Charter types · Cabin charter
Share the yacht with up to 8 other guests under a captain + hostess. The cheapest way onto a sailing yacht — and a great way to meet people.
Find your boat
Who it suits
You're not chartering a yacht; you're booking a cabin on one. Captain + hostess take care of everything. You share the deck and meals with up to 8 other guests.
Skill level
No experience
Licence
No licence required
You're a guest — captain runs the boat.
Best for
Cabin charter
Per-cabin pricing. Single supplement available if you don't want to share.
What's in the price
Your cabin for the booked week
Captain + hostess
Breakfast on board every day
5 days of lunch on board (typically)
2-3 dinners on board (typically — most ashore)
Linens + final cleaning
Use of dinghy + water toys
All sailing — main + jib + spinnaker if conditions allow
Pay on top
Dinners ashore
€25-€60 per person depending on country.
Drinks beyond breakfast
Wine, beer, soft drinks — typically a kitty.
Tourist tax + landing fees
Single supplement
+€400-€600 / wk to have the cabin alone.
Crew gratuity
5-10% of cabin price.
Transfers, extras
Cabins are 2-berth. Solo travellers can pay the single supplement and have the cabin alone.
How the week runs
Cabin charters use catamarans for the most part — 4 cabins, 8 guests. The week has a set route (the captain picks based on weather), set departure and arrival times, communal meals at sea, evenings ashore at the harbour.
Decide between
The difference is whether you have the boat to yourself.
A cabin on someone else's boat. Cheapest way onto a yacht.
Best for Solo travellers, couples, sailors trying the format before chartering whole boats.
from €890 / cabin / wk
The whole boat. The whole week is yours.
Best for Groups who want privacy + custom itinerary.
from €4,200 / wk
Live fleet
Cabin charter questions
Quick inquiry
Tell me roughly when, where, and how many. I'll send three cabin charter options the same day.
Final boarding call
New sailors, beginners or seasoned skippers — tell me when, where, and how many. I send three real options the same day. No spam, no fluff, no commitment.
