Boat Hire in Greece
Private day charters from Athens across the Saronic and the Greek islands, with live pricing
Boat Hire in Greece
Private day charters from Athens across the Saronic and the Greek islands, with live pricing
Private boat hire in Greece starts from €1,417.50 with Ahoy Days — a fleet of motor yachts based in Athens, from forty-foot day boats to hundred-foot flagships, each showing a live rate on this page and booking instantly online as a half- or full-day charter.
Greece is where the day charter was always going to make sense: some six thousand islands and islets, a couple of hundred of them inhabited, and a coastline so folded that almost nothing worth seeing sits far offshore. From Athens the Saronic Gulf opens immediately — Aegina, Agistri, Poros and Hydra — while Cape Sounion closes the Attic peninsula with the Temple of Poseidon on the cliff above the water. Further out lie the Cyclades, white and treeless and bright, and the Dodecanese strung along the Turkish coast.
Ahoy Days is the day-charter brand of Ahoy Club, founded in 2018 by Ian Malouf and his daughter Ellie Malouf, with its Mediterranean office at Golfe-Juan on the French Riviera. The Greek season runs May to October, and each listing on this page states its own inclusions, licensed capacity and terms.
Boats in Greece with live rates
Rates below come straight from the booking platform — the Greek fleet prices as half- or full-day packages, and each card says exactly how. Open any listing for full pricing, photos and specifications.
Where your skipper will take you
Cape Sounion
The Temple of Poseidon on its headland at the tip of Attica — best seen from the water in the last hour of light, and an easy run from the Athens marinas.
Aegina & Agistri
The closest Saronic islands to Athens: pistachio groves, a working harbour and sheltered swimming water about an hour out.
Hydra
No cars and no scooters — a stone amphitheatre of a harbour that has barely changed in two centuries, and the Saronic’s most photographed arrival.
Delos & Rhenia
The sacred island and its uninhabited neighbour off Mykonos: an archaeological site of the first rank, and beaches reachable only by boat.
The Santorini caldera
A drowned volcano you can cruise inside, with the cliff towns stacked hundreds of feet above the water and hot springs down at the caldera floor.
Paros & Antiparos
Cycladic cruising country: sheltered channels, blue-and-white villages and the long sandy south coast of Antiparos.
Ways to spend your day
The Saronic islands
Aegina, Agistri or Hydra from Athens — a working harbour for lunch, and swim stops in sheltered water along the way.
Athens Riviera & Cape Sounion
South along the Attic coast to the Temple of Poseidon, with a swim off the headland before the run home.
Delos & Rhenia
The Mykonos classic: the sacred island’s ruins in the morning, then Rhenia’s empty beaches for the afternoon.
Caldera & hot springs
Inside the Santorini caldera to the volcanic islets and the warm springs, timed for the cliffs at golden hour.
When to go
The Greek season runs May to October. June and September are the sweet spot — warm water, long light and calmer air than the peak. July and August bring the heat, the crowds and the strongest wind.
That wind has a name: the meltemi, a dry northerly that blows through the Cyclades in July and August and often builds through the afternoon. The Saronic islands and the Attic coast sit far more sheltered, which is part of why the Athens day is so dependable — and why a morning departure is often the better call in high summer.
Boat hire in Greece, answered
How much does boat hire in Greece cost?
Boats on this page start from €1,417.50, with live rates on every card — the Greek fleet prices as half- or full-day packages rather than by the hour. Every listing books instantly online and states its exact inclusions.
Where do charters depart from?
The Greek fleet is based in Athens, so most days start from the Athens marinas and run into the Saronic Gulf or south to Cape Sounion. Boats are also listed for Mykonos, Santorini, Paros, Rhodes and Kos — each listing shows where it is available.
Is a skipper included?
Mediterranean day charters on Ahoy Days are typically skippered — each listing states its exact inclusions, so check the boat you like before you book.
How many guests can we bring?
The boats on this page typically carry between eight and sixteen guests, from forty-foot day boats to hundred-foot motor yachts. Every listing states its licensed capacity, so filter by group size to see exactly what fits.
What happens if the weather turns?
Most boats have covered areas and charters go ahead rain or shine. If the captain rules conditions unsafe — the meltemi can do that in the Cyclades in high summer — you’ll be rescheduled to the next available date or offered an alternative, the same weather terms as every Ahoy Days charter.
How do I book?
Choose your boat, then use the booking widget on the listing to pick your date and check out — instant online booking, no back-and-forth.
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