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How much does a yacht charter cost in 2026: prices by country and month

Not the “from €1,000 a week” of ads, but what is on sale right now: the RYC search agent's selection and checks of MMK, NauSys and open booking sites, each boat counted once. Prices are for the whole boat for a week.

RYC Rentals team · data as of 24 Oct 2026
In short · as of 24 Oct 2026

As of 24 Oct 2026, a discounted week on a yacht costs from €934 (Italy) for the whole boat; the deepest discounts reach 65% (Turkey). Discounted boats in the agent's selection: 1005. Transit log, cleaning and a refundable deposit are paid at the base on top.

Updated after every agent run — about every 6 days. Prices as at the source; an RYC manager confirms availability.

A week from … by country

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Hot deals as of 24 Oct 2026. Discounted boats counts every boat from the country in the selection, the median is taken across models, and “Week from” is the cheapest week for the whole boat.
CountryDiscounted boatsUp toMedian by modelWeek from
Italy96−50 %−25 %€934
Turkey246−65 %−30 %€1,035
Spain56−47 %−15 %€1,148
Croatia227−50 %−28 %€1,200
Montenegro7−35 %−15 %€1,263
France13−36 %−36 %€1,548
Canary Islands25−15 %−15 %€1,573
Greece229−60 %−28 %€1,770
Caribbean64−37 %−15 %€1,790
Seychelles37−33 %−30 %€2,940
Thailand5−20 %−20 %€9,599

When it is cheaper: by month

€ per berth per week by departure month — Turkey, catamarans. The dot is the median, the band is half of the boats; under each month — the check day and the number of boats. Other countries and boat types are on the Prices page.

medianhalf of the boats — p25 to p75≈ MMK read in part or fewer than 30 boatstodayestimate — not before May 2027
€ per berth per week by departure month — Turkey, catamaransNo past months yet: history starts 7 Oct; October: median €587, from €463 to €741, 152 boats, scan 21 Oct; November: median €469, from €347 to €602, 173 boats, scan 22 Oct; December: median €504, from €374 to €604, 218 boats, scan 23 Oct; January: median €483, from €383 to €648, 157 boats, scan 24 Oct; February: median €489, from €383 to €648, 157 boats, scan 25 Oct; March: median €457, from €370 to €573, 142 boats, scan 20 Oct; April not scanned: scanned from 1 Novtoday, 26 Oct€300€400€500€600€700€800€587from €463€469from €347€504from €374€483from €383€489from €383€457from €370No pastmonths yet:historysince 7 Octscannedfrom 1 NovSep 2026Oct 202621 Oct · 152 boatsNov 202622 Oct · 173 boatsDec 202623 Oct · 218 boatsJan 202724 Oct · 157 boatsFeb 202725 Oct · 157 boatsMar 202720 Oct · 142 boatsApr 2027not scanned
€ per berth per week by departure month — Turkey, catamaransOctober: median €587, from €463 to €741, 152 boats, scan 21 Oct; November: median €469, from €347 to €602, 173 boats, scan 22 Oct; December: median €504, from €374 to €604, 218 boats, scan 23 Oct; January: median €483, from €383 to €648, 157 boats, scan 24 Oct; February: median €489, from €383 to €648, 157 boats, scan 25 Oct; March: median €457, from €370 to €573, 142 boats, scan 20 Octtoday€200€400€600€800€587€469€504€483€489€457Oct21 Oct152Nov22 Oct173Dec23 Oct218Jan24 Oct157Feb25 Oct157Mar20 Oct142
Prices by month

Prices and discounts by month in each country

One-week sailing routes

All routes
A week's sailing route from MarmarisMarmaris — Datça7 days · about 100 nautical milesSaronic Gulf sailing route from AthensAthens — Hydra8 days · about 120 nautical milesA week's sailing route from SplitSplit — Hvar8 days · about 150 nautical milesBay of Kotor sailing route from TivatTivat — Kotor5 days · about 62 nautical milesLa Maddalena sailing route from OlbiaOlbia — La Maddalena7 days · about 100 nautical milesMarmaris — Knidos — Datça: a week's sailing routeMarmaris — Knidos7 days · about 130 nautical milesSardinia to Corsica: a week's route from OlbiaPortisco — Bonifacio8 days · about 95 nautical milesFrom Marmaris: Bozukkale, Söğüt and Serçe LimanıMarmaris — Bozukkale7 days · about 110 nautical milesA week from Göcek: Dalyan and the Twelve IslandsGöcek — Dalyan7 days · about 95 nautical milesFethiye — Kaş — Kekova: a week's sailing routeFethiye — Kekova8 days · about 175 nautical milesA week's sailing route from LefkasLefkas — Ithaca8 days · about 95 nautical milesAn Ionian sailing route from CorfuCorfu — Lefkas7 days · about 155 nautical milesKos to Rhodes: a week's sailing routeKos — Rhodes7 days · about 190 nautical milesKos to Patmos: a week's sailing routeKos — Patmos7 days · about 80 nautical milesA week from Pula: the Kvarner gulfPula — Rab7 days · about 160 nautical milesTuscany to Corsica: a week's route from Punta AlaPunta Ala — Macinaggio7 days · about 155 nautical milesA week's sailing route around the Bay of NaplesNaples — Capri8 days · about 110 nautical milesA sailing route to the Aeolian Islands from PalermoPalermo — Stromboli9 days · about 295 nautical milesA week's sailing route along the French RivieraToulon — Saint-Tropez7 days · about 120 nautical milesDubrovnik sailing route: Mljet and KorčulaDubrovnik — Korčula7 days · about 115 nautical milesA week's sailing route from Šibenik: the KornatiŠibenik — Kornati7 days · about 95 nautical milesZadar sailing route: Dugi Otok and TelašćicaZadar — Dugi Otok7 days · about 85 nautical milesTrogir sailing route: Šolta, Vis and BračTrogir — Šolta7 days · about 90 nautical milesTivat to Budva: a week on the Montenegrin coastTivat — Budva7 days · about 70 nautical milesBar sailing route: Ulcinj and Ada BojanaBar — Ulcinj7 days · about 60 nautical milesSailing route from Salerno: Amalfi, Positano, CapriSalerno — Amalfi7 days · about 85 nautical milesFrom Hyères: the Îles d'Or and BandolHyères — Porquerolles7 days · about 90 nautical milesSouthern Corsica sailing route from AjaccioAjaccio — Bonifacio7 days · about 115 nautical milesFrom Palma to Ibiza and Formentera: a week's routePalma — Ibiza7 days · about 155 nautical milesCosta Brava sailing route from BarcelonaBarcelona — Costa Brava7 days · about 120 nautical milesMenorca sailing route with a hop to MallorcaMenorca — Mallorca7 days · about 110 nautical milesAlicante sailing route: Tabarca, Ibiza and FormenteraAlicante — Ibiza7 days · about 185 nautical milesValencia sailing route: Columbretes and FormenteraValencia — Formentera7 days · about 225 nautical milesTenerife to La Gomera: a week's sailing routeTenerife — La Gomera7 days · about 120 nautical milesLanzarote — Fuerteventura — La Graciosa: a week's routeLanzarote — Fuerteventura7 days · about 100 nautical milesSeychelles sailing route from Mahé: Praslin and La DigueMahé — La Digue7 days · about 80 nautical milesA week around Mahé: Silhouette and Sainte AnneMahé — Silhouette7 days · about 60 nautical milesA week's sailing route from Praslin: Curieuse and AridePraslin — Curieuse — Aride7 days · about 55 nautical milesPhang Nga Bay sailing route from PhuketPhuket — Phang Nga7 days · about 110 nautical milesFrom Phuket: Phi Phi, Koh Lanta and RachaPhuket — Phi Phi7 days · about 130 nautical milesPhuket to the Similan Islands: a week's sailing routePhuket — Similan7 days · about 170 nautical milesBritish Virgin Islands: a week's sailing routeTortola — Virgin Gorda7 days · about 90 nautical milesMartinique to the Grenadines: a week's sailing routeMartinique — Grenadines7 days · about 190 nautical milesAntigua and Barbuda: a week's sailing routeAntigua — Barbuda7 days · about 95 nautical milesFrom St Martin: Anguilla and St Barths in a weekSt Martin — Anguilla7 days · about 85 nautical miles

What's included in the boat price?

Just the boat, for a week. Usually paid separately: transit log and final cleaning, fuel, marina fees, the security deposit (or deposit insurance), a skipper, cook and hostess if you need them, and extras (SUP board, on-board Wi-Fi, coffee machine, child safety netting).

How booking works
Questions

Common questions about price and booking

All questions and answers

How far ahead should I book?

In the Mediterranean (Turkey, Greece, Croatia), you can catch hot deals 2–⁠6 weeks ahead. For the Caribbean, the Seychelles and other exotic destinations, book early, 4–⁠8 months ahead: fleets there are smaller and last-minute discounts almost never come up.

How does payment work?

You pay in two instalments: a 30–⁠70% prepayment when you book, which secures the boat, and the balance a month before departure. If departure is less than a month away, you pay the full amount straight away.

What is the security deposit and how is it paid?

The security deposit is your insurance excess in case of damage, usually €1,000–⁠8,000. It is taken at the base at check-⁠in on a credit card issued outside Russia: charter companies don't accept Russian cards or debit cards. With a hired skipper the deposit terms may be different, and not every charter company accepts a cash deposit or deposit insurance: check with the manager.

Do I need a licence to charter a yacht?

For a bareboat charter (no skipper or crew provided), yes: a skipper's licence and, as a rule, a VHF radio certificate. Without a licence, we add a skipper, paid separately from the boat price.

Why do all charters run Saturday to Saturday?

99% of charter fleets worldwide work this way: the boat comes back on Friday evening and goes out to the next crew on Saturday morning. Other changeover days are possible in low season, by arrangement. In some destinations (the Caribbean, Cuba, France) you can add days beyond the week: +1, 2, 3 or 4 days.

Where the numbers come from and how to cite them

The RYC search agent checks the charter company portals MMK and NauSys and open booking sites about every 6 days; each boat is counted once per week, at the source price with no markup. You may cite the figures on this page with a link to it; every month and country is in the CSV and on the Prices page.

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