Yachting & Charters
Crewed yachts across the Aegean and Ionian — what is included, what to expect.
Can we charter a private yacht in the Aegean?
Yes — motor and sailing yachts from twenty metres to over eighty, across the Aegean, the Ionian, and the Saronic. The house names the yacht advisor in its network it judges right for the brief and introduces you directly; the charter is contracted with that advisor, on their own terms. Greek-flagged yachts may begin and end charters in Greece; non-Greek flags carry EU constraints, which your advisor resolves in the planning.
Crews, chefs, and tenders are matched to your preferences before boarding. Where the brief also asks for the shore side — tables, transfers, a house — that advisor carries it wherever they can, and a second introduction follows only where they cannot.
Day charters, sunset charters, and overnights at anchor run on the same footing, typically from Mykonos, Santorini, Paros, Naxos, Athens, and the larger Ionian ports. For routes through Türkiye or beyond Greek waters, say where you would like to go and the house will tell you what is possible.
What does a fully crewed charter include?
The yacht, the captain and crew, fuel for an agreed cruising plan, on-board equipment (tenders, water sports, dive gear), and standard insurance. Provisions, wines, port fees, and crew gratuities are billed separately under the standard Greek charter contract (APA) — typically thirty to thirty-five percent of the charter price.
Under the standard Greek charter contract the APA is reconciled after disembarkation, and any unspent balance returned.
Spa, helicopter transfers, on-shore dining, and bespoke excursions sit outside the charter contract.
How long is a typical Greek yacht charter?
Seven nights is the standard week, though charters run from three nights to voyages of two or three weeks. A week suits one island cluster well — the Cyclades, the Sporades, the Saronic, the Ionian, or the Dodecanese; routes across two clusters benefit from ten nights or more.
For a first charter, your advisor often proposes a five- to seven-night Saronic-and-Cycladic combination.
How many guests can a chartered yacht take?
The ceiling is 12 guests sleeping aboard, and it holds on a 30-metre yacht as firmly as on an 80-metre one. Carrying more than 12 passengers requires certification as a passenger ship, which few charter yachts hold.
Four to six guest cabins are usual, so the number is often lower. Children count towards the 12, and crew berths sit outside it. For a day aboard with no night at anchor, more is possible where the yacht is certified for it.
A party of more than 12 has two usual shapes: two yachts cruising in company, or a house ashore with a yacht for the days on the water. Your advisor sets both against what the party wants from the week.
A day aboard is a separate case. Where the yacht is certified for day carriage, a larger group can come out for the day and return ashore for the night, which is how a wedding party or a birthday afloat is usually handled.
Give the number of guests, and their ages, early in the conversation. It narrows the yachts worth considering more sharply than length does, and in July and August the yachts that take 12 in comfort are committed first.
The house names the yacht advisor in its network it judges right for the brief and introduces you directly; the charter is contracted with that advisor, on their own terms.
