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A 50 to 60m motor yacht running Kefalonia in the 2026 peak window (mid-June to early September) carries a weekly rate of $355,000 to $575,000 per week plus 27 to 29 percent APA, takes 10 to 12 guests on the 6-cabin standard, and runs 14 to 17 crew. Kefalonia is the central Ionian's largest island and the bracket runs the Fiskardo anchor on the northern face or the Argostoli main port on the southwestern face on prior arrangement at the port master. Kefalonia airport (EFL) sits 8 kilometres south of Argostoli and runs daily-direct Athens plus seasonal-direct London and central-European traffic. Roughly 4 to 6 yachts in this LOA work Kefalonia through a typical peak week, with the structural fleet treating the island as the central leg of the 7-night Ionian rotation between Corfu and Zakynthos.
Why the bracket runs Kefalonia
The Fiskardo bay. Fiskardo at the northern face of Kefalonia runs the structural overnight at the bracket on the inner-bay anchor in 12 to 22 metres on sand-and-weed bottom, with the supplementary stern-to on the inner quay reserved for the 40m-and-under shoulder fleet. The Fiskardo shore programme (Tassia, Vasso's, Lagoudera on the harbourside, the Emelisse Nature Resort 4 kilometres north at Emplysi) runs the structural shore evening and the chief stew's prior bench on the inner-harbour reservation desk plus the Emelisse private-dining brief is the structural broker-side question at inquiry.
The Argostoli main port. Argostoli at the southwestern face handles the deep-water berths on prior arrangement at the harbour master, with the supplementary commercial quay extension for the 55m-and-up bracket. The Argostoli shore programme (the Lithostroto pedestrian street, the Korgialenio archaeological museum, the Drogarati cave and Melissani lake 12 kilometres north on the supplementary daylight tour) runs the structural daytime brief and the bracket holds the supplementary overnight at the commercial face with the inner-harbour tender shuttle.
The Ithaca and Myrtos day-calls. Ithaca at 4 nautical miles east of Fiskardo runs the structural day-call at the bracket with the Vathy harbour anchor and the supplementary Polis Bay daylight hold. The Ithaca shore programme runs limited but the Homeric brief at the supposed Odysseus's palace site at Stavros holds the structural daylight programme. The Myrtos beach anchor at the western Kefalonia face runs the structural swim brief at the bracket in 18 to 30 metres on white-pebble bottom with the supplementary calm-water leeward hold through the daytime window. The bracket holds the structural Myrtos daylight on the calm-water window and the captain's prior tenure on the western swell reads through the brief.
What you actually get in this bracket at Kefalonia
Cabins. Six standard. The 6-cabin Ionian week reads through Kefalonia as the structural one to two-night central leg plus the Ithaca and Myrtos day-calls.
Crew. Fourteen to seventeen. Greek-flag charter list dominates the Kefalonia fleet and the captain plus chief stew hold the Greek-language operational fluency on the Fiskardo and Argostoli harbour masters. The chief stew's prior bench on the Fiskardo harbourside reservation chain and the Emelisse Nature Resort private-dining desk is the structural broker-side question at inquiry.
Tenders. Primary 10 to 12m for the Argostoli harbour shuttle and the Ithaca Vathy transfer, secondary 7 to 8m for the at-anchor lunch programme at Myrtos and Polis Bay, plus a chase boat for the daytime water-sports brief. The Kefalonia tender programme runs through the week.
At-anchor stabilizers. Required. The Fiskardo inner-bay overnight runs the at-anchor stabilizers through the daylight window and the Myrtos western-face daytime anchor runs the supplementary load on the calm-water hold. The 2018-and-newer hulls run the structural zero-speed product.
Beach club. Required at Kefalonia. The Myrtos beach anchor, the Antisamos eastern-face daylight, and the Polis Bay Ithaca day-call 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-Kefalonia 45-minute fixed-wing rotation handles the inbound through EFL and the helipad runs the supplementary option for the Ithaca daytime transfer or the Zakynthos channel rotation on the multi-leg brief.
Trip shape that fits the bracket
Kefalonia runs the structural central leg of the 7-night Ionian week and the supplementary one to two-night base inside the 10-night Corfu-and-southern-Ionian arc. The 7-night Ionian runs Corfu two nights, day-call to Paxos and Antipaxos, two nights Lefkada or Meganisi with the Skorpios channel anchor, one night Ithaca Vathy or Polis Bay, one night Kefalonia Fiskardo with the supplementary Myrtos daylight, one night Zakynthos Navagio bay, return Corfu. Seven nights. The Kefalonia leg holds the dressed-evening Tassia or Vasso's brief on the Fiskardo night and the Myrtos daylight swim hold on the inter-night window.
For the 10-night Ionian-and-Peloponnese charter the Kefalonia leg runs two nights with the supplementary Argostoli overnight and the Drogarati cave daylight tour. For destination context see Charter Ionian Greece, Charter Greece, and the Mediterranean charter weekly rates report.
What the bracket does not do well at Kefalonia
The Fiskardo inner-quay stern-to at the bracket. The Fiskardo inner quay runs structurally narrow on the 40m-and-under line and the bracket-fit 55m-and-up stern-to is not the slot; the inner-bay anchor on the leeward face is the structural overnight. We would pass on Fiskardo inner-quay overnight representations at the bracket.
The Myrtos beach anchor at the August 5 to 18 peak in a north-northwest swell. The Myrtos western-face anchor reads through the calm-water window and the August north-northwest swell on the outer face runs a short-period chop that flattens the at-anchor product. Confirm the captain's read on the daily forecast at inquiry, or hold the eastern Antisamos daytime instead.
The single-night Kefalonia hold without the Myrtos or Ithaca day-call. Kefalonia at the bracket reads through the daytime swim brief at Myrtos and the Ithaca Vathy or Polis daylight, and the single-night Fiskardo hold without the inter-night daylight flattens the trip rhythm. We would pass on broker representations of a one-night Kefalonia leg without the supplementary day-call.
Our pick
For a family of 10, 7-night Ionian week in late June at the season open with Kefalonia as a two-night central leg: 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 Fiskardo anchor tenure, and the Tassia private reservation plus the Emelisse private-dining brief arranged at contract. Budget $440K per week plus APA at 28 percent, all-in roughly $590K. Booking lead time: 8 to 12 months.
For a couples-only 7-night Ionian-led trip in mid-July with Kefalonia as a Fiskardo overnight plus the Ithaca daylight: 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 Polis Bay and Antisamos day-calls, and the Vasso's plus Lagoudera reservations arranged at contract. Budget $495K plus APA at 29 percent, all-in roughly $665K. Booking lead time: 10 to 14 months.
For a multigenerational group of 12, 10-night Ionian-and-Peloponnese corridor charter in early September at the shoulder peak with Kefalonia as a two-night base and the supplementary Argostoli overnight: 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 western Kefalonia swell and the Argostoli commercial-quay overnight, and the Drogarati daylight private guide arranged at contract. Budget $540K per week, all-in for 10 nights roughly $1.02M including APA at 28 percent. Booking lead time: 12 to 16 months.
Inventory
The live 50 to 60m Kefalonia inventory through the 2026 season updates weekly.. For broker-side inquiry, see the brokers pillar and the Mediterranean charter weekly rates report.