Although this trip wasn’t cheap, I’d say the price felt on par with a small luxury cruise.
Costs for weeklong cruises in the Adriatic I found start at about $1,675 per person (before taxes and other fees). For four people, we would’ve spent over $6,700 or about $957 a day to split two small staterooms.
In contrast, we paid $1,100 a day for an entire private boat. The size of our yacht felt big for just two couples, too, so we could’ve shared it with even more people to bring the price per person down.
Unlike a typical cruise, our rental did not include meals. We were responsible for feeding ourselves and our small crew. However, I appreciated that this meant we could eat what we wanted, including local food and wine that we purchased ashore.
If we didn’t want to deal with the logistics of this, we could’ve added a host to our booking for about $1,300. They’d handle grocery shopping, preparing meals, and cleaning dishes.
