Last updated: September 2026
Charter a yacht of around 160 feet and you are in the 50 metre class. On this site we file it as every listing from 146 to 185 feet, about 45 to 56 metres, which sits between our 40 metre and 60 metre guides. We list 153 yachts in that band. The number that shapes the class is 12: 105 of those 153 take 12 guests or fewer, because of the passenger rule explained below, and eight of the ten here take exactly 12.
We picked these 10 to show the range rather than to rank the whole class: ten different builder names on the listings, from a 1979 Feadship to a 2025 Heesen, one sailing yacht, and cruising grounds from Norway to the Bahamas. The countdown runs from #10, the shortest, up to #1, the longest, by listed length. Where two yachts share the same length, the newer one ranks higher. Every yacht figure below comes from that yacht’s listing on this site, and the class statistics from our listings, as they stood on 27 September 2026. Rates are weekly, in the currency the listing uses, not converted, and availability is not checked here: tell us your dates and we will.
What 50 metres gets you
Why 12 guests is the common ceiling. The IMO says a ship carrying more than 12 passengers on international voyages is usually treated as a passenger ship, with its own set of rules (see the IMO definition). So most charter yachts in this size are set up for 12 guests or fewer. Of our 153 listings in the band, 105 take 12 guests or fewer. The other 48, mostly custom builds, are listed for 13 to 49 guests. We have not checked how each of those is certified, so for a group over 12 we confirm the set-up for your route when we quote.
Five or six cabins. Of the 103 yachts taking 12 guests or fewer that list a cabin count, 56 have six cabins and 39 have five. Seven cabins are rarer (7 listings) and eight rarer still (1).
Crew, toys and space. On the three yachts below that publish a crew figure, the crew runs from 9 to 14. Toys on the ten range from jet skis and SeaBobs to e-foils; FRIENDSHIP adds a Stingher 32 chase boat and JUBILEE a 56 foot tender. Among the ten, JUBILEE, LADY ELAINE and MARAYA have a guest lift, and FRIENDSHIP, JUBILEE, LA PELLEGRINA 1, MIRAGE and SOLEMATES have a gym.
Builders in our listings
Where a listing names the yard, Feadship leads this band on our site with 8 yachts, followed by Benetti with 7, and Heesen and Trinity with 6 each. Another 47 listings give their builder simply as custom. For every yacht we list from Feadship, Benetti and Heesen, see our guides to Feadship yacht charter, Benetti yacht charter and Heesen yacht charter.
What a 50 metre yacht costs per week
Across the yachts in this band that take 12 guests or fewer and are priced in euros (77 listings), the middle low-season starting rate is €160,000 per week. Most sit in a band from €85,000 per week at the lower end (the cheapest tenth) to €256,000 per week at the top (the dearest tenth). For the 27 priced in US dollars, the middle low-season starting rate is $199,000 per week, and most sit between $125,700 per week and $322,000 per week.
Those are charter fees only. All ten yachts below charter on a plus-expenses basis, and each listing’s rate table works the Advance Provisioning Allowance at 35 percent of the fee. The APA pays for fuel, food, drinks and berths, and VAT or local charter tax comes on top where it applies. As an illustration, a 35 percent APA on a fee of €200,000 per week adds €70,000 per week, paid up front and settled against actual expenses, with any unspent balance returned. For how the full bill adds up, see how much a yacht charter costs.
10 yachts from the 50 metre class, ranked by length
10. JUBILEE
“A Toy Box Built for Families”
JUBILEE is a 150.9 ft (46 m) Pendennis from 1999, refitted in 2026. She takes 12 guests in seven cabins, which her listing breaks down as five doubles, a single and a triple, and a lift runs through all her decks. Her toy list is one of the longest on this page: 4 jet skis, 2 SeaBobs, 3 dive scooters, an e-foil and an inflatable water park, with a 56 foot Riva tender in the Mediterranean and a 56 foot HCB in the Caribbean.
She cruises at 11 knots. Summer is the French Riviera, Corsica and Italy, winter the Caribbean and Bahamas, with a crew of 13. Rates run from €180,000 to €210,000 per week, plus expenses.
9. LADY ELAINE
“A Bahamas Specialist with a 10-Person Jacuzzi”
LADY ELAINE is a 163 ft (49.7 m) Christensen from 2008, refitted in 2024, and she cruises the Bahamas all year. She takes 12 guests in six cabins with a crew of 9. The sundeck carries a 10-person jacuzzi, a 10-stool bar and a grill, and a guest lift runs from the cabin deck to the sundeck.
Her listing shows one rate for all weeks, from $200,000 per week, plus expenses, and notes that Bahamas charters add 10% VAT and a 4% charter tax on top.
8. LA PELLEGRINA 1
“The Fast One: 28 Knots”
LA PELLEGRINA 1 is a 164 ft (50 m) Couach, delivered in 2012 as the flagship of the yard’s 164 series and refitted in 2024. Her listing gives a 16.5 knot cruise and a 28 knot top speed, the fastest cruise and top speed on this list. She takes 12 guests in six cabins, with a full-beam master suite that has its own private aft deck.
Her summer cruising runs from the French Riviera to Greece and Turkey. Her listing splits the year three ways: €210,000 per week from January to mid-June, €235,000 per week from mid-June to mid-September, and from €180,000 per week from mid-September to December, plus expenses.
Onboard visit review
Her efficient, military-grade hull carries her up to 28 knots in comfort. The master cabin is grandiose with its own private aft deck, and the top deck's glass sliding doors create a smart, wind-sheltered lounge.
7. MINE GAMES
“An Infinity Pool on the Main Deck”
MINE GAMES is a 164 ft (50 m) Benetti B.Now 50 from 2023, one of the two newest yachts on this list. She ties LA PELLEGRINA 1 on length and ranks above her on the build-year tie-break. Her main aft deck has an infinity pool, and at water level there is a 36 square metre beach club with a steam room. The bow lounge turns into an open-air cinema at night.
She takes 10 guests in five cabins. She cruises the Bahamas, with the Leeward Islands also listed for winter. Rates run from $330,000 to $350,000 per week, plus expenses.
6. SWEET MARYI
“An Amels Straight Out of a 2026 Refit”
SWEET MARYI is a 171.6 ft (52.3 m) Amels Limited Editions 171 from 2008. Her listing describes a full refit in 2026 by T. Fotiadis Design, around Laura Sessa’s interior, and her listing presents 2026 as her debut charter season. She takes 12 guests in six cabins, with a sundeck jacuzzi and bar and a full dive inventory.
She cruises Greece, Albania, Turkey, Cyprus, the French Riviera, Corsica and Italy. Rates run from €265,000 to €285,000 per week, plus expenses.
5. FRIENDSHIP
“A Pool, Two Jacuzzis and a Chase Boat”
FRIENDSHIP is a 173.2 ft (52.8 m) Oceanco from 2000, refitted in 2022. The owner’s suite is a duplex with 180 degree views and its own terrace, and on deck she has a swimming pool, two jacuzzis, a gym and a Stingher 32 chase boat.
She takes 12 guests in six cabins. Her summer areas run from the Riviera, Italy and Greece west to the Balearics, the Canary Islands and Portugal, and her winter areas include Turks and Caicos, the BVI and the Leeward and Windward Islands. Rates run from €245,000 to €265,000 per week, plus expenses.
4. MIRAGE
“A Classic Feadship for Norway and Iceland”
MIRAGE is a 173.9 ft (53 m) Feadship from 1979, and the only yacht here whose summer cruising reaches Norway and Iceland, as well as the UK and Ireland. She started life as the 48 metre DARIA, and her listing dates a five metre extension at the stern to a 2007 refit at Pendennis. The listing also credits her refit with the Neptune trophy in the Refitted Yachts category at the 2016 World Superyacht Awards, and she was refitted again in 2020.
She takes 12 guests in eight cabins, the most cabins here, with a crew of 14; the listing also advertises massage and beauty services and a qualified Pilates and yoga instructor on board. Rates run from €200,000 to €220,000 per week, plus expenses.
Onboard visit review
Her 14-person crew includes a dedicated yoga instructor, with sundeck space that transforms for classes. Guests can also try 5 RYA-approved jet skis and e-foils, with an instructor on hand.
3. MARAYA
“885 GT on 54 Metres”
MARAYA is a 177.8 ft (54.2 m) CRN from 2008, refitted in 2018. Her listing gives her 885 GT of enclosed volume and over 450 square metres of outside deck. The full-beam master suite on the main deck has a balcony that folds down at anchor, and a guest lift links the lower deck to the bridge deck.
She takes 12 guests in six cabins, carries a dedicated ski and wakeboard boat, and is an approved RYA water sports centre. Summer cruising covers Greece, Albania, Croatia, Italy and the Riviera. Her listing shows a single rate, from €300,000 per week, plus expenses.
2. ELENA of LONDON
“The Only Sailing Yacht of the Ten”
ELENA of LONDON is the sailing yacht on this list: a 180.4 ft (55 m) yacht built in 2009 to a Nathanael G. Herreshoff design, as a recreation of the 1928 Transatlantic Race record holder. She ties SOLEMATES on length and ranks second on the build-year tie-break. Her beam is 8.14 m. Inside she is mahogany and period detail.
She draws 5.2 m and cruises at 11 knots. She takes 10 guests in five cabins, can enter classic regattas, and cruises the Ionian, the Riviera, Italy, Portugal and the UK. Rates run from €100,000 to €120,000 per week, plus expenses.
1. SOLEMATES
“110 Square Metres of Sundeck”
SOLEMATES is a 180.4 ft (55 m) Heesen, delivered in 2025 on the yard’s 55 metre FDHF platform, with exterior lines by Omega Architects and an interior styled with Luca Dini. Her 110 square metre sundeck has a jacuzzi, bar and lounge, and the swim platform leads into a beach club and gym. The toys run from jet skis to a Reverso sailing boat.
She takes 12 guests in six cabins, spends summer from the Balearics and the Riviera to Malta and Sicily, and winter in the Leeward Islands and the BVI. Rates run from $430,000 to $450,000 per week, plus expenses, the highest dollar rate on this list.
Tell us your dates, your cruising area and how many are coming, and we will check which of these 10, or which of the other 95 yachts for 12 guests or fewer in this class, fits and is free. If 50 metres is more yacht than you need, or not quite enough, see the neighbouring classes: 40 metre superyacht charter and 60 metres and up, or browse all our superyacht charters.
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