Are food, drinks, and fuel included in the Greece yacht charter price?

Carina Isenberg
Yacht charter broker, DMA Yachting

Usually, no. The weekly price you see on most Greece crewed yacht listings is the base charter fee. Food, drinks, fuel, port fees, and other running costs are normally paid separately through the APA.

APA means Advance Provisioning Allowance. It is a prepaid expense fund, usually set as a percentage of the charter fee, that the captain uses during the charter for your provisions, fuel, berthing, and other trip costs.

This is not a second charter fee. It is a working budget. At the end of the charter, the captain provides an expense summary. If you spend less than the APA, the balance is returned. If the trip costs more, the difference is settled before disembarkation.

What you actually spend depends on the yacht, route, fuel use, how much you cruise, food and drink preferences, marina choices, and how often you dine ashore. A fast motor yacht running long distances will use the APA very differently from a catamaran with shorter hops and more nights at anchor.

There are some all-inclusive yacht charters in Greece, but they are the exception, not the standard. Our APA guide explains how the expense fund works, and our Greece yacht charter cost guide shows the full cost picture.