Northbound
Virginia Washington, D.C.
Watch the Chesapeake narrow into the Potomac as the nation’s capital becomes your final waterfront destination.
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Five days · Starting at $50,000 · chauffeured return included
From the Chesapeake to the capital—
without changing hotels.
One private group, an onboard chef, distinctive waterfront stops, exceptionally attentive service, and a passage shaped around the people you bring aboard.
Discuss the Washington PassageThe passageFive days
Your yachtOne private party · 2–8
Complete pricingStarting at $50,000
A private resort moving toward Washington
Unpack once. Let the scenery change around you.
The passage connects the Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac River in a way no highway or hotel itinerary can. Wake to breakfast prepared aboard, watch the shoreline evolve, explore a new waterfront setting, and return each evening to the same private yacht.
Our team coordinates the route, menus, pace, service, waterfront stops, and thoughtful details. Your group can simply arrive, unpack, and experience the journey together.
Choose your direction
The complete passage, northbound or southbound.
Begin in Virginia and arrive in Washington, D.C., or begin in the capital and travel south to Virginia. The direction changes; the privacy, dining, service, inclusions, and package pricing do not.
Southbound
Washington, D.C. Virginia
Leave the capital by water and follow the Potomac into the open scenery, harbors, and anchorages of the Chesapeake.
One possible northbound passage
Five days with a different sense of place each day.
This is an illustration, not a fixed public itinerary. Exact stops, cruising times, anchorages, and marina nights are finalized around your group, vessel logistics, and weather. A southbound passage follows the same experience in reverse.
Day one
Welcome aboard in Virginia
Settle into the yacht, meet your captain, chef, and crew, and begin with a signature beverage, chef-prepared welcome bite, and an unhurried departure.
Day two
A Chesapeake day
Wake to breakfast onboard, cruise through changing Bay scenery, and finish the day in a waterfront town, marina, or peaceful anchorage selected for your group.
Day three
Solomons and the Potomac
Continue north through the Chesapeake toward the Potomac, with time ashore or a private crewed tender excursion when the route and conditions allow.
Day four
The historic Potomac
Cruise past landscapes connected to the nation’s earliest history, then settle in for private golden-hour service and dinner prepared aboard.
Day five
Arrival in the capital
Approach Washington by water, enjoy a final meal aboard, and conclude with private chauffeured transportation back to the originating marina.
The daily rhythm
Scenic cruising. Personal dining. Evenings entirely your own.
Morning
Wake aboard to breakfast prepared by your chef and an unhurried departure into changing scenery.
Underway
Enjoy comfortable daylight cruising, conversation, service, and the Chesapeake or Potomac unfolding around you.
Ashore
Explore a waterfront town, follow a personalized D.C. plan, or enjoy a private crewed tender excursion when conditions allow.
Evening
Return to your familiar yacht for golden-hour service and dinner created around your group’s preferences.
Give the capital a reason
Shape the passage around what draws you to Washington.
The journey can be built around a season, shared interest, or meaningful part of American history—turning D.C. from a destination into the culmination of the entire passage.
Seasonal
Cherry Blossom Passage
Time the Washington arrival around the spring bloom window when possible, pairing the journey with a cherry-blossom-centered plan ashore. Peak bloom and weather can never be guaranteed.
Arts & culture
Smithsonian Curator’s Passage
Shape the D.C. portion around the museums, collections, and subjects that matter most to your group, with expert or curator-led access requested when available.
Intrigue
Espionage & Secrets of Washington
Build the capital experience around intelligence history, hidden stories, a museum visit, a private guide, or even a thoughtfully chosen escape-room challenge.
American history
Military Heritage Passage
Create a meaningful route through memorials, museums, naval history, and the stories of service that have shaped the region and the nation.
Theme planning is part of the personalized passage. Guest-selected attraction tickets, private guides, special-access fees, and personal purchases are quoted separately and approved in advance.
Everything below is included
The yacht is only the beginning of what you are reserving.
Your proposal states one complete Washington package price. The essential hospitality, operating costs, and chauffeured return are already included—not presented later as upgrades or surprise fees.
Included in your package
The private yacht
Exclusive use for your invited party—never unrelated passengers.
Included in your package
Four private staterooms
Each stateroom has its own en suite bathroom, giving up to six guests privacy and flexibility throughout the passage.
Included in your package
Three levels of guest space
Enjoy the flybridge guest lounge, main-deck salon and exterior gathering spaces, and lower-deck accommodations, subject to weather and safe vessel operations.
Included in your package
Licensed captain & professional crew
Attentive service and thoughtful coordination throughout the passage.
Included in your package
Chef-prepared dining
Meals prepared onboard by your own private chef and tailored to your group’s preferences.
Included in your package
Fuel & premium dockage
Both are included in the stated package price—not charged separately.
Included in your package
Provisions & onboard beverages
Hospitality essentials are planned and stocked before departure.
Included in your package
Personalized itinerary planning
The pace, meals, destinations, and time ashore are shaped around your party.
Included in your package
Private chauffeured transportation
Ground transportation from the final destination back to the originating marina.
Included in your package
Taxes & fees
Applicable taxes and standard passage fees are included—not added later.
Six thoughtful inclusions
IncludedSmall details that make the passage feel entirely your own.
Included in your package · No additional charge
Personalized Daily Itinerary & Menu
Each day’s pace, time ashore, and chef-created menu are planned around your party’s interests and preferences.
Included in your package · No additional charge
Personalized Passage Map
A custom map of your passage brings the route and its waterfront destinations together in one meaningful keepsake.
Included in your package · No additional charge
Signature Welcome Aboard
Begin your passage with a personal greeting, a signature beverage, a chef-prepared welcome bite, and thoughtful details waiting in your stateroom.
Included in your package · No additional charge
Private Golden-Hour Service
A private late-day service is timed around the water, the light, and the setting of that evening’s destination.
Included in your package · No additional charge
Private Crewed Tender Excursions
Explore the marina or area where the yacht is anchored on a private, one-hour sightseeing excursion with the crew.
Included in your package · No additional charge
Guest Cameras
A digital camera is provided in each stateroom, and the memory card is yours to keep at the end of the passage.
Why this is different
A charter moves you. This passage hosts you.
A conventional yacht charter may provide the yacht while leaving the guest or planner to assemble much of the experience. The Private Passage brings the travel and hospitality together around one private group.
| The difference | A conventional multi-day charter | The Washington Passage |
|---|---|---|
| Privacy | A vessel may be private while meals, transportation, and time ashore remain separate arrangements | The yacht, staterooms, chef, captain, and crew are reserved for one invited party |
| Planning | The customer or advisor may coordinate the route, provisions, restaurants, marinas, and transportation | Our team plans the route, menus, pace, service, waterfront stops, and thoughtful details |
| Dining | Provisioning, catering, or restaurant reservations may be arranged separately | Personalized meals are prepared onboard by your private chef throughout the passage |
| Daily experience | The focus is often the vessel and the distance traveled | Each day combines scenic cruising, private hospitality, time ashore, and a new waterfront setting |
| Return journey | Guests arrange their own transportation after the experience | Private chauffeured transportation back to the originating marina is included |
| Pricing | Fuel, dockage, provisions, crew, taxes, repositioning, and transportation may be itemized | One clear complete package price, starting at $50,000 |
You are not paying only to travel between Virginia and Washington. You are reserving a moving private resort, gourmet dining, exceptionally attentive service, five days of private hospitality, and a shared journey your group will remember for years.
Five days · one private party · either direction
One complete passage, shaped around your group.
No upselling. No repositioning fees. No separate charges for the yacht, chef-prepared dining, onboard beverages, captain and crew, fuel, premium dockage, chauffeured return transportation, applicable taxes, or standard fees.
Your proposal is shaped around your invited group while preserving the same standard of privacy, preparation, dining, and service.
Private five-day passage
Starting at $50,000Your complete proposal is shaped around your invited group, preferred direction, and the personal details that make the journey yours.
Groups of 7 or 8 may be accommodated by custom arrangement; availability and pricing are determined through a personal conversation.
The only items not included: gratuities, guest-selected attractions, private guides or special-access fees, and personal purchases. Those choices are discussed and approved in advance—never added as surprises.
Discuss the Washington PassageFor planners & advisors
A distinctive answer for clients who have already seen the conventional options.
We collaborate with trusted professionals while respecting and protecting the relationship they have built with their clients. Planner commissions are incorporated into the experience.
How we work with planners