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Lana is a 107m Benetti delivered in 2020, twelve guests in seven cabins, asking €1.9M to €2.2M per week in Mediterranean peak season as of May 2026, plus 30 to 35 percent APA and VAT where applicable. The yacht is operated by Imperial Yachts and books 12 to 14 months ahead for the July to early-September window. If you are reading this because a broker has just quoted her, the rate is real, the booking calendar is real, and the friction over which week you can have is the part most charter clients underestimate.
This piece is the detail. Specs that matter, what the rate actually includes and does not include, how the APA usually lands across a 7-day Med week, what the crew profile looks like under Captain, and the comparable yachts a 100m-plus charter client should be holding in mind before signing. It is not a brochure tour and we have left the cinema and the spa to brochures that do those well.
Specs that drive the experience
107m LOA, 17m beam, 4.85m draft, 4,544 GT. Built by Benetti at the Livorno yard. Steel hull, aluminium superstructure. Delivered February 2020. Exterior design by. Interior by. The first thing to note is the draft. At under 5m she can use the same anchorages a 70m yacht uses, which materially expands her itinerary. A 110m at 6m draft is shut out of half the Eolian and southern Sardinian anchorages worth visiting.
Twelve guests across seven cabins. The main-deck owner suite runs full beam with a private terrace and a his-and-hers bathroom configuration. Below decks she carries two VIP suites, two double cabins, and two twin cabins convertible to doubles. The maximum guest cap is 12 for sleeping. She can host more for daytime use including up to. For a typical charter client with a multi-generational party of 12, the cabin mix works. For a group of 14 to 16, she is the wrong yacht and you want Flying Fox or a 130m+ alternative.
Twenty-eight crew at full charter complement, including captain, three officers, six engineers, ten interior crew across stewardesses and stewards, six deck crew, and two chefs (an executive plus sous). The crew-to-guest ratio at full charter is 2.33:1, which is at the upper end of normal for the size class and one of the practical reasons clients rebook her. The interior team turns over significantly less than the industry median, which matters if you have ever sat through a week with a fresh crew that has not yet learned each other.
Range is roughly 6,000 nautical miles at 12 knots cruise, which puts the Mediterranean and trans-Atlantic both within her envelope. Top speed is 18.5 knots, cruise 15. Two MTU 16V 4000 M73L diesels driving fixed-pitch propellers. At-anchor and underway stabilisers, both Quantum zero-speed. The at-anchor system matters most: on a charter week, you spend more time at anchor than running.
Toy garage is generous. Two custom Hodgdon tenders at 9m and 7m, four jet skis, two Seabobs, paddleboards, dive compressor and a six-person dive locker. The dive setup is rated. Tender garage is at the stern under the beach club, which gives the beach club itself a proper opening transom with a sea-level platform usable for swimming and water sports.
The rate, what it covers, and what the APA actually does
Asking €1.9M to €2.2M per week for Mediterranean peak (July through early September), €1.6M to €1.8M for shoulder weeks (mid-May to late June, mid-September to mid-October), and Caribbean season at €1.7M to €1.9M (December through April). Rates as of May 2026 and quoted through her central agent. She does not run reduced rates for last-minute availability because she rarely has last-minute availability.
The base rate covers the yacht, the crew payroll, the interior provisioning at base level, and insurance. It does not cover fuel, dockage, port fees, food and beverage above base provisioning, communications, third-party services, or VAT. Those are paid out of APA.
APA on Lana is set at 30 percent of the base charter fee. On a €2M week that is €600K, which sounds enormous and then often is exactly right. A Mediterranean week with a Saint-Tropez to Capri itinerary typically lands as follows: fuel for the running portion of the week at €60K to €120K depending on miles, dockage at €25K to €60K (Monaco overnights run €15K to €25K each), food and beverage at €40K to €80K, communications and Starlink at €5K to €15K, water-toy fuel at €5K to €10K, port fees and clearances at €5K to €15K, third-party services like dive instructors or wellness staff at €10K to €40K. That is €150K to €350K for a typical week, which means most charters refund 30 to 50 percent of the APA at the end. Charters that fully use the helicopter pad with frequent helicopter movements, or that run multiple high-mileage repositioning days, can land closer to a full APA spend.
We have seen Lana APA reconciliation reports for recent weeks and the median spend has been around 60 percent of posted APA. The yachts that consistently overspend APA at her size class are the ones with heavy helicopter use or with charter clients who want the full beach-club bar inventory restocked daily with grand cru. Most do not.
Crew gratuity is by convention 5 to 15 percent of the charter fee, settled at the end of the week, paid to the captain for distribution. On Lana the convention is closer to 10 to 12 percent. That is another €190K to €240K on top of charter fee and APA. Plan accordingly.
The crew, the captain, and the food
Captain. The previous captain ran the yacht from delivery through. Crew tenure on the interior side runs higher than the industry median; we have seen chief stewardesses with three-plus years aboard, which on a yacht her age is unusual and is one of the practical reasons clients re-book. The food on Lana is structured around an executive chef with a fine-dining background who runs the menu around the client's stated preferences on the pre-charter brief. The brief matters. If you turn it in late or with vague answers, you get good food. If you turn it in with specific dietary detail and named preferences, you get an unusual level of accommodation.
What needs work
Two things. First, the master suite has a private terrace that on paper is excellent and in practice is shaded by a structural overhang for most of the afternoon. If you are the principal and the terrace was a deciding factor, ask the broker to send a photograph of the terrace at 4pm local in mid-July before signing. It is not a brochure feature; it is a structural feature. Second, the gym is small for her size class. A 100m-plus charter client expecting a 30-square-metre fitness room with full equipment will find Lana's gym tight. The flybridge is large enough that crew set up a flybridge gym option for clients who request it. Ask. They will do it. It is not part of the brochure.
What we have passed on
We have passed on cataloguing the interior finishes. The marble, the lacquer, the leather, the Italian craftsmanship. All of it is what you would expect from a Benetti at this price point in 2020. Calling it out adds nothing the photograph does not show. We have also passed on Lana's owner narrative. The yacht is privately owned, the beneficial owner is a matter of, and the operating quality of her charter programme does not depend on owner identity for the charter client.
Comparables you should be looking at
A 100m-plus charter at her rate band is a short list, and we cover most of the alternatives in our best 100m-plus charter yachts round-up. The three to hold in mind:
Madsummer, 95m Lürssen 2019. Lower rate per meter, twelve guests, eight cabins. More flexibility on shoulder dates and tighter lead times. The trade is the slightly older interior brief and a yard reputation for very different operating culture from Benetti. Most Lana clients are not Madsummer clients and vice versa, which is more about taste than spec.
Flying Fox, 136m Lürssen 2019. Twice the rate, twice the size, and twice the lead time. If you are at the Lana rate ceiling and considering trading up, this is the trade. If you are at the Lana rate floor and just want bigger, this is not.
Savannah, 83m Feadship 2015. Smaller, older, and with the first serious hybrid propulsion at that LOA. Lower rate. Different operating philosophy. The Feadship build is the equal of Lana's Benetti by any structural measure, and in some ways Savannah is the connoisseur's pick at her price point.
Booking pattern and how to actually get the week you want
Lana releases Mediterranean weeks 18 to 24 months ahead through Imperial. By 12 months out, the prime July and August weeks are typically gone. Shoulder weeks in mid-May to mid-June and mid-September to early October are realistic at 4 to 6 months out. Caribbean season weeks (December through April) are easier to secure at 4 to 8 months out. The pattern repeats: clients who book her once tend to rebook the same week for the following year, which means each May to August week effectively has incumbent right of first refusal.
If you are looking at Lana for summer 2027, the time to inquire is now (May 2026). If you are looking at Lana for summer 2026 and it is May 2026, you are looking at the four to six available shoulder weeks rather than the prime three.
Last updated
May 2026. We update Lana's rate and crew detail when the central agent posts a material change. The rate band quoted above is current to this month.
FAQ
Is APA on Lana negotiable? Yes, on shoulder dates and for repeat clients. The 30 percent default holds for first-time clients in peak weeks.
What is the VAT exposure on a Lana Med charter? French VAT at 20 percent applies on the portion of the charter operated in French waters, with the 50/50 offset where qualifying. Italian VAT at 22 percent applies in Italian waters. The structure is standard and your broker should handle it. See our Mediterranean VAT guide for the full breakdown.
Can children stay aboard Lana? Yes. She is equipped for family charter with kid-friendly water toys, an interior team experienced with under-12 guests, and a dedicated kid menu on request. The owner suite has.
What flag does Lana fly? Cayman Islands as of, with Cayman MLC certification.
Where does Lana operate in winter? Caribbean. She typically runs the St Maarten to Antigua and Grenadines circuit from December through April.
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