Taguscruises

What Taguscruises does

Taguscruises is a Lisbon-based boat tour agency operating scheduled daily yacht tours, private yacht charters, corporate teambuilding events, and a DGRM-certified sailing school on the Tagus River. Founded in 2010, it is a privately held Portuguese company (Taguscruises, Lda.) headquartered in Alcântara with its operational boarding location at Doca do Bom Sucesso in Belém. The company holds the RNAAT 181/2010 tourism animation license from Turismo de Portugal and was the first operator in Lisbon to offer daily yacht tours with regular departure times.

The business runs on a company-owned fleet of sailing catamarans, power catamarans, and motor yachts (including Vertigo Blue, a 50-foot sailing catamaran; Summer Blue, a Fountaine Pajot 37 power catamaran; Scarlett, a Fountaine Pajot 44 sailing catamaran; and Tejo Azul, a party boat). There is no proprietary software platform; the technology stack is limited to a multi-language website and a third-party form builder (123formbuilder) used for booking and request-for-quote forms. Revenue is generated entirely from transactional, one-time-purchase offerings: per-person tour tickets (€25-€38 for daily tours), hourly and half-day private charters (€195-€1,200), corporate teambuilding starting at €45 per person, and certified navigation courses priced at €250-€495 per student.

Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer through the website, phone, email, and in-person sales at the marina, supplemented by third-party booking platforms and hotel/travel agency referrals at uniform transparent pricing. The customer base is fragmented across individual tourists, private groups and celebrations, corporate teams, and aspiring sailors, with no disclosed anchor accounts or enterprise contracts. The company reports a zero-accidents safety record and is GDPR-compliant, operating exclusively within the Lisbon market.

Name

Taguscruises

Legal name

Taguscruises, Lda.

Website

https://taguscruises.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Taguscruises is a Lisbon-based boat tour agency operating scheduled daily yacht tours, private yacht charters, corporate teambuilding events, and a DGRM-certified sailing school on the Tagus River, serving tourists, private groups, corporate clients, and aspiring sailors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

River Cruise and Yacht Charter Services

NAICS

Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water (48721), Tour Operators (561520)

SIC

Water Transportation (4400)

akta.pro primary industry

Catamaran & Sailing Cat Cruise Operators (THAEADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Tourist & Sightseeing Cruise Operators (Day Cruises) (TLAFALAF), Crewed Yacht Charters (Luxury Crewed) (THAEAEAA), Water & Marine Guiding Services (Kayak, Canoe, Raft, SUP, Sailing) (THAAALAB)

Keywords

• Boat tour services
• Yacht charter services
• River sightseeing cruises
• Corporate sailing events
• Sailing school courses

Headquarters

HQ city

Lisbon

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Daily Sailing Tours: Scheduled daily departures on sailing yachts for individual tourists and small groups. Customers pay per person for fixed-duration tours (1-hour Cristo Rei Tour at €25, 2-hour Day Tour at €38, Sunset and Night Tours).
2. Private Yacht Charters: Hourly or half-day charter rates for fully private tours on various vessels (sailing catamarans, power boats) accommodating groups of 8-18+ passengers. Pricing ranges from €195 to €1,200 depending on vessel and duration.
3. Teambuilding Events: Corporate sailing events with 'light regatta style' activities for teams. Prices start from €45 per person for group teambuilding experiences.
4. Sailing School Courses: Certified navigation courses including Initiation to Cruise Sailing (€250/person), Marinheiro Card (€350/person), and Patrão Local Card (€495/person).
5. Catering Services: Optional catering management and cleaning fee of €50 for customers bringing their own food and beverages on private charters.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Taguscruises operates scheduled daily boat tours, private yacht charters, corporate teambuilding sailing events, and a DGRM-certified sailing school on the Tagus River in Lisbon. The company owns its fleet of sailing catamarans, power catamarans, and motor yachts, which it sells to tourists, private groups, corporate teams, and aspiring sailors. All departures and bookings are managed from the Doca do Bom Sucesso marina in Belém under its RNAAT 181/2010 tourism license.

Product overview

Taguscruises is a Lisbon-based boat tour and yacht charter company offering a portfolio of water-based tourism services on the Tagus River. The company operates three core service lines: Regular Tours (fixed daily departures including Christ Tour, Day Tour, Sunset Tour, and Night Tour), Private Tours (chartered yachts with customizable timing including Beach Tours, Party Tours, and All About Lisbon options), and Teambuilding Sailing Events (corporate light regatta experiences). Additionally, the company operates Escola de Vela, a DGRM-certified sailing school offering navigation certification courses. Taguscruises owns and maintains its fleet of sailing and motor vessels, including catamarans (Vertigo Blue, Summer Blue, Scarlett) and various sailing yachts, all available for private charter.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Regular Tours (Daily Lisbon Tours) Scheduled daily sailing tours departing at fixed times from Belém Marina for individual tourists and small groups, including the 1-hour Cristo Rei Tour (€25/person), 2-hour Day Tour (€38/person), and Sunset and Night Tours. Provides panoramic views of Lisbon's monuments from the Tagus River.
• Private Tours (Yacht Charters) Fully personalized private yacht charter experiences allowing customers to choose the vessel, departure time, and destination. Includes Beach Boat Tours (from €395), Party Boat Tours (€650 for up to 18 people), and All About Lisbon Boat Tours, with an optional catering management and cleaning fee of €50.
• Teambuilding Sailing Events Corporate team building activities on 40-45 foot yachts featuring light regatta-style sailing experiences designed to build team cohesion, priced from €45 per person.
• Escola de Vela (Sailing School) DGRM-certified sailing school offering navigation and certification courses including Iniciação à Vela Cruzeiro (Initiation to Cruise Sailing, €250/person, 16 hours), Carta de Marinheiro (Mariner Card, €350/person, 30 hours), and Carta de Patrão Local (Local Skipper Card, €495/person, 40 hours), enabling operation of recreational vessels up to 12m within 3 miles of coast (Marinheiro) and coastal navigation up to 6 miles offshore and 25 miles from safe harbor (Patrão Local).

Quantifiable outcome

• Zero accidents record maintained to date

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Taguscruises
• Facebookfacebook.com/Taguscruises

Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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