Clever Girl — 75-Guest Lake Travis Party Boat

Clever Girl is the 75-guest two-deck Lake Travis flagship — the largest commercial party boat on the lake, with an upper-deck dance floor and DJ-grade audio. Premier rate $250/hr base; Texas tax (8.25%) + 20% gratuity itemized. Anderson Mill Marina, 25 min from downtown.

Clever Girl is Premier Party Cruises’ 75-guest two-deck flagship and the largest commercial party boat on Lake Travis. She is the boat in the photo your bachelorette friend sent that made you start this search — the one with the upper-deck dance floor, the full sound system you can hear across a cove, and the sunset deck space for 75 guests without anyone bumping elbows. Premier rate $250/hour base; Texas tax (8.25%) and 20% gratuity itemized at checkout.

Two decks, 75 guests, and a real dance floor

Clever Girl is the only Lake Travis party boat with a full upper-deck dance floor — not a converted bench area, an actual hardwood dance surface engineered for 75 guests in motion. The lower deck holds the bar setup, shaded seating with backs and armrests, two coolers stocked at the dock, and the ADA-style head. The upper deck is where the speakers point: full DJ-grade audio (twin 15-inch subs, four mid-range tops, a wireless mic) loud enough to reach the back of the cove without distortion.

The two-deck layout solves the problem every 75-guest event runs into on a single-deck pontoon: nowhere to go when 30 of your guests want to dance and 45 want to talk. On Clever Girl those two groups occupy different decks. Grandparents stay on the shaded lower deck for a graduation cruise; the dance floor stays loud upstairs for the bachelorettes. Same boat, two simultaneous events.

Built for the biggest bookings on the lake

Clever Girl is the most-photographed party boat on Lake Travis — the boat behind every Premier Instagram tag, every drone shot in our gallery, and the public ATX Disco Cruise that runs Friday and Saturday all summer. On private charters she takes combined bachelor + bachelorette weekends, full-grade Sweet 16s, sorority and fraternity formals, big corporate offsites, and three-generation family reunions where the cousin count alone fills 40 seats.

Capacity is hard-capped at 75 by USCG rules, not a marketing number. Premier never overbooks. Below 50 guests, Meeseeks or The Irony are usually the better fit; above 50, Clever Girl is the only option on Lake Travis. Departs Anderson Mill Marina, 25 minutes from downtown Austin via 183 N — flat parking right next to the dock, no stairs to the boat.

What is included in the $250/hr base rate

Base rate covers the captain (TPWD-licensed, average 7 years with Premier), fuel for the entire charter, the full DJ-grade audio system with Bluetooth + AUX, two stocked coolers at the dock, USCG-approved life jackets in every size including infant and child, the on-board ADA-style head, dock access at Anderson Mill Marina, and the captain’s pre-cruise safety briefing.

BYOB drinks are cans and plastic only — no glass on Lake Travis, ever. Premier’s sister company Party On Delivery pre-stocks the boat with whatever the group orders 30 minutes before boarding, so the bachelorette doesn’t spend her own afternoon at HEB. Texas state sales tax (8.25%) and a 20% captain + crew gratuity are added at checkout as transparent line items — every figure itemized for the planner forwarding the receipt to a corporate AP department.

Premier has operated Lake Travis party boats for 15+ years with 150,000+ guests served and zero reportable safety incidents — the longest unblemished record on the lake.

Frequently asked questions

How many guests can Clever Girl actually hold?

75 guests is the USCG-rated capacity and the hard cap. Premier never overbooks. The boat is comfortable at 75; the dance floor is comfortable at 60.

How much does Clever Girl cost for a 4-hour Saturday charter?

$1,000 base ($250/hr × 4) + Texas tax (8.25%) + 20% captain gratuity = roughly $1,300 all-in. Per-guest math at 75 = ~$17.30/guest for the boat itself, before BYOB drinks.

Is the upper deck shaded?

The upper deck has a partial Bimini-style canopy over the dance floor and a fully shaded seating section. The dance floor itself is intentionally sun-or-stars open so the disco lights work after dusk.

Does Clever Girl run the public ATX Disco Cruise too?

Yes — Clever Girl is the ATX Disco Cruise boat on Friday and Saturday public sailings. On every other date she is available for private charter.

Are kids allowed on Clever Girl?

Yes on private charters — all ages welcome. The 21+ rule only applies to the public ATX Disco Cruise. Sweet 16 and family-reunion bookings on Clever Girl are common.

Where does Clever Girl depart from?

Anderson Mill Marina, 13993 FM 2769, Leander TX 78641 — 25 minutes from downtown Austin via US-183 N. Free parking next to the dock, no stairs to the boat, ADA-accessible boarding.

What if it rains on our charter date?

Premier’s fair-weather policy: any captain-called weather cancellation gets a free reschedule, no fee. Captain has sole weather-call authority — revenue never overrides safety.