Last updated: September 2026
Most charter yachts of 60 metres (197 feet) and over take exactly 12 guests. The extra length does not buy many more guest cabins: eight of the ten below have 5 to 7. The four listings that state a crew give 12 (on the sailing yacht), 16, 23 and 28. We list 26 yachts of 60 metres and up, from 19 named builders, plus a custom build and two listings with no builder given. This is not a list of the 26 longest: it is a selection of 10, one per builder, chosen to show the range, from a 2021 Dutch build to a converted 1943 warship. The longest yachts left out are ARCTIC (287.3 feet), CHAKRA (282.2 feet) and LE PONANT (276.7 feet). Rates and specs are as listed in September 2026.
The countdown runs from #10, the shortest, up to #1, the longest, ranked by overall length as each yacht’s listing gives it. Every length, guest count and weekly rate below comes from the yacht’s current listing on this site, and every rate is the charter fee only: running costs such as fuel, food and berthing are paid on top from an advance (APA), which most of these listings quote at 30 to 35% of the rate. The APA is an advance against actual costs, and any unspent balance is returned after the charter: on FOS at €450,000 per week, for example, a 35% APA comes to €157,500 per week. VAT is added where it applies.
What 60 metres gets you
The 12 guest limit. A yacht run as a commercial charter yacht under the large yacht codes may carry no more than 12 passengers, whatever her size, and 16 of our 26 yachts of 60 metres and up take exactly 12. Among the ten below, CHRISTINA O (34 guests) is the only one above 12 guests; GRAND OCEAN and AMARYLLIS add supernumeraries to their 12.
More than 12? Nine of the 26 give a headline capacity above 12: VARIETY VOYAGER (71), ELYSIUM (49), CHRISTINA O (34), LE PONANT and SALUZI (32 each), MARQUISE (28), SHERAKHAN (26), CHAKRA (24) and GRAND OCEAN (24). GRAND OCEAN’s 24 are 12 guests plus 12 supernumeraries, and AMARYLLIS takes 12 guests plus 5; supernumeraries are people on board who are neither crew nor charter guests. Carrying 13 to 36 passengers needs a different standard: for yachts under the British Red Ensign, that is now Part B of the Red Ensign Group Yacht Code, which replaced the older Passenger Yacht Code. We confirm the exact number of charter guests for your dates before you book.
Pools, elevators and toys. OKTO has a 20 foot pool opening off her main salon, AMARYLLIS a 5 metre pool, TOP FIVE II an upper deck pool and GRAND OCEAN a pool with a swim current. Six of the ten list a guest elevator. The toy lists are long: TOP FIVE II carries 4 jet skis and 4 sea scooters, OKTO 3 tenders with eFoils and electric surfboards, and SPIRIT OF THE C’S a 12 m chase boat and Laser sailing dinghies.
Across the 26 we list at 60 metres and up, only Lürssen, Feadship, Codecasa and Austal appear twice. For the three best-known yards, see our guides to Lürssen yacht charter, Feadship yacht charter and Benetti yacht charter.
What it costs
Of the ten below, the eight priced in euros start from €210,000 per week (SPIRIT OF THE C’S) to €780,000 per week (LADY VERA), and the two priced in US dollars start from $600,000 per week (TOP FIVE II) and $980,000 per week (AMARYLLIS). Across all 26 yachts of 60 metres and up that we list, the euro-priced ones start from €120,000 per week to €780,000 per week. For how a weekly rate turns into a final bill, see what a yacht charter really costs.
| # | Yacht | Length | Built | Guests | Cruising speed | Weekly rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | ST DAVID | 196.9 ft / 60 m | 2008 | 12 | 12 kn | from €340,000 |
| 9 | TOP FIVE II | 200.1 ft / 61 m | 2021 | 12 | 12 kn | from $600,000 |
| 8 | FOS | 204.4 ft / 62.3 m | 2000 | 12 | 14 kn | from €450,000 |
| 7 | SPIRIT OF THE C’S | 210 ft / 64 m | 2003 | 10 + 2 children | 12 kn | from €210,000 |
| 6 | OKTO | 217.8 ft / 66.4 m | 2014 | 12 | 13 kn | from €590,000 |
| 5 | CORAL OCEAN | 238 ft / 72.6 m | 1994 | 12 | 12.5 kn | from €495,000 |
| 4 | LADY VERA | 241.2 ft / 73.5 m | 2011 | 12 | 15 kn | from €780,000 |
| 3 | AMARYLLIS | 257.5 ft / 78.5 m | 2011 | 12 + 5 supernumeraries | 14 kn | from $980,000 |
| 2 | GRAND OCEAN | 278.9 ft / 85 m | 1990 | 12 + 12 supernumeraries | 14 kn | from €750,000 |
| 1 | CHRISTINA O | 325.2 ft / 99.1 m | 1943 | 34 | 15 kn | from €700,000 |
Rates are the starting weekly charter fee on each listing, before APA and taxes, in the currency the yacht is priced in.
10. ST DAVID
“A Two-Level Master Suite”
ST DAVID is a 2008 Benetti, 196.9 feet (60 m) long, refitted in 2025, with an interior by Andrew Winch. She takes 12 guests in 6 cabins, and the master suite is split over two levels, with its own staircase and a raised bedroom. Her listing notes that the Robb Report once named her Best Charter Yacht.
On deck there is an oversized jacuzzi pool, a round table for 12 and an outdoor cinema, and inside a private nightclub, a gym and an onboard masseuse. The toys include a 7.2 m Four Winns tender, a second RIB for beach landings, 2 jet skis and 2 Seabobs. She summers in the western Mediterranean, the Adriatic and Greece, and winters in the Caribbean. Rates run from €340,000 to €360,000 per week.
9. TOP FIVE II
“The Newest Build on the List”
TOP FIVE II is a 2021 Royal Hakvoort, 200.1 feet (61 m) long, the youngest yacht on this list. She takes 12 guests in 7 cabins, with a dedicated owner’s deck and a glass elevator serving all 5 decks. One stateroom is wheelchair accessible.
She has an upper deck pool, a jacuzzi on the bow and a fire pit on the sun deck, and the toy list runs to 4 jet skis, 4 sea scooters, an island platform and 2 tenders. Her current listing shows the Bahamas in both seasons, which makes her the pick here for a Bahamas week. Rates run from $600,000 to $650,000 per week.
8. FOS
“A Feadship Cruising Greece”
FOS is a Feadship built by the Royal Van Lent yard in 2000, 204.4 feet (62.3 m) long, with exterior lines by De Voogt. A major 2024 to 2026 refit gave her a new interior by Tino Zervudachi of Paris. She takes 12 guests in 7 cabins.
She has a guest elevator to every deck, a gym, a sauna and a large plunge pool, and her tenders are 8.3 m long. Her listing puts her in Greece, Italy, the Riviera and Cyprus in summer and in Greece and the Riviera in winter, and notes a crew with deep knowledge of Greek waters. Rates run from €450,000 to €515,000 per week.
7. SPIRIT OF THE C’S
“The Sailing Yacht”
SPIRIT OF THE C’S is the only sailing yacht on this list: a 2003 Perini Navi, 210 feet (64 m) long, refitted in 2023. Her stated arrangement is up to 10 guests plus 2 children in 5 cabins, with a full-beam master suite aft and a crew of 12.
A guest elevator runs up to a crow’s nest 40 metres high, and there is a jacuzzi on the flybridge. She carries a 12 m chase boat, plus Seabobs, Sea-Doos, wakeboards, paddleboards and Laser sailing dinghies. She summers between Greece, Italy, the Riviera and Croatia, and winters in the Caribbean. She charters from €210,000 to €230,000 per week, the lowest rate of the ten.
6. OKTO
“A 20 Foot Pool Off the Salon”
OKTO is a 2014 motor yacht from ISA (International Shipyard Ancona), 217.8 feet (66.4 m) long, with a 2026 refit on her listing. Her signature is a 20 foot infinity-edged pool with a counter-current, which opens through floor-to-ceiling glass doors into the main salon.
She takes 12 guests in 6 staterooms, and the main deck primary suite has a fold-out private balcony. There is a round cinema room, an indoor gym, a guest elevator and 3 tenders, plus jet skis, Seabobs, eFoils and electric surfboards, which makes her a strong pick for an active group. She summers across the Mediterranean, from the Riviera to Croatia, Malta and Greece, and winters in the Caribbean. Rates run from €590,000 to €620,000 per week.
5. CORAL OCEAN
“The Bannenberg Classic, Rebuilt”
CORAL OCEAN is a 1994 Lürssen, 238 feet (72.6 m) long, designed by Jon Bannenberg and formerly named Coral Island. Her listing describes a 2022 rebuild of the whole yacht, including a new sun deck with glass balustrades and a redesigned spa pool with a glass bottom, and records a further refit in 2026 without detailing it.
She takes 12 guests in six cabins with king beds plus a single cabin. Her owner’s deck aft has sliding glass sides and seats 30, and the sun deck has a full bar and a retractable 85 inch TV. She summers across the Mediterranean and winters in the Caribbean and the Bahamas. Rates run from €495,000 per week (February to April in the Caribbean) to €790,000 per week (peak Mediterranean summer and the Christmas and New Year weeks, which carry a 10 day minimum). Her rate notes add VAT, a 30% APA and a refundable security deposit of 50,000 euros.
From our onboard visit
A serious wellness yacht — the main-deck gym opens right up to the outdoors, with a reformer, ice bath, bikes, and treadmill, backed by a Pilates instructor, personal trainer, and spa masseuse on staff.
4. LADY VERA
“A Helipad and a Beach Club”
LADY VERA is a 2011 Nobiskrug, 241.2 feet (73.5 m) long, refitted in 2023. She takes 12 guests in 6 double cabins, two of which convert to twins, with a crew of 16. The master suite is full-beam on the main deck, with a walk-in closet, two bathrooms and a separate office.
The sun deck has a spa pool, a bar and an outdoor cinema, and the beach club has a lounge and a sauna. She also has a touch-and-go helipad and a guest elevator. Her listing puts her in the Mediterranean, Greece included, in both seasons; ask us about winter availability. Rates run from €780,000 to €875,000 per week.
3. AMARYLLIS
“A Langton Exterior, a New Vafiadis Interior”
AMARYLLIS is a 2011 Abeking & Rasmussen, 257.5 feet (78.5 m) long, designed by Reymond Langton. Her original interior took its cue from the Belle Epoque, Art Nouveau and Art Deco; a 2026 refit replaced it with a totally redesigned interior by Studio Vafiadis. She takes 12 guests plus 5 supernumeraries in 7 cabins, looked after by a crew of 23.
There is a 5 metre pool, a beach club with a spa, sauna and gym, a cinema and a lounge with a grand piano. Her listing gives a winter season in the Mediterranean and a summer range from the Mediterranean up to Northern Europe and the Arctic. She is priced in US dollars, from $980,000 per week.
2. GRAND OCEAN
“Blohm and Voss, Three Years in Refit”
GRAND OCEAN is a 1990 Blohm & Voss, 278.9 feet (85 m) long. She previously supported oceanographic research as part of the Living Oceans Foundation fleet, under the ownership of Prince Khaled bin Sultan, and her listing describes a three year refit that added a 5.5 m extension aft, a repositioned pool with a swim current and a new sun deck. The interior is by Alberto Pinto.
She sleeps 12 guests plus 12 supernumeraries in 14 cabins, with a crew of 28. There are two elevators, a new master suite with its own deck and jacuzzi, a 280 m² sun deck and an open-air cinema. She summers across the Mediterranean and winters from the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean. Rates start from €750,000 per week.
1. CHRISTINA O
“Onassis’s Yacht, 99 Metres Long”
CHRISTINA O is the longest yacht we list: 325.2 feet (99.1 m), built in 1943 by Canadian Vickers as the Canadian frigate HMCS Stormont, which escorted convoys in the Battle of the Atlantic and was at the Normandy landings. Aristotle Onassis bought her after the war, converted her into a private yacht and named her after his daughter, Christina.
Today she sleeps 34 guests in 17 cabins, the most on this list, and her listing gives a capacity of 157 guests at anchor, subject to terms and conditions, for events such as corporate incentives and wedding anniversaries. The dining room seats 42, the spa has two full-time therapists, and the Onassis Suite sits amidships. She summers across the Mediterranean, Greece included, and winters in the Caribbean or the Red Sea. Rates run from €700,000 to €740,000 per week.
How to choose
For 12 adults, nine of these ten work; SPIRIT OF THE C’S is set up for 10 guests plus 2 children. For more than 12 sleeping on board, CHRISTINA O (34) is the choice in this ten, and the higher-capacity yachts named above, from CHAKRA (24) to VARIETY VOYAGER (71), cover bigger groups. For a guest who uses a wheelchair, TOP FIVE II lists a wheelchair accessible stateroom and a glass elevator to every deck.
Speed. Cruising speeds in the ten run from 12 to 15 knots (see the table). On a 40 nautical mile leg, that is about 2 hours 40 minutes at 15 knots against 3 hours 20 minutes at 12.
Season and area. FOS, LADY VERA and AMARYLLIS are listed for the Mediterranean in both seasons, TOP FIVE II for the Bahamas, and the other six for the Mediterranean in summer and the Caribbean (or, for CHRISTINA O, the Red Sea) in winter. Tell us your dates, your group and where you want to go, and we will check which of these ten, or the other 16 of 60 metres and up, is free.
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