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A 50 to 60m motor yacht running the Dodecanese in the 2026 peak window (mid-June to early September) carries a weekly rate of $365,000 to $585,000 per week plus 27 to 29 percent APA, takes 10 to 12 guests on the 6-cabin standard, and runs 14 to 17 crew. The Dodecanese is the southeastern Aegean chain on the Turkish corridor and the bracket runs Rhodes (Mandraki harbour at the medieval old town or the supplementary Akandia commercial harbour) or Kos (Kos main port on the northern face) as the structural embarkation, with the supplementary Athens-to-Kos crossing for the Cycladic-led tour. Roughly 12 to 18 yachts in this LOA work the wider Dodecanese chain through a typical peak week of the season, with the structural fleet running both the Greece-Turkey corridor and the Aegean Patmos-Rhodes spine.
Why the bracket runs the Dodecanese
The Rhodes embarkation. Rhodes (Mandraki or Akandia) handles the southern Dodecanese embarkation with the daily-direct Athens and London plus seasonal-direct German and Israeli traffic through Diagoras airport (RHO). The bracket holds the structural two to three-night Rhodes embarkation with the medieval old-town shore programme (the Palace of the Grand Master, the Street of the Knights) and the supplementary Lindos bay anchor on the southeastern face for the inter-night daylight. The Rhodes embarkation runs the structural southern leg of the wider chain and the captain's prior tenure on Akandia and Lindos reads through the brief.
The Kos main port. Kos main port on the northern face of Kos handles the alternate northern Dodecanese embarkation with the 60m line on prior arrangement at the harbour master, with the supplementary inside berths at the marina. Kos airport (KGS) sits 25 kilometres south of the port and runs daily-direct Athens plus seasonal-direct London, Vienna, and Tel Aviv traffic. The Kos shore programme (the Asklepieion archaeological site, the Hippocrates plane tree at the harbour mouth, the Embros Therme natural hot-spring on the southern coast) runs the structural daytime brief and the bracket holds the supplementary overnight at the commercial face with the inner-harbour tender shuttle.
The Patmos and Astypalea apex. Patmos on the northern Dodecanese face runs the structural apex of the chain with the Skala harbour stern-to and the inner-bay anchor at Grikos on the southern face. The Patmos shore programme (the Cave of the Apocalypse, the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian on the hilltop, the dressed-evening Benetos restaurant at Sapsila) runs the structural shore brief and the bracket holds the overnight at Skala or the supplementary Grikos anchor. Astypalea on the western face of the chain runs the supplementary butterfly-shape island day-call with the Pera Yialos anchor and the Hora castle hilltop shore brief, and the bracket holds the inter-night daylight on the calm-water window.
The Symi, Tilos, Halki, and Karpathos chain. Symi at 22 nautical miles from Rhodes runs the structural day-call with the harbourside colour-block brief and the Tarsanas inner-bay anchor. Tilos and Halki run the supplementary calm-water inter-island anchors on the central Dodecanese transit. Karpathos on the southern face of the chain (50 nautical miles north of Crete) runs the supplementary southern apex with the Pigadia main port and the Diafani northern-bay anchor for the wind-shadow.
The Greece-Turkey corridor. The Dodecanese chain runs the structural corridor between the Greek charter and the Turkish Aegean and Lycian coast charter. The bracket runs the Greece-to-Turkey crossover (Rhodes to Marmaris at 25 nautical miles or Kos to Bodrum at 11 nautical miles) on the day with the supplementary clearance and the structural cabotage paperwork. The captain's prior corridor-crossover tenure is the variable. Confirm at inquiry.
What is in the bracket in this bracket in the Dodecanese
Cabins. Six standard. The 6-cabin Dodecanese week reads through the chain as the structural southern-and-northern transit with the two-end Rhodes-Kos or Rhodes-Patmos shape.
Crew. Fourteen to seventeen. Greek-flag charter list dominates the Dodecanese fleet and the captain plus chief stew hold the Greek-language operational fluency on the Rhodes, Kos, Patmos, and Symi harbour masters. The chief stew's prior Patmos Benetos plus Rhodes old-town and Symi inner-harbour bench is the structural broker-side question at inquiry.
Tenders. Primary 10 to 12m for the Rhodes Akandia-to-Mandraki shuttle, the Patmos Skala-to-Sapsila run, and the Astypalea Pera Yialos transfer, secondary 7 to 8m for the at-anchor lunch programme at Lindos, Symi Tarsanas, Halki Imborio, and Diafani Karpathos, plus a chase boat for the daytime water-sports brief. The Dodecanese tender programme runs through the week with the structural inter-island transit.
At-anchor stabilizers. Required. The Lindos overnight, the Patmos Grikos anchor, the Symi Tarsanas inner bay, and the Diafani Karpathos overnight run the at-anchor stabilizers through the meltemi window. The 2018-and-newer hulls run the structural zero-speed product.
Beach club. Required in the Dodecanese. The Patmos Psili Ammos western-face anchor, the Karpathos Apella beach, the Halki Imborio harbour, and the Lindos Saint Paul's Bay run the beach club open through the swim brief and the bracket runs the fold-out terraces hard through the daylight window.
Helipad. Cat A useful at the upper end. The Athens-to-Rhodes 1-hour-40-minute and the Athens-to-Kos 1-hour fixed-wing rotations handle the inbound, and the helipad runs the supplementary option for the inter-island Patmos and Astypalea rotations on the multi-rotation brief or the corridor crossover to Bodrum.
Trip shape that fits the bracket
The Dodecanese runs the structural 7-night Patmos-to-Rhodes spine, the 10-night Patmos-to-Rhodes-and-Symi extension, or the 14-night Greece-and-Turkey corridor charter. The 7-night spine runs Kos (one night), Patmos (two nights with the monastery shore brief and the Grikos overnight), Leros and Lipsi (one night with the supplementary northern-face anchor), Kalymnos and Astypalea (one night with the Pera Yialos shore brief), Symi (one day-call with the inner-harbour shore), Rhodes (two nights with the Lindos overnight and the old-town shore brief), return Rhodes. Seven nights. The structural Patmos two-night plus Rhodes two-night holds the chain's anchor.
For the 10-night Dodecanese-and-Cyclades charter the bracket runs the supplementary Astypalea-to-Amorgos crossover at 35 nautical miles west and the eastern Cyclades two-night extension. For the 14-night Dodecanese-and-Turkey corridor charter the bracket runs the Rhodes-to-Marmaris or Kos-to-Bodrum crossover plus the seven-night Turkish Aegean and Lycian leg. For destination context see Charter Greece, Charter Turkey, and the Mediterranean charter weekly rates report.
What the bracket does not do well in the Dodecanese
The Mandraki Rhodes overnight at the August 5 to 18 peak. The Mandraki harbour runs structurally tight at peak and the bracket-fit overnight reads through Akandia or the supplementary Lindos anchor. We would pass on Mandraki peak-week overnight representations that do not confirm the slot in writing at contract.
The Patmos Skala harbour stern-to at the August meltemi peak. The Patmos Skala inner harbour runs structurally exposed to the meltemi on the northern face at the peak window and the bracket-fit stern-to in the August brief reads through the supplementary Grikos southern-bay anchor instead. Confirm the captain's prior Skala tenure at inquiry, or hold the Grikos overnight.
The Greece-to-Turkey corridor without prior cabotage tenure. The Greece-to-Turkey crossover requires the cabotage clearance, the supplementary Greek-flag versus EU-flag temporary-admission paperwork, and the captain's prior corridor tenure. We would pass on corridor representations that do not confirm the clearance broker and the captain's prior Marmaris or Bodrum crossing in writing.
The pick
For a family of 10, 7-night Dodecanese spine in late June at the season open with Rhodes as a two-night embarkation and Patmos as the two-night northern apex: a 53 to 55m motor yacht with the 6-cabin layout, Cat A helipad, full beach club, primary plus secondary tender plus chase boat, captain holding prior Patmos-and-Rhodes tenure, and the Benetos at Sapsila reservation plus the Marco Polo Mansion Rhodes arranged at contract. Budget $450K per week plus APA at 28 percent, all-in roughly $605K. Booking lead time: 8 to 12 months.
For a couples-only 7-night Dodecanese-led trip in mid-July at the meltemi peak with the structural Patmos plus Symi plus Rhodes shape: a 55 to 57m motor yacht with the 6-cabin layout, Cat A helipad, full beach club with hammam, primary plus secondary tender plus chase boat, captain experience for the Symi inner-harbour and the Patmos Grikos overnight, and the Benetos plus Marco Polo Mansion plus Mavrikos Lindos reservations arranged at contract. Budget $510K plus APA at 28 percent, all-in roughly $685K. Booking lead time: 10 to 14 months.
For a multigenerational group of 12, 14-night Greece-and-Turkey corridor charter in early September at the shoulder peak with the Rhodes and Kos two-end embarkation and the supplementary Marmaris and Bodrum legs: a 57 to 60m motor yacht with the 7-cabin layout, Cat A helipad, primary plus secondary tender plus chase boat, captain experience for the Greece-to-Turkey corridor and prior cabotage tenure, and the clearance broker plus the Akandia and Bodrum berth arranged at contract. Budget $560K per week, all-in for 14 nights roughly $1.50M including APA at 28 percent. Booking lead time: 12 to 16 months.
Inventory
The live 50 to 60m Dodecanese inventory through the 2026 season updates weekly.. For broker-side inquiry, see the brokers pillar and the Mediterranean charter weekly rates report.