get in

    The water is already hot when you step in. Nobody stands around waiting for it to come up to temperature.

  4. Departure

    Briefing, then cast off

    The briefing happens once you are in the water: the joystick, the life vests, and where you can go. Then you are off.

  5. 2 hours later

    Back at the dock

    Two hours is the whole charter, dock to dock, so turn back with time in hand. Your towels are where you left them.

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The water

Drained and refilled every time

Fresh water off the dock before every charter, and nothing added to it. No chlorine, no bromine, no chemicals of any kind.

Filled to the top

Up to 300 gallons, deep enough for six people to sit in properly rather than perch around the edge.

Six guests in the hot tub boat on Newport Harbor, waterfront homes and palms behind them
Fresh water off the dock, filled to the top, every charter.

Heats to 104°F and stays hot

It's already hot when you board. Ask for a change and it moves toward the new setting as you cruise.

You drive it yourself

  • It drives with a joystick. No wheel, no throttle lever, nothing to learn.
  • No boating license and no prior experience needed.
  • Whoever drives is 21 or older and stays sober for the two hours.
  • The whole harbor is a 5 mph no-wake zone, so nothing moves fast.

Easier than a Duffy.

5 mph, no wake
Cruising speed on Newport Harbor. This is as fast as the boat goes.

What to bring

Short list, because most of it is already on the boat.

You bring

  • A swimsuit, worn under your clothes or changed into at the dock
  • A towel and dry clothes for afterward
  • A warm layer if you booked one of the evening slots
  • Shoes you can slip off
  • Sunscreen for daytime departures
  • Snacks and drinks, in cans or plastic. No glass

Phones and keys can come aboard, and there is somewhere dry to put them.

We provide

  • Fresh water, drained and refilled before you board
  • Bath salts for the tub
  • A Bluetooth speaker
  • Underwater LED lights
  • A cooler and drink holders
  • A phone holder and dry storage
  • USCG-approved life vests for all six guests
  • A restroom, a changing room and free parking at the dock
Six guests in swimsuits in the hot tub boat at sunset, with insulated tumblers on the deck beside them

Swimsuits, a towel, something to drink. That is genuinely the whole list.

If your plans change

What you get back depends on how much notice we have.

3+ days out

Full refund

3 days to 1 day

50% refund

Within 24 hours

No refund

Running late

Departures are scheduled back to back, so a late arrival comes out of your own two hours rather than pushing the next group back. Build in time to park, check in, and hear the briefing.

Common questions

Because the water is only in the tub for one charter. The tub is drained completely and refilled with fresh water off the dock before every rental, and the shell is wiped down in between. A backyard hot tub needs chlorine or bromine because the same water sits in it for weeks. Ours is drained before that becomes a question, which is why nothing needs to be added to it.

It is already hot when you step in. We set a starting temperature ahead of your departure based on the day's weather, warmer when the air is cold. If you want it changed, the temperature is adjustable, but the water moves toward the new setting gradually over the cruise rather than jumping there.

No. There is no restroom on board. There is one at the dock, along with changing facilities, so use it before you leave. Two hours is a long time on the water if the whole group skips that step.

No license and no prior boating experience. It drives with a joystick, so there is no wheel or throttle lever to get used to. Whoever drives needs to be 21 or older and has to stay sober. There is no minimum age for passengers. We run through the controls once everyone is in the water, before you cast off.

A swimsuit under whatever you arrived in, plus a towel and dry clothes for the dock afterward. Shoes you can slip off easily are better than anything with laces. Sunscreen for daytime departures, and a warm layer if you booked one of the later slots.

No glass, and no drinks for whoever is driving. Beyond that the boat is BYOB and coolers and ice are permitted. Cans, plastic, and insulated tumblers all work.

There is no minimum age for passengers, so kids can come. Two things to weigh: 104°F is hot for small children, and the tub is adjustable, so ask for it cooler when you check in. Getting in and out takes some mobility, since there is no lift or assisted boarding.

Standard guidance is that pregnant people stay out of water above roughly 100°F, and our tub is adjustable, so a cooler setting is a real option rather than a workaround. Tell us at check-in and we will set it low. Ask your own doctor before you book, and do the same for a heart condition. That is a question for your physician, not for us.

Charters run rain or shine whenever the weather permits, and weather cancellations are rare. You are sitting in hot water already, so light rain is less of a problem than people expect. If conditions do not allow a departure, we will be in touch about your booking.

The Water's Already Hot

Bring a swimsuit and a towel. We handle the rest.

$495

The whole boat, two hours, up to six people

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Friday through Sunday, three departures a day

$300 refundable deposit

Questions? (949) 257-2765

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