Turnover: 170 million EUR (2019)

Country: Belgium

Yacht charter company founded in the Seychelles in 2001 by Loïc Bonnet with just 6 boats. Today, Dream Yacht Charter manages a fleet of over 850 boats in 47 destinations worldwide. The company is the second largest yacht charter company in the world. The investment platform NextStage is now a majority shareholder in Dream Yacht Charter following an investment of 14.1 million euros.

DYC's commercial offering includes a vast choice of boats from Bénéteau, Jeanneau, Dufour, Catana, Lagoon and Fountaine Pajot, all fully equipped, right down to the linen, snorkeling gear (fins, masks and snorkels) and outboard motor for the tender. This professionalism explains the company's international expansion, in the Indian Ocean, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean, Australia, and more recently in the United States and the Bahamas.

The Beneteau group took control of the company in association with a fund after the health crisis.

News

The growing success of yacht charter 07/09/2023

  • This summer, Dream Yacht took nearly 51,000 passengers on one of the 830 boats it manages.
  • Favorite destinations for the French: Corsica, the Côte d'Azur, Italy, the West Indies and the Seychelles.
  • The occupancy rate in July and August was 85%, reaching 95% in the Mediterranean.
  • The high-season cost of chartering a catamaran (with skipper), capable of accommodating eight people, starts at 12,000 euros.
  • Dream Yacht forecasts sales growth of 20% by 2023.
  • Charter accounts for around 50% of Dream Yacht's business, with the other half coming from the sale of boats to yachting investors
  • 50% of Dream Yacht's customers have no sailing experience.
  • Its subsidiary SamBoat saw a 45% increase in bookings at the end of August following a heatwave.
  • Competitor Click & Boat, which offers 50,000 boats, has reported a 40% increase in sales since the start of the year.
  • The global online boat rental industry is growing at 6% to 8% a year.

Yachting: boat rental companies learn to live with the "last minute" trend 25/07/2023

  • Samboat (boat rental platform) notes a soft start to the season in May and June.
  • Click and Boat (a competitor) recorded a 55% increase in bookings over the last fortnight, and a 35% overall increase in sales compared with 2022.
  • The average cost of a week's yacht charter (for 6 people) with Dream Yacht is 6,500 euros.
  • Dream Yacht sales up 27% year-on-year
  • The cost of boats has increased by 40% to 50% since 2019.

Studies mentioning this company

The boat rental market - France

Other companies mentioned:

  • Travelopia, Sunsail, Le Boat, The Moorings
  • Moorings France (Moorings Group)
  • Filovent
  • Dream Yacht Charter (Beneteau Groupe)
  • Bénéteau Rent (Groupe Beneteau)
  • Lagoon Catamaran (Construction Navale Bordeaux)
  • Globe Sailor
  • Quo Vadis Plaisance
  • Les Canalous
  • Le Boat (Travelopia)
  • Nautal
  • SamBoat.fr
  • Locaboat Holidays - Nicols Yacht
  • Click & Boat
  • Nauticoncept
  • Boataround
  • Voile et Vent
  • Wiziboat
  • Océans Evasion (Click & Boat)
  • GlobeSailor
  • Nicols Yacht
  • Catlante Catamarans
  • Hey Captain (Digital Nautic)
  • Solutions Plaisance
  • Loire Atlantique Pêche et Plaisance
The boat rental market - Spain

Other companies mentioned:

  • Le Boat (Travelopia)
  • Moorings France (Moorings Group)
  • Travelopia, Sunsail, Le Boat, The Moorings
  • Dream Yacht Charter (Beneteau Groupe)
  • Bénéteau Rent (Groupe Beneteau)
  • Globe Sailor
  • Quo Vadis Plaisance
  • Nautal
  • SamBoat.fr
  • Click & Boat
  • Océans Evasion (Click & Boat)