{
  "destination": "french-polynesia",
  "name": "French Polynesia",
  "question": "What does a week's yacht or catamaran charter in French Polynesia really cost per person?",
  "answer": "A week's catamaran charter in French Polynesia costs about €1,175–1,315 per person for 6 people in January, the cheapest month, and €2,106–2,246 in July, the priciest: 12 Knots' average weekly price plus fuel, 6 marina nights, mandatory extras and food at €20–40 a day (our arithmetic on The Globe Sailor's September 2026 figures). A skipper adds €1,918 for the week (€274 a day), the refundable deposit is around €4,000, and tourist taxes and park fees are not included: whether a taxe de séjour applies to charter guests, and its amount.",
  "answer_markdown": "A week's catamaran charter in French Polynesia costs about €1,175–1,315 per person for 6 people in January, the cheapest month, and €2,106–2,246 in July, the priciest: [12 Knots](https://12knots.com/en/yacht-charter/destinations/oceania/tahiti/catamaran-charter/)' average weekly price plus fuel, 6 marina nights, mandatory extras and food at €20–40 a day (our arithmetic on [The Globe Sailor's September 2026 figures](https://www.theglobesailor.com/blog/what-it-really-costs-to-charter-a-yacht)). A skipper adds €1,918 for the week (€274 a day), the refundable deposit is around €4,000, and tourist taxes and park fees are not included: whether a taxe de séjour applies to charter guests, and its amount.",
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  "destination_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/french-polynesia/",
  "best_time_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/best-time/french-polynesia/",
  "calculator_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/tools/charter-cost-calculator/",
  "book_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/go/samboat?dest=french-polynesia&pos=api",
  "checked": "2026-10-28",
  "currency": "EUR",
  "complete": true,
  "missing": [],
  "assumptions": {
    "nights": 7,
    "marina_nights": 6,
    "food_eur_per_person_day": {
      "min": 20,
      "max": 40
    },
    "party_sizes": [
      4,
      6,
      8
    ],
    "skipper_counted_as_guest": false,
    "currencies_converted": false
  },
  "series": [
    {
      "area": "French Polynesia",
      "low": {
        "month": {
          "month": 1,
          "name": "January"
        },
        "charter_eur": 5009
      },
      "peak": {
        "month": {
          "month": 7,
          "name": "July"
        },
        "charter_eur": 10592
      },
      "scenarios": [
        {
          "people": 4,
          "season": "low",
          "month": {
            "month": 1,
            "name": "January"
          },
          "bareboat_eur": {
            "min": 6771,
            "max": 7331
          },
          "per_person_eur": {
            "min": 1693,
            "max": 1833
          },
          "skippered_eur": {
            "min": 8689,
            "max": 9249
          },
          "skippered_per_person_eur": {
            "min": 2172,
            "max": 2312
          }
        },
        {
          "people": 4,
          "season": "peak",
          "month": {
            "month": 7,
            "name": "July"
          },
          "bareboat_eur": {
            "min": 12354,
            "max": 12914
          },
          "per_person_eur": {
            "min": 3089,
            "max": 3229
          },
          "skippered_eur": {
            "min": 14272,
            "max": 14832
          },
          "skippered_per_person_eur": {
            "min": 3568,
            "max": 3708
          }
        },
        {
          "people": 6,
          "season": "low",
          "month": {
            "month": 1,
            "name": "January"
          },
          "bareboat_eur": {
            "min": 7051,
            "max": 7891
          },
          "per_person_eur": {
            "min": 1175,
            "max": 1315
          },
          "skippered_eur": {
            "min": 8969,
            "max": 9809
          },
          "skippered_per_person_eur": {
            "min": 1495,
            "max": 1635
          }
        },
        {
          "people": 6,
          "season": "peak",
          "month": {
            "month": 7,
            "name": "July"
          },
          "bareboat_eur": {
            "min": 12634,
            "max": 13474
          },
          "per_person_eur": {
            "min": 2106,
            "max": 2246
          },
          "skippered_eur": {
            "min": 14552,
            "max": 15392
          },
          "skippered_per_person_eur": {
            "min": 2425,
            "max": 2565
          }
        },
        {
          "people": 8,
          "season": "low",
          "month": {
            "month": 1,
            "name": "January"
          },
          "bareboat_eur": {
            "min": 7331,
            "max": 8451
          },
          "per_person_eur": {
            "min": 916,
            "max": 1056
          },
          "skippered_eur": {
            "min": 9249,
            "max": 10369
          },
          "skippered_per_person_eur": {
            "min": 1156,
            "max": 1296
          }
        },
        {
          "people": 8,
          "season": "peak",
          "month": {
            "month": 7,
            "name": "July"
          },
          "bareboat_eur": {
            "min": 12914,
            "max": 14034
          },
          "per_person_eur": {
            "min": 1614,
            "max": 1754
          },
          "skippered_eur": {
            "min": 14832,
            "max": 15952
          },
          "skippered_per_person_eur": {
            "min": 1854,
            "max": 1994
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lines": [
    {
      "key": "charter_low",
      "label": "Charter fee, cheapest month (January)",
      "amount": 5009,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "unit": "per_week",
      "applies_to": "12 Knots average weekly asking price (mix of bareboat and crewed, all sizes)",
      "status": "secondary",
      "in_total": true,
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "k12_tahiti",
          "name": "12 Knots",
          "title": "Catamaran charter in French Polynesia (Tahiti)",
          "url": "https://12knots.com/en/yacht-charter/destinations/oceania/tahiti/catamaran-charter/",
          "checked": "2026-10-27",
          "note": "Page states \"Updated October 2026\"."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "charter_peak",
      "label": "Charter fee, priciest month (July)",
      "amount": 10592,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "unit": "per_week",
      "applies_to": "12 Knots average weekly asking price (mix of bareboat and crewed, all sizes)",
      "status": "secondary",
      "in_total": true,
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "k12_tahiti",
          "name": "12 Knots",
          "title": "Catamaran charter in French Polynesia (Tahiti)",
          "url": "https://12knots.com/en/yacht-charter/destinations/oceania/tahiti/catamaran-charter/",
          "checked": "2026-10-27",
          "note": "Page states \"Updated October 2026\"."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "skipper",
      "label": "Skipper",
      "amount": 274,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "unit": "per_day",
      "applies_to": "Skippered charters; the skipper's meals are on top",
      "status": "secondary",
      "in_total": false,
      "note": "Counted only in the \"with a skipper\" totals (7 days).",
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "globesailor_costs",
          "name": "The Globe Sailor",
          "title": "What it really costs to charter a yacht",
          "url": "https://www.theglobesailor.com/blog/what-it-really-costs-to-charter-a-yacht",
          "checked": "2026-10-28",
          "note": "Published 19 June 2026; table prices recorded September 2026 (boats under 5 years old, 4 cabins / 8 people). The tables do not state units for every column."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "cook",
      "label": "Cook or hostess",
      "amount": null,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "unit": "per_boat_day",
      "applies_to": "Crewed charters",
      "status": "not_verified",
      "in_total": false,
      "note": "We found no usable published day rate.",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "key": "fuel",
      "label": "Fuel",
      "amount": 210,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "unit": "per_week",
      "applies_to": "Bareboat, catamaran (our reading of the table's period)",
      "status": "secondary",
      "in_total": true,
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "globesailor_costs",
          "name": "The Globe Sailor",
          "title": "What it really costs to charter a yacht",
          "url": "https://www.theglobesailor.com/blog/what-it-really-costs-to-charter-a-yacht",
          "checked": "2026-10-28",
          "note": "Published 19 June 2026; table prices recorded September 2026 (boats under 5 years old, 4 cabins / 8 people). The tables do not state units for every column."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "marina",
      "label": "Marina fees, 6 nights",
      "amount": 372,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "unit": "per_week",
      "applies_to": "Port fee €62 per night × 6 (our arithmetic)",
      "status": "secondary",
      "in_total": true,
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "globesailor_costs",
          "name": "The Globe Sailor",
          "title": "What it really costs to charter a yacht",
          "url": "https://www.theglobesailor.com/blog/what-it-really-costs-to-charter-a-yacht",
          "checked": "2026-10-28",
          "note": "Published 19 June 2026; table prices recorded September 2026 (boats under 5 years old, 4 cabins / 8 people). The tables do not state units for every column."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "mandatory_extras",
      "label": "Mandatory extras (cleaning, consumables)",
      "amount": 620,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "unit": "once",
      "applies_to": "Paid with the booking or at base",
      "status": "secondary",
      "in_total": true,
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "globesailor_costs",
          "name": "The Globe Sailor",
          "title": "What it really costs to charter a yacht",
          "url": "https://www.theglobesailor.com/blog/what-it-really-costs-to-charter-a-yacht",
          "checked": "2026-10-28",
          "note": "Published 19 June 2026; table prices recorded September 2026 (boats under 5 years old, 4 cabins / 8 people). The tables do not state units for every column."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "food",
      "label": "Food (provisioning), excluding drinks",
      "amount": 20,
      "amount_max": 40,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "unit": "per_person_day",
      "applies_to": "All guests, 7 days",
      "status": "secondary",
      "in_total": true,
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "globesailor_costs",
          "name": "The Globe Sailor",
          "title": "What it really costs to charter a yacht",
          "url": "https://www.theglobesailor.com/blog/what-it-really-costs-to-charter-a-yacht",
          "checked": "2026-10-28",
          "note": "Published 19 June 2026; table prices recorded September 2026 (boats under 5 years old, 4 cabins / 8 people). The tables do not state units for every column."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "pf_taxe_sejour",
      "label": "Taxe de séjour on boats",
      "amount": null,
      "currency": "XPF",
      "unit": "per_person_night",
      "applies_to": "Charter guests",
      "status": "not_verified",
      "in_total": false,
      "note": "The only official document found covers cruise ships and dates from 2011; we do not show it.",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "key": "apa",
      "label": "APA (crewed charters only)",
      "amount": 25,
      "amount_max": 35,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "unit": "percent_of_charter",
      "applies_to": "Crewed charters; replaces fuel, port fees and food",
      "status": "secondary",
      "in_total": false,
      "note": "On the French Polynesia fee that is €1,252–1,753 in the cheapest month and €2,648–3,707 in the priciest (our arithmetic).",
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "helm_apa",
          "name": "Helm",
          "title": "What is an APA?",
          "url": "https://www.helm.yt/article/what-is-an-apa",
          "checked": "2026-10-27",
          "note": "Updated 17 August 2026."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "tip",
      "label": "Crew gratuity (crewed charters)",
      "amount": 10,
      "amount_max": 20,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "unit": "percent_of_charter",
      "applies_to": "Customary on crewed charters",
      "status": "secondary",
      "in_total": false,
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "wa_terms",
          "name": "Worth Avenue Yachts",
          "title": "Charter terms & conditions",
          "url": "https://www.worthavenueyachts.com/explore/charter-terms-and-conditions/",
          "checked": "2026-10-27"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "deposit",
      "label": "Security deposit (refundable)",
      "amount": 4000,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "unit": "once",
      "applies_to": "Held, then returned",
      "status": "secondary",
      "in_total": false,
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "globesailor_costs",
          "name": "The Globe Sailor",
          "title": "What it really costs to charter a yacht",
          "url": "https://www.theglobesailor.com/blog/what-it-really-costs-to-charter-a-yacht",
          "checked": "2026-10-28",
          "note": "Published 19 June 2026; table prices recorded September 2026 (boats under 5 years old, 4 cabins / 8 people). The tables do not state units for every column."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "damage_waiver",
      "label": "Damage waiver (optional)",
      "amount": 230,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "unit": "once",
      "applies_to": "Optional; lowers the deposit at risk",
      "status": "secondary",
      "in_total": false,
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "globesailor_costs",
          "name": "The Globe Sailor",
          "title": "What it really costs to charter a yacht",
          "url": "https://www.theglobesailor.com/blog/what-it-really-costs-to-charter-a-yacht",
          "checked": "2026-10-28",
          "note": "Published 19 June 2026; table prices recorded September 2026 (boats under 5 years old, 4 cabins / 8 people). The tables do not state units for every column."
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "park_fees": [
    {
      "item": "Lagoon or dive-site fees",
      "amount": "Not verified",
      "status": "not_verified",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "park_fees_note": "Park fees depend on the route and are never added to the totals.",
  "rules": [],
  "not_verified": [
    "Whether a taxe de séjour applies to charter guests, and its amount."
  ],
  "status_legend": {
    "official": "Read in an official text: government, port or park authority, ministry, or an operator's own published tariff.",
    "secondary": "From a newspaper, law firm, travel site or charter company; not official.",
    "not_verified": "We could not confirm it. We leave it open rather than guess, and never add it to a total."
  },
  "derived": "bareboat_eur, per_person_eur, skippered_* and APA amounts are our arithmetic on the sourced lines; nothing is converted between currencies. in_total marks lines added to the bareboat total.",
  "caveat": "12 Knots prices are asking prices that mix bareboat and crewed listings; The Globe Sailor's table does not state a period for every column (fuel per week, port per night are our reading).",
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "k12_tahiti",
      "name": "12 Knots",
      "title": "Catamaran charter in French Polynesia (Tahiti)",
      "url": "https://12knots.com/en/yacht-charter/destinations/oceania/tahiti/catamaran-charter/",
      "checked": "2026-10-27",
      "note": "Page states \"Updated October 2026\"."
    },
    {
      "id": "globesailor_costs",
      "name": "The Globe Sailor",
      "title": "What it really costs to charter a yacht",
      "url": "https://www.theglobesailor.com/blog/what-it-really-costs-to-charter-a-yacht",
      "checked": "2026-10-28",
      "note": "Published 19 June 2026; table prices recorded September 2026 (boats under 5 years old, 4 cabins / 8 people). The tables do not state units for every column."
    },
    {
      "id": "helm_apa",
      "name": "Helm",
      "title": "What is an APA?",
      "url": "https://www.helm.yt/article/what-is-an-apa",
      "checked": "2026-10-27",
      "note": "Updated 17 August 2026."
    },
    {
      "id": "wa_terms",
      "name": "Worth Avenue Yachts",
      "title": "Charter terms & conditions",
      "url": "https://www.worthavenueyachts.com/explore/charter-terms-and-conditions/",
      "checked": "2026-10-27"
    }
  ],
  "attribution": "Cite \"Catamaran Index\" with a link to the canonical_url of the page the figure comes from, and name the original source listed with it.",
  "affiliate_note": "book_url links go through /go/samboat, an affiliate link: Catamaran Index may earn a commission on bookings, at no extra cost to the traveller. It never changes the data."
}