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A 50 to 60m motor yacht running Rhodes 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. Rhodes is the southern Dodecanese embarkation and the bracket runs Mandraki harbour at the medieval old-town face or the supplementary Akandia commercial harbour at the southern face on prior arrangement at the harbour master. Rhodes airport (RHO) sits 14 kilometres from Mandraki and runs daily-direct Athens and London plus seasonal-direct German and Israeli traffic, which makes the island a structural alternative embarkation to Athens for the Dodecanese-led charter and a repositioning point for the Greece-Turkey corridor crossover. Roughly 8 to 12 yachts in this LOA work Rhodes through a typical peak week of the season, with the structural fleet running the wider Dodecanese-and-Turkey corridor rather than holding Rhodes on a hard repeat.
Why the bracket runs Rhodes
The Mandraki harbour. Mandraki at the northeastern face of Rhodes old town handles the bracket on the supplementary stern-to on prior arrangement at the western quay; the deeper-water bracket-fit overnight at peak runs at the Akandia commercial harbour 1.5 kilometres south of the old town, with the supplementary Mandraki day-call to the old-town shore programme. The medieval old town (the Palace of the Grand Master, the Street of the Knights, the Hospice of Saint Catherine) runs the structural shore brief at the bracket and the chief stew's bench on the old-town restaurant chain (Marco Polo Mansion, Mavrikos at Lindos for the supplementary southern run, Avli at Lindos) is the structural broker-side question at inquiry.
The Lindos bay anchor. The Lindos anchor on the southeastern face runs the structural day-call and the supplementary overnight at the bracket in 14 to 22 metres on sand-and-rock bottom with the southerly leeward hold through the daytime meltemi window. The Lindos shore programme (the acropolis above the village, the Mavrikos and Avli restaurants in the inner village, the Saint Paul's Bay swim brief) runs the secondary leg at the bracket and the southern Rhodes coast handles the supplementary anchor positions at Pefkos and Kiotari on the calm-water window.
The Symi and Halki day-calls. Symi at the northwestern Dodecanese face sits 22 nautical miles from Rhodes and runs the structural day-call at the bracket from the Mandraki overnight. The Symi harbour (the colour-block harbourside, the Tarsanas inner-bay anchor, the Pedi village on the eastern face) holds the supplementary daytime brief and the bracket's tender programme works the inner-harbour shuttle. Halki at the western face sits 30 nautical miles from Rhodes and runs the supplementary calm-water day-call with the Imborio harbour anchor.
The Greece-Turkey corridor. Rhodes runs the structural corridor between the Dodecanese-led 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 Rhodes to Fethiye at 70 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 at Rhodes
Cabins. Six standard. The 6-cabin Dodecanese family week reads through Rhodes as the structural two to three-night embarkation leg plus the southern Lindos day-call.
Crew. Fourteen to seventeen. Greek-flag charter list dominates the Rhodes-based fleet and the captain plus chief stew hold the Greek-language operational fluency on the Mandraki harbour master and the old-town shore programme. The chief stew's prior Lindos and Symi day-call bench is the structural broker-side question at inquiry.
Tenders. Primary 10 to 12m for the Akandia-to-Mandraki shuttle and the Lindos shore call, secondary 7 to 8m for the at-anchor lunch programme at Pefkos and Kiotari, plus a chase boat for the daytime water-sports brief. The Rhodes tender programme runs through the week.
At-anchor stabilizers. Required. The Lindos overnight runs the at-anchor stabilizers through the daytime southerly window and the Pefkos and Kiotari outer-face positions run the supplementary load. The 2018-and-newer hulls run the structural zero-speed product.
Beach club. Required at Rhodes. The Lindos Saint Paul's Bay anchor, the Pefkos beach lean, and the Halki day-call positions run the beach club open through the daytime swim brief and the bracket runs the supplementary fold-out terraces hard through the daylight window.
Helipad. Cat A useful at the upper end. The Athens-to-Rhodes 1-hour-40-minute fixed-wing rotation handles the inbound and outbound through Diagoras airport (RHO) and the helipad runs the supplementary option for the inter-island transfer between Rhodes, Symi, and the Turkish corridor on the multi-rotation brief.
Trip shape that fits the bracket
Rhodes runs the structural embarkation for the 7-night southern Dodecanese week or the 10 to 14-night Dodecanese-and-Turkey corridor. The 7-night Dodecanese runs Rhodes (Mandraki or Akandia) two nights with the old-town shore programme, day-call to Symi on day three, one night Tilos or Halki, two nights Kos and the supplementary Astypalea day-call, one night Patmos, return Rhodes via the Kalymnos channel. Seven nights. The Rhodes leg holds the dressed-evening old-town shore brief on night one and the supplementary Lindos overnight or daytime-only hold on night two.
For the 10-night Dodecanese-and-Turkey charter the Rhodes leg runs three nights with the Symi and Halki day-calls and the supplementary Greece-to-Turkey corridor crossover to Marmaris or Fethiye on day four. For destination context see Charter Greece, Charter Turkey, and the Mediterranean charter weekly rates report.
What the bracket does not do well at Rhodes
The Mandraki harbour overnight at the August 5 to 18 peak. The Mandraki harbour runs structurally tight at peak and the bracket-fit overnight reads through the Akandia commercial harbour 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 Lindos overnight without prior captain tenure. The Lindos anchor in southerly weather runs the daytime swim brief comfortably but the structural overnight in the meltemi window requires the judgment on the chain scope and the swing radius through the inter-island traffic. Confirm the captain's prior Lindos overnight in writing at inquiry, or hold the structural overnight at Rhodes and run the Lindos day-call from there.
The Greece-Turkey corridor crossover 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 Fethiye crossing in writing.
The pick
For a family of 10, 7-night southern Dodecanese week in late June at the season open with Rhodes as the structural two-night embarkation: 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 Mandraki and Lindos tenure, and the Akandia berth and the Marco Polo Mansion reservation 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 Dodecanese-led trip in mid-July at the meltemi peak with Rhodes as a two-night Mandraki hold and the Symi day-call: 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 shuttle and the Lindos overnight, and the Marco Polo Mansion plus Mavrikos reservations arranged at contract. Budget $495K plus APA at 28 percent, all-in roughly $660K. Booking lead time: 10 to 14 months.
For a multigenerational group of 12, 10-night Dodecanese-and-Turkey corridor charter in early September at the shoulder peak with Rhodes as a three-night base and the supplementary Marmaris and Fethiye crossover: 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 Akandia berth arranged at contract. Budget $535K per week, all-in for 10 nights roughly $1.00M including APA at 28 percent. Booking lead time: 12 to 16 months.
Inventory
The live 50 to 60m Rhodes inventory through the 2026 season updates weekly.. For broker-side inquiry, see the brokers pillar and the Mediterranean charter weekly rates report.