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Ibiza is the western Med's scene-week route, and the 40 to 50m bracket is its premium product. A 40 to 50m motor yacht Ibiza in 2026 high season runs $235,000 to $385,000 per week plus 25 to 30 percent APA, takes 8 to 12 guests, and carries 9 to 14 crew. The active 40 to 50m fleet in Ibiza during the peak weeks (late July through mid-August) is estimated at 25 to 40 yachts, with most based out of Marina Ibiza or Botafoch and a smaller group repositioning from Mallorca for a single charter and back out again.
Why the bracket fits Ibiza specifically
Ibiza at this bracket is a marina-anchorage-and-club product, not a port-hopping product. The route shape is short: Marina Ibiza or Botafoch as the embark and overnight base, with day-runs to the Formentera anchorages (Illetes, Espalmador, S'Espalmador), the Salinas beach club coast, the west coast (Cala Bassa, Cala Conta, Es Vedra), and the north coast (Cala San Vicente, Portinatx) for a quieter day. The cruise leg is short and the route is anchorage-heavy rather than passage-heavy.
The bracket fits Marina Ibiza's larger berths. Marina Ibiza holds 40 to 47m comfortably with a confirmed reservation; the larger high-spec berths handle 47 to 50m. Marina Botafoch holds the bracket at 40 to 45m. The August slot count is the binding constraint: Marina Ibiza fills in the first week of August through to the third week and the slot fee runs among the highest in the Med (200 to 400 euros per metre per night at peak). The bracket lives on the slot reservation, which is broker-handled and needs lock-in by January for an August booking.
The Formentera shallows are the route's swimming product and the bracket fits them with caveats. Illetes and Espalmador have shallow draft and small swing room. 47 to 50m yachts anchor in deeper water and tender for the Beso Beach or Juan y Andrea lunch program. Workable but the tender runs are longer than they are for a 35m yacht.
The Ibiza client mix is friend-group and party-week-oriented, with a younger average age than Mallorca and Sardinia, a larger one-off booking share (clients who charter Ibiza once and elsewhere otherwise), and a higher rate-to-content tolerance, which means the comparison set is less rate-disciplined than the Sardinia or Mallorca markets. The August scene-week premium is real and visible in the rate floor.
Weekly rate map for 2026
Rates below are high season (mid-July to late August) for 2026, before APA at 25 to 30 percent and gratuity at 10 to 12 percent.
| LOA bracket | Motor yacht (low to high) | Sailing yacht (low to high) |
|---|---|---|
| 40 to 43m | $235K to $285K per week | $190K to $240K per week |
| 43 to 47m | $275K to $335K per week | $225K to $285K per week |
| 47 to 50m | $320K to $385K per week | $260K to $325K per week |
Ibiza's rate floor sits roughly 4 to 8 percent above Mallorca's at the same LOA, with the largest premium showing during the late July and early August scene weeks. June and late September shoulder weeks drop 25 to 32 percent off the high-season floor and are the right way to book the bracket if the calendar allows. For wider context see Mediterranean charter weekly rates.
What is in the bracket in this bracket
Cabins. 5-cabin layouts dominate. The Ibiza client mix runs more friend-group and less family-week than Mallorca, so the master-and-four-doubles layout is more useful than the family-friendly convertible-twin layout.
Crew. 9 to 14, weighted toward the higher end at the upper bracket because the August service expectation is meaningful (full breakfast at 11, lunch in the Formentera anchorage at 3, return Marina Ibiza by 7 for the evening dress-and-club program).
Tenders. A primary 9 to 10m fast tender (the Castoldi Jet 22 or Hodgdon Limousine equivalent) plus a 7 to 8m secondary. Ibiza is the route where tender capability matters most because the marina-to-club tender runs (Botafoch to Pacha, Pacha to Marina Ibiza, then to the dinner reservation) need a fast and presentable tender. The tender programme is the rate-limiting service on the August calendar.
Stabilizers. At-rest stabilizers matter for the Formentera anchorages and the Cala Bassa coast. Underway stabilizers are less binding (the inter-island Mallorca-Ibiza-Formentera crossings are short and the western Med summer is the most predictable in the basin).
Beach club. The opening transom beach club is meaningful for the Formentera day-lunch program. Standard at this bracket.
Trip shapes that fit the bracket
The classic Ibiza-Formentera week. Embark Marina Ibiza, day-run to Formentera for lunch each day, return to Marina Ibiza or Botafoch for the evening program. Seven nights. The bracket is the operational sweet spot and this is the canonical Ibiza booking.
The Balearic triangle. Embark Ibiza, cross to Mallorca for three nights, return via Formentera. Seven to ten nights. The bracket handles it.
The Spanish mainland combination. Embark Ibiza, cross to the Spanish mainland (Valencia, the Costa Blanca, or onward to the Costa Brava and Cadaques), return Ibiza or one-way Barcelona. Ten to fourteen nights. The bracket is at home; the route shape is rarer than the marina-base week.
For destination-by-destination context see Charter Ibiza, Charter Mallorca, and Day charter Ibiza.
What the bracket does not do well in Ibiza
Marina Ibiza slot at peak. The peak-August slot count is the binding constraint. Without a confirmed slot, the bracket is anchoring off Talamanca beach or in the bay outside Botafoch, which is workable but is not the social product the booking is buying. Lock the slot at contract.
Formentera shallows. The shallow draft and small swing room limit 47 to 50m yachts to the deeper outer anchorages off Illetes. Workable, longer tender runs, less of an issue if the broker matches the yacht to the spec.
Es Vedra anchorage. The Es Vedra rock anchorage is the route's set-piece sunset stop. It is exposed in afternoon wind and holding is poor on rock. The bracket can take it, with the captain's plan for the swing.
What to book
For two couples, seven days in mid-June, Ibiza-Formentera: a 43m motor yacht with 5 cabins, fast tender, embarkation Ibiza. Budget $270K plus APA, all-in roughly $370K. Booking lead time: 5 to 8 months.
For a friend group of 10, ten days in early August, scene-week Ibiza with Formentera lunches: a 46m motor yacht with 5 cabins, full beach club, fast tender, confirmed Marina Ibiza slot, embarkation Ibiza. Budget $345K plus APA, all-in roughly $475K. Booking lead time: 9 to 12 months and a deposit by January.
For a group of 12, fourteen days in late July, Balearics full triangle: a 49m motor yacht with 6 cabins, embarkation Ibiza. Budget $440K plus APA, all-in roughly $605K. Booking lead time: 10 to 14 months.
Build year, refit, condition
Ibiza is the most aesthetic-sensitive route at this bracket, because the marina comparison set runs eyes-on every evening and the August booking is partly about how the yacht reads at Marina Ibiza, not just how it cruises. A 2018 to 2024 build, or a pre-2018 build with a documented 2023 or 2024 full-interior refit, is the realistic ask. We would pass on any yacht arriving from a hard Caribbean season without a full Mediterranean refit, and on any yacht that cannot confirm a Marina Ibiza August slot at the time of contract.