--- title: "One party, the whole boat. Deposit now, balance by link." description: "Whole-boat charters, one party per boat, deposits at booking and balances by pay link. 4% per card payment, nothing else." url: https://junglebee.com/charters --- Charter software for boats # One party, the whole boat. Deposit now, balance by link. **A charter takes the whole boat.** Her seats leave every shared product for that time; two parties means two boats, never one boat twice. **Deposit at booking, balance before the trip.** The balance request goes out on its own, with reminders; the card on file can be charged from the desk, the guest portal or a pay link. **4% per card payment, nothing else.** JB Pay collects card payments without a merchant account and wires you every fortnight; or connect your own Stripe account and get paid directly. [Get started free](https://appv2.junglebee.com/signup)[See how it runs](https://junglebee.com/charters#walk) Demo booking page · nothing is charged The rule that matters ## A charter takes the whole boat. Everything else adjusts on its own. Saturday on the real set-up: Reef Runner II (50 seats) and Sea Turtle (12 seats) both run the 09:00 Reef & Cay day. Then the Hendersons book Sea Turtle privately. Saturday · your dashboard1 departure · 38 guests 09:00 – 15:00Reef Runner II + Sea Turtle Reef & Cay Catamaran Day Capt. Marcus · 14 bookings 38 / 6224 seats open 13:00 – 17:00Sea Turtle Mangrove Lagoon Eco Sail Capt. Dee · 3 bookings 7 / 125 seats open Boats on the 09:00 Reef & Cay **Reef Runner II**50 seatsrunning **Sea Turtle**12 seatsrunning What guests see for the 09:00 Reef & Cay Your website24 seats left Your booking page24 seats left GetYourGuide24 seats left Viator24 seats left The desk24 seats left Both boats’ seats are on sale everywhere, from one count. ### One party, one boat Two charters at the same time need two boats, never one boat twice. ### Shared tours lose that boat Only for the charter’s hours. Before and after, it sells as normal. ### Every channel at once Website, booking page, resellers and desk read the same seats. ### Checked when they pay If the boat was taken a second earlier, the guest is told before paying. From the booking to the dock ## How a charter runs on Junglebee. 01 ### The guest picks the boat, the day and the start time Your booking page or the widget on your site shows only slots the boat is free for. Party size up to the boat’s capacity; a bigger party is told so before paying. 02 ### They pay the deposit — card, Apple Pay, Google Pay or Link 30% at booking, 3-D Secure on the same screen, a 15-minute hold while they pay. Ticket and receipt by email, with the meeting point and directions. Checkout · deposit step — captured on next release 03 ### The balance asks for itself At the lead time you set, the balance request goes out with a pay link and reminders. Paid at the desk, in the guest portal or by link — the card on file works in all three. Pay link page — captured on next release 04 ### On the day: the charter in black on your calendar Week and month views show private charters in black, shared tours in green, rentals in blue. Click the trip for its pane. 05 ### The pane: one party, the whole boat Boats, party, notes, what is still owed, check-in. Move the date, change the boat or cancel with the refund shown first — the guest gets the updated ticket. What the guest receives ## Fewer calls the week before. ### Confirmation and ticket Booking number, boat, time, meeting point with map and directions, what to bring, your personal note. ### Balance request and reminder Pay link, reminders on your schedule, receipt on payment. ### Trip reminder At the lead time you set per product, with check-in details. ### Guest portal Re-send the ticket, pay the balance with the card on file, update details, change the date inside the free-change window, cancel with the refund shown first. Pricing ## 4% per card payment, plus the card processing fee. Nothing else. No monthly fee, no set-up fee, no contract. Nothing on cash, card machine, agency or room payments. A $650 deposit paid by card with the fee on top: the guest pays $676.00, you are paid $630.10. [Everything about pricing](https://junglebee.com/pricing) Before you sign up ## What operators ask us first Can two charters share a boat?+ No — and that is the point. A charter takes the whole boat for its time. The next party gets the next boat or the next slot, and the shared tours lose that boat’s seats for the same window. How do deposits and balances work?+ Set a deposit per product (30%, say). The guest pays it at booking; the balance request goes out on its own at the lead time you choose, with reminders. The card on file can be charged at the desk, in the guest portal or by pay link. Do you do contracts or invoices?+ No contracts. Balances are collected by pay link with a receipt for every card payment. Cash, card machine and room charges are recorded at the desk. What if the party cancels?+ Cancel from the pane with the policy-based refund shown first. One refund algorithm, newest charge first, the 4% returned in proportion; the card processing fee is not. Different lengths or destinations?+ Each trip length or destination is its own product, with its own price, deposit, boats and schedule. Simple to explain, impossible to oversell. What does Junglebee cost on a charter?+ 4% per card payment plus card processing, and nothing else. On a $1,800 charter with a 30% deposit, the 4% is charged on the deposit now and on the balance when it is paid. No monthly fee. Can Junglebee take card payments in my country?+ In the Caribbean and Costa Rica, JB Pay takes card payments for you and wires you in US dollars every fortnight. In Stripe countries such as the US, Canada and Europe, you connect your own Stripe account. Can I still sell shared tours on the same boats?+ Yes. A charter takes the whole boat for its time, and shared tours lose that boat’s seats for the same window, on every channel. [All 40 questions →](https://junglebee.com/faq) ## Run your private charters the easy way. Set up in an afternoon. Nothing to pay until a guest pays by card. Your first booking can land today. [Get started free](https://appv2.junglebee.com/signup)[Talk to the team](https://junglebee.com/contact)