Italy yacht & catamaran charter: prices, season and licence

• Italy: €5,082 to €9,633 per week (cheapest month November, most expensive August) (12 Knots, checked 27 Oct 2026)
• Catamarans listed: 667 in Italy on 12 Knots (bareboat or crewed)
• In detail: Catamaran cost by month, all-in and per person

Source: 12 Knots: Catamaran charter in Italy, checked 27 Oct 2026. 12 Knots calculates each monthly figure from all qualifying weekly price records (534 unique boats in Italy) for departures in the current and following calendar year. Asking prices before discounts and extras.

Catamarans are our flagship, and the only type with a monthly public price series. For the others we show what we can verify and say so when we can't.

• Catamaran (bareboat or crewed): see the monthly table above.
• Sailing yacht / monohull: We have not yet found a public, dated monohull average for Italy that we can verify, so we don't show one. Monohulls are generally cheaper than catamarans of similar length; see catamaran vs monohull.
• Motor yacht: we have no verified price average for Italy. What we can source is the cost structure: Helm puts the APA at around 35–40% of the charter fee for motor yachts (Helm, checked 27 Oct 2026). See catamaran vs monohull vs motor yacht.
• Gulet: we have no verified price average for Italy. Ask operators for a fully inclusive quote.
• Skippered: add a skipper at roughly €150–300 per day depending on destination (The Globe Sailor, checked 28 Oct 2026), i.e. about €1,050–€2,100 for 7 days, plus the skipper's meals. See bareboat vs skippered.
• Crewed (skipper + cook/host): usually quoted with an Advance Provisioning Allowance (APA) of around 25–35% of the charter fee for sailing yachts and catamarans (Helm, checked 27 Oct 2026), and a customary crew gratuity of 10–20% (Worth Avenue Yachts, checked 27 Oct 2026).

July and August are clearly the most expensive months; June and September are noticeably cheaper. Monthly figures are 12 Knots' published "average weekly cost" for catamarans in Italy. They mix bareboat and crewed listings and all boat sizes, and they are asking prices, not final transaction prices.

Cheapest months to go: January, November, December. Compare every destination month by month: where to sail by month.

The RYA marks the ICC as recommended for coastal Italy (RYA, checked 28 Oct 2026). Anchor says someone on board must hold a valid VHF Short Range Certificate (Anchor (formerly Helm), checked 27 Oct 2026). The Moorings lists Italy among destinations where the skipper must show proof of qualifications (The Moorings, checked 27 Oct 2026).

Full comparison: sailing licence requirements by country.

The Globe Sailor's September 2026 figures for a catamaran in Italy (The Globe Sailor, checked 28 Oct 2026):

The source's table does not state a period for every column: fuel per week and port fee per night are our reading, based on the article text. Plug these into the cost calculator to get a full weekly budget.