AKASHA

Out of Nassau on a year-round Bahamas programme, AKASHA is a 2018 Lagoon catamaran of eighteen metres, running eight guests across the Exumas with a crew of two. The base puts the Berry Islands, Highbourne Cay, Staniel Cay, and the Exuma Cays Sea Park inside daily reach.

The four-cabin layout sleeps eight guests in matching ensuite doubles. A crew of two lives forward, keeping the guest hulls private throughout the week.

Twin diesels drive a steady eight-knot cruise that suits the short Bahamas hops between cays. Most legs run under two hours at sea, leaving full days at anchor for swimming, snorkeling, and beach landings.

The cockpit and saloon open onto each other as the main living zone, with a bimini-shaded outdoor dining table and sun awnings forward over the trampolines. A swim platform astern handles the watersports kit and dinghy launches for snorkeling stops at Thunderball Grotto, the Aquarium, and the swimming pigs at Big Major Cay.

Watersports gear covers four stand-up paddleboards, a wakeboard, floating mats, snorkel sets, and two sets of fishing tackle. A gym corner, water maker, ice maker, BBQ, salon stereo, and deck shower round out the practical side.

The weekly rate runs at forty-four thousand six hundred and twenty-five US dollars all-inclusive. AKASHA suits family groups and two-couple charters looking for a four-cabin Lagoon on a calendar-year Bahamas programme, with short cay-hop legs and full access to the Exumas chain.