The booking system built for boat charter, fishing charter and cruise operators — capacity per departure, deposits, group pricing and guest details in one place. Free for you; guests pay 1.8% at checkout.
Yacht charter · Sydney
Kong
BETA
The coordination behind every departure — and why generic tools miss it.
Most charter operators aren’t short on demand — they’re short on certainty. A boat takes a fixed number, a departure is set by the tide or the booking sheet, and a no-show on a six-person reef charter you’ve fuelled and crewed is money straight off the day. The booking is easy. Knowing exactly who’s coming, that they’ve paid their deposit, and that the trip will run — that’s the hard part.
Generic booking software is built for appointments — one customer, one slot. A charter is the opposite: a shared departure with a hard capacity limit, prepaid or deposit-secured so you’re not left out of pocket when the weather turns, with guest details you need before they step on board. Kong is the charter booking software built around how departure-based boat and fishing operations actually run.
What a departure-based boat, fishing or cruise operation needs from its booking system — on the web or the Kong app.
Set how many seats each departure takes and Kong stops booking the moment it’s full — no overbooked boat, no turning guests away at the marina.
Guests pick how many seats and the price updates — a couple, a family or a full boat charter — so you stop quoting per-head totals by hand.
Kong takes a deposit or full payment when the guest books, via Stripe — so a fuelled, crewed departure isn’t left out of pocket by a last-minute cancellation.
Close a departure or a whole day in one click when the forecast turns or the boat’s in for a service — your booking pages stop taking bookings for it instantly.
Names, numbers, party size and any notes come in with the booking, so you’ve got your manifest before anyone steps on board.
A confirmation email at booking and a reminder before departure — fewer no-shows for a trip you’ve already crewed and provisioned.
Every booking lands on the right departure, so each day’s manifest and guest list build themselves. Block out a charter for a private group, or close a day for weather or maintenance in one click — your booking pages stop taking bookings for it instantly.
No sign-up fees. No monthly subscriptions. No lock-in contracts. We charge a small 1.8% booking fee to the guest at checkout — you keep 100% of your tour price.
Stripe payment processing fees still apply.
Kong is processor-agnostic and never holds your money. Connect your own Stripe account and payouts go directly to your bank on Stripe’s standard schedule. Kong never holds your money.
Trusted by guests all over the world for reliability and payment safety.
Every feature came from a real operator's pain point. Here's what a few of them say about working with us.
What boat charter, fishing charter and cruise operators ask before getting started.
