About Henley Voyages
Henley Voyages is a yacht charter agency, brokerage and management company based at Royal Phuket Marina. We arrange private charters across the Andaman Sea — day trips, sunset cruises, overnight voyages and superyacht hire — for guests who would rather have a boat to themselves than share one. superyacht charter in Thailand →
What we actually do
We are not a booking engine. Every enquiry is handled by a person who knows the vessels, has met the crews, and has run the routes. When you tell us what you are planning, we shortlist the two or three boats that genuinely suit it — which sometimes means talking you out of the larger, more expensive one.
We also handle the parts that are easy to get wrong: matching vessel size to sea conditions on the day, timing arrivals to beat the tour boats, getting the tide right for the Koh Hong and Koh Panak lagoons, and arranging transfers so nobody is standing on a pier at 7am wondering where the minivan is.
The fleet
Forty-six vessels from 28 to 150 feet — power catamarans, sailing catamarans, sport cruisers, motor yachts, purpose-built party catamarans and full superyachts. Day charters start from ฿20,000 and run to ฿1.5m for the largest vessels in the fleet. Phuket motor yacht charter →
Every boat we list has been inspected. We know which ones handle a swell, which have genuinely working air conditioning, and which crews are good with young children. See the full fleet →
Where we sail
Phang Nga Bay, the Phi Phi Islands, Koh Hong, the Khai Islands, Maiton, Coral Island, the Racha Islands and Krabi as day charters. Overnight voyages reach the Similan Islands and the wider Andaman chain. For extended charters we also arrange vessels in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Raja Ampat. James Bond Island by yacht →
How we charge
The price we quote is the price you pay. Crew, fuel, soft drinks, snacks, snorkelling equipment, towels, life jackets, insurance and 7% VAT are included on every charter. National park fees, optional catering upgrades and water toy hire are listed separately and clearly, before you book — never added afterwards.
Who runs Henley Voyages
Henley Voyages was founded by Sathya Ruben, who lives and works in Phuket. The background is not yachting but property — a career in real estate built on market economics and high-value transactions, which turns out to be a reasonable grounding for chartering boats: both are asset businesses where the difference between a good and a bad outcome is knowing the specific thing you are dealing with rather than the category it belongs to.
Educated at the University of Reading and Henley Business School, and a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors since 2012. Speaks six languages — English, Thai, Malay, Indonesian, Tamil and Russian — which covers most of the people who charter boats out of Phuket, and matters more often than you would think when something needs sorting on the day.
That is the reason enquiries here get answered by a person rather than a form. If you want to check who you are dealing with before you send money to a company in Thailand — a reasonable instinct — the profile is public: Sathya Ruben on LinkedIn.
Get in touch
Tell us your dates and your group and we will do the rest. Contact us →