A catamaran in Greece is the boat most groups want and the hardest one to get. The Greek fleet has not grown as fast as demand for two hulls, and by late winter the July and August catamarans are gone, leaving older boats at the same money as the newer ones commanded in November.
Why the demand is structural rather than fashionable
Greek anchorages are often shallow and rocky with room for one boat, Greek harbours are med-moor affairs with an audience, and Greek summers are hot enough that shade and a flat cockpit stop being luxuries. Add four cabins with doors for a family or two couples and the catamaran answers most of what makes a Greek week uncomfortable on a small monohull.
Book by late winter, or take what is left
For July and August, catamarans in the Ionian and the Cyclades are commonly committed by February. The practical consequence is that the booking, not the price, is the constraint: ask a base what it actually has before negotiating on anything, and be ready to move dates by a week rather than boats by a class.
What it costs
The Moorings publishes $2,634 to $36,999 for a 7 day charter for 2 people out of its Greek bases without separating hull types, so a catamaran sits above the bottom of that range. Sunsail's published Caribbean figures are the clearest public statement of what the second hull adds anywhere: about $5,700 against about $3,500 for a monohull in low season.
Questions people ask about catamaran in greece
When should I book a Greek catamaran?
By late winter for July and August. Catamarans are the first boats to go in the Greek fleet.
Why are catamarans so popular in Greece?
Shallow anchorages, med-mooring, summer heat and four cabins with doors. They answer most of what makes a Greek week uncomfortable on a small monohull.
What does a Greek catamaran cost?
No Greek company in this record publishes a catamaran rate separately; The Moorings publishes $2,634 to $36,999 for a 7 day charter for 2 across hull types.