How much does a yacht charter cost?

It depends on boat type, month and crew. For a catamaran, monthly average weekly asking prices across our 10 destinations run from €3,558 (Croatia, March) to €11,687 (Ibiza, July) (12 Knots, pages updated October 2026) (12 Knots, checked 27 Oct 2026). A sailboat averaged €2,753 per week in Croatia in 2026 (Mali brodari, checked 27 Oct 2026). Motor yacht and gulet averages: not verified yet.

• Catamaran: across the 10 destinations we track, 12 Knots' monthly average weekly asking prices run from €3,558 (Croatia, March) to €11,687 (Ibiza, July) (12 Knots, checked 27 Oct 2026). Range and extremes are our reading of the published monthly series. By destination: catamaran charter cost.
• Sailing yacht (monohull): Mali brodari's 2026 averages are €2,753 per week in Croatia and €3,425 in Greece, against €6,258 and €7,586 for catamarans (Mali brodari, checked 27 Oct 2026). More: Croatia · Greece.
• Motor yacht and gulet: a verified public price average is not available yet, so we don't show one. We can source the cost structure: Helm puts the APA at around 35–40% of the charter fee for motor yachts (Helm, checked 27 Oct 2026).
• Crewed or luxury: the fee usually includes the crew; add the APA (25–35% for sailing yachts and catamarans, 35–40% for motor yachts (Helm, checked 27 Oct 2026)) and a customary 10–20% gratuity (Worth Avenue Yachts, checked 27 Oct 2026).

In Croatia a sailboat averaged €2,753 per week in 2026 and a catamaran €6,258; in Greece €3,425 and €7,586 (Mali brodari, checked 27 Oct 2026). By month, a Croatian catamaran's average asking price is €3,558–9,324 per week (lowest in March, highest in July) (12 Knots, checked 27 Oct 2026). Motor yacht weekly averages: not verified yet.

Mali brodari puts the 2026 average weekly price at €2,753 for a sailboat and €6,258 for a catamaran in Croatia, and €3,425 and €7,586 in Greece (Mali brodari, checked 27 Oct 2026). Budget extra for fuel, marina fees and food: The Globe Sailor gives €20–40 per person per day for provisioning (The Globe Sailor, checked 28 Oct 2026).

The Globe Sailor gives "roughly €1,750 to €3,500 per week (i.e. €250 to €500 per day)" for a sailing yacht (The Globe Sailor, checked 28 Oct 2026). For catamarans, dividing 12 Knots' weekly averages by 7 gives €508–1,670 per day (our arithmetic, a share of a weekly charter, not a day-charter price). Day-charter prices: not verified yet.

A bareboat charter is the boat without crew, so the prices above are the base. 12 Knots' averages mix bareboat and crewed listings, so a bareboat-only average is not verified yet. What you add yourself: fuel (€210–356 per week for a catamaran), marina fees and food (€20–40 per person per day) (The Globe Sailor, checked 28 Oct 2026). Licence rules: by country.

Add them up with the cost calculator.

APA is the Advance Provisioning Allowance, paid on top of the fee on crewed charters to cover food, drink, fuel, mooring fees and running costs. Helm puts it at around 25–35% of the charter fee for sailing yachts and catamarans and 35–40% for motor yachts (Helm, checked 27 Oct 2026). (Searching "APA membership"? That's a different APA.)

On a crewed charter, Worth Avenue Yachts' terms put the customary crew gratuity at 10–20% of the charter fee (Worth Avenue Yachts, checked 27 Oct 2026). On a €10,000 fee that is €1,000–€2,000 (our arithmetic). For a skipper-only (skippered bareboat) charter, a customary tip: not verified yet.

Not verified yet. Our sources publish weekly prices only (for example, €3,558 per week for a catamaran in Croatia in March (12 Knots, checked 27 Oct 2026)), and we don't turn weekly averages into short-charter prices because short-charter pricing isn't in our data. Ask operators for a quote for your exact dates.

• Month. In our catamaran data the same boat can cost more than twice as much in peak summer as in winter (e.g. Croatia: €3,558 to €9,324). Season peaks and the cheapest months are on each destination page.
• Destination. Compare the destination pages.
• Crew. Bareboat, skippered and crewed charters price very differently; see crewed vs bareboat.
• Boat type. See catamaran vs monohull vs motor yacht.

12 Knots builds its averages from departures in the current and following calendar year, so the October 2026 figures already cover 2027 sailings. Prices shown are asking prices and can change; a new dated CSV is published each month (methodology).