Crewed Catamaran Charter Greece: Captain, Chef, Hostess

Base rate covers: the yacht, the crew (captain, chef, hostess at minimum), insurance, and routine maintenance. APA (separate payment, 20 to 30% of base rate on catamarans) covers fuel, dockage, food, drinks, and other running costs. You bring suitcases and preferences.

Greek charter law caps any commercial charter at 12 guests. Most crewed catamarans here sleep 6 to 10 guests in 3 to 5 cabins, with crew berths separate. The 12-guest cap is a regulation; if a broker quotes you 14 guests on a 'crewed catamaran' assume the boat is operating outside regulation.

For families with children under 14, almost always the catamaran. The flat decks, no-heel sailing, and shallow draft turn the boat into a usable platform rather than something children sit out on. For sailing-experienced families with teenagers, a monohull gives more authentic sailing feel.

Weekly net base starts at EUR 17,000 for a 51-foot sailing catamaran with a crew of two, and runs to EUR 90,000 for the 80-foot flagships with five crew. Most weeks settle between €28,000 and €55,000, before APA and Greek charter VAT at the yacht's certified rate, in practice 6.5% or 12% for most catamarans (statutory cap 13%).

Yes. The captain, chef, and hostess on day one are the same on day seven. Crew rotation only happens between charters, not during. The crew lives aboard for the season and treats the boat as home.

Yes, and for the marquee crewed catamarans it is the sensible move: the 2027 calendars are open, rate cards publish through the autumn, and the best boats commit July and August 2027 by late winter. Families booking around fixed school holidays gain the most from moving early.

From EUR 17,000 net base for a 15 metre Lagoon 51 with a captain and a cook-hostess, such as BABALU or EFFIE STAR, to EUR 90,000 for a 24 metre Sunreef or Fountaine Pajot Thira 80 with five or six crew. The bands between, from the Greek Charter Index 2026: EUR 18,900 to 48,000 at 16 to 19 metres and EUR 31,500 to 43,500 at 20 to 22 metres for sailing catamarans; EUR 21,000 to 28,000 up to 17 metres and EUR 33,000 to 69,000 at 20 to 22 metres for power catamarans. Add APA of 20 to 30 per cent, Greek VAT at the yacht's certified rate and a gratuity of 10 to 15 per cent of base.

A catamaran hired by the week with her professional crew aboard: a captain who runs the boat and the itinerary, a chef or cook-hostess who runs the galley from your preference sheet, and on the larger boats a stewardess and a deckhand for the cabins, the table and the toys. You bring your party; the crew does the rest. This house represents forty-five crewed catamarans, thirty sailing and fifteen power, all but one based in Athens.

Yes, on the catamarans whose owners offer a fixed weekly price with fuel, food, drinks and dockage folded in instead of a base fee plus APA. The yacht, the crew and the week are identical; only the way the bill is written changes. The all-inclusive page sets out what is included, what usually sits outside, and the all-in figures by Index band.