Ultra-discreet Charter
Billionaire Yacht Charter Greece
The off-market 50+ metre yachts, the security arrangements, the discretion required. Charter at the top of the Greek fleet.
Last updated September 2026
Charter at the top of the Greek fleet
Best suited for
- Principals at the highest wealth tier requiring full discretion
- Family offices arranging charters for principal or guests
- Sovereign-guest hosted charters with security requirements
- Repeat clients moving up from 30-50 metre to 50m+ class
- Multi-week charters spanning Greek waters and beyond
How we work at this level
Lead time a year or more for the peak weeks on yachts above 40 metres, on the Greek Charter Index, and the 2027 requests on this desk began arriving in August 2026. First conversation typically by introduction or referral. We don't list specific yachts publicly at this tier; the introduction conversation includes a brief on the principal's charter history and preferences, after which we share a curated short-list. From signed agreement to charter start: typically 2-3 months minimum for full setup.
How we serve at this tier
- Introductions happen by referral or via our existing repeat-client network. First conversations are by phone or in-person, not email.
- Owner-direct yachts at the megayacht tier require pre-vetting of charterers. We handle the broker-side; the owner agrees before contracts circulate.
- Security coordination is handled by separate specialists the house works with; the cost is quoted per assignment, never listed.
- Crew NDAs are standard; additional principal-specific NDAs available on request.
- Shore-side service at marquee restaurants and venues is pre-arranged at the captain level. Reservations don't happen in the principal's name.
Frequently asked
Questions we get about Billionaire Yacht Charter Greece
Who is legally bound to silence on a 50 metre charter, and who is not?
The bound list is short and precise. Clause 6(c) of the MYBA Charter Agreement states that "the Captain and Crew are bound at all times to keep all information related to this Charter, the OWNER, the CHARTERER, and all Guests as confidential and no information is to be disclosed to any third party without prior permission of the CHARTERER in writing." On a 50 metre yacht that is typically ten to fourteen people, and the clause covers all of them equally, from the captain to the deckhand who takes the tender in. The unbound list is longer: shore agents, provisioners, the marina, drivers, the fixed-base operator at the airport, and every private security contractor you did not hire through the contract. On a charter at this level the discretion work is mostly about how few of those people need to know anything at all, and it is done before you arrive rather than managed once you are aboard.
Can our movements be kept off public tracking sites?
Partly, and it is worth understanding which part. AIS carriage is governed by SOLAS Chapter V, Regulation 19, which requires it on ships of 300 gross tonnage and upwards on international voyages and on all passenger ships whatever their size. Above roughly 40 metres you are usually inside that requirement, and once a yacht is fitted the system must stay in operation: the master may switch it off only if continual operation might compromise the safety or security of the vessel, and the silence has to be logged with its reason. Privacy is not one of the permitted reasons, so treat any offer to go dark as a warning about the broker rather than a feature. What is true and useful: the AIS signal carries the vessel, not the guest list. The yacht is identified by its own name and its owning company, and nothing in the transmission connects it to you. Where the exposure actually comes from is the quay, the flight, the restaurant booking and the social account of another guest, which is where the planning belongs.
What should we ask a broker to prove before signing at this level?
Four things, all documentary, all answerable in a day. Show us Clause 6(c) in the contract you are proposing, so we can read the confidentiality wording ourselves rather than take a summary. Confirm what the crew have signed: an NDA is normally issued by the owner or the management company and is written into or annexed to the Seafarer Employment Agreement, which the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 governs, and under which the seafarer has the right to take advice before signing. Show the yacht's Greek charter licence, because a yacht without one cannot legally take you and no privacy arrangement survives a port inspection. And name the membership you claim, in a directory we can open. For our part: George Yachts Brokerage House LLC is a Wyoming company operating from Athens, an IYBA Charter Active Member listed in their public directory, and the yacht proposed to you is chosen for your dates rather than because it needs filling.
What do discreet yacht charter services for UHNW clients actually include?
Discretion here is operational, not a brochure word. NDAs run at owner, broker and crew level as standard, with principal-specific NDAs on request. Shore reservations at marquee venues are made through the yacht without the principal's name entering any booking system. Close protection is available through partners and coordinated with the captain. And the conversation itself starts by introduction rather than web form. One broker holds the whole thread, which is itself the discretion: fewer hands, fewer copies, fewer names.
How do we begin a conversation?
Phone or in-person, by introduction. We don't take first inquiries via web forms at this tier. If you're new to us, an introduction from an existing repeat client, family office, or partner brokerage opens the conversation. Otherwise the route is your private aviation broker or wealth manager.
What's the typical weekly rate?
On the Greek Charter Index 2026 the yachts above 50 metres list at EUR 162,500 to 235,000 a week net base; larger hulls are quoted on request, not from a list. Plus APA of 30 to 40% and Greek VAT at the certified rate (5.2 or 6.5% is common at this size).
Is security available?
Through the principal's own security provider or one introduced through the owner's office, coordinated with the captain and quoted per assignment by the provider; we arrange the coordination, we do not employ officers.
Helicopter operations?
Where the yacht carries a certified helideck and the captain and owner's office approve it, arranged with a licensed helicopter operator and quoted by them; on the yachts named on this page the arrangement is confirmed hull by hull, not assumed.
Discretion at marquee venues?
Yes. Restaurant reservations at the top Mykonos and Santorini addresses can be arranged through the yacht crew without the principal's name appearing in the booking system. Standard at this tier.
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