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How Much Does It Cost to Sail Around Greece?

Greece is three cruising grounds and six thousand islands; nobody sails around it in a week. What a week in each costs, fully crewed, and how to choose.

Last updated September 2026

How to sail around Greece in a week, which is to say, how not to

Greece is three countries by water. The Saronic is Athens' own gulf, two hours from the marina, sheltered, with Hydra and Spetses as its jewels. The Cyclades are the white islands of the photographs, Mykonos, Paros, Naxos, Milos, Santorini, a morning apart by motor yacht and an afternoon by sail, with the Meltemi from mid-July. The Ionian is the green west, Corfu, Paxos, Lefkada, Ithaca, Kefalonia, flat water and an afternoon breeze. From the Saronic to the Ionian is a passage of two days; from Athens to Santorini is 130 miles. Nobody does all three in a week, and the house that offers to is selling a delivery. One ground per week is the whole holiday. Five or six islands, a swim before breakfast, a different bay every night, the crew learning what you like by the second day. A second week joins a second ground, Athens through the Cyclades, or round the Peloponnese through the Corinth canal to the Ionian, on the same yacht at the same base. What this house writes. The ground that fits your party and your month, two or three real yachts, the base, the APA estimated for that ground, the VAT at the yacht's rate, the gratuity range, within twenty-four hours, and the honest advice that the Saronic is the first week and the Cyclades the second. Who you are dealing with. George Yachts Brokerage House LLC is a United States company, registered in Wyoming, with its brokerage desk in Athens, a few minutes from the marinas the yachts leave from. It is a boutique house: one broker, George P. Biniaris, Founder and Managing Broker, a licensed sailing skipper with a powerboat licence valid to 25 metres, handles every file himself, from the first message to the quay on check-in day, and is reachable on WhatsApp at +1 786 798 8798. The house is listed as an IYBA Charter Active Member, writes every charter on the MYBA form of agreement, was featured in Forbes in May 2026, and holds a 5.0 rating on Google. The APA, the VAT at each yacht's certified rate and the gratuity are set out line by line in every proposal, so nothing arrives as a surprise.

Best suited for

  • A first charter choosing between the three grounds
  • Two-week parties who want the Cyclades and the Ionian
  • Americans who want to see "Greece" and need to be told which Greece
  • Anyone comparing a catamaran's five islands against a motor yacht's eight

The crewed yachts that sail Greece

A selection, largest first

M/Y OAK

35.0 m / 115 ft · 11 guests

Per Yacht · Per Week€99,000 - €109,000 | plus expenses VAT & APA

M/Y PAREAKI II

39.08 m / 128 ft · 12 guests

Per Yacht · Per Week€98,000 - €115,000 | plus expenses VAT & APA

M/Y ONCE MORE

38.0 m / 125 ft · 10 guests

Per Yacht · Per Week€89,000 - €99,000 | plus expenses VAT & APA

M/Y WOMBAT

32.31 m / 106 ft · 11 guests

Per Yacht · Per Week€89,000 - €99,000 | plus expenses VAT & APA

M/Y KINTARO

38.1 m / 125 ft · 12 guests

Per Yacht · Per Week€85,000 - €110,000 | plus expenses VAT & APA

M/Y NORTHWIND II

45.63 m / 150 ft · 10 guests

Per Yacht · Per Week€83,300 - €110,000 | plus expenses VAT & APA

M/Y CAN'T REMEMBER

35.6 m / 116 ft · 12 guests

Per Yacht · Per Week€80,000 - €90,000 | plus expenses VAT & APA

M/Y BLUE SYMPHONIE

37.0 m / 121 ft · 10 guests

Per Yacht · Per Week€78,000 - €99,000 | plus expenses VAT & APA

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When to decide the ground for 2027

The Cyclades weeks in July and August are the first to go; the Saronic and the Ionian hold longer, and June and September are 15 to 25 percent below peak on most cards. Peak weeks for July and August 2027 are being contracted now, in the autumn of 2026; the five and six cabin yachts go first. Nine to fourteen months ahead for a peak week, six to nine for June and late September, three to four for May and October. Booking early buys first choice of yacht and week rather than a discount.

George's insider notes

  • Choose the ground before the yacht; the APA, the delivery and the right captain all follow from it.
  • A first week is the Saronic; a second the Cyclades; the Ionian for families and sailors at any time.
  • Two weeks on one yacht through the Corinth canal is the only way to sail "around" Greece, and it is a good one.
  • A motor yacht sees more islands; a catamaran sees fewer and anchors flatter. Say which you want and the list halves.

Frequently asked

Questions we get about How Much Does It Cost to Sail Around Greece?

How much does it cost to sail around Greece?

From about EUR 22,000 for a fully crewed week all in on a 15 metre catamaran for eight, the same base in any of the three cruising grounds; from about EUR 24,000 on a 20 metre motor yacht. Greece is sailed one ground per week, not around.

Can you sail around Greece in a week?

No; Greece is three cruising grounds, the Saronic, the Cyclades and the Ionian, each a week, and Athens to Santorini alone is 130 miles. A week is written in one ground; two weeks join two.

Which part of Greece should I sail first?

The Saronic from Athens for a first week: sheltered, two hours from the marina, Hydra and Spetses. The Cyclades for the islands in the photographs; the Ionian for families and sailors.

Does the price change between the Cyclades and the Ionian?

The base does not; the APA is higher in the Cyclades for the longer legs and the Mykonos berth, and a delivery applies only to boarding away from the yacht's base.

How many islands does a week see?

Five or six on a catamaran, eight on a motor yacht at 20 knots; the captain shapes the order to the wind.

How do I start?

WhatsApp +1 786 798 8798 or george@georgeyachts.com with the month, the party and whether you want to sail or to cover ground; two or three real yachts with the all-in week come back within twenty-four hours.

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