Luxury Motor Yacht Charter in the Mediterranean

u are under the impression that in order to charter a‘skipper’, you always have the option of
Mediterranean yacht you need to be either ahiring a professional. The charge per day for a
Premiership footballer or a Russian oligarch, then youprofessional ‘skipper’ tends to be in the
are only partially correct.region of 125 to 200 euros per day, though you will
While it is true that some luxury yacht charters in thehave to hire a boat with an extra berth for him/her.
Mediterranean are extremely expensive (with prices ofHaving your own professional ‘skipper’
more than 25,000 euros per person/week), there areoffers a number of great advantages; he/she will have
alternatives which are far more affordable.a great local knowledge and will be able to show you
Although prices for Mediterranean charters will varygreat sights that you would have never found on your
from place to place and from agent to agent, thereown, he/she will also be able to help you gain the
are two main factors that will generally affect the pricerelevant ‘experience’ needed to
of Mediterranean motor-yacht rental.become ‘skipper’ yourself.
The first of these factors is the nature of the rentalAs a rough guide, prices for ‘bareboat’
agreement. Motor-yachts (like sailboats) can either beyacht charters in the Mediterranean will start at about
rented as ‘bareboats’, where only the5000 euros per week for a 4 person, 2 cabin,
boat itself is hired, or as ‘crewed-boats’,motor-boat. Larger boats tend to work out more
where the boat is hired along with its crew. The mainexpensively per person, with a 6 person, 3 cabin, boat
differences between these two types of rental will becosting upwards of 10,000 euros per week.
described presently.Crewed Motor Yacht Charter in the Mediterranean
The second of these factors is the size of the boatWhile most small boats tend to be chartered as
required. As a rule, the larger boats tend to offer far‘bareboats’, the majority of larger boats
more living space per person and consequently theirtend to be only available as ‘crewed’
charter rates (per person) tend to be extremely high.boats. In many cases, this is because the owner of the
The smaller vessels, on the other hand, tend to be farboat will employ his crew full-time and it does not
more compact in terms of living space, and aremake economic sense for him to lease one without
consequently amongst the most affordable boats tothe other.
charter in the Mediterranean.The fact that there is a crew to pay for naturally
Motor Yacht Bareboat Charter in the Mediterraneanmakes the rental price of these vessels higher, and
The most affordable method of Mediterraneanone must also consider that food and drink are
motor-boat charter is to hire agenerally included in quoted prices. At the cheaper end
‘bareboat’. Don’t be alarmed byof the market you will find a 10 person, 5 cabin
the terminology though, ‘bareboats’motor-boat with 4 members of crew, available for hire
aren’t literally ‘bare’. The termfor around 28,000 euros per week.
merely reflects the fact that these boats areWhile this might seem expensive at 2,800 euros per
‘stripped’ of crew!head, it pales in comparison to other Mediterranean
The consequence of this is that one of your group willyachts of similar capacity and it is not uncommon to
have to take on the mantle of ‘skipper’.find boats with the same number of cabins rented for
All ‘bareboat’ charter companies willthree times that amount.
require that the designated ‘skipper’ hasThe principal reason for the difference in price is that
some relevant experience, though the exact level ofthe more expensive options tend to offer their guests
experience required will differ from location to locationfar larger and far more luxurious accommodation.
depending on factors such as weather and traffic.They will also tend to have far more extras like gyms,
Should no-one in your party qualify asJacuzzis, and in-house cinemas.