3 hours
Private Charters · Est. 2019 · Chicago
The Chicago skyline,
from your own yacht.
Private luxury yacht charters on Lake Michigan since 2019. Departing daily from 31st Street Harbor, trusted by hundreds of Chicago celebrations, couples, families, and corporate teams.
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Charter Experiences
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3 hours
2.5 hours
Wednesday Fireworks Cruise
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$1,800
Navy Pier fireworks from the best seat in the city.
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3–4 hours
Tailored
Custom Private Event
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Proposals, milestones, corporate — designed with you.
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Reservations are secured with a 50% deposit. Remaining balance is automatically due no later than 14 days before your charter date.
How It Works
Booking made effortless.
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Choose Your Experience
Weekday, weekend, fireworks, holiday, or a fully custom private event.
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Select Your Date
Pick the day that suits your celebration on Lake Michigan.
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Pick a Departure Time
See live availability and reserve your preferred window.
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Review Pricing & Details
Confirm your charter, guest count, and inclusions.
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Secure with 50% Deposit
A refundable-until-confirmed deposit reserves the yacht.
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Confirmation & Captain
Balance auto-charges 14 days prior. Choose from our preferred captains.
Why Choose Vertex Yachts
Chicago's most trusted private yacht charter.
Established in 2019
Hundreds of successful charters on Lake Michigan, refined season after season.
Luxury Formula Performance Cruiser
A meticulously maintained luxury yacht built for smooth, elegant days on the water.
Up to 12 Guests
Intimate enough for a proposal, spacious enough for a celebration.
Premium Bluetooth Sound
A high-end sound system for your playlist, your night, your soundtrack.
Preferred Captains
USCG-licensed captains hand-selected from our trusted preferred list.
31st Street Harbor
Convenient DuSable Lake Shore Drive departure — minutes from downtown Chicago.
2019
Serving Chicago since
About Vertex
Unforgettable days on Lake Michigan since 2019.
Vertex Yachts is Chicago's private luxury yacht charter — a small, family-run operation devoted to a single promise: an effortless, elevated day on the water.
Since 2019 we've hosted hundreds of charters for couples, families, bachelorette and bachelor parties, corporate teams, and marquee celebrations. Every guest is welcomed personally, and every detail is handled with the discretion you'd expect from a luxury hospitality brand — never a boat rental.
2019
Established
500+
Charters Completed
12
Guests Aboard
Perfect For
Every occasion, elevated.
Whatever brings you aboard, our team will make the day feel considered, private, and quietly extraordinary.
Birthdays
Proposals
Anniversaries
Bachelorette Parties
Bachelor Parties
Family Outings
Corporate Events
Wednesday Fireworks
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Moments on the water.
A visual journal from real Vertex charters on Lake Michigan.
Guest Reviews
Trusted by Chicago's celebrations.
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Absolutely the best way to see Chicago. Every detail was handled — we just showed up and celebrated.
Alexa M.
Bachelorette Charter
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Booked the Wednesday fireworks cruise for my wife's birthday. Front-row seats to the entire skyline. Unreal.
Daniel R.
Anniversary Charter
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We use Vertex every year for our leadership offsite. Seamless, elegant, and our team can't stop talking about it.
Priya S.
Corporate Charter
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Plan a private charter.
Tell us about the day you have in mind — a proposal, a milestone, a corporate outing, or a Wednesday fireworks night. Our team responds personally within one business hour during charter season.
31st Street Harbor · 3155 S DuSable Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60616
(312) 600-5776
charter@vertexyachts.com