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A crewed luxury yacht charter costs from around €25,000 per week for a sailing catamaran in the Caribbean and rises to €400,000–€1,000,000+ per week for a 50m+ superyacht in the Mediterranean. On top of the base fee sit an Advance Provisioning Allowance (APA) of 25–35%, local VAT (13–22% in the Med, 0% in the Caribbean and BVI), and a discretionary crew gratuity of 10–15%. A concrete worked example is below.
A crewed superyacht charter costs from €25,000/week for a Caribbean sailing catamaran to €400,000–€1,000,000+/week for a 50m+ Mediterranean superyacht, plus an Advance Provisioning Allowance (APA) of 25–35% and local VAT. A €150,000/week 35m Med yacht totals roughly €210,000–€230,000 all-in.
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Working rule: base fee + 30% APA + local VAT + 12% crew gratuity. A €300,000 base in France comes out at roughly €300k + €90k APA + €60k VAT + €36k tip = €486,000 all-in for the week, before jet, transfers and special requests.
The Advance Provisioning Allowance is a working float — collected in advance, spent by the captain during the charter on fuel, dockage, food, drink, laundry and consumables, reconciled to the euro at the end. Typically 25–35% of the base fee. Unspent funds are refunded; overspend is settled.
France 20%, Italy 22%, Spain 21%, Croatia 13%, Montenegro 7%, Turkey 0.8%. Applied on the base fee. Some yachts qualify for a reduction where the itinerary spends 30%+ of the charter outside EU waters — Apsley confirms availability on the quote.
No. Our charter income comes from the broker commission built into the standard MYBA charter agreement, paid by the yacht owner, not by you. The quote you see is the market quote; we're incentivised to find the best yacht for your brief.
Yes. Typical routing: private jet to Olbia, Nice or Split, tender waiting at the FBO for a 15-minute run to the yacht. It's billed as one itinerary. See our private jet charter cost guide for aircraft options.
10–15% of the base charter fee is convention. Discretionary but universally expected on the yachts we book. Paid to the captain at end of charter in cash or by bank transfer for distribution across the crew.
For peak Med weeks (mid-July to mid-August) on strong 40m+ yachts, 6–12 months is normal — many are provisionally held by returning charterers by the previous October. For shoulder-season weeks, 8–16 weeks is usually enough.