Berthing / mooring fees in Croatia and Greece
How much does it cost to spend the night in a marina in Croatia, Greece, the Med and the Caribbean? We give you the lowdown!
Last updated: April 2024
One of the things you’ll have to pay for during your charter is mooring or berthing fees – which are fees for staying in a marina or harbour overnight, and connecting to their electricity or using their water supplies, toilet facilities, ropes and pontoons.
Unfortunately, there is no easy answer to ‘how much will it cost us in berthing fees?’ because it depends upon where you are chartering, what you are chartering, as well as where you choose to stay, and prices vary massively - but what we do know is below.
The first and last nights of your stay will be at your home marina, so you won’t need to pay anything for these. Likewise, you can stay in anchorages for free (but obviously you won’t have access to electricity) – though be aware that they may charge you for a National Park pass if you overnight in one of a national marine parks - particularly in Croatia.
We also include some useful links for pre-booking your berth in the marinas online, which is a growing phenomenon - there is no real market leader at the moment, but things will improve in future years. Often it is best to search for the marina directly to see if you can book a berth online, or if it explains how or if you can book.
Be aware that marina bookings are often not cancellable or refundable, so it is potentially worth waiting until you know what the weather will be like before you spend the money and make a booking.
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In Croatia, yacht berthing or mooring fees range from €70 per night for a smaller yacht in low season, to €200+ per night for a larger yacht in high season. Catamarans can expect to pay an additional 50-60% on top of that, too, meaning marina fees of €200 per night.
Since sail-tourism is still relatively new in Croatia, marinas are generally privately owned and reasonably modern. ACI - who, with 22 marinas, operate the largest chain of marinas in the whole of the Mediterranean, and covering much of the Croatian coast – were once owned by the state, but have since been sold to privatise investors.
ACI's relative monopoly (and recent investment or development costs) means that they drive the pricing in the market though, and you’ll find that prices in Croatia are substantially higher than in Greece.
SAMPLE COSTS
Mooring fees are charged by the night, and prices change depending on your location, the time of the season, and upon the length of your boat in metres (in the case of Catamarans, they also charge a supplement of up to 50-60% for the additional width of your boat).
The table below gives an idea of daily berthing prices for low and high season across the country. These are sample prices for 2024:
| CROATIA | Low season | High Season | ||||
| Boat Length | Boat Length | |||||
| 35’ / 10m | 45’ / 13m | 55’ / 16m | 35’ / 10m | 45’ / 13m | 55’ / 16m | |
| ACI Pula | €70 | €98 | €120 | €80 | €114 | €140 |
| Marina Dalmacija (Zadar) | €79 | €105 | €138 | €118 | €140 | €207 |
| Marina Kornati (Biograd) | €83 | €105 | €172 | €83 | €105 | €172 |
| ACI Piskera | €106 | €124 | €158 | €114 | €136 | €172 |
| ACI Split | €114 | €158 | €188 | €124 | €172 | €200 |
| ACI Dubrovnik | €66 | €108 | €144 | €80 | €130 | €168 |
PRE-BOOKING A BERTH IN CROATIA
The Croatians are ahead of the game when it comes to pre-booking berths, and they better understand how marina-hopping sailing should work. However, most of their marinas are also pretty vast, so pre-booking isn’t essential (particularly outside of high season), and beware of booking too far in advance, as most pre-bookings have no cancellation policy, so you won’t get any refund if you can’t make it to the right marina.
Almost all marinas will allow you to pre-book a berth (to guarantee it is there for you at the end of the day) – many give the option to book online if you google their websites, including the ACI marinas website. Many marinas are also now listed on Marinareservation.com and there are a growing number of marinas which are click-and-bookable on the Navily App.
You can also use the new ‘My-Sea’ to book yourself a berth at any of the ACI marinas (or plenty of others in Croatia) from your smartphone browser or via their App – the prices seem to be about the same as if you go direct.
In Greece, yacht berthing or mooring fees range from €30 per night for a smaller yacht in low season, to €100+ per night for a larger yacht in high season. Catamarans sometimes get charged an additional 50% on top of that, but it varies by marina.
Marina and harbour facilities in Greece are different from Croatia because, with more islands and being further from the mainland, sailing is much more a part of the normal way of life on the Greek islands, and because things have built up over the years.
Whereas the Croats are seeking a return on their investment in developing the marinas over the recent years, the Greek infrastructure has been in place for many, many years, it serves locals as well as tourists, and they place greater value on the benefits to the local economy that a yacht in the marina can bring (with likely spending at the local shops, tavernas and bars) – consequently, the amount you’re charged for a berth with electricity and water is lower, and sometimes even free.
SAMPLE COSTS
At the moment, whilst the Greek islands do have internet, there isn’t a great deal of information out there about marinas, what they offer, and how much they cost. Many of them – particularly the ones on the islands - are either free or there is a token charge of €20-30 a night. Of the larger marinas, here's some guide prices for mooring fees in 2024:
| GREECE | Low season | High Season | ||||
| Boat Length | Boat Length | |||||
| 35’ / 10m | 45’ / 13m | 55’ / 16m | 35’ / 10m | 45’ / 13m | 55’ / 16m | |
| Alimos Marina (Athens) | €31 | €34 | €41 | €31 | €34 | €41 |
| Corfu Gouvia Marina | €48 | €65 | €87 | €73 | €101 | €139 |
| Rhodes Marina | €45 | €60 | €85 | €45 | €60 | €85 |
| Marina Preveza | €30 | €38 | €47 | €48 | €67 | €91 |
PRE-BOOKING A BERTH IN GREECE
The prevailing wisdom at the moment seems to be that people have been sailing in Greece for centuries and that they never needed to pre-book then, so you don’t need to pre-book now. Consequently, the Greeks don’t go out of their way to make it easy to pre-book a berth. Countering that, though, they will always try to find a space for you in their marina - even if it means tying onto another yacht - so pre-booking isn’t always necessary.
Online booking still isn't very big in Greece, but some marinas do now have websites, or if you can find a number to call, it’s probably best to phone the marina direct to try to pre-book.
In Italy, yacht berthing or mooring fees range from €40 per night for a smaller yacht in low season, to €425+ per night for a larger yacht in high season. Catamarans can expect to be charged an additional 50% on top of that, too.
Italy has been undergoing something of a renaissance over recent years, and many of the marinas here have been evolved into grand coastal developments, boasting all the latest mod cons – including baby-sitting services, courtesy hire-cars, swimming pools and tennis courts – as well as myriad stunning marina-side apartments, with shops and leisure facilities open all year round for their wealthy owners.
As a result of all this investment, whilst the marinas are certainly much nicer places to stay, they’re also on the expensive side of the market. Of course, you would expect key marinas around the Amalfi coast, Capri and Ischia to be expensive, but even the smaller marinas on distant islands seem to charge premium rates.
SAMPLE COSTS
Mooring fees below are charged by the night, and catamarans can expect to pay a surcharge for the extra width that they take up on the pontoon. The bigger, renovated marinas have excellent information online, but the table below gives a good sample of 2024 rates:
| ITALY | Low season | High Season | ||||
| Boat Length | Boat Length | |||||
| 35’ / 10m | 45’ / 13m | 55’ / 16m | 35’ / 10m | 45’ / 13m | 55’ / 16m | |
| Portoferraio (Elba) | €39 | €65 | €70 | €75 | €105 | €135 |
| Capri | €120 | €205 | €300 | €170 | €300 | €425 |
| Marina D'Arechi (Salerno) | €68 | €89 | €128 | €132 | €180 | €252 |
| Portorosa (Sicily) | €65 | €85 | €105 | €140 | €170 | €210 |
PRE-BOOKING A BERTH IN ITALY
The majority of Italian marinas have an online presence and it’s usually possible to book or request a quote online before you arrive, but they are almost all independently operated (so you have to go direct to the marina website), and there isn’t currently one single place to go to get berths booked - though there are a growing number of marinas which are click-and-bookable on the Navily App.
In France, yacht berthing or mooring fees range from €20 per night for a smaller yacht in low season in a municipal marina, to €190+ per night for a larger yacht in high season in a high-end desirable marina. Catamarans can expect to be charged an additional 50-75% on top of that, too, and don’t even think about berthing in Monaco for the F1 weekend.
The set-up of marinas in France is markedly different to the rest of Europe, as the coastline is controlled by local regional councils, so, whilst there are huge private marina developments with five-star services, in most towns you will also be able to find a municipal marina, probably in not quite as glamourous a location, but for much more reasonable overnight fees.
Obviously the experience is slightly different, but it does make sailing more accessible and means that, for example, you can sail to Cannes and berth there for under €40. There seems to be no upper limit on how much you can expect to pay for the biggest boats in the best and best-located marinas, and F1 week in Monaco will set you back €1,500 a night, but you have to stay there for the full week, so you’re looking at €10,500 for 7 days.
SAMPLE COSTS
We’ve gathered prices in the table below as minimum mooring fees per night. If mooring fees are an issue, it is worth shopping around and researching which marina to head to – many of the towns on the French Riviera have as many as five different marinas, all charging their own prices. These are some sample 2024 rates:
| FRANCE | Low season | High Season | ||||
| Boat Length | Boat Length | |||||
| 35’ / 10m | 45’ / 13m | 55’ / 16m | 35’ / 10m | 45’ / 13m | 55’ / 16m | |
| IGY Vieux-Port (Cannes) | €19 | €26 | €38 | €39 | €52 | €75 |
| Fontvieille (Montecarlo) | €70 | €84 | €137 | €78 | €99 | €152 |
| Propriano (Corsica) | €28 | €47 | €76 | €60 | €94 | €152 |
| Bonifacio (Corsica) | €48 | €70 | €112 | €88 | €129 | €192 |
PRE-BOOKING A BERTH IN FRANCE
Similar to Italy, you can find most French marinas online, and the majority will allow you to send bookings or enquiries to the harbourmaster. There isn’t an over-arching one-stop-shop for berths in France (yet), so it’s worth contacting the marinas direct by email or telephone once you know where you would like to go.
In Malta, yacht berthing or mooring fees range from €45 per night for a smaller yacht in low season, to €100+ per night for a larger yacht in high season in a high-end desirable marina in central Valletta. Catamarans can expect to be charged an additional 60% on top of that.
There aren't a vast number of marinas around the islands of Malta and Gozo (but there are plenty of beautiful anchorages), and whilst they are busier in August, they never get to the same level of 'busy' as the most popular marinas in, say, Greece and Croatia - in fact, most boats boats clamour for the best spots in the anchorages, like the blue lagoon instead of the marinas.
SAMPLE COSTS
The prices below give an idea of the mooring fees per night in some of the marinas the area. Marina fees are not generally published online, but you should be able to contact the marina directly to get their latest rates. These are some sample 2024 rates:
| MALTA | Low season | High Season | ||||
| Boat Length | Boat Length | |||||
| 35’ / 10m | 45’ / 13m | 55’ / 16m | 35’ / 10m | 45’ / 13m | 55’ / 16m | |
| Msida (Valletta) | €45 | €75 | €85 | €60 | €90 | €110 |
| Mgarr (Gozo) | €48 | €66 | €80 | €48 | €66 | €80 |
PRE-BOOKING A BERTH IN MALTA
Similar to Italy and France, you can find contact details for many Maltese marinas online, and the majority will allow you to pre-book a berth by contacting them directly (but there is no over-arching app or website which will allow you to do this easily).
In Montenegro, yacht berthing or mooring fees range from €30 per night for a smaller yacht in low season, to €120+ per night for a larger yacht in high season. Catamarans can expect to be charged an additional 50-75% on top of that, too.
Montenegro is the new kid on the block as far as sailing goes. It only really started to take sail-tourism seriously within the last decade – but it really is taking it seriously: there are already four multi-billion-euro marina developments in construction (and more planned) to maximise the outstanding natural beauty of the area, and to build upon the increasing adventurousness of people who have now sailed in Croatia for a few years now.
To entice super-yachts, they have the world’s longest marina berth – capable of taking a yacht over 250m in length – and one of their marinas has a whole brand new village, town centre, six star hotels and even a golf course. At the moment, the marinas are more modern than those in Croatia, but priced cheaper to try and get people to try them out, on the basis that once you’ve sailed in Kotor bay, you won’t want to sail anywhere else.
SAMPLE COSTS
The table below shows 2024 overnight rates at some of our favourite marinas in the country, including the mega-marinas of Porto Montenegro and Lustica bay. Catamarans can expect to pay a surcharge of 50-75% on top of this:
| MONTENEGRO | Low season | High Season | ||||
| Boat Length | Boat Length | |||||
| 35’ / 10m | 45’ / 13m | 55’ / 16m | 35’ / 10m | 45’ / 13m | 55’ / 16m | |
| Porto Montenegro (Tivat) | €31 | €40 | €55 | €68 | €90 | €126 |
| Budva | €27 | €34 | €46 | €62 | €77 | €108 |
| Bar | €27 | €38 | €50 | €52 | €72 | €88 |
| Lustica Bay | €19 | €28 | €39 | €40 | €63 | €89 |
PRE-BOOKING A BERTH IN MONTENEGRO
There is no sole owner of all these marinas, so there is no single place to go to book yourself in. For the bigger, newer developments, you can usually book online, but the smaller, older marinas like Herceg Novi, Budva and Bar still largely rely on telephone calls to make a reservation, if you can make reservations at all.
In Spain (including the Balearic and Canary islands), marina fees are very reasonable, with yacht berthing or mooring fees range from €25 per night for a smaller yacht in low season, to €140+ per night for a larger yacht in high season.
All boats are charged based on their square meterage (calculated as the length of the boat multiplied by the width or beam, and then all multiplied by a price per square metre) - so catamarans can expect to be charged an additional 80% on top of the prices for a yacht below.
Marinas are usually modern and comfortable, and now almost all have floating pontoons, which means that you don't have to wake during the night to tighten or slacken off ropes attached to the land in line with the latest tides.
SAMPLE COSTS
The prices below give an idea of the mooring fees per night in some of the marinas in each area. In addition, there may be surcharges or meters for calculating water or electricity use. These are some sample 2024 rates:
| SPAIN | Low season | High Season | ||||
| Boat Length | Boat Length | |||||
| 35’ / 10m | 45’ / 13m | 55’ / 16m | 35’ / 10m | 45’ / 13m | 55’ / 16m | |
| Cala d'Or (Mallorca) | €40 | €52 | €74 | €74 | €99 | €142 |
| Alcudia (Mallorca) | €24 | €35 | €48 | €61 | €89 | €125 |
| Sitges (Catalonia) | €44 | €68 | €124 | €66 | €91 | €121 |
| Marina Puerto Calero (Lanzarote) | €34 | €44 | €63 | €34 | €44 | €63 |
PRE-BOOKING A BERTH IN SPAIN
Some Spanish marinas are now online, but the vast majority are not, and you will need to telephone or VHF them to ask about availability and to book a space. Most marinas are small independent marinas which are run by local sailing clubs, though some of the larger ones (particularly in the Canary islands) are operated alongside the town harbour (where they deal with ferry and cruise traffic as a priority).
In Turkey, mooring a boat works slightly differently - whilst there are a few big marinas (including many which are where your charter is likely to commence), the vast majority of the pontoons, docks and mooring buoys are owned and operated by restaurants, bars or shops in the bay you are in. In the big marinas yacht berthing or mooring fees range from €50 per night for a smaller yacht in low season, to €130+ per night for a larger yacht in high season, but smaller restaurant-owned pontoons will be free or cheap - providing you eat or drink at the owning establishment.
SAMPLE COSTS
The prices below give an idea of the mooring fees per night in some of the big marinas in each area. These are some sample 2024 rates:
| TURKEY | Low season | High Season | ||||
| Boat Length | Boat Length | |||||
| 35’ / 10m | 45’ / 13m | 55’ / 16m | 35’ / 10m | 45’ / 13m | 55’ / 16m | |
| Yacht Classic Hotel (Fethiye) | €53 | €68 | €83 | €88 | €113 | €138 |
| Adakoy (Marmaris) | €50 | €50 | €75 | €75 | €75 | €100 |
PRE-BOOKING A BERTH IN TURKEY
Most of the bigger marinas are online and will gladly take bookings either online, via email or over the phone. Restaurants will also accept bookings (usually by phone, unless they are particularly tech-savvy) - be sure to ask what time you need to be there by, as they do tend to try to fill up their berths and will only wait so long for you to arrive.
In England, and particularly the Solent or South Coast, you'll be able to find a space in one of the marinas from around £45 per night for a smaller yacht, to £90+ per night for a larger yacht - there doesn't tend to be much seasonal variation to the mooring fees. There are no charter catamarans in England (yet).
SAMPLE COSTS
The prices below give an idea of the mooring fees per night in some of the marinas in each area. Most are calculated as a price per foot of length. These are some sample 2024 rates:
| ENGLAND | Low season | High Season | ||||
| Boat Length | Boat Length | |||||
| 35’ / 10m | 45’ / 13m | 55’ / 16m | 35’ / 10m | 45’ / 13m | 55’ / 16m | |
| Port Hamble | £52 | £85 | £105 | £52 | £85 | £105 |
| East Cowes Marina | £45 | £59 | £72 | £45 | £59 | £72 |
| Weymouth | £45 | £59 | £72 | £45 | £59 | £72 |
| Lymington | £38 | £49 | £61 | £53 | £75 | £92 |
PRE-BOOKING A BERTH IN ENGLAND
Most marinas are now bookable online - just google the name of the marina you would like to stay at and book direct (there isn't a one-stop shop to book all the marinas in England, though there are now a number of marina chains which manage or run a number of marinas in the area, which makes things a little simpler).
In Scotland, similar to England, you'll find that mooring fees are very reasonable, and that they won't charge you extra just because you happen to be sailing when the weather is at its best. Berths range from around £30 per night for a smaller yacht, to £55 per night for a larger yacht. There are not yet any charter catamarans in Scotland.
SAMPLE COSTS
The prices below give an idea of the mooring fees per night in some of the marinas in each area. These are some sample 2024 rates:
| SCOTLAND | Low season | High Season | ||||
| Boat Length | Boat Length | |||||
| 35’ / 10m | 45’ / 13m | 55’ / 16m | 35’ / 10m | 45’ / 13m | 55’ / 16m | |
| Portavadie | £35 | £46 | £56 | £35 | £46 | £56 |
| Campbeltown | £30 | £39 | £48 | £30 | £39 | £48 |
| Rhu | £36 | £46 | £57 | £36 | £46 | £57 |
PRE-BOOKING A BERTH IN SCOTLAND
The bigger, more commercial marinas are now bookable online, but smaller and more remote marinas - such as those in the outer Scottish islands - are more likely to accept bookings by telephone or email. Most like to know you are coming, but pre-booking is not usually necessary, as there is usually plenty of space for everyone.
Berthing fees in the Caribbean
In the Caribbean, prices very much depend upon whether you are mooring up at a local or town marina (where prices will range from $35 for a small yacht in low season up to $140 for a bigger yacht in high season) or if you are pulling into a the marina of some custom-built five-star resort (where prices will range from $100 or more for a small yacht in low season up to $350+ or more for a bigger yacht in high season).
There is no set policy on pricing: whilst some remote marinas - such as Carriacou in Grenada - see their remote-ness as a reason to lower their prices (to encourage cruising sailors out to them), others - such as Hope Town in the Abacos - see it as giving them a natural monopoly, and inflate their prices accordingly.
Similarly, the standard of berthing facilities range from fairly basic to luxury, so it is worth doing a little research to check that you are heading to the sort of place and facilities you want to head to, and that they will charge the sort of prices you would like to pay.
In very high-season (December and March / April) it is usually worth pre-booking a space, and even mooring buoys can be pre-booked online.
SAMPLE COSTS
We’ve gathered prices in the table below as minimum mooring fees per night. These are some sample 2024 rates in Antigua, the Bahamas, BVIs, and Grenada:
| THE CARIBBEAN | Low season | High Season | ||||
| Boat Length | Boat Length | |||||
| 35’ / 10m | 45’ / 13m | 55’ / 16m | 35’ / 10m | 45’ / 13m | 55’ / 16m | |
| Jolly Harbour (Antigua) | $42 | $50 | $61 | $46 | $59 | $72 |
| Marsh Harbour (Bahamas) | $88 | $113 | $138 | $88 | $113 | $138 |
| Hope Town (Bahamas) | $138 | $178 | $217 | $173 | $223 | $272 |
| Nanny Cay (BVI) | $70 | $90 | $132 | $70 | $90 | $132 |
| Scrub Island (BVI) | $105 | $135 | $165 | $228 | $293 | $358 |
| Carriacou (Grenada) | $35 | $45 | $55 | $35 | $45 | $55 |
PRE-BOOKING A BERTH IN THE CARIBBEAN
As you might expect, Caribbean marinas are a mixed bag and can be difficult to book. Whilst some are bookable online, others are difficult to find even contact numbers for you - including the ones in big resorts, where the marina can often be there mainly as something for the holiday-makers to enjoy having views over or condo's nearby, as opposed to operating as a marina in its own right. In the BVIs, you can pre-book mooring buoys with Boatyball.com.
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