Planning Your Wedding, Wedding Party or Dinner On A Boat?

Things you need to know before you go!

First figure out how many guests you plan on inviting, this will determine how big of a boat you need. Book the boat you want as far in advance as you can, especially if on a holiday. Decide on a budget, plan for food, drinks, ice, music, etc., Choose a theme for the party. Transportation: hiring a bus or is everyone going to meet at the boat.

Give accurate directions, parking information and designated drivers.

Large Party Boats come in different sizes and styles in the Dallas, Fort Worth, DFW, Texas Area: Motor Boats, Sail Boats and Barges, rated for 20, 50 or 100+ passengers. Hulls are single hull (mono-hull) or multi-hulls (Catamarans). Catamarans are the most stable with tri-hulls (three hulls) the best. Barges in this area use square dock flotation to float the craft, making it very slow, causing it to be restricted to one area, or spending all your time just getting somewhere. Individuals or businesses with a 30' boat or larger for hire with a driver have legal requirements--min. $300,000 in liability insurance, boat must be inspected every year by TWPD, a COMMERCIAL PARTY BOAT OPERATOR'S LICENSE or Captain License by one of the crew, all crew must have the boater's safety certificate, 1 crewman per 25 passengers, life vests for all passengers and crew plus safety equipment.

Please get the proper boat for the occasion as too many people are hiring the wrong boat trying to save a few dollars or expect it to be something it is not. Be realistic if a 40' party barge only has a single 60 or 90Hp engine and square blocks for floatation don't be surprised or get mad that it is slow (even empty) or cannot go anywhere (like cruising around the lake), it is a floating dock and not designed to go anywhere. If a boat is maxed out or overloaded with more people OR MORE WEIGHT than recommended, this is dangerously unsafe, uncomfortable and makes for a bad experience.

Choosing Between Party Boat or a Party Barge?

Party Boats are Safe, Catamarans being the safest and most stable and can go out on windy days, more upscale, classy, have more amenities and can Cruise around the lake more quickly with Single or Twin Engines, Sail or a combination of Sail w/engine. Clean toilets, nice flooring & built-in seats with party lights for night-time cruising. Dallas has an average of 11 miles per hour of wind each day, making motor or sail catamarans the best choice, safest and least likely to cancel your trip. Do you want to look good, cruise around the lake in a safe and stable boat.

Party Barges, these are basically homemade, a very slow-moving floating dock and in this area a single 60 or 90Hp engine--very basic and not as impressive but it floats, Be realistic if a 40' party barge only has a single 60 or 90Hp engine, square blocks for floatation and 30 - 50 people onboard don't be surprised or get mad that it is slow, it is a floating dock and not designed to go anywhere. these barges are usually found a short distance from their dock or a lot of time is spent just getting somewhere. Seating is on plastic chairs that can break or tip over. Water can lap over the floatation, getting people wet. Some have a double decks and allow people to jump off the top, think about it with all the trees in the lake and you cannot see below the surface? How deep is the water? Don't care all you want to do is go a short distance off shore and swim, rough house and do not expect to cruise around or need anything fancy, this will work.

The very large house boats/barge are flat bottom boats or a barge and they are restricted, these barges cannot go out on windy days(15+mph), they are very hard to control, often cancelling your trip.

 Party Boat Charters | Party Barge Rentals | Yachts

For the Safety and the protection of the public and of this industry we will only list Party Boat Operators that has fulfilled mandatory legal requirements set by the Texas Parks & Wildlife. If you meet all mandatory requirements and your boat has a current inspection by the TPWD, you may submit your business.

JT's Party Boat Rentals - Lake Lewisville

Planning a party, company meeting / event, wedding, or family reunion?

When you need to make a Real Impression, Don't just settle for just anything.

Hire the nicest, cleanest, safest, most well equipped Party Boats in North Texas!

JT's Has 3 Party Boats:

Big D Cats Maxi Catamaran Chamonix II - Lake Lewisville

At 70 long x 32 ft. wide, Chamonix II is the largest sailing Catamaran in the State of Texas!

Chamonix II is a 2004 70-foot Gold Coast Catamaran with 2,380 square feet of party space. U.S. Coast Guard certified for 105 passengers. Chamonix II offers a safe, spacious environment for guests of all ages to experience the joy of catamaran sailing.  At 70 x 32 ft., Chamonix II is the Largest Sailing Catamaran in the State of Texas! This boat is the best boat for groups 50 - 100 people, wind no problem. When spending this much money and organizing this large of a group you want to know they want cancel unless it is unsafe.

For groups 100 up to 200 people please call, These two companies above will

work together for the convenience of our valued customer.

Just For Fun - Lake Lewisville

60 & 90 hp Single Engine Barge

Sail with Scott - Ray Hubbard - Max 49 - private cruises - 1 1/2 Hrs., set times