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A 60 to 70m motor yacht the Ionian Greek islands in the 2026 summer window (June through September) runs $700,000 to $1,150,000 per week plus 26 to 30 percent APA, takes 12 to 14 guests across 7 to 9 cabins, and carries 18 to 24 crew. The bracket's structural Ionian appeal is the calm-water summer window on the western Greek coast outside of the central Aegean meltemi corridor, with the structurally light-swell hold from June through September and the wider day-anchor product on the Kefalonia and Ithaca western face, the Lefkada Porto Katsiki southern face, the Paxos and Antipaxos eastern face, and the Zakynthos Shipwreck Beach Navagio northwestern face. The Ionian alongside structure narrows to the Gouvia ACI Marina Corfu on the central Ionian and the Lefkas Marina on the southern Ionian leg, with the Argostoli Kefalonia, Vathy Ithaca, Fiscardo Kefalonia, and Zakynthos Town all reading structurally short at the bracket-fit LOA.
Why the Ionian reads structurally as the calm-water alternative to the Cyclades
The Gouvia ACI Marina Corfu central Ionian alongside. Gouvia at 39 degrees 39 minutes north on the eastern Corfu central face handles the bracket-fit Ionian alongside on the 60m-plus standing outer pontoon on the prior ACI Marinas coordination with the Corfu CFU airport on the 12-minute road transfer through the central Corfu Town shore, and the structural Old Fortress UNESCO heritage central shore programme. The Gouvia call is the bracket's standing Ionian Greek alongside and the structural Ionian embarkation base outside of the Athens Flisvos routing.
The Lefkas Marina southern Ionian alongside. Lefkas Marina on the southern Ionian Lefkada island handles the bracket-fit central Ionian alongside on the 60m-plus standing outer pontoon on the prior D-Marin coordination with the Aktion Preveza PVK airport on the 20-minute road transfer, and the structural Lefkada and Ithaca and Kefalonia trio central guest-routing. The Lefkas call is the structural Ionian midpoint alongside on the longer Corfu to Zakynthos routing.
The Kefalonia and Ithaca outer-roads structure. Kefalonia at 38 degrees 15 minutes north on the central Ionian face handles the bracket-fit call on the Fiscardo outer-roads on the northeastern face, the Assos Bay outer-anchor on the western face, and the Myrtos Beach day-anchor on the northwestern face with the daily tender on the central Fiscardo and Assos shore. The Ithaca call routes the Vathy Bay outer-roads and the Frikes outer-anchor with the daily tender on the central Vathy shore.
The Lefkada Porto Katsiki southern-face day-anchor. Porto Katsiki on the southwestern Lefkada face handles the bracket-fit Ionian day-anchor on the structurally tight Mediterranean-postcard cliff-shore basin with the daily tender on the central Porto Katsiki beach shore on the structurally tight summer guest-routing.
Weekly rate map for the 2026 calendar
Rates below are firm summer pricing (June through September 2026) before APA at 26 to 30 percent (the Ionian fuel cost runs structurally below the central Aegean basin on the Corfu and Lefkas bunkering rate, the Ionian calm-water summer window pulls the at-anchor zero-speed product to a structurally lower utilisation rate than the central Cycladic leg, and the bracket-fit Cat A helipad routing through Corfu CFU and Aktion PVK reads structurally short on the wider Mediterranean cross-basin) and gratuity at 12 to 15 percent. The Greek charter VAT is 12 percent on the wider contract.
| LOA bracket | Motor yacht (low to high) | Sailing yacht (low to high) |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 63m | $700K to $800K per week | $530K to $640K per week |
| 63 to 67m | $800K to $960K per week | $610K to $740K per week |
| 67 to 70m | $960K to $1,150K per week | $720K to $880K per week |
The peak window runs late July through the third week of August on the structural Italian and German Ferragosto carryover, and the June and September shoulder windows read 14 to 22 percent below the August central peak. The Ionian shoulder edge holds the structural Ionian calm-water window through the October repositioning calendar on the wider Mediterranean shutdown. For wider bracket context see 60-70m Greece and the lower-LOA comparison at 50-60m Ionian Greece.
What the bracket buys you in this bracket
Cabins. Seven to nine. Bridge-deck owner suite plus on-deck VIP plus five to seven main-deck and lower-deck guest doubles is the layout, calibrated to the 12 to 14 guest multi-couple multi-generational envelope, and the bracket-fit family programme on the structurally calm-water Ionian summer window.
Crew. Eighteen to twenty-four. The Ionian call rewards a captain bench with prior Gouvia ACI Marina Corfu outer pontoon allocation routine, prior Lefkas Marina alongside standing, prior Kefalonia Fiscardo outer-roads and Assos Bay anchor judgement, prior Lefkada Porto Katsiki day-anchor routing, and prior Corfu CFU and Aktion PVK Cat A helipad coordination. The chief stew bench with prior Klimataria Corfu, Tassia Fiscardo, Sirocco Lefkada, and the wider Corfu and Lefkada Michelin-grade pool shore-coordination is the structural client-facing load-bearing question.
Tenders. Primary 12 to 14m fast tender plus a 10 to 11m beach tender plus a chase boat plus a dive tender plus a 9 to 10m limousine tender. The Lefkada Porto Katsiki beach shore, the Paxos Antipaxos Voutoumi day-anchor, the Kefalonia Myrtos and Assos day-anchor, the Zakynthos Shipwreck Beach Navagio daylight, and the Corfu Paleokastritsa and Sidari outer-anchor run tender-heavy on the daily structure.
At-anchor stabilizers and beach club. The Ionian summer window holds the structurally calm-water hold through the central June to September calendar on the wider basin outside of the central Aegean meltemi corridor, and the bracket-fit at-anchor zero-speed product runs the structurally lower utilisation rate than the central Cycladic leg.
Helipad. Cat A useful on the Corfu CFU 6-minute shuttle and the Aktion Preveza PVK 8-minute shuttle for the wider Ionian cross-island guest-routing. The bracket-fit Ionian week without the Cat A helipad reads structurally workable on the structural calm-water hold and the wider Ionian airport-routing through the inner-island road transfer on the daily shore programme.
Trip shape that fits the bracket
The 7-night Ionian central routing runs Corfu CFU embarkation through the Gouvia ACI Marina alongside, one night at Gouvia for the Corfu Old Fortress and Liston shore programme, two nights along the Paxos and Antipaxos eastern face with the Voutoumi and Vrika day-anchor, the southbound passage to the Lefkada western face, one night at the Lefkada Porto Katsiki day-anchor and the Vasiliki bay overnight, two nights along the Kefalonia and Ithaca leg with the Fiscardo outer-roads and the Assos Bay outer-anchor, one night on the Lefkas Marina disembark with the Aktion PVK guest-transfer.
The 10-night Ionian plus Peloponnesian extension runs the prior 7-night Ionian programme with the southbound passage to the Zakynthos western face, two nights at the Zakynthos Shipwreck Beach Navagio daylight and the Keri caves day-anchor, and one night at the Pylos or Kalamata outer-roads on the Peloponnesian return.
What the bracket does not do well in the Ionian
The Argostoli Kefalonia inner-basin or Zakynthos Town alongside proposal. The Argostoli inner-basin on the southwestern Kefalonia central face and the Zakynthos Town inner-basin on the eastern Zakynthos face read structurally short at the 60 to 70m LOA on the basin depth and the alongside footprint. We would pass on any Argostoli or Zakynthos Town inner-basin alongside plan at contract and route the call on the outer-roads anchor with the daily tender to the central Argostoli and Zakynthos Town pontoon.
The Cyclades-style at-anchor zero-speed product expectation. The bracket-fit Ionian week runs the structurally calm-water summer window and the at-anchor zero-speed product runs at the structurally lower utilisation rate than the central Cycladic leg, and the Cyclades-style at-anchor expectation on the bracket-fit Ionian week reads structurally as an under-utilised spec. We would route the bracket-fit Ionian client on the calm-water summer window with the wider day-anchor and the Mediterranean-postcard day-shore product on the daily structure.
The November through April Ionian plan. The Hellenic charter calendar runs the structural May through October window at the bracket, with the May and October shoulder edges holding on the structurally tight basis. The November through April plan runs the wider Ionian winter shutdown. We would pass on the November through April Ionian plan and route the bracket on the Caribbean winter rotation.
The pick
For a family of 10, 7-night Ionian central routing in early July with the Corfu CFU embarkation through the Gouvia ACI Marina alongside, one night at Gouvia for the Corfu Old Fortress and Liston shore programme, two nights along the Paxos and Antipaxos eastern face with the Voutoumi and Vrika day-anchor, one night at the Lefkada Porto Katsiki day-anchor and Vasiliki bay overnight, two nights along the Kefalonia and Ithaca leg with the Fiscardo outer-roads and Assos Bay outer-anchor, one night on the Lefkas Marina disembark: a 63 to 65m Greek-flagged motor yacht, 8 cabins, twin tenders plus chase plus dive plus limousine, Cat A helipad on the Corfu CFU 6-minute shuttle, captain bench on the Gouvia ACI allocation routine and Kefalonia Fiscardo outer-roads daily-call. Budget $850K per week, all-in roughly $1.13M including APA at 28 percent and Greek charter VAT at 12 percent. Lead time 6 to 12 months for the central Ferragosto window.
Inventory
The live 60 to 70m Ionian summer inventory updates weekly through the May to October calendar.. For broker-side inquiry see the brokers pillar and the Ionian Greece charter guide.