Is Yacht or Boat Rental Charged Per Person or Per Boat?

The most frequent question asked by our guests dreaming of a Blue Cruise is how the pricing is calculated. As Limancepte, our 10+ years of experience show that confusion on this subject makes budget planning difficult. Below, we have transparently analyzed the pricing dynamics of the sector, differentiating between fixed rental costs and variable costs based on the number of people.

Why is There a Fixed "Per Boat" Fee in Private Yacht Charters?

When you charter a yacht, you are essentially booking an entire floating boutique hotel. The daily rental fee requested by agencies or boat owners in this transaction is fixed, regardless of the boat's capacity.

Even if the boat has a capacity of 12 people, the main rental fee remains the same whether you come alone with your spouse (2 people) or with a large group of friends (12 people). The commercial and operational reason for this is simple:

• Crew salaries,
• Port expenses of the boat,
• Annual maintenance and daily routine fuel expenses.

These costs do not decrease or increase based on the number of people. As soon as the boat sets sail, these fixed costs are incurred regardless of how many people are on board. Therefore, the "Daily Price" you see in the listing is the fixed figure you pay for the "bare" (without food) use of the boat.

How Does the Number of People Change the Price in Charters with Meals?

The only exception, or rather the "variable," to the fixed rental rule is food and beverage service. If your charter package includes meal service (Full Board), the number of people becomes a determining factor in the budget.

In tours with meals; the supply of materials (provisioning), preparation process, and service effort required for breakfast, lunch, 5 o'clock tea, and dinner are directly indexed to the number of guests. Therefore, while keeping the boat rent fixed, our agency calculates the food cost based on a daily per-person fee (e.g., €50 or €100) and adds it to the total price.

Food and Capacity Balance in Daily Tours

Unlike overnight tours, "all-inclusive" packages are more common in daily charters, but the logic is based on the same foundation. When you charter a private boat for a day, the figure requested by the boat owner is again per boat. However, when lunch is included in the price, the boat owner may say, "this price applies up to X people, an extra meal fee is charged for every person above that."

For example, the price with meals for a boat with a capacity of 10 people is usually given based on a standard occupancy rate (e.g., 6-8 people). If you fill the capacity completely, an extra meal fee per person may be requested due to increased food costs.

Is a Low Number of People Advantageous?

This depends entirely on how you manage the budget and what you expect:

• Large Groups: The cost per person always decreases because the high "fixed boat rent" is divided among more people. A luxury holiday becomes much more affordable.
• Few People (2-4 People): The share of boat rent per person increases, but the total food budget decreases. In this case, the advantage is comfort and privacy rather than cost.

Transparent Chartering with Limancepte

The prices you see when examining Limancepte.com listings are the daily, dry rental fees of the boat without food, unless stated otherwise. During the reservation phase, our sales representative will definitely ask for your number of people. This question is to clarify the "food and provisioning budget" to be offered to you.