Family · Children
Booking a Family Week in Greece: What It Costs, What Is Included
The yachts, anchorages, and crew profiles that actually work for families with kids.
Last updated August 2026
Yachts for this brief
Specs that match
Power catamaran 23-24m
5-6 cabins · 4-5 crew
€49,000 - €90,000 (Greek Charter Index 2026)
Zero roll, shallow draft, calm beaches
Sailing catamaran 20-22m
4-5 cabins · 3-4 crew
€31,500 - €43,500 (Greek Charter Index 2026)
Two families, deck space, the Ionian at sailing pace
Motor yacht 35-40m with stabilisers
4-5 cabins · 5-7 crew
€60,000 - €120,000 (Greek Charter Index 2026)
Space, toys, children's programme
Sailing catamaran 12-16m
4 cabins · 2-3 crew
€17,000 - €22,000 (Greek Charter Index 2026)
One family, lower budget, family-friendly pace
Every figure is per yacht per week, one price for the whole family, before VAT (5.2 to 12% by the yacht's certification), APA (20 to 30% of the base on a catamaran, 30 to 40% on a motor yacht) and a customary 10 to 15% crew gratuity on the base. Add age-appropriate water toys to the brief: e-foils (12+), Seabob (10+), towables (all ages).
Sample itinerary
7-day skeleton
- Day 1
Embark Corfu · Agni Bay
Board in Corfu Town and run a few miles up the north-east coast to Agni, 5 to 10 metres over sand with excellent shelter. Three waterfront tavernas in one small bay; the children swim off the stern before dinner and nobody has done a passage yet.
- Day 2
Kassiopi · the castle harbour
A short hop to Kassiopi, Corfu's most visited charter anchorage: 6 to 12 metres, good holding on sand, deeply protected from every direction. Castle ruins for the older children, beaches and water sports for the younger ones, a village evening ashore.
- Day 3
Paxos · Lakka
The longest leg of the week, about 35 nautical miles south from Corfu, done in the morning calm. Lakka is 3 to 4 metres over sand and sheltered from everything but northerlies: a picture-perfect village, walking trails and swimming beaches a tender's length from the boat.
- Day 4
Antipaxos · Voutoumi, overnight Gaios
Voutoumi is the family beach of the Ionian: 5 to 10 metres over sand, generally good holding, in settled weather with a north-westerly. When the wind goes south the crew move the few miles to Port Gaios, 6 to 8 metres in the channel and protected by St Nicholas island, for the night.
- Day 5
Paxos south · Mongonisi
Three to six metres over mud with good shelter, the quiet southern bay of Paxos. A no-passage day: paddleboards, the tender to Vrika on Antipaxos if the sea is flat (4 to 8 metres over sand), an early dinner in Gaios.
- Day 6
Back north · Kassiopi or Agni
The return leg to Corfu's north-east coast, about 35 miles, again in the morning. Second night at whichever of Agni or Kassiopi the family preferred; both are all-weather anchorages, which is why we send families here and not into the Meltemi.
- Day 7
Erikoussa day cruise · disembark Corfu
If the weather is settled, a 12 mile run to Erikoussa in the Diapontia islands, 6 to 12 metres over sand, one village, one beach taverna, almost no other visitors. Back to Corfu Town for the final night on board; disembark on the morning of day eight.
Why George Yachts
For this brief specifically
We recommend the Ionian for children of ten and under even when the family arrived wanting the Mykonos photograph, and we say why: no Meltemi, passages under 20 miles, sandy bays in four to ten metres.
The chef brief is written for the family: children's menus, allergies, snack timing around naps, and a stewardess who is comfortable with small children where the yacht has one.
George is a licensed sailing skipper who has anchored in these bays himself; the itinerary above is built from the depths and shelter in our own anchorage guides, not from a brochure.
Frequently asked
About this charter type
Cyclades or Ionian for a family with a 6-year-old?
Ionian. It is sheltered from the Meltemi, the north wind that blows hardest through the central Cyclades on summer afternoons, the passages between Corfu, Paxos and Antipaxos are short, and the anchorages are sand in three to ten metres with village tavernas ashore. The Cyclades reward older children who enjoy a breezy sail; for a six-year-old the Ionian is the calmer week, and the same yacht carries the same rate card to either.
How much does a family yacht charter in Greece cost for a week?
On the Greek Charter Index 2026, per yacht per week before VAT and APA: a fully crewed sailing catamaran from EUR 17,000 at 15 metres, EUR 18,900 to 48,000 at 16 to 19 metres, EUR 31,500 to 43,500 at 20 to 22 metres; a power catamaran of 23 to 24 metres EUR 49,000 to 90,000; a motor yacht of 35 to 40 metres with stabilisers EUR 59,900 to 150,000. Add VAT at 5.2 to 12% by certification, APA of 20 to 30% on a catamaran or 30 to 40% on a motor yacht, and a customary 10 to 15% gratuity on the base. A EUR 20,000 base catamaran week lands around EUR 25,000 to 28,500 all-in before gratuity.
Catamaran or motor yacht for children?
A catamaran for most families: it barely rolls at anchor, so children sleep through the night and through anchor moves, it draws little, so it anchors close to sandy beaches, and its deck space is level. A motor yacht with stabilisers is the choice when the family wants more cabins, a larger crew, and a full inventory of water toys, and can carry the fuel in the APA. Of the 91 yachts we represent, 45 are catamarans.
What is included in the price, and what is not?
The base rate includes the yacht and the full crew for the week. It does not include VAT, or the APA, the Advance Provisioning Allowance, which pays for food, drink, fuel, harbour fees and consumables at cost and is reconciled at the end. Crew gratuity is customary and separate. Water toys carried by the yacht are included; toys hired in for the children are priced on request.
Can the crew handle infant routines?
Yes. Nap timing, bottle preparation and baby-monitor support are routine for a family crew, and the chef writes the children's menu from your brief. Tell George the routines at least two weeks ahead so the right stewardess is on board. High chairs, travel cots and children's lifejackets are on the preference sheet; the yacht sources them before you board.
What if a child gets seasick?
Choose the hull for it. A catamaran barely rolls to begin with, and a motor yacht with gyroscopic stabilisers takes most of the roll out at anchor as well as under way. Then let the itinerary do the rest: in the Ionian the passages are short and mostly in the morning calm, and the longest leg of the loop above is 35 miles.
How far in advance should a family book for the school holidays?
For July and August, six to twelve months ahead on the Greek Charter Index, and the five and six cabin catamarans go first because there are fewer of them. If your dates are fixed to the school calendar, treat any available family yacht as a same-week decision. On this desk, 26 of the 57 dated enquiries received between 30 May and 6 September 2026 were already for 2027.
What is the right age to take children on a crewed yacht?
Any age once the crew knows what to expect. Under five, the crew rigs safety netting where the yacht carries it and the day is planned around naps; five to twelve is the golden age, with swimming, tenders and beaches; teenagers want the toys and the Cyclades. Tell us the ages and we choose the yacht and the sea for them, not the other way round.
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