The Amalfi coast is a charter destination where the yacht is often not the expensive part. Positano, Amalfi and Capri have very little space for visiting boats and price accordingly in season, and a week that plans to sleep in town rather than at anchor can spend more on berths than a small bareboat costs to hire. Planning around that is most of the skill.
What the coast costs to hire
Nautilus Yachting publishes a low-season Italian bareboat from around 1200 pounds a week for a two to three cabin monohull, which is the floor for Italy generally rather than for this coast specifically. Boataround publishes from 592 EUR a day for a 16.7m skippered Solaris at Porto Rotondo in Sardinia, which is the same country and a very different boat. No company in this record publishes an Amalfi-specific weekly rate.
Why berthing dominates the budget
Marina space between Sorrento and Salerno is limited and August demand for it is not. A large boat in a small harbour at peak season is the most expensive berth in the Mediterranean, and unlike the charter fee it is paid nightly and rises with length. The practical answer is to plan anchorages with a tender ride ashore rather than town quays every night, which most of this coast supports well in settled weather.
The week that actually works
Sorrento, Capri, Positano, Amalfi and back, with the Li Galli islands and a night off Nerano, is a comfortable week with short hops. Add Ischia and Procida at the northern end if you want two more days and fewer crowds. It is not a distance-covering week: the coast is short, the anchorages are the point, and the boat spends more time at anchor than under way.
Questions people ask about amalfi coast yacht charter
How much is an Amalfi coast yacht charter?
No company in this record publishes an Amalfi rate. For Italy generally, Nautilus Yachting publishes a low-season bareboat from around 1200 pounds a week and Boataround publishes from 592 EUR a day for a 16.7m skippered yacht.
Why is the Amalfi coast expensive to charter?
Largely because of berthing. Harbour space between Sorrento and Salerno is limited and peak-season berths are the dearest in the Mediterranean, charged nightly and by length.
Can I anchor rather than berth on the Amalfi coast?
In settled weather, yes, and it is the standard way to keep the cost down. Nerano, the Li Galli islands and the Capri anchorages all work with a tender ride ashore.