How Much Does It Cost to Rent a Yacht in Dubrovnik?

The short answer: from €730 to €2,550 per boat for a day charter, depending on the yacht and how long you stay out, with multi-day trips quoted from €2,550 per day. Every price includes a licensed skipper, full insurance and safety equipment, and it covers the whole boat — bring one guest or twelve, the number does not change.

Because most quotes you will see online hide at least one cost until checkout, this guide sets out our numbers in full, shows what per-boat pricing means once you divide by your group, and lists the fees other operators commonly add later.

What do the charters actually cost?

Here is the complete 2026 fleet list — base “from” prices for the shortest charter on each yacht, the same numbers you will find at checkout, with no platform markup added afterwards:

Yacht	Base charter	Price per boat	Max guests
Catamaran X — skippered catamaran	4 h	from €730	12
Galeon 330 Fly — 11 m flybridge	4 h	from €950	8
Jeanneau Leader 10 — 11 m motor yacht	4 h	from €1,000	7
Fairline Phantom 40 — 13 m, 2 cabins	day charter	from €1,200	12
VanDutch 32 — 10 m sport yacht, 30 knots	4 h	from €1,500	8
Jeanneau Prestige 440 Fly — 14 m flybridge, 2 cabins	4 h	from €1,600	10
Bond 007 — luxury sport yacht, 3 cabins	4 h	from €1,900	12
Malavi 55 — 17 m luxury flagship, 2 cabins	8 h	from €2,550	12
Multi-Day / Custom Charter	custom	from €2,550 per day	12

Each of the eight yachts in the fleet — from the twelve-guest Catamaran X to the 17 m Malavi 55 flagship — carries its own base price, and the full price list stays flat from April to October. There is no August surcharge. Longer days on any yacht are quoted from these bases, and multi-day itineraries to Mljet, Korčula or Hvar are priced individually through the inquiry form.

What does per-boat pricing mean per person?

Divide the boat price by your group and the cost per head falls fast — a full boat pays less per person than many guided bus excursions. Worked examples, on the yachts that take twelve guests:

Yacht (base charter)	8 guests	10 guests	12 guests
Catamaran X (4 h, from €730)	€91	€73	€61
Fairline Phantom 40 (day, from €1,200)	€150	€120	€100
Bond 007 (4 h, from €1,900)	€238	€190	€158
Malavi 55 (8 h, from €2,550)	€319	€255	€213

A full day on the Fairline Phantom 40 with twelve aboard comes to €100 per person — eight hours, three islands, private skipper. For couples the arithmetic is different: you are paying for privacy rather than economy, which is why the four-hour charters from €730 exist.

One planning tip from the inbox: groups of seven or eight often split awkwardly across two shared tours, then discover a private boat would have cost the same or less. If your party is six or more, run the division before you book anything.

Which fees do other operators hide?

Fuel, skipper and port fees are the usual suspects — always ask for the all-in figure before you compare. A “from” price on a listings site frequently excludes several of these:

• Fuel — often billed per engine hour after the trip; on a twin-engined boat this can add €150–300 to a full day. Ask exactly how it will be billed before you book.
• Skipper — charged at €150–200 per day by many bareboat-style operators. Included; all our charters are skippered.
• Port and mooring fees — check whether departure-harbour dues sit inside the headline price. Marina berths on our multi-day routes are quoted in advance, in writing.
• Cleaning or “check-out” fees — we do not charge one.
• Insurance and safety equipment — passenger and third-party liability cover, full safety kit and a pre-departure briefing are part of every charter here, never a line item.

What is legitimately never included, by us or anyone honest: national-park and reserve entry fees — around €25 per adult for Mljet National Park in high season and about €27 for the Lokrum reserve — plus restaurant meals ashore and premium alcohol. Budget €30–50 per person for a good konoba lunch with wine.

Is a private charter better value than a group tour?

At six or more guests, usually yes — and the gap widens with every extra person. Group Elaphiti excursions advertised around the Old Port cost roughly €60–90 per person for a fixed itinerary shared with 30–100 strangers. A private boat at twelve guests starts from €100 per person for the same islands, except the route is yours: you choose the caves over the crowded harbour, stay an extra hour at Šunj, and skip anything that bores you.

What the spreadsheet cannot show is the day itself. No queuing to board, no timetable herding you off the beach, no playlist you did not choose. The Dubrovnik tourist board lists dozens of shared excursions, and they serve solo travellers well — but for a family or a group of friends, the private boat is rarely the extravagance people assume.

How do payment and cancellation work?

You pay by card at booking — Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Apple Pay or Google Pay via Stripe — and you can cancel free of charge up to 24 hours before departure for a full refund. If the forecast at meteo.hr turns against us and the skipper calls the day off, you choose between rebooking and a full refund; weather risk is ours, not yours.

Two smaller questions we hear weekly. Tipping: never expected, always appreciated — guests who want to tip a skipper typically give 5–10 per cent in cash at the end of the day. Multi-day quotes: the from-€2,550-per-day figure moves with route, season and overnight berths, so we price each itinerary individually and in writing before you commit to anything.

That is the entire cost picture: one per-boat price, park tickets and lunch on top, nothing else. Run your own numbers against the tables above, then check dates and book online — or message us on WhatsApp if your group is an awkward size and you want us to do the arithmetic for you.