Charter Fleet

What can you charter in Greece, and what does a week cost?

This house places 91 crewed yachts in Greek waters: 45 catamarans, 30 sailing and 15 power, and 46 motor yachts. A week runs from EUR 17,000 for the smallest crewed catamaran to EUR 235,000 for the largest motor yacht, quoted as one price per yacht per week, whatever the size of the party. Every charter is fully crewed and seven nights or longer, boarding at Athens, Lefkada or Corfu, and cruising the Cyclades, the Saronic or the Ionian.

On top of the weekly rate a charter carries an advance provisioning allowance, 20 to 30 percent of the base on a sailing yacht or catamaran and 30 to 40 percent on a motor yacht, which pays fuel, food and harbour dues at cost and returns whatever is unspent. Greek VAT is invoiced at the yacht’s certified rate on a weekly crewed charter, and a gratuity of 10 to 15 percent of the base is customary rather than contractual. The broker’s commission is paid by the yacht’s owner, so there is no fee to the guest.

Key facts

• ·91 crewed yachts: 45 catamarans (30 sailing, 15 power) and 46 motor yachts, 13 to 64 metres; 66 carry a walkthrough video on their page
• ·Weekly net base from EUR 17,000 to EUR 235,000 per yacht, each from the yacht's own rate card, before APA and VAT
• ·APA 20 to 30% of base on a catamaran and 30 to 40% on a motor yacht; Greek VAT at the yacht's certified rate, 5.2 to 12% in practice; gratuity 10 to 15% of base at your discretion
• ·Boarding at Athens (Alimos or Flisvos), Lefkada or Corfu; the grounds are the Cyclades, the Saronic and the Ionian
• ·Weeks start on any day and run seven nights or longer; the five-night Saronic week from Athens is the shortest programme

Rates · 2026

How much a Greek charter costs in 2026

The figures below are computed live from the fleet on this page, not copied from a brochure. Base rate covers the yacht and her crew; VAT and APA come on top, both quoted in writing.

Two lines complete the true cost: VAT at the yacht's certified rate (5.2-12% in practice, 13% statutory cap) on the standard weekly crewed charter (short or bareboat arrangements carry 24%, the 2026 VAT rules explained) and the APA of 20 to 40% by yacht type, for fuel, provisioning and berthing. What is included, in full, and the Greek Charter Index holds our weekly rates by yacht type and size.

One Week, Well Spent

A sample week, Athens to the Cyclades

Every week George plans is built around your party, but the shape of a classic first charter looks like this. Embark at the Athens marinas on Saturday afternoon and slip across to the Saronic for the first night at anchor, Poros if you want a gentle start, Hydra if you want the amphitheatre harbour at dusk. Sunday belongs to Hydra's car-free lanes and a long swim off Dokos.

Monday your captain reads the Meltemi and crosses into the western Cyclades: Sifnos for the food, the island George has been sending guests to for years before the food press caught up, then Milos for the lunar coastline at Kleftiko. Midweek runs to Paros and the shallow Antiparos channel, and Friday closes at Mykonos or a quiet bay opposite on Rhenia, depending on which version of the evening you want. Saturday morning, coffee on deck, disembark. The return leg is the captain's business, shaped to the forecast. More routes, region by region.

“The itinerary is a sketch, never a contract. The best day of most charters is the one where the captain says: forget the plan, the wind just gave us somewhere better.”

The Season

When to go, and where you step aboard

The Greek season runs May through October. July and August are peak: the marquee weeks, the highest rates, and the Meltemi at its firmest, strongest from mid-July to mid-August, which is when motor yachts and catamarans earn their keep. June and September are the connoisseur's months: calmer wind, warm sea, softer rates for the same yacht. Mykonos and Santorini lead 2026 demand, with Milos the fastest-rising island, per the Charter Index.

Most of the fleet bases around Athens, which is why the Saronic and the western Cyclades open a week so efficiently. Several Catamaran Fleet catamarans base in Lefkada, Corfu and Santorini for Ionian and southern-Cyclades starts. Any other embarkation is possible with repositioning, quoted up front. If your dates are fixed to school-holiday August, decide 6 to 12 months out; the named flagships commit earliest.

From the Guest Book

Weeks that were kept

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