Boatessa

Boatessa is a boat tour management and reservation system designed for sightseeing and tour boats.

Guests can select and reserve their seats or sun loungers directly from a visual deck plan. Boat owners can manage their trips, reservations, passengers, and day-of-trip operations all in one place.

For Boat Owners

Manage your boat tours from start to finish with Boatessa:

• Create and publish your boat, and manage multiple boats as a fleet.
• Build your visual deck plan and arrange seats, sun loungers, and other areas.
• Plan your routes, stops, and scheduled trips.
• Choose automatic, deposit-based, or manual reservation approval.
• Set adult and child prices, group discounts, and returning guest discounts.
• Manage guest groups with family boat rules.
• Create trip-specific food, beverage, and refreshment menus.
• Track reservations, capacity, and passenger lists in one place.
• Register walk-in guests and manage onboard sales.
• Speed up boarding and disembarkation with QR Check-In and Check-Out.
• Track tabs and onboard sales.
• Send announcements to guests with reservations.
• Answer guest questions and let other potential guests see your answers.
• Manage lost and found records.
• Share your live location during operations.
• Continue using offline sales and tab management even with limited or no internet access.

For Guests

Discover boat tours and easily manage your reservations with Boatessa:

• Discover trips in calendar, list, or map view.
• Search and filter by port, route, or stops.
• Select your seat or sun lounger directly from the visual deck plan.
• View route maps, stops, and weather information on trip details.
• Explore the boat gallery, capacity, amenities, captain information, port, and parking location.
• Join the waiting list for sold-out trips and get notified when a spot becomes available.
• Ask questions about the boat or trip and view answers to previous questions.
• View and manage your reservations.
• Contact the boat owner or captain.
• Follow announcements and notifications in one place.
• Use your QR boarding pass on the day of the trip.

Manage Your Entire Boat Tour in One Place

From reservations and deck planning to passenger lists and onboard sales, manage your entire boat tour operation with Boatessa.