Solutions · Boat Tours

Booking software for boat tour operators. Built for every departure.

Sell timed boat tours online, control capacity per vessel, and keep every departure running on schedule, from harbour to horizon.

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Tour boat gliding across calm coastal water at sunrise with guests on deck

Pillars

Everything you need to run boat tours.

The essentials to fill every departure and keep the dock running, from booking to boarding.

Features

Built for timed boat tours.

Every feature is tuned for vessels, departures, and dockside reality, not generic tickets.

Timed departures

Publish exact departure times per dock and vessel. Real-time seats left on every slot.

Per-vessel capacity

Cap PAX by boat, enforce minimum numbers, and stop overbooking automatically.

Multi-boat scheduling

Run multiple vessels, routes, and crews from one calendar. Copy a week in one click.

Weather cancellations

Cancel a departure and trigger refunds, rescheduling, and guest comms in seconds.

Digital waivers & manifests

Collect signed waivers at checkout and print the dockside manifest from your phone.

Marketplace & distribution

Push live availability to the Zuru marketplace and your Operator Page, with zero double bookings.

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Pricing Rules

Pricing rules that fill every departure.

Let Zuru adjust rates automatically so peak slots sell at peak, quiet slots still sell, and big groups always say yes.

Early bird

Reward guests who book ahead with automatic discounts. Fill the calendar weeks before each sail.

Last minute

Turn empty seats into revenue. Auto-drop prices for unsold slots close to departure and surface them as "Last Minute Deals" on the marketplace.

Group pricing

Tiered rates for families, dive schools, and charters: the bigger the party, the better the per-head price. No quote spreadsheets.

Seasonal pricing

Switch between high-season, shoulder, and off-peak rates on a schedule. The right price shows automatically on every channel.

How it works

From dock to dashboard in three steps.

Get your boat tours live and bookable without an IT project.

01
Add your vessels and slots
Define each boat, seat map, departure times, and seasonal schedules in a few minutes.
Free to start
02
Sell everywhere
Take bookings on your Operator Page, the Zuru marketplace, or your own site embed, all from one inventory.
0% commission
03
Run the dock
Scan QR tickets, mark no-shows, and message every guest on the manifest from the operator app.
From your phone

FAQs

Boat tour booking questions.

How boat tour operators run departures, capacity, and weather days on Zuru.

Still have questions? Talk to sales.

Can I cap bookings per vessel?

Yes. Set the maximum PAX on each boat and Zuru enforces it across every channel, so a departure closes the moment the last seat sells. You can also set a minimum party size so a sailing only runs when it is worth casting off.

What happens when the weather cancels a departure?

Cancel the affected departure from the dashboard or the operator mobile app. Zuru notifies every booked guest and handles refunds or rescheduling, so you are not phoning the manifest one by one from the harbour.

Can I run more than one boat on the same day?

Yes. Run multiple vessels, routes, and crews from a single calendar with their own departure times and capacity. Copy a week's schedule in one click when the season pattern repeats.

Can guests sign a waiver before they arrive at the dock?

Yes. Collect signed digital waivers at checkout so guests arrive ready to board, then pull the dockside manifest up on your phone to see who has signed and who has not.

Do I get last-minute bookings, or does the calendar just close?

Set a Last Minute rule and Zuru drops the price on unsold seats close to departure, tagging them as Last Minute Deals on the marketplace. Quiet sailings keep selling instead of leaving the harbour half empty.

How do guests board on the day?

Every booking comes with a QR code. Scan it at the gangway from the Zuru operator mobile app to check guests in against the departure manifest and mark no-shows before you cast off.

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