Private charters · Southwest & Northeast Harbor
Sail Acadia
Friendship sloops Alice E. (1899) and Helen Brooks, plus private lobster-boat charters aboard Elizabeth T for up to 21 passengers.
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Acadia Private
The island, arranged.
Private charters, oysters at the dock, elopements at sunrise, a carriage to yourselves. Acadia Private is an inquiry-based concierge built on the island’s verified luxury operators — no published prices, no invented services. Tell us the occasion at hello@acadiainsider.com.
Private charters & exclusive experiences
Private charters · Southwest Harbor
Acadia Charter Company
A 36-foot Bunker & Ellis wooden yacht for up to six guests, with fully customizable itineraries.
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Private charters · Bar Harbor
Downeast Windjammer Cruises
Private schooner charters from Bar Harbor for groups and occasions.
Operator site ↗Exclusive · Seal Harbor
Wildwood Stables — Private Carriage Charter
A private carriage with coachman on Acadia’s historic carriage roads, late May to mid-October, through the park’s carriage concessioner.
Carriage roads (NPS) ↗Oysters, catering, picnics & flights
Bar Harbor Oyster Company
Farms “Bar Harbor Blondes” in Mt. Desert Narrows since 2014 and ships fresh live oysters nationwide overnight; farm and kayak tours with Beal’s Lobster Pier.
barharboroysterco.com ↗Bar Harbor Catering Company
Boutique full-service catering and event planning from 367 ME-3, working roughly a 1.5-hour radius.
bhcaterco.com ↗Luxury Picnics Acadia
Styled luxury picnics for proposals, anniversaries, and micro-weddings — full setup to takedown.
luxurypicnicsacadia.com ↗Scenic Flights of Acadia
Trenton · 1044 Bar Harbor Rd. The 35-minute All Acadia and 50-minute Deluxe Lighthouse flights.
Find it on Google Maps ↗Elopements & private dates
Acadia elopement specialists who plan as well as photograph: Corey Lynn Tucker Photography / Acadia Elopement Collective (elopements since 2017, planning included), The Bearded Mainer Photography (curated elopements, including private-charter vows and sunrise setups), and Bridget & Ryan (MDI-based, around a hundred Acadia elopements). Morris Yachts runs luxury charters from Northeast Harbor for the sail-away version.
Arranged on request — honestly
Some requests have no standing local operator, and we will not pretend otherwise. A private chef, dock-to-door lobster delivery, and vacation-rental provisioning are arranged case by case through our partners — ask, and we will build it or tell you plainly that we can’t. Helicopter tours and after-hours park access are not offered: no verified local operator exists for either.