Best Yachts in Greece for Couples

You can. A 35 metre and larger yacht gives two guests more amenity than anyone can use, but the crew-to-guest ratio turns odd: five or six crew for two people can feel like staff rather than privacy. Most couples find the 18 to 26 metre boats above the sweet spot, two to four crew who serve dinner and then vanish, and a hull small enough for the anchorages the big yachts sit outside of.

Per yacht per week before VAT and APA, from each yacht's own rate card: SEA U EUR 21,000 to 24,000, SEA YA EUR 24,000 to 28,000, MELITI EUR 26,500, Just Marie 2 EUR 49,000 to 59,000. Add VAT at 5.2 to 12% by the yacht's certification, APA of 20 to 30% on a catamaran or 30 to 40% on a motor yacht, and a customary 10 to 15% crew gratuity on the base. The price is per yacht, not per guest, so a couple pays what a family of six would on the same boat; the saving is in choosing a smaller boat, not in being fewer.

Some owners quote all-in, most quote a base rate plus APA and VAT, and we say which is which before you compare. Either way the number is per yacht per week. For a couple, a EUR 20,000 base week lands around EUR 26,300 to 27,400 all-in before gratuity with APA at 25% and VAT at 6.5 to 12%; ask us for the all-in figure on any yacht above and we quote it from the owner's office.

Late June or September. The water is warm, the Meltemi is quieter than in July and August, the iconic anchorages are less crowded, and on the Index the shoulder months price 15 to 25% below peak on the same rate card, with three to four months of lead time rather than a year. Late September and October in the Saronic and the Ionian are the quiet value weeks for two.

For a first week, Athens to the Saronic: Hydra, with Vlychos two miles west of town at 8 to 15 metres over sand for the swim and the harbour for dinner, then Dokos, the Saronic's most isolated anchorage, 6 to 12 metres over sand and no other lights. For the Cyclades, Milos and Sifnos rather than Mykonos in high season, and Santorini's caldera for one night at most. For calm water and sandy bays, the Ionian: Paxos and Antipaxos, Voutoumi at 5 to 10 metres over sand.

The catamaran for a couple who want to be still: no roll at anchor, a level deck, a shallow draft and a lower APA, on Just Marie 2 for the most space per guest we represent, or a four-cabin sailing catamaran such as BABALU from EUR 17,000. The motor yacht for a couple who want to move: SEA YA at 24 knots reaches Kythnos from Alimos in under two hours and Mykonos, 90 miles, in about three hours forty-five. MELITI for a couple who want to sail.

Yes. Flowers on board, a photographer at the anchorage, a cake from the chef, the anchor dropped at the bay you name at the hour you name. Brief George three weeks ahead so the crew and the shore side are ready, and tell nobody else; the crew are good at secrets.

Six to twelve months for July and August on the Greek Charter Index, and the four named boats above are four hulls, not a class. June and September hold availability closer in. On this desk, 26 of the 57 dated enquiries received between 30 May and 6 September 2026 were already for 2027.