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A 50 to 60m motor yacht Mljet through the 2026 peak window (mid-July through end of August) runs $355,000 to $540,000 per week plus 26 to 28 percent APA, takes 10 to 12 guests on the 6-cabin standard, and carries 14 to 17 crew. Mljet is the southern Dalmatian island 22 nautical miles northwest of Dubrovnik, with no commercial marina at the bracket: the structural 50 to 60m allocation reads through the Polace northern bay on the National Park Pomocna Ladja outer mole on prior park-concession agreement, the Pomena western inlet on the supplementary park-concession daylight call, and the Saplunara southeastern face on the structural outside-park overnight fallback. The structural arrival runs Dubrovnik airport (DBV) at 35 nautical miles east for the fast tender or 60 minutes by Sobra ferry-and-car, with the Korcula ACI Marina at 12 nautical miles north for the cross-island repositioning. Roughly 4 to 7 yachts in this LOA work the Mljet park corridor through a typical August week.
Why the bracket works Mljet
The National Park structure. Mljet National Park covers the western third of the island (54 square kilometres including the inland Veliko and Malo Jezero saltwater lakes). The park has been a national park since 1960 and the marine boundary runs from the Polace northern bay around the western Velo Glavo headland and south to the Pomena and the Saplun island. Yacht access inside the park boundary requires the per-day per-passenger park entrance fee paid through the Mljet park agency in advance (the chief stew-broker handles), and the overnight anchor inside the park reads only through the park-concession Pomocna Ladja mooring system at Polace or Pomena (not free-anchor). The 2018-and-newer enforcement runs harder annually with the park ranger boat on active patrol.
Polace anchor. The northern Polace bay holds the structural 50 to 60m bracket-fit overnight on the National Park Pomocna Ladja outer mole on prior park-concession agreement, with the supplementary outer-bay free-anchor position on the western face of the bay outside the park boundary. The Polace shore programme runs the structural Roman Palace ruin tour (the 5th century Polace Roman complex), the National Park boat shuttle to the Veliko Jezero monastery on the Otocic Sveti Marija island, and the captain's prior reservation at Konoba Stermasi on the eastern Polace shore for the lobster-tasting bench.
Pomena and the western park. The western Pomena inlet holds the supplementary daylight call on the park-concession basis with the bracket-fit overnight reading through the Polace outer mole rather than the Pomena inlet. The Pomena shore programme runs the Hotel Odisej tender-shore brief on the western face, the Pomena village seafood tasting at Konoba Galija, and the structural Veliko Jezero saltwater-lake bike rental at the Pomena park entrance gate.
Saplunara southern overnight fallback. The southeastern Saplunara face holds the structural outside-park overnight on the Saplunara sandy-bottom anchor and the Velika Saplunara beach shore-tender programme. The Saplunara overnight reads through the at-anchor stabilizers on the August daylight programme on the southern face calm-water window. The Saplunara shore programme runs Konoba Stella Maris on the Sobra inland village (45-minute captain-car transfer for the lamb-under-peka tasting) and the Saplunara beach-side seafood call.
Weekly rate map for the 2026 season
Rates below are for peak weeks (mid-July through end of August) for the 2026 Croatian charter season, before APA at 27 percent and gratuity at 10 to 15 percent. The Croatian PDV at 13 percent on the charter fee, the Mljet National Park concession (the per-day per-passenger entrance fee plus the Pomocna Ladja mooring fee, the bracket's structural cost line on the park-anchor week), the Saplunara anchorage and the Sobra commercial-quay fees, and the bunker fuel allocation through the 22 nautical mile Korcula-to-Mljet corridor run through the APA.
| LOA bracket | Motor yacht (low to high) | Sailing yacht and large sailing tri (low to high) |
|---|---|---|
| 50 to 53m | $355K to $420K per week | $315K to $375K per week |
| 53 to 57m | $400K to $480K per week | $355K to $425K per week |
| 57 to 60m | $460K to $540K per week | $410K to $490K per week |
The 50 to 60m Mljet bracket prices roughly in line with the 50 to 60m Korcula at the same LOA, with the National Park concession structure pulling the bracket-fit APA load 0.5 to 1 percent above the Korcula bracket on the per-passenger park entrance fee. For corridor context see the 50-60m Korcula bracket, the 50-60m Dubrovnik bracket, the 50-60m Hvar bracket, the 50-60m Vis bracket, and the 40-50m Mljet bracket for the smaller LOA shoulder.
What the bracket buys you in this bracket at Mljet
Cabins. Six standard. The 6-cabin August week reads through the Korcula-Mljet-Dubrovnik southern Dalmatian shape with one to two nights at Mljet on the Polace park-concession overnight and the Pomena daylight call.
Crew. Fourteen to seventeen. Croatian and Maltese-flag charter list dominates the southern-Dalmatian fleet at the bracket. The captain plus chief stew hold the Croatian-language operational fluency on the Mljet National Park agency notification, the Polace park-concession Pomocna Ladja mooring agency, and the Saplunara captain-side anchor protocol. The chief stew's prior bench on Konoba Stermasi Polace, Konoba Galija Pomena, Konoba Stella Maris Sobra, and the Hotel Odisej Pomena tender-shore reservations is the structural broker-side question at inquiry.
Tenders. Primary 11 to 12m for the Polace shore brief and the Pomena Hotel Odisej tender-shore lunch run, secondary 7 to 8m beach-landing for the Saplunara sandy beach landing and the Polace Roman Palace shore-tender, plus a chase boat for the National Park daylight rotation and the Veliko Jezero monastery shuttle support. The Mljet tender programme runs the structural park-concession-bound daylight rhythm at the bracket on the Polace-and-Pomena rotation.
At-anchor stabilizers. Required. The Polace Pomocna Ladja mooring (the bracket-fit overnight position with the structural calm-water leeward swing on the northern face) and the Saplunara southeastern face anchor (the structural outside-park overnight with the southern face calm-water window) run the at-anchor stabilizers through the August daylight programme. The supplementary southerly jugo event holds the at-anchor load on the Polace leeward face. The 2018-and-newer hulls run the structural zero-speed product at the bracket.
Beach club. Required. The Polace, the Pomena, the Saplunara, and the Velika Saplunara beach-anchor positions run the beach club open hard through the structural August water band of 24 to 26 degrees, and the fold-out terraces run the daylight platform load through the Polace-and-Pomena park-concession programme.
Helipad. Cat A useful. The Dubrovnik airport (DBV) 35 nautical mile transit holds the 14 to 18-minute helicopter leg to the Polace or Sobra heliports on the prior CCAA permit and the National Park air-traffic agency notification. The Mljet park-agency helicopter approach requires the daylight-window slot inside the park boundary, and the captain's prior agency notification holds the bracket-fit operation.
Trip shape that fits the bracket
The Mljet bracket reads through the Korcula-Mljet-Dubrovnik southern Dalmatian shape and the wider Split-to-Dubrovnik southbound shape. The 7-night southern shape runs Split embarkation (one night ACI Marina Split), Brac Bol daylight one, Hvar Palmizana two nights, Korcula one, Mljet Polace one night with Pomena daylight call, Dubrovnik ACI Marina one. Seven nights. The Mljet shape suits the structural southbound rotation as the southern Dalmatian park-concession anchor between Korcula and Dubrovnik.
For the 10-night extended Split-to-Dubrovnik shape the bracket runs Split (one night) plus Hvar (two nights) plus Korcula (two nights) plus Mljet two nights with one Polace overnight and one Saplunara overnight plus Dubrovnik (two nights) plus Lopud one. Ten nights. For destination context see Charter Croatia, Charter Dubrovnik, and the Croatia charter weekly rates report.
What the bracket does not do well at Mljet
The Mljet park anchor without the written concession standing. The National Park concession reads through the park agency on a per-day per-passenger fee schedule plus the Pomocna Ladja mooring booking, and the free-anchor inside the park boundary is not permitted at the bracket. We would pass on any captain's plan that books a Mljet park-zone overnight without the written park-concession agency confirmation, the per-passenger fee schedule, and the Pomocna Ladja booking slip at the contract stage.
The Pomena inlet overnight at the bracket. The Pomena western inlet runs structurally tight on the swing at the 50 to 60m line and the bracket-fit park-concession overnight reads through the Polace outer mole. We would pass on any broker representation of a Pomena overnight at the 50 to 60m bracket and hold the Polace Pomocna Ladja mooring or the Saplunara outside-park anchor instead.
The single-week Mljet-only charter at the bracket. The Mljet programme reads through the southern Dalmatian wider rotation and the Mljet-only week runs structurally short on the bracket-fit night rotation and the park-concession daylight programme. We would pass on a single-week Mljet-only booking and hold the Korcula-Mljet-Dubrovnik southern shape or the Split-to-Dubrovnik southbound shape instead.
Our pick
For two couples, 7-night Split-to-Dubrovnik southern shape in early August at the structural peak with Split embarkation, Hvar Palmizana two, Korcula one, Mljet Polace one with Pomena daylight, Dubrovnik one: a 52 to 54m motor yacht with the 6-cabin layout, full beach club, at-anchor stabilizers, primary plus secondary tender plus chase boat, captain holding prior National Park park-concession tenure and Polace Pomocna Ladja mooring experience, and the Konoba Stermasi Polace plus the Hotel Odisej Pomena plus the Konoba Galija Pomena reservations arranged at contract. Budget $400K per week, all-in roughly $525K including APA at 27 percent. Booking lead time: 9 to 12 months because the Polace Pomocna Ladja mooring peak-week allocation is the binding constraint.
For a family of 10, 10-night extended Split-to-Dubrovnik shape in late July at the bracket peak with Mljet as the structural two-night southern park-concession base (one Polace, one Saplunara outside-park), and the Lopud post-Mljet shoulder: a 56 to 58m motor yacht with the 6-cabin layout, Cat A helipad for the Dubrovnik or Sobra transit, primary plus secondary tender plus chase boat, captain experience for the Polace mooring and the Saplunara outside-park anchor, and the Konoba Stermasi plus the Hotel Odisej plus the Konoba Stella Maris reservations arranged at contract. Budget $475K per week, all-in for 10 nights roughly $880K. Booking lead time: 10 to 14 months.
For a multigenerational group of 12, 7-night Korcula-Mljet-Dubrovnik southern shoulder in mid-September at the season close with the August park-concession density easing, the Pomocna Ladja allocation more open, and the Saplunara outside-park structurally available: 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 Polace-Pomena daylight rotation and the Saplunara captain-side anchor work, and the Konoba Stermasi plus the Konoba Galija plus the Konoba Stella Maris reservations arranged at contract. Budget $500K per week, all-in roughly $680K. Booking lead time: 8 to 11 months.
Inventory
The live 50 to 60m Mljet-and-southern-Dalmatian inventory through the 2026 season updates weekly.. For broker-side inquiry, see the brokers pillar and the Croatia charter weekly rates report.