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Gulet Charter Prices: What 287 Real Listings Charge for a Week
What you pay before boarding a gulet depends on what the listing adds to its weekly fee. Of the 287 priced gulets on YachtCloud, 136 add only VAT, about 1.2 times the base fee, and 107 add VAT and an APA, a median 1.4 times [1]. The typical base fee itself is €10,500 to €22,505 a week for the whole boat [2].
Who this is for: groups budgeting a private gulet week who have seen "from" prices and want to know what the whole week costs. For how gulet pricing works in general, including APA mechanics and one-way fees, read how much a gulet charter costs.
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The Answer in 30 Seconds
Typical weekly rate: €10,500 to €22,505 for the whole boat, from €4,200, across 287 priced gulets. That is €933 to €1,906 per person with every berth taken.
What the estimate adds: VAT only on 136 listings (1.12 to 1.22 times the base fee), VAT and an APA on 107 (1.32 to 1.57 times), and nothing on 40.
Food: 24 listings publish a per-guest board price; full board runs €455 to €665 per guest per week. On some APA boats, food is drawn from the advance; check each listing.
Range spread: On 144 listings whose range starts at the base fee, the top of the range is a median 1.44 times the bottom. The listings don't say which weeks sit at the top.
The tip: Around 5 to 10 percent of the charter fee is customary on a gulet, according to YachtCloud's cost guide.
Gulet charter prices at a glance, from YachtCloud's cost guide and listings on 3 November 2026. Sources [2][1].
What does a gulet charter cost per week?
YachtCloud lists 287 priced gulets in the Mediterranean, and the typical weekly rate is €10,500 to €22,505 for the whole boat [2]. "Typical" means the middle half of priced yachts, and each figure is the yacht's lowest weekly rate. The cheapest starts at €4,200 a week. By country, the typical band runs from €9,075 to €21,350 in Turkey and €14,250 to €32,500 in Greece, the widest of the four.
Size moves the rate too. For Turkish gulets, the cost guide gives €6,215 to €7,965 typical under 24 metres, €8,938 to €15,400 for 24 to 30 metres, and €17,500 to €35,000 above 30 metres [2]. The full tables by type, country and length are on the Mediterranean yacht charter prices page.
What do gulet listings add to the base fee?
Every priced YachtCloud gulet listing has a price estimator that starts from the weekly base fee and adds what the listing charges up front. Across the 287 priced gulets, the estimator follows one of four patterns [1]:
How the 287 priced gulet listings build their estimated total
| Estimate shows | Listings | Estimated total as a multiple of the base fee | What the estimate leaves out |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base fee + VAT | 136 | 1.12 to 1.22 (median 1.20) | Food, drinks, tip; any fuel or ports beyond the inclusions |
| Base fee + VAT + APA | 107 | 1.32 to 1.57 (median 1.40) | Food if the APA doesn't cover it; any top-up; tip |
| Base fee only | 40 | 1.00 | VAT if it applies, food, drinks, tip |
| Base fee + APA, no VAT line | 4 | 1.20 to 1.30 | VAT if it applies; tip |
Source: YachtCloud listings snapshot, 3 November 2026, 19:09 to 19:11 UTC [1]. An APA is an advance against spending, not a fee; unspent money is returned.
Most listings add VAT, and 111 add an APA. Source [1].
So, as an illustration, the same €15,000 base fee can mean an estimate of €15,000, €18,000 or about €21,000, depending on the listing. YachtCloud's rate tables carry the note "plus APA; VAT may apply" [2]. On the listings themselves, 176 of the 287 priced gulets show no APA at all.
How VAT and the APA differ by country
The VAT line depends on where the gulet is based, and some listings leave VAT to the quotation. The APA, where there is one, ranges from 15 to 40 percent of the base fee [1].
VAT and APA lines on YachtCloud gulet listings by country
| Country | Gulets | VAT shown in the estimate | APA in the estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 200 | 20% on 177; 18% on 2; 13% on 1; none on 20 | 60 (53 at 20%, 7 at 30%) |
| Croatia | 52 | 13% on 30; 25% on 1; none on 21 | 27 (20 at 20%, 2 at 25%, 5 at 30%) |
| Greece | 23 | 12% on 9; 13% on 6; 7.8% on 1; none on 7 | 14 (4 at 20%, 3 at 30%, 5 at 35%, 2 at 40%) |
| Italy | 13 | 22% on 12; none on 1 | 8 (2 at 15%, 2 at 20%, 1 at 25%, 2 at 30%, 1 at 35%) |
Source: YachtCloud listings snapshot, 3 November 2026 [1]. "None" means the estimator shows no VAT line; some of those listings say VAT is included, others leave it to the quotation.
Two Turkish listings still show 18 percent. That was Turkey's general VAT rate until 10 July 2023, when it rose to 20 percent, according to PwC Türkiye's summary of the decree [5]. Where a listing's VAT line looks out of step with its neighbours, ask which rate your quotation will use.
How are meals charged on a gulet?
Food is where gulets differ most, and the listing decides. On YachtCloud, 24 gulets publish a per-guest board price [1]. Full board, meaning the crew cooks every meal at a fixed price per guest, runs from €455 to €665 per guest per week on the 23 that publish it, with a median of €525. Seven publish a half-board price, from €370 to €595.
Board price per guest. 21 Turkish, 2 Croatian and 1 Italian listing. Some price children separately; Cemre Mila lists children under 2 free and ages 2 to 12 at half price [3].
From the APA. 111 listings add an APA. The cost guide says the captain typically draws on it for food and drinks bought to your order, fuel and port fees, and goes through the accounts with you at the end of the week [2].
An extra without a price. Other listings name meals as an additional charge but leave the amount to the quotation.
For the menu side, from half board to a chef's provisioning list, see whether food is included when you charter a yacht.
Cemre Mila, a 21-metre gulet based in Fethiye, charges full board at €455 per guest per week. Photo: Cemre Mila listing, YachtCloud.
Are fuel and port fees included?
Often in part. Of the 292 gulet listings, 108 include main-engine fuel for a set number of hours a day [1]. Three hours is the most common allowance (73 listings), then four hours (32), and three list "3 to 4 hours". Many Turkish listings, including Cemre Mila and Luce Del Mare below, also include port fees outside private marinas [3].
Fuel beyond the allowance, water-sports fuel and private-marina nights are usually charged as used. On a gulet whose APA covers fuel and ports, those costs are drawn from the advance instead, and depend on how far you cruise.
How far do weekly rates rise above the base fee?
Most listings publish an indicative weekly range as well as the base fee. On the 144 listings whose range starts at the base fee, the top of the range is a median 1.44 times the bottom [1]. For Turkish gulets the median is 1.53, for Croatian 1.31 and for Greek 1.33.
The listings don't say which weeks sit at the top of their range. YachtCloud's cost guide puts peak-season weeks at about 35 percent above each yacht's lowest rate [2]. The published data can't reconcile the two figures, so ask for the rate for your actual dates.
Important to Confirm
On 84 of the 230 gulet listings that publish a range, the "from" fee in the header is higher than the bottom of the range [1]. When the two disagree, ask which figure applies to your dates before you compare boats.
The four-line budget for a gulet week
To compare two gulets fairly, rebuild each one on the same four lines. This is our own framework, not an industry standard:
Base fee for your dates, the whole boat for the week.
VAT, at the rate the quotation states, or already in the fee.
Food: the board price times your guests, or the APA if the listing uses one.
Set-asides: drinks, the crew tip, private marinas and anything the inclusions leave out.
An APA belongs on line 3, but remember it is an advance: the captain keeps receipts, may ask for a top-up and returns what is left [2]. The four real weeks below are built this way.
What does a week for 8 guests cost? Two real gulets
Cemre Mila and Kaptan Sani 2 both take 8 guests in 4 cabins with a crew of 3, and both include main-engine fuel for up to three hours a day and port fees outside private marinas [3]. One charges for food per guest; the other adds an APA.
Illustrative: one week for 8 guests on two Turkish gulets, from published listing figures
| Cemre Mila (Fethiye, 21 m) | Kaptan Sani 2 (Bodrum, 24 m) | |
|---|---|---|
| Base fee (from) | €7,000 | €8,750 |
| Indicative range | €7,000 to 10,500 | €8,750 to 12,250 |
| VAT at 20% | €1,400 | €1,750 |
| APA | None | 20%: €1,750 |
| Listing's estimated total | €8,400 | €12,250 |
| Food | Full board, €455 x 8: €3,640 | Separate; the listing doesn't say whether the APA covers it |
| Due before or at boarding | €12,040 (about €1,505 per guest) | €12,250 (about €1,531 per guest), plus food if the APA doesn't cover it |
| Of which an advance (unspent money returned) | None | €1,750 |
| Set aside | Drinks at cost; tip €350 to 700 | APA top-up if needed; tip €438 to 875 |
Source: YachtCloud listings for Cemre Mila and Kaptan Sani 2, checked 3 November 2026 [3]. Food, tip and per-guest lines are our own calculation; the tip uses the 5 to 10 percent range on Cemre Mila's listing and in the cost guide [2]. Ask whether VAT applies to the board price. Starting rates, not quotations.
At starting rates, and if the APA covers food, the two weeks are within €210 of each other before boarding. What the money buys may differ. Kaptan Sani 2's listing says meals and drinks are considered separately but doesn't say what its €1,750 APA covers. If it pays for food and drinks, it is under half of the €3,640 Cemre Mila charges for food alone, so ask before you compare.
Kaptan Sani 2, a 24-metre gulet based in Bodrum, adds a 20 percent APA to its estimate. Photo: Kaptan Sani 2 listing, YachtCloud.
What does a week for 12 guests cost? Two real gulets
Luce Del Mare and Vista Mare both take 12 guests and sit inside the typical Mediterranean band. Luce Del Mare charges full board and includes three hours of engine fuel a day and port fees outside private marinas. Vista Mare adds a 20 percent APA, from which fuel, port fees and provisions are drawn [3].
Illustrative: one week for 12 guests on two Turkish gulets, from published listing figures
| Luce Del Mare (Fethiye, 37 m, 5 cabins) | Vista Mare (Marmaris, 30 m, 6 cabins) | |
|---|---|---|
| Base fee (from) | €16,800 | €18,900 |
| Indicative range | €16,800 to 32,500 | €18,900 to 21,700 |
| VAT at 20% | €3,360 | €3,780 |
| APA | None | 20%: €3,780 |
| Listing's estimated total | €20,160 | €26,460 |
| Food | Full board, €525 x 12: €6,300 | Paid from the APA |
| Fuel and port fees | 3 hours a day and ports outside private marinas included | Paid from the APA |
| Due before or at boarding | €26,460 (about €2,205 per guest) | €26,460 (about €2,205 per guest) |
| Of which an advance (unspent money returned) | None | €3,780 |
| Set aside | Drinks at cost; tip €840 to 1,680 | APA top-up if needed; tip €945 to 1,890 |
Source: YachtCloud listings for Luce Del Mare and Vista Mare, checked 3 November 2026 [3]. Food, tip and per-guest lines are our own calculation; the tip uses the 5 to 10 percent range on Luce Del Mare's listing and in the cost guide [2]. Ask whether VAT applies to the board price. Starting rates, not quotations.
Illustrative, at starting rates: each pair costs almost the same before boarding, but the APA boats' totals include an advance that has to cover more. Source [3]; our calculation.
At starting rates, the two 12-guest weeks come to exactly the same €26,460. On dearer weeks they can part ways: Luce Del Mare's range runs to €32,500, Vista Mare's to €21,700. On Vista Mare, though, €3,780 has to pay for provisions, fuel and port fees. That is 60 percent of what Luce Del Mare charges for food alone, and Luce Del Mare's fee already covers three hours of fuel a day. The captain asks for a top-up if spending runs ahead of the APA [2].
Cabins matter as much as price. Luce Del Mare sleeps its 12 guests in 5 cabins, Vista Mare in 6, so ask how each cabin is bedded before you choose.
Vista Mare, a 30-metre gulet based in Marmaris, pays for fuel, port fees and provisions from its APA. Photo: Vista Mare listing, YachtCloud.
Want to compare gulets on the same four lines?
Browse gulets by size, base and starting rate, then ask for yacht-specific pricing for your dates.
Mistakes to avoid when comparing gulet prices
Comparing base fees only. A listing that adds VAT and an APA can show an estimate 1.4 times its base fee; one that adds nothing shows 1.0.
Treating the APA as a cost. It is an advance against spending; what is left comes back, and an overspend is topped up.
Assuming every gulet charges an APA. 176 of 287 priced listings don't add one.
Forgetting the per-guest lines. Full board at €525 per guest adds €6,300 for 12 people.
Trusting the header when the range disagrees. On 84 listings the "from" fee sits above the bottom of the range.
Is YachtCloud the right place to compare gulet prices?
YachtCloud suits groups who want to compare private crewed gulets on published base fees, estimates and inclusions, then request yacht-specific pricing. It acts as a charter intermediary: the owner or operator confirms availability and the final price, and booking runs through a hold and a signed agreement [4]. Its listings are private charters of the whole boat, so for a single cabin on a shared gulet, look elsewhere; there is no instant online booking.
Before You Compare Two Gulet Prices
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is a gulet charter priced per person or for the whole boat?
For the whole boat, usually by the week. The weekly rate covers the gulet and its crew for your group alone. YachtCloud's cost guide also shows a per-person figure, €933 to €1,906 typical, which assumes every berth is taken [2]. A smaller group pays more per head, because an empty cabin costs the same as a full one.
Does every gulet charge an APA?
No. Only 111 of the 287 priced gulets on YachtCloud add an APA in their price estimate [1]. The rest use a per-guest board price, list meals as an extra, include them in the rate, or leave food to the quotation. The rate tables on YachtCloud carry the note "plus APA", so check each listing's own estimate and inclusions before you budget.
Can we charter a gulet for less than a week?
Sometimes. YachtCloud's cost guide says most charters run for a week, often Saturday to Saturday in high season, and that outside July and August some gulets accept shorter or longer bookings [2]. The price is then worked out from the weekly rate. Give your exact dates in the enquiry so the shortlist only includes boats that accept them.
When do we pay for a gulet charter?
Usually in two parts. YachtCloud's booking guide says a deposit, typically 50 percent of the charter fee, secures the dates, and the balance is usually due 6 to 8 weeks before embarkation [4]. On a gulet with an APA, the cost guide says the advance is usually paid with the balance [2]. Your charter agreement sets the actual amounts and dates.
Sources and methodology
Listing figures come from a first-party count: every yacht page linked from YachtCloud's Yacht Finder (499 pages, taken from href links only) was read on 3 November 2026 between 19:09 and 19:11 UTC. 292 are gulets and 287 of those show a weekly base fee, the same priced total the cost guide uses; no canonical URL appears twice. For each listing we read the base fee, the price estimator (base, VAT, APA and estimated total), the indicative range, any per-guest board price and any daily fuel allowance. Board prices and fuel hours were matched with tolerant patterns and the matches read by hand; three listings that state '3–4 hours' are counted separately. An independent recount found two lines our first pass missed (a 7.8 percent VAT line and a board price quoted per 'pax'), and both are included. These are published listing terms, not contracts or quotations, and the count cannot tell whether a listing is bookable for given dates. 'Typical' rates are quoted from the cost guide, which defines them as the middle half of priced yachts by each yacht's lowest weekly rate; our own quartiles of the 287 base fees give the same band. Range spreads use only the 144 listings whose range starts at their base fee. The four worked weeks use each listing's published figures; board, tip and per-person lines are our own calculation.
YachtCloud listings snapshot: 292 gulet listings, 287 priced, YachtCloud (first-party count of its own listing pages). Every yacht page linked from the Yacht Finder (499) read on 3 November 2026, 19:09 to 19:11 UTC; 292 are gulets (200 Turkey, 52 Croatia, 23 Greece, 13 Italy, 2 Montenegro, 2 Spain), 287 of them priced, the same priced total as the cost guide. Fields read: weekly base fee, price estimator lines (VAT, APA, estimated total), indicative range, per-guest board prices and daily fuel hours. Published listing terms, not contracts.
How Much Does a Gulet Charter Cost?, YachtCloud. Mediterranean gulets €10,500 to 22,505 typical, from €4,200, across 287 priced gulets; per person €933 to 1,906 typical; country rows; 'typical' is the middle half of priced yachts using each yacht's lowest weekly rate; 'peak-season weeks run about 35% higher'; how an APA is drawn on, topped up and reconciled; gratuity 'around 5 to 10% of the charter fee'; shorter or longer bookings outside July and August. Checked 3 November 2026, 19:13 UTC.
YachtCloud listings: Cemre Mila, Kaptan Sani 2, Luce Del Mare and Vista Mare, YachtCloud (Cemre Mila linked; the others are linked where cited). Base fee, indicative range, price estimator lines, inclusions, extra charges and crew as published on each yacht's page. Checked 3 November 2026.
How to Book a Yacht Charter, YachtCloud. Deposit typically 50%, balance usually 6 to 8 weeks before embarkation; 'Yacht Cloud acts as a charter intermediary'. Checked 3 November 2026.
KDV Oranlarında Değişiklik (Change in VAT rates), PwC Türkiye, tax bulletin (secondary source; summarises Presidential Decision 7346, Official Gazette 32241 of 7 July 2023). Turkey's general VAT rate rose from 18% to 20% from 10 July 2023. The Official Gazette PDF could not be opened from our workspace. Checked 3 November 2026.
