All-in cost summary for a crewed yacht charter in Greece, 2026 into 2027
A crewed yacht charter in Greece has a headline charter fee for the yacht and her crew, and then three lines on top: APA, Greek VAT and the crew gratuity. In practice the true all-in cost, base plus APA plus VAT, lands at roughly 1.25 to 1.4 times the base fee on a catamaran and 1.35 to 1.5 times on a motor yacht, before the gratuity, the spread set by the yacht's certified VAT rate, how far and how fast she runs, and how generous you are on the last night.
A EUR 30,000 base week therefore ends up around EUR 41,000 to 48,000 all-in on a catamaran and EUR 43,500 to 51,000 on a motor yacht. Every figure on this page is per yacht per week, never by the head, and every band is taken from the rate cards of the ninety-one yachts this house represents, compiled on the Greek Charter Index 2026. Nothing here is a market average or a model.
1. The charter fee: what you pay for the yacht herself
The charter fee covers the yacht and all her standard equipment, the crew's salaries, the yacht's insurance, linens and towels, and the use of the tenders and water toys listed on her card. It is the figure printed on every yacht page on this site and the one every band below refers to.
Weekly net base rates by yacht type and size, from the Index
Sailing catamarans: 12 to 16 metres EUR 17,000 to 22,000; 16 to 19 metres EUR 18,900 to 48,000; 20 to 22 metres EUR 31,500 to 43,500; 23 to 24 metres EUR 54,900 to 90,000.
Power catamarans: up to 17 metres EUR 21,000 to 28,000; 20 to 22 metres EUR 33,000 to 69,000; 23 to 24 metres EUR 49,000 to 90,000.
Motor yachts: 18 to 21 metres EUR 17,500 to 28,000; 22 to 25 metres EUR 21,000 to 47,500; 26 to 31 metres EUR 35,900 to 75,000; 32 to 34 metres EUR 49,000 to 125,000; 35 to 40 metres EUR 59,900 to 150,000; 45 to 48 metres EUR 83,300 to 140,000; the two yachts above 50 metres EUR 162,500 to 235,000.
Crewed sailing monohulls of 24 to 31 metres, quoted separately from the fleet count, run EUR 24,000 to 55,000. Each band is the lowest and highest figure that appears on a rate card in it, so the numbers are observed, not estimated; the full table with yacht counts is on the Index.
George's inside info: those are the cards as they stand for the 2026 season and the 2027 cards opening this autumn. Peak is late July and August. May, late September and October price 15 to 25 per cent below peak on the same yacht, and the last two weeks of June are, year after year, the best trade between price and reliable weather.
2. APA, the Advance Provisioning Allowance
APA is your own money, paid before boarding and held by the captain, from which the week's running costs are paid: fuel, food and drink, marina and port fees, local taxes and any special requests. He accounts for it against receipts on the last day and whatever is unspent comes back to you. It is not a fee and it is not profit; the full explanation is here.
How much APA to budget in Greece
On the yachts this house represents APA runs 20 to 30 per cent of the base on sailing and power catamarans and 30 to 40 per cent on motor yachts, where fuel weighs heaviest. Within those bands the itinerary decides: a week at anchor in the Saronic sits at the bottom, a fast week across the Cyclades with marina nights at the top. Every yacht's card on this site states her own APA where the owner has fixed it, ELLY II for example at 25 per cent.
George's inside info: fuel is the line that surprises first-time motor yacht clients. Diesel on a 30 metre motor yacht can be EUR 10,000 to 15,000 in a week of long legs. If you would rather swim than transit, it falls sharply, and the Saronic is the most fuel-efficient ground we write: most legs are under fifteen miles.
3. VAT on a Greek yacht charter
Greek VAT is charged on the charter fee, never on APA or the gratuity, and the rate is a property of the yacht, not of the itinerary. A weekly crewed charter is invoiced at the yacht's certified rate of 5.2, 6.5, 7.8 or 12 per cent, with 13 per cent the statutory ceiling. Short charters under 48 hours and bareboat charters are taxed at 24 per cent instead. The rate is written into your quote and into the MYBA agreement before you sign; the 2027 VAT guide sets out how it applies to next season's cards.
On a EUR 45,000 charter fee, VAT at 6.5 per cent is EUR 2,925 and at 12 per cent EUR 5,400. Ask for the certified rate before you compare two yachts: it can be worth more than the difference between their base fees.
4. Real all-in examples from the yachts on this list
Three weeks, each built on a yacht's own rate card at the low end of her season, with APA at the band this house quotes and VAT shown at 6.5 and at 12 per cent, the two rates most yachts on this list carry. All in means base plus APA plus VAT; the gratuity of 10 to 15 per cent of the base is shown on its own line and is never inside the all-in figure.
A 22 metre motor yacht for six in the Saronic: SEA U
SEA U, a Riva 72 with a crew of two, opens at EUR 21,000. APA at 30 per cent is EUR 6,300. VAT is EUR 1,365 at 6.5 per cent or EUR 2,520 at 12. All in, EUR 28,700 to 29,800 for the week, before a gratuity of EUR 2,100 to 3,150.
A 27 metre motor yacht for ten in the Cyclades: ONE
ONE, a Pershing 90 refitted in 2024 with four crew, opens at EUR 45,000. APA at 30 to 40 per cent is EUR 13,500 to 18,000, because the Cyclades are a fast, long-legged week. VAT EUR 2,925 to 5,400. All in, EUR 61,400 to 68,400, before a gratuity of EUR 4,500 to 6,750.
A 37 metre motor yacht for ten with seven crew: PANDION
PANDION, a Heesen capable of 35 knots, opens at EUR 62,000. APA at 30 to 40 per cent is EUR 18,600 to 24,800. VAT EUR 4,030 to 7,440. All in, EUR 84,600 to 94,200, before a gratuity of EUR 6,200 to 9,300.
George's inside info: the fee is one number for the whole yacht whether you fill her or not, so the guest count on the card matters more than her length when you are comparing. A ten-guest yacht with six aboard is the same week at the same price. The charter cost calculator runs any yacht and any week from the live cards.
5. Crew gratuity: how much to tip
Gratuity is the line that catches people out, because it is nowhere in the contract and yet it is real money. The customary range on a Greek crewed charter is ten to fifteen per cent of the base charter fee, handed to the captain at the end of the week and distributed by him among the crew. It is calculated on the base fee alone, never on the total with VAT and APA added, which is the single most common budgeting error I correct; the gratuity guide has the reasoning.
On a EUR 50,000 week that is EUR 5,000 to 7,500. It is discretionary in the strict sense, and a crew that has not earned it should not receive it, but budget for it from the start rather than discovering it on the last morning. Cash in euros is still the norm, though most captains will now take a transfer if you prefer.
What does a yacht charter in the Greek islands cost for a week?
From about EUR 22,000 all-in for a crewed sailing catamaran of 15 metres to more than EUR 300,000 on a 50 metre motor yacht, per yacht, for seven nights. The base fee alone runs EUR 17,000 to 235,000 across the ninety-one yachts on this list. Which islands you cruise does not change the rate card: a yacht carries one Greece-wide weekly fee to the Cyclades, the Saronic or the Ionian. What changes with the ground is the APA, because the Cyclades are a longer, faster week than the Saronic, and the repositioning line if the yacht has to move to meet you.
How much is a Greece private yacht charter?
A private yacht charter in Greece, meaning the whole yacht and her crew are yours for the week and nobody else boards, starts at EUR 17,000 base for a 15 metre sailing catamaran with a captain and a cook-hostess, about EUR 22,000 all-in with APA and VAT, and at EUR 17,500 base for an 18 to 21 metre motor yacht, about EUR 24,000 all-in. Every yacht on this list is chartered privately; there is no cabin-by-cabin or shared product here. From EUR 30,000 all-in the choice widens to motor yachts such as SEA U and power catamarans such as Explorion, and what a crewed luxury week looks like from there is written up separately.
What does a Greek island boat charter cost with a crew, and what without?
With a crew, the bands above: EUR 17,000 base and up. Without a crew, a bareboat, the operators' rate cards are a fraction of that, and this house does not write them: every week here is fully crewed, seven nights or longer, with the five-night Saronic week from Athens the shortest programme. If your budget is under about EUR 22,000 all-in, a crewed week on this list does not exist yet, and I would rather say so than sell you the wrong boat.
Greece yacht charter prices in 2027: what changes?
The 2027 rate cards open in the autumn of 2026, and the same certified VAT rates apply to 2027 charters unless legislation changes; the bands above are the cards this house is quoting from now, requoted as the 2027 cards land. The advantage of booking now is not a discount, it is choice: the most requested yachts have their late July and August 2027 weeks spoken for months ahead, and five and six cabin yachts run out first. How far in advance to book for 2027 has the lead times, and the 2027 page the calendar.
What is the best yacht charter in Greece for the money?
The one where the yacht fits the party, not the cheapest card. Six people on a four-cabin catamaran at EUR 17,000 base pay far less for the week than six people on a yacht for twelve, and enjoy it more. Two rules from this desk: match the guest count on the card to your party with one cabin to spare, and buy the crew before you buy the length. A three-crew 18 metre catamaran such as SEABARIT LX at EUR 31,000 base gives a chef and a stewardess; a two-crew yacht at the same money gives more boat and less service.
Rent a yacht in Greece: what is the price per week?
Per week, per yacht: EUR 17,000 to 22,000 base for the smallest crewed catamarans, EUR 17,500 to 28,000 for the smallest crewed motor yachts, and upward by size as the bands above show. There is no price by the head on a crewed charter. Multiply the base by 1.25 to 1.4 on a catamaran or 1.35 to 1.5 on a motor yacht for the all-in figure before the gratuity, or ask me for the four lines in writing before you decide.
What does private yacht island hopping in Greece cost?
The same weekly card, plus an APA at the top of the band, because island hopping means miles. A classic seven-night Cyclades loop from Athens through Kythnos, Serifos, Sifnos, Milos and Paros on a power catamaran or a motor yacht is the shape most island-hopping requests take, and on a EUR 45,000 base it lands around EUR 66,000 to 75,000 all-in as the ONE example above shows. On a sailing catamaran the same loop is slower, calmer and roughly a third cheaper all-in at the same guest count.
How much does it cost to charter a yacht in Athens?
A fully crewed yacht charter from Athens costs from about EUR 22,000 a week all in for a 15 metre catamaran at EUR 17,000 base, and about EUR 24,000 for a 20 metre motor yacht at EUR 17,500 base, with the APA and the yacht's VAT added. Athens is where most Greek charter yachts are based, so there is no positioning charge: the week boards at Alimos or Flisvos and reaches Aegina in 18 nautical miles, Hydra in 35.
Two 2027 weeks from Athens on the yachts of this list. Summer Star, a Lagoon 52 for ten guests with a crew of two or three, at EUR 17,000 base: APA at 20 to 30 per cent is EUR 3,400 to 5,100, VAT at 5.2 per cent is EUR 884, all in about EUR 21,300 to 23,000 before a gratuity of EUR 1,700 to 2,550. SEA U, a Riva 72 for six with a crew of two, at EUR 21,000 base: APA at 30 per cent is EUR 6,300, VAT at 6.5 per cent is EUR 1,365, all in about EUR 28,700 before a gratuity of EUR 2,100 to 3,150. One price per yacht, whoever boards.
Athens has a page of its own
Athens is where most Greek charters start, and the pricing there differs enough from the islands to deserve its own answer rather than a paragraph here. We wrote it up separately: what a yacht charter from Athens actually costs, including the Alimos and Lavrion embarkation difference and why a Saronic week is cheaper than a Cycladic one from the same marina.
What can four couples charter in Greece for around 100,000 dollars all in?
At the time of writing that is roughly 92,000 euro, and the honest way to answer it is to work backwards from the all-in figure rather than forwards from the base fee. Allow for VAT at the rate the yacht's certification carries, an advance provisioning allowance of 20 to 40 per cent, and a crew gratuity of 10 to 15 per cent of the base. On a typical Greek crewed yacht that lands your base fee somewhere in the region of 55,000 to 65,000 euro rather than 90,000.
On this list that band buys a large crewed catamaran or a mid-size motor yacht with a crew of four to seven for eight guests: PANDION at EUR 62,000 to 72,000, ALAYA at EUR 59,000 to 65,000, ELLY II at EUR 59,000 to 69,000 for a first-season hull. The full fleet with live rates is here.
If you would rather see the arithmetic than the shortlist, the 50,000 euro tier piece walks through exactly what changes as the base fee climbs.
P.S. This guide answers what a charter costs. The companion piece answers what the money changes: what a EUR 50,000 week in Greece actually buys, with crew ratios, beam and the real difference at each tier.
