Yacht charter, answered plainly.
What a week really costs, what's included, and when to go: Mediterranean, Greece, Caribbean and Alaska. Every price is sourced and dated.
The questions everyone asks before they book
Each guide opens with a short, plain answer. The detail, a sample week and the sources follow underneath.
How much does a yacht charter cost in Croatia? (2026–27)
On the listings we read on 29 October 2026, a crewed week in Croatia runs from €24,900 for a 17.6 m catamaran in May or October 2027, before VAT, to €107,000–€155,000 for 45–52 m yachts, whose rates include VAT.
How much does a crewed yacht charter cost per week?
In the listings we read, published weekly rates for crewed yachts ran from about €10,000 for a two-crew sailing catamaran in Greece in spring to €150,000 or more for a 45 m motor yacht, and far higher for superyachts.
How much does a yacht charter cost on the French Riviera? (2026–27)
One broker's 2026 guide puts a crewed 30–40 m motor yacht on the French Riviera at about €65,000–€180,000 a week in summer, and 40–55 m yachts at about €160,000–€350,000, before extras.
Antigua yacht charter: cost and season (2026–27)
The published weekly rate we read for a crewed yacht based in Antigua is US$48,000–US$52,000 for a 23 m sailing yacht in English Harbour, on inclusive Caribbean terms.
Four regions, covered in depth
Cristal · Split, CroatiaMediterranean
The French Riviera, Italy, Croatia, the Balearics and Turkey.
Above & Beyond · Athens, GreeceGreece
The Cyclades, the Ionian, the Saronic Gulf and the Dodecanese.
Maria Therese · British Virgin IslandsCaribbean
The Virgin Islands, St Barths and St Martin, Antigua, the Grenadines and the Bahamas.
Alaska
Juneau, Glacier Bay and the Inside Passage, May to September.
What crewed yachts actually cost
We collect the weekly rates charter companies publish and show the real range by region. These are listed prices, not estimates, and each one links to where it was published.
- Updated every month from public listings
- Every figure has its source and the date we read it
- Extras (APA, VAT, tips) explained separately, so you can see the true total
Yachts you can charter
Above & Beyond
Aloia 80
Crazy Horse
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