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The short answer
- Berths: €687 for the 6 nights of our Split route with a price, for a 12 m monohull. 7 of 7 nights have a checked price. See each night
- The deposit is held on your card at the base and given back after check-out. It isn't spent, but you need the credit limit. (From the operator, ) Deposits, waivers and paying
- A skipper adds a daily fee, their food and one cabin. Our calculator starts at €230 a day, the middle of €200 to €250, the rates four Split-area charter companies publish. (Measured by us, ) Hiring a skipper
- Tips have no fixed rule. A tip is for good work, never a charge. What sailors told us
Add up your week
This is a worked example of our standard Split route. Every route page says what its week costs in three styles, from at anchor and cooking aboard to marinas and restaurants, with a budget that follows the nights you choose: what seven days from Split costs. This example stays fixed when you edit a route. Berth prices are for a 12 m boat at the seasons listed below. Change the other starting figures to match your quote and plans.
Before you go
Enter the boat price only; add compulsory extras below. Do not count an included charge twice. Our starting figures are the middle of three Split-area companies' list prices for a 38 to 42 ft monohull and a 40 ft catamaran, a late-July week in 2026, not a quote. (Measured by us, )
They sleep aboard, in one of your cabins. We start from the middle of four Split-area companies' published rates. (Measured by us, )
At the base
Check-in, final cleaning and the like, often with the tourist tax inside. (From the operator, )
This example assumes every passenger pays the full rate. Children under 12 and professional crew are exempt. (Official source, ) If some passengers are exempt, enter the average rate across your passenger crew. In practice the company collects it at the base, often inside the transit log. (From the operator, ) Already in your transit log? Set it to 0.
Optional. Add its price from your quote. (From the operator, )
On the way
Our plan for the Split route: 6 nights with a price, for a 12 m boat. For a catamaran, county ports charge twice the rate per metre. (Official source, ) Where a night has its own catamaran price, we use it: Maslinica, Vis town, Komiža, Palmižana, Stari Grad, Milna. Elsewhere we add our own surcharge. (From the operator, )
- 1Marina Martinis Marchi€145 (From the operator, )
- 2Vis town quay€119 (Measured by us, )
- 3Komiža town quay€95 (Official source, )
- 4ACI Marina Palmižana€140 (From the operator, )
- 5Stari Grad town quay€60 (Official source, )
- 6ACI Marina Milna€128 (From the operator, )
- 7Your charter base in SplitIncluded (From the operator, )
Prices are one night for a 12 m boat, using each published seasonal berth price.
About 25 h under engine, the charter companies' own figure for a week of motoring and charging; 60% of the route's 123 NM at 6 knots is less. 6 litres an hour, €1.84 a litre.
Day 4 of the standard route, assuming an adult ticket for each passenger. (From the operator, ) Set this to 0 if you skip the visit, or enter the average ticket cost if your group pays different rates.
6 people, 7 days. Dinner ashore, the rest aboard. (Measured by us, )
At the end
Only for good work, in cash on the last day. We start from what sailors told us. (From the operator, )
Estimated week cost
€1,4806 people
For the whole crew€8,890
- Berths, 6 nights
- €687
- Our estimates
- €3,950
- Boat for the week
- €4,250
Our plan for the Split route, a 12 m monohull. Listed seasonal berth prices plus the figures above; not a booking quote. Boat amount: our starting figure.
Totals round to the nearest €10. Not in the total: the deposit, which you get back. (From the operator, )
What each route costs
We work out each of our routes with the calculator's starting figures, in three styles. Budget anchors where our sources name an anchorage, never two nights running, paying the fee where a port charges one, and cooks aboard; Middle is our planned nights with dinner ashore, and High is the dearest berths, meals out and a catamaran with a skipper. A night at anchor still depends on the depth, the holding and that night's forecast: can I anchor here?. Open a route to choose your own nights, boat and crew.
| Route | BudgetAnchor and cook | MiddleQuays and dinners ashore | HighMarinas and restaurants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seven days from Split7 nights | €1,150 | €1,480 | €2,990 |
| An easy first week from Trogir7 nights | €1,130 | €1,440 | €2,940 |
| Split to Dubrovnik in a week7 nights, with the one-way fee | €1,250 | €1,560 | €3,100 |
| Two weeks from Split: Korčula, Lastovo and Mljet14 nights, before the boat | €850 | €1,490 | €3,450 |
Split to Dubrovnik in a week ends in Dubrovnik, so its figures include the one-way fee. We have no list price for a two-week boat, so two weeks from Split is priced before the boat. Where to stay the night compares marinas, town quays, buoys and anchorages.
Each cost, explained
What you pay for, when you pay it, and whether we have checked the price.
- The boat
A charter is a week's yacht rental, and its price changes with the month, the boat's age and the company, so compare quotes for the same week. What a sailor told us
Discounts depend on the operator. Ultra Sailing says it regularly offers early-booking and last-minute discounts on its Croatian charter boats, subject to the available boat and week. (From the operator, ) Ask for the price of your boat and week.
In their 2026 price lists, three Split-area companies ask €3,500 to €5,300 for a late-July week on a 38 to 42 ft monohull, middle €4,250, and €6,800 to €8,900 on a 40 ft catamaran, middle €7,400, before early-booking discounts of up to 15%. (Measured by us, ) Our calculator starts from them until you put in your own quote.
Ask for a quote that lists every extra, and check the week it is for. Sunsail gives 6 pm as its usual boarding time at Marina Agana, its base near Trogir, and sells a 3 pm start as an extra. (From the operator, ) How to read a charter quote
Where you start changes the price and the week. Choosing a base compares Split, Trogir, Šibenik, Zadar and Dubrovnik.
- Your quoteOurs is a starting figure only. (Measured by us, )
- One-way fee
Ending the charter at another base costs a one-way fee. Two Split-area companies list it: one charges €500 for a monohull and €750 for a catamaran from Kaštela to ACI Marina Dubrovnik, with the mooring in Dubrovnik on top, and our calculator uses these and prices the last night in Dubrovnik on its own; the other lists €660 for a 39 to 45 ft monohull and €720 for a 40 to 44 ft catamaran for the one-way fee and a day's mooring together, paid at check-in. (From the operator, ) Split to Dubrovnik in a week is a one-way charter: you leave the boat in Dubrovnik, and its figures include the fee. Ask whether your company offers a one-way charter for your boat and week before you book flights. Choosing a base
- Checked prices (From the operator, )
- Deposit and damage waiver
Without a damage waiver, Sunsail holds €5,865 for a 40 to 49 ft monohull and €7,600 for a 42 to 44 ft catamaran on a Visa or Mastercard; with its daily damage waiver, €800 and €1,037. Ultra Sailing holds €1,600 for a 12.4 m monohull and €2,500 for a 12 m catamaran, in cash or as a card hold. (From the operator, )
Many companies also sell a damage waiver. It is optional. At Sunsail and The Moorings it costs US$80 to US$100 a day for a monohull and US$125 to US$170 for a catamaran, paid in advance and not refunded, and it lowers the deposit. Ultra Sailing charges €290 for its Oceanis 40.1 monohull or €440 for a 40 ft catamaran, for the booking, and €100 of that is refundable. (From the operator, ) Read what it covers before you pay. What a sailor advised · Deposits, waivers and paying
- From your companyAmounts depend on the boat and the company.
- Transit log and base charges
None of the four companies calls it a transit log. Ultra Sailing charges a compulsory charter pack for the final cleaning, gas, the diver's inspection, bed linen and towels: €140 to €473 a booking for a sailing boat and €495 to €655 for a catamaran. The tourist tax comes on top. (From the operator, ) Ask for the transit log line by line, so you know if the tourist tax is already in it. How yacht charter in Croatia works
- Our estimate (From the operator, )
- A skipper
A skipper charges by the day, sleeps aboard in one of your cabins and eats with you, so count them in the food. Split-area charter companies charge about €200 to €250 a day for a skipper on a 38 to 45 ft boat, middle about €230, before the skipper's food. (Measured by us, ) Our starting figure is the middle of that range. What a skipper costs, company by company
Not sure you need one? Take our six-question self-check.
- Our estimate (Measured by us, )
- Fuel
You pay for the diesel you use and fill the tank before check-out. Our estimate assumes you motor for part of each day. Fuel stations for boats in Vis town (INA Vis) and in Milna (INA Milna-marina), open 7 am to 7 pm every day. (From the operator, )
- Our estimate (From the operator, )
- Marinas, buoys and town quays
On our Split route you stay in 4 marinas, 3 town quays, and the last night is at your base. A marina usually has water, power and showers, and a buoy field has none. Where to stay the night · Which ones take bookings
A marina costs the most. At ACI Marina Palmižana it is €140 a night for a 12 m boat in July and August. (From the operator, ) €132 from April to June and in September and October. Across the 14 Dalmatian marinas we compared, a July night for a 12 m charter monohull costs €90 to €168, and most charge a catamaran twice. Marina prices for both boats On the buoys in Vinogradišće bay, on the other side of the island: €7 a metre a night from 1 Jun to 20 Sep, so €84 for a 12 m boat, and €5 a metre in April, May and from 21 Sep to 20 Oct. VAT is included. Booking a buoy costs €30 in high season and €15 in low season. (From the operator, )
Anchoring can be free, but not everywhere. Only a concession holder or a port authority may charge you. (Official source, ) In a public port's anchorage you pay the berth fee less 30% on a buoy, or less 50% at anchor. (Official source, ) In Vinišće, west of Trogir, that comes to about €10 a night for a 10 m boat. (Official source, ) Anchoring rules and fees
- Checked prices7 of 7 nights have a checked price.
- Restaurant berths
Some konobas in the bays let you use their pier or buoys if you eat with them. What it costs depends on the terms, and we sort every restaurant berth into one of five kinds:
- Included with a meal: the berth costs nothing if you eat dinner there.
- Deposit credited against a meal: you pay a deposit when you arrive, and it comes off the dinner bill.
- Meal plus berth charge: dinner is a condition, and the berth costs a fee on top.
- Separate berth charge: the berth has its own price, whether or not you eat.
- Terms unconfirmed: the restaurant hasn't told us this season's terms, so ask before you tie up.
At Restoran Lučice, on Brač, the buoys have their own price whether or not you eat: €100 a night for a boat of 14 to 44 ft, from 16:00 to 05:00, VAT included. Dinner guests keep the buoy until 10:00. Book dinner by 17:00. (From the operator, )
Count the dinner in your food budget. Restaurant moorings lists the restaurants we have checked, and what to ask when you book.
- Five kinds of termsFrom the restaurant, each season.
- Tourist tax
The law: charter guests pay tourist tax for every night aboard, and it is paid before the boat leaves the base. (Official source, ) In practice the company collects it at the base, often inside the transit log. (From the operator, ) €1.33 a person a night aboard a charter boat. The ordinance sets 10 kuna, and the euro act turns it into euro at the fixed rate. Those aged 12 to 18 pay half; children under 12 and a charter boat's professional crew don't pay. (Official source, )
- Official rule (Official source, )
- Park and cave tickets
Our route passes one ticketed sight, the Blue Cave on Biševo. Visits are only with the concession holder's boats, from Mezuporat, with a ticket. No boat of any kind may move, anchor or tie up in the Blue Cave or the Bear Cave, and you may not swim or dive in the Blue Cave (From the operator, ) Nautički centar Komiža d.o.o. runs the cave visits and publishes the price list. The list in force since 1 Jun 2025 has a high season from 20 Jun to 10 Sep, and lower prices from 1 Apr to 19 Jun and from 11 Sep to 31 Oct. (From the operator, )
National parks such as Kornati and Mljet sell their own tickets. They are not on this route.
- Our estimate (From the operator, )
- Food and the cash float
Our estimate assumes breakfast and lunch aboard and dinner ashore. (Measured by us, ) Where to buy food is in How yacht charter in Croatia works.
On a crewed boat, with a skipper and a host who cooks, the company may ask for the APA (advance provisioning allowance). It is compulsory at Ultra Sailing when you hire a hostess: €3,000 in cash. (From the operator, ) What one reader was asked for
- Our estimate (Measured by us, )
- Tips
There is no fixed rule. (From the operator, ) A tip is for good work, never a charge. If you give one, give it in cash to the skipper on the last day, and tip a host the same way. What sailors told us
- No rule (From the operator, )
Common questions
- How much does a week's sailing in Croatia cost?
- It depends most on the boat. With our starting figures, a crew of six on a 38 to 42 ft monohull, a late-July week in 2026, comes to about €1,480 each, and the boat is about 48% of it. Enter your boat quote and other costs above for your own estimate. Our other routes are priced the same way in what each route costs.
- Is sailing in Croatia expensive?
- With our starting figures, the Split week costs about €1,480 a person. The boat is the largest cost. Change the calculator to your own rental quote and crew size before you decide.
- Do you pay to moor every night?
- Marinas, buoy fields and town quays charge. Anchoring can be free where the 2025 rules allow it, because only a concession holder or a port authority may charge you to anchor. (Official source, ) Anchoring rules and fees · What changed for fees at anchor
- Is June or September cheaper?
- Often, in early June and late September. Charter prices are high in both, and highest in July and August. (From the operator, ) Best time to sail, month by month
- Does a catamaran cost much more?
- The boat costs more, it burns more fuel, and county ports charge a catamaran twice the rate per metre. (Official source, ) Most marinas we compared do too: 10 of the 13 that price a catamaran on a weekday charged twice the monohull's price for a July 2026 night. Marina prices for both boats Switch the calculator to Catamaran to see the difference. The same week on each boat
- Do we tip the skipper?
- It is up to you: tipping a skipper in Croatia. What the calculator starts from
What sailors told us
What sailors told us about prices. Our calculator starts from some of these figures, and you can change every one. We haven't checked these reports, and they don't count in our checks above.
One sailor was quoted two very different prices for the same boat and dates. The cheaper quote turned out to be a low-season rate.
One reply would tip nothing, or up to €500 in cash handed to the skipper himself. Another says there is no exact rule.
On a 5-day crewed charter costing €14,000, the food was a deposit of another €3,000.
Take out damage-waiver (CDW) insurance with an independent broker, not the charter company: the yacht is inspected on return, with a diver checking the keel, rudder and hull.
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A charter boat's Tuesday night in July 2026 in Marina Agana added: €90 for a 12 m charter monohull and €180 for a 12 m charter catamaran, for a Tuesday night in July 2026: the daily berth, twice for a catamaran, with power and water included.
Measured by us. Why: first check
A charter boat's Tuesday night in July 2026 in Marina Baotić added: €153.50 for a 12 m charter monohull, for a Tuesday night in July 2026: the daily berth with the charter increase (€95 plus 50%), €6 for power and €5 for water. The list doesn't say what a catamaran pays on a weekday.
Measured by us. Why: first check
A charter boat's Tuesday night in July 2026 in SCT Marina Trogir added: €147 for a 12 m charter monohull and €216 for a 12 m charter catamaran, for a Tuesday night in July 2026: a charter monohull pays the 14.99 m price, a catamaran its own length's price plus 80%, with power and water included.
Measured by us. Why: first check
A charter boat's Tuesday night in July 2026 in ACI Marina Trogir added: €150 for a 12 m charter monohull and €300 for a 12 m charter catamaran, for a Tuesday night in July 2026: the daily berth, twice for a catamaran, with power and water included.
Measured by us. Why: first check
A charter boat's Tuesday night in July 2026 in Marina Kaštela added: €132 for a 12 m charter monohull and €264 for a 12 m charter catamaran, for a Tuesday night in July 2026: the daily berth for a boat in commercial use, twice for a catamaran.
Measured by us. Why: first check
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A charter boat's Tuesday night in July 2026 in ACI Marina Split added: €168 for a 12 m charter monohull and €336 for a 12 m charter catamaran, for a Tuesday night in July 2026: the daily berth, twice for a catamaran, with power and water included.
Measured by us. Why: first check
A charter boat's Tuesday night in July 2026 in Marina Lav added: €142 for a 12 m charter monohull and €272 for a 12 m charter catamaran, for a Tuesday night in July 2026: the daily berth (€130, twice for a catamaran) and €12 a day for water and power.
Measured by us. Why: first check
A charter boat's Tuesday night in July 2026 in Maslinica added: €145 for a 12 m charter monohull and €261 for a 12 m charter catamaran, for a Tuesday night in July 2026: the daily berth (€135) and €10 for water and power, each 80% more for a catamaran.
Measured by us. Why: first check
A charter boat's Tuesday night in July 2026 in Milna added: €128 for a 12 m charter monohull and €256 for a 12 m charter catamaran, for a Tuesday night in July 2026: the daily berth, twice for a catamaran, with power and water included.
Measured by us. Why: first check
A charter boat's Tuesday night in July 2026 at Palmižana added: €140 for a 12 m charter monohull and €280 for a 12 m charter catamaran, for a Tuesday night in July 2026: the daily berth, twice for a catamaran, with power and water included.
Measured by us. Why: first check
A charter boat's Tuesday night in July 2026 in Vrboska added: €110 for a 12 m charter monohull and €220 for a 12 m charter catamaran, for a Tuesday night in July 2026: the daily berth, twice for a catamaran, with power and water included.
Measured by us. Why: first check
A charter boat's Tuesday night in July 2026 added: €124 for a 12 m charter monohull and €248 for a 12 m charter catamaran, for a Tuesday night in July 2026: the daily berth, twice for a catamaran, with power and water included.
Measured by us. Why: first check
A charter boat's Tuesday night in July 2026 in Korčula town added: €136 for a 12 m charter monohull and €272 for a 12 m charter catamaran, for a Tuesday night in July 2026: the daily berth, twice for a catamaran, with power and water included.
Measured by us. Why: first check
A charter boat's Tuesday night in July 2026 added: €118 for a 12 m charter monohull and €236 for a 12 m charter catamaran, for a Tuesday night in July 2026: the daily berth, twice for a catamaran, with power included.
Measured by us. Why: first check
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