Catamaran Charter Greece

Someone who will tell you which of the two catamarans you actually want, and has no reason to prefer either. Forty-five of the ninety-one yachts on our list are catamarans, thirty sailing and fifteen power, and the recommendation costs us nothing either way, because there is no hull here we need to place. The honest split: a sailing catamaran if the group likes the quiet and does not mind five or six hours between islands, a power catamaran if you want two island groups in one week and would rather spend the crossing on the flybridge than waiting it out. Both give you the same near-zero roll at anchor, which is the reason most families end up on a catamaran in the first place. Check us as you would anyone: IYBA Charter Active Member in their public directory, MYBA-standard contracts with base, APA, certified VAT and gratuity written out before you sign, George Yachts Brokerage House LLC of Wyoming operating from Athens, Forbes May 2026. Weekly and fully crewed, starting on any day rather than only the Saturday the market defaults to.

Weekly net base starts at EUR 17,000 for a 12 to 16 metre crewed sailing catamaran on the Greek Charter Index and runs to EUR 90,000 for the 23 to 24 metre flagships, with the heart of the fleet, 16 to 22 metres, at EUR 18,900 to 48,000. Add APA (20 to 30% of base) and Greek charter VAT at the yacht’s certified rate.

Sailing catamarans suit guests who appreciate the rhythm of wind and want a softer pace. Power catamarans suit itineraries that cross island groups and want monohull motor-yacht speed without the roll. Sailing types are also typically 30% lower in weekly rate for equal length, given the lower running cost.

Yes. The lack of heel, wide flat decks, and shallow draft (allowing direct beach access via tender or even drop-anchor swim-from-boat in sheltered bays) make catamarans the natural choice. We recommend boats with an enclosed flybridge or salon for hot-day shade as well.

Yes, and they often sail it better than a monohull. The wide beam gives stability that handles 30 to 35 knot gusts without dramatic heel. Experienced captains will reef earlier on catamarans than on monohulls; you'll still cover 100 to 120 nm in a day under sail in firm Meltemi conditions.

If you have 8 to 12 guests and want a single platform for ceremony, dinner, and overnight, a 70 to 80-foot catamaran is the largest single-boat choice in the Greek fleet. For 14+ we usually recommend two yachts (a catamaran for the family, a motor yacht for friends) chartered together.

Greek commercial regulations cap most charter yachts at 12 guests under way, and the catamaran fleet is built to that ceiling: four cabins sleep eight, five cabins sleep ten, and the six-cabin Fountaine Pajot Thira 80 sleeps the full twelve. Larger groups are arranged legally with the right vessel class or a two-yacht flotilla.

No, and deliberately so. This house brokers fully crewed weeks only: the Motor Yacht Fleet with a full crew, the Catamaran Fleet with a crew of two to four. The week is meant to be lived, not operated. If you hold licenses and want to sail yourself, we are honestly not the right house for that charter.

The ones that reward shallow draft and calm anchorages: the Antiparos channel and Koufonisia in the Cyclades, Paxos, Antipaxos and Meganisi in the Ionian, and the Poros-Hydra-Spetses loop in the Saronic. The Ionian is the gentlest first-charter water; the Cyclades trade a firmer Meltemi for the marquee names.

Peak July and August weeks book 6 to 12 months ahead, and the named flagships (Sunreef 80s, Thira 80s) commit earliest. June and September usually hold availability closer in, at softer rates for the same yacht. If your dates are fixed to school holidays, decide early; if they are flexible, the shoulder weeks are the connoisseur's buy.

A crewed sailing catamaran runs €17,000 to €22,000 per week net base at 12 to 16 metres, €18,900 to €48,000 at 16 to 19 metres, €31,500 to €43,500 at 20 to 22 metres and €56,000 to €90,000 at 23 to 24 metres, per our Greek Charter Index. The rate card is written per yacht and does not change by cruising ground: the same boat carries the same weekly rate in the Cyclades as in the Ionian. What the Cyclades cost you is availability, and a delivery leg if the yacht is based in Corfu or Lefkada. On top of base, budget APA at roughly 25% to 30% for a catamaran, Greek VAT at the yacht's certified rate (5.2 to 12% in practice, 13% the statutory ceiling), and crew gratuity at 10% to 15% of base. Split across a full boat, a 20 to 22 metre catamaran week runs €31,500 to €43,500 for the yacht before VAT and APA.

Yes, and it is a common request, but it is worth knowing what it costs. Almost the whole Greek catamaran fleet is based around Athens, chiefly at Alimos, so a Mykonos start means the boat is repositioned to meet you and that delivery is billed. The usual alternatives are to board at Mykonos for a one-way week ending in Athens, or to start at Athens and reach Mykonos on day two through Kythnos or Syros. If Mykonos is the point of the trip rather than the port, starting from Athens and arriving by sea is both cheaper and the better arrival.

Earlier than any other type, honestly. Crewed catamarans are the most requested family format in Greek waters, and the handful of truly excellent boats commit their peak 2027 weeks first, typically by late winter. The 2027 calendars are open now; early reservations take first pick of yacht, cabin layout and week.

Yes, and most of our guests are American. Every charter this house closed this season was booked by American guests, and both charters closed this season were catamarans. You contract with George Yachts Brokerage House LLC, a Wyoming company, under MYBA-standard terms, one price per yacht per week in EUR, and you reach George on a Miami line, +1 786 798 8798, or in Athens. Athens is a direct flight from New York; boarding is on any day of the week.

Per yacht per week, from the Greek Charter Index 2026: crewed sailing catamarans EUR 17,000 to 22,000 at 12 to 16 metres, EUR 18,900 to 48,000 at 16 to 19 metres, EUR 31,500 to 43,500 at 20 to 22 metres and EUR 54,900 to 90,000 at 23 to 24 metres; crewed power catamarans EUR 21,000 to 28,000 up to 17 metres, EUR 33,000 to 69,000 at 20 to 22 metres and EUR 49,000 to 90,000 at 23 to 24 metres. The price covers the catamaran, her crew, insurance and the toys on her card. Outside it: APA of 20 to 30 per cent for fuel, food, drinks and berths, Greek VAT at the yacht's certified rate of 5.2 to 12 per cent, and a gratuity of 10 to 15 per cent of base. All-in, plan on roughly 1.35 to 1.6 times the base.

The catamaran meets you at Alimos with her crew aboard, two on the smallest boats and up to six on the 80-footers. The captain proposes the day at breakfast and adjusts it to the wind; the chef provisions at each port from your preference sheet; the stewardess runs the cabins and the table. You swim, the boat moves, dinner is laid on deck at anchor. Every catamaran this house represents is chartered privately, seven nights or longer, with the five-night Saronic week from Athens the shortest programme.

A crewed catamaran of 23 to 24 metres with four to six crew and a rate card of EUR 54,900 to 90,000 a week: the Sunreef 80s Genny and Above & Beyond, the Fountaine Pajot Thira 80s Ad Astra, Aloia and Sol Madinina, and on the power side ChristAl MiO 80, ALINA and the custom 80 SAMARA. Four to six cabins for eight to twelve guests, two stewardesses on the largest, and the widest decks on the list. The luxury tier of the whole fleet is on the luxury yacht charter page.

Yes, and there is no other way to charter one through this house: every catamaran on the list is hired whole, with her crew, for your party alone. The fee is per yacht per week whether you fill every cabin or not, so a party of six on a four-cabin catamaran pays the same as eight. There is no cabin-by-cabin or shared product here.