Fresh air, views, and room to celebrate
Open-air guest space will support relaxed cruising, conversation, cocktails, and memorable golden-hour service.
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Something wonderful is taking shape in coastal Virginia.Explore our plans
Private celebrations.Wonderful days on the water.Coastal Virginia.
A bigger vision. The same private promise.
More room for the people you love to bring.
The Private Passage is in development in coastal Virginia. Our original idea welcomed smaller groups; we’re now exploring a larger luxury yacht so more family, friends, and colleagues can share the experience together.
We’re shaping private day experiences and exploring longer coastal journeys with hotel or resort stays. The vessel, final guest capacity, amenities, routes, and pricing are still being evaluated.
One thing stays at the heart of it: the entire yacht for your group, with no shared departures. You don’t have to fill every space to make it yours.
Help us imagine your perfect dayWho would you bring?
A wonderful reason to get together.
A milestone birthday, a family reunion, a wedding celebration, or a day to thank your team. Begin with your people; we’ll explore the possibilities together.
The Private Passage difference
Your day, beautifully taken care of.
A luxury hospitality experience shaped around you.
Imagine a warm welcome, a lovely meal prepared aboard, coastal views, and time to relax while someone else takes care of the details. Whether you picture conversation, celebration, or an afternoon ashore, the experience begins with what your group enjoys.
Time that brings people closer
Why we existMake room for the people who matter.
The Private Passage is built around something that matters deeply: family and friends need time together. Life gets busy, people drift apart, and even meaningful occasions can become rushed or distracted. The Private Passage creates a private, unhurried setting where people can step away from everyday demands, relax, reconnect, and genuinely enjoy one another—while experiencing coastal Virginia in a way that feels special and personal.
Your private space aboard
Room to gather. Room to step away.
The planned yacht will be reserved for one invited party, with an onboard chef, captain, and crew. The final layout will be selected to provide generous gathering areas, comfortable outdoor hospitality, and welcoming climate-controlled spaces for dining and relaxing. Specific amenities and accommodations will depend on the final vessel.
A salon for dining, conversation, and rainy days
The interior will provide a comfortable setting for family time, romantic dining, meetings, poker or casino nights, and entertainment in any weather.
Beautiful days. Comfortable nights ashore.
We’re exploring coastal journeys that pair private yacht days with hotel or resort nights. Coordinated ground transportation and luggage handling are part of the idea, so guests can enjoy each destination with less to organize. Partners and routes are still being evaluated.
Imagery illustrates our hospitality vision. It does not show a confirmed TPP vessel or final layout. Guest capacity and amenities will be announced as the plans develop.
Designed around you
01One private group. One personalized journey.
We begin with who is traveling and what would make the time meaningful, then shape the pace, meals, destinations, and special moments around your group.
Completely Private
The yacht and crew are devoted exclusively to your invited group—never combined with unrelated guests.
Chef-Created Dining
Chef-prepared dining is central to our plans, with menus shaped around your preferences and occasion.
Your Kind of Day
Choose the pace, atmosphere, and little moments that make time together feel special.
The rhythm of a passage
Good food. Open water. Your favorite company.
Picture a day with room to talk, laugh, celebrate, and simply be together. From the first welcome to the last toast, the experience we’re creating puts your people at the center.
Ways to experience The Private Passage
02Choose the experience. We personalize everything that follows.
Proposed · Four private hours
A Few Wonderful Hours
A relaxed brunch, a sunset dinner, a birthday toast, or simply a beautiful reason to get together.
Explore four-hour ideasProposed · Eight private hours
A Day Entirely Your Own
Time for dining, scenic cruising, conversation, and the freedom to let a wonderful day unfold.
Explore a full day aboardCreated around your occasion
Celebrate Something Special
Milestone birthdays, wedding celebrations, family reunions, corporate outings, and client appreciation.
Explore private occasionsLonger journeys being explored
Coastal Days. Resort Nights.
Private yacht travel paired with hotel or resort stays, with coordinated transfers and luggage handling envisioned.
Explore coastal possibilitiesThese are experiences being developed. Final capacity, dates, package inclusions, and pricing will follow the vessel and operating plans.
Tell us about your occasionYour preferred date
Private by designWhat would your perfect day look like?
Share your occasion, ideal group size, and preferred season. We’re welcoming early conversations while the plans develop. Every experience is envisioned for your entire private group.
Start a Private ConversationFor planners & advisors
03A distinctive private experience for your clients.
We’re welcoming wedding and event planners, luxury travel advisors, executive planners, hotel and resort partners, and concierge professionals. You remain the trusted advisor as we explore the yacht, dining, hospitality, and journey details together.
For Planners & AdvisorsThe founder & philosophy
04The idea is ambitious. The philosophy is simple: take care of people.
The Private Passage is not being built merely to place guests on an impressive yacht. It is being built around how they are cared for from the first conversation until they step ashore.
Founder Dave Fikel is a U.S. Navy veteran and former Hospital Corpsman, retired career firefighter and paramedic, mechanic, and experienced small-business owner. Each chapter required careful preparation, calm judgment, honest communication, and personal responsibility when circumstances changed.
Those standards guide TPP. Every experience is planned as the coordinated work of a licensed captain, onboard chef, and professional crew—with the route, dining, service, and details considered before the guest arrives.
Prepare before it matters
Routes, weather, guest preferences, menus, equipment, and contingencies deserve attention before departure.
Stay calm when plans change
Conditions can change on the water. Good hospitality responds quietly, safely, and without making the guest carry the stress.
Understand the vessel
A mechanic's attention to systems, maintenance, and small warning signs supports thoughtful operation and responsible ownership.
Communicate honestly
Clear expectations, transparent pricing, and straightforward answers matter as much as the yacht, meal, or destination.
Luxury should never mean formality without substance. At The Private Passage, it means privacy, preparation, exceptionally attentive service, and the confidence that someone is paying attention.
Now in development
Let's begin with the experience you want to create.
Early conversations with future guests, planners, advisors, and hospitality partners are welcome.
Contact Dave Fikel