Catamaran charter in Valencia

Catamaran charter in Valencia starts from €444 a day for a 12-metre Lagoon 400, and the middle of ten day-priced models sits at €914.50. Below: how half-day, daily and weekly prices compare, what length, age and guest numbers do to the rate, when a skipper is part of the deal and which marinas the boats leave from.

How a catamaran is priced: half day, day or week

Catamarans off the Valencia coast are offered in three units — a half day, a full day and a week — and the same boat can look cheap or expensive depending on which unit sits next to the figure.

What a day price usually covers

A catamaran charter here means the whole boat for your group, not a seat on a shared tour. The Rent-Trip section on this page brings together 12 catamaran models, and the market offers them in four working modes: with a skipper, by the day, by the week or month, and on your own for holders of a boating licence. What sits inside the daily figure differs from boat to boat. On the Bavaria Nautitech 40 Open the €800 day rate already includes the skipper and fuel. On the Lagoon 400 and the Bali 5.4 a skipper is mandatory, and the price shown is for the boat. In my experience the first question to ask about any quote is not the number but what it covers — skipper, fuel and the number of hours on the water.

Half-day trips: shorter, not proportionally cheaper

A half day is the shortest way onto a catamaran, but it is rarely half the price. On a 12-metre Lagoon 380 the half day starts at €550 — the same figure as its lowest daily rate. On the motor-driven Flash Cat Cocoon a half day costs €500 on the 8-metre boat built in 2018 and €600 on the 9-metre boat from 2025, against a full day of €1,200 and €900 respectively. On the newer boat that makes the half day two thirds of the day rate; on the older one, a little over 40%. For a sunset sail or a short swim stop the half day works well; for a trip along the coast with lunch on board, compare it with the day rate before booking.

Weekly charter and the "week divided by seven" figure

A week on board brings the daily cost down sharply, and some low prices you meet are simply a weekly price divided by seven. The Nautitech 40 Open costs €3,300 a week, or about €471 a day, against €800 for a single day — roughly 41% less per day. The Lagoon 380 runs €2,600–3,500 a week, which is €371–500 a day, below its single-day range of €550–800. The 8-metre Flash Cat Cocoon costs €2,000 a week, about €286 a day, against €1,200 for one day. The Bali 4.4 is quoted at €9,000 a week, and its daily figure of €1,286 is exactly that week divided by seven. So when a catamaran looks unusually cheap, check whether the number is a true day rate or a slice of a week.

Day rates from €444 to €3,325

Ten of the twelve models carry a daily price in euros, which is enough to see where prices cluster and what pushes a boat up the scale.

Starting prices model by model

Two more models complete the section: the Leopard 39, an 11.6-metre sailing catamaran for up to 15 guests, and the Bavaria Nautitech 46 Fly, 13.7 metres long for up to 10 guests. Ask for a dated quote on both, since their starting prices depend on the dates you choose.

Where the middle of the market sits

Three models start below €700, four between €800 and €1,000, and three above €1,000. The middle of the ten day rates is €914.50 — between the Flash Cat Cocoon at €900 and the Lagoon 450 at €929. Across the wider local market, daily rates for catamarans run from about €274 to €1,920, with an average near €863, so the models on this page cover the market's usual range and add one event boat above it. For a typical group of eight to twelve on a sailing catamaran of 11–13 metres, a budget of €550–1,300 a day covers every option in that size band.

Same model, different price

A model name is not a price tag. The Lagoon 400 starts at €444 a day from the Real Club Nàutic de Valencia, while another boat of the same model based at La Marina de València asks €529 — about 19% more. The Lagoon 380 moves between €550 and €800 a day depending on the season, a spread of 45% on one and the same boat. Behind such gaps there can be a different base, build year, equipment or date. Treat every figure on this page as a starting point and a guide to the class of boat, then ask for a quote on the exact boat and date you want.

Guests, cabins and the price per head

Catamarans are wide and stable, which is why their guest limits look generous next to a monohull of the same length. Two numbers matter: how many people can come aboard for the day, and how many can sleep.

Day guests are not berths

The guest figure is a daytime limit; the berths decide who stays overnight. The Lagoon 380 takes 11 guests by day but has 4 cabins with 8 berths. The Nautitech 40 Open carries 12 by day and sleeps 6 in 3 cabins. The Bali 4.4 is built the other way round: 8 guests across 4 double cabins, so everyone aboard by day also has a bed. The Flash Cat Cocoon has a single cabin for 9–10 day guests — it is a boat for day trips, not for nights at anchor. If your plan includes a night on board, start from the cabins and berths, then look at the price.

Price per guest across ten models

The per-guest figure assumes a full boat at the starting day rate. With half the seats filled, it doubles.

Group days and events

For a large group the cheapest seat on the water is on the biggest boat. The Fountaine Pajot Taiti 75, a 23-metre catamaran for up to 104 guests, starts at €3,325 a day with the skipper included — about €32 per person when full, less than on any of the smaller boats. It has no cabins: it is a deck for celebrations, company days and group outings rather than a boat to live on. For groups of 13 or more it is the only model in this section that takes everyone at once; the alternative is two smaller catamarans, at twice the coordination and usually a higher total.

Sailing cats, motor cats and the 104-guest platform

The twelve models fall into three groups: compact sailing catamarans of 11–12 metres, larger sailing catamarans of 13–17 metres, and two boats built for something else — a motor catamaran and an event platform.

Compact sailing catamarans, 11–12 metres

Six models sit in this band: the Lagoon 400, Lagoon 380, Bavaria Nautitech 40 Open, Excess 11, Leopard 39 and Aventura Yachts A37. They take 8–15 guests by day and have 3–6 cabins. Engines are modest — twin 30 hp on the Lagoon 400, 45 hp on the Lagoon 380, 58 hp on the Excess 11 and 60 hp on the 40 Open — because these boats are meant to sail. Prices in the band run from €444 to €957, and the biggest single factor inside it is age.

Age changes the price more than length

Two boats of almost the same length show it clearly. The Excess 11 is 11.33 metres long, built in 2023, and starts at €957 a day. The Lagoon 400 is 11.99 metres, built in 2012, and starts at €444. The newer boat costs about 2.2 times more while being the shorter of the two. Between them sit the Lagoon 380 from 2018 at €550 and the Nautitech 40 Open from 2017 at €800, the latter with skipper and fuel included. A newer boat usually brings fresher interiors and equipment; an older one gives the same sea and the same anchorages for less. Decide which matters to your group before comparing prices.

Larger sailing catamarans and the motor cat

From 13 metres up, the boats get roomier and pricier. The Bali 4.4 (13 m, 2024, 80 hp) starts at €1,286, and the Bali 5.4 (16.8 m, 2022, twin 80 hp, 5 cabins) at €1,537 — about 20% more for nearly four extra metres and one more cabin. The Lagoon 450 for 12 guests starts at €929 and the Bavaria Nautitech 46 Fly, 13.7 metres long, takes up to 10. The Flash Cat Cocoon is a different kind of boat: an 8–9 metre motor catamaran with 90 hp on the shorter version and 40 hp on the longer one, a single cabin and room for 9–10 guests. It suits a short, quick outing more than a day under sail.

Skipper or bareboat: crew, licence and fees

On most catamarans in Valencia the skipper is part of the arrangement, and whether that skipper is inside the price or billed on top changes the total more than any other line.

Boats that come with a skipper

On several models the skipper is not optional. On the Lagoon 400 and the Bali 5.4 a skipper is mandatory. On the Nautitech 40 Open a skipper is mandatory too, and the €800 day rate includes both skipper and fuel. On the Fountaine Pajot Taiti 75 and the Flash Cat Cocoon the skipper is included. For a group with no sailing experience this is the simplest arrangement: the skipper handles mooring, the route and the weather, and you handle the swimming.

What a skipper costs when billed separately

When the skipper is not in the boat price, the fee is a separate daily line. On the Nautitech 40 Open the skipper is quoted at €230 a day when booked apart from the all-inclusive rate. Across catamarans in the Valencia market, the average skipper fee is around €563 a day. On a Lagoon 400 at €444, a skipper at that average fee more than doubles the day's cost. Always ask whether the skipper's fee, meals and fuel are included before you compare two quotes.

Sailing a catamaran yourself

Bareboat charter — taking the helm yourself — is one of the modes on offer, and it requires a recognised boating licence that covers the size of the boat. Spanish rules allow people without a licence to sail only small sailboats up to 6 metres, within 2 miles of the port, by day and from 18 years old. Every catamaran in this section is at least 8 metres long, so none of them falls under that exemption. If no one in your group holds a suitable licence, book the boat with a skipper.

Marinas and a request that gets a comparable quote

The catamarans in this section sail from four bases around the city, and knowing the base helps you plan transfers and compare like with like.

Where the boats are based

• Real Club Nàutic de Valencia: the Lagoon 400 at €444 and the Bavaria Nautitech 40 Open at €800.
• Valencia Mar: the Lagoon 380, the Excess 11 and the Bali 5.4 — from €550 to €1,537.
• La Marina de València: the Fountaine Pajot Taiti 75, the Flash Cat Cocoon and a second Lagoon 400.
• Port Saplaya, Alboraya: the Bali 4.4, in a marina just north of the city.

They are separate places with separate meeting points, so confirm the meeting point with the exact boat rather than with the model name.

What to put in a charter request

• Date and length: give the exact date and whether you want a half day, a full day or a week, so the unit is the same in every quote.
• Guests and nights: state the full headcount and whether anyone sleeps on board, because day guests and berths differ.
• Skipper and fuel: ask whether both are inside the rate or billed separately, and at what daily fee.
• Base: name the marina you prefer or ask which one the boat uses.
• Exact boat: name the model from the cards on this page and ask whether the quote is for that boat or a similar one.

Reading two quotes side by side

Two quotes for catamarans of similar size are comparable only when four things match: the unit (half day, day or week), what is included (skipper, fuel), the base and the date. A €471 figure that is a week divided by seven cannot be set against an €800 single day; a boat-only price cannot be set against an all-inclusive one. Line the four facts up for each quote, convert everything into the same unit, and only then look at the totals. A quote that cannot answer one of those four is not yet a price.

Key points before you choose a boat

Five figures to keep in mind

• Day rate: the ten day-priced catamarans start between €444 and €3,325, with the middle at €914.50.
• Week versus day: a week on the Nautitech 40 Open works out at about €471 a day against €800 for a single day.
• Age: the 2023 Excess 11 costs about 2.2 times the 2012 Lagoon 400 of almost the same length.
• Berths: a catamaran that takes 12 guests by day may sleep 6, so overnight plans start with cabins.
• Skipper: mandatory or included on most boats; billed separately it runs from €230 to an average of about €563 a day.

Which boat for which group

For a group of up to 12 looking for the lowest day rate, the Lagoon 400 at €444 is the starting point. For a newer boat in the same size band, the Excess 11 or the Lagoon 380 are the next steps. For a family that wants every guest to have a cabin, the Bali 4.4 puts 8 people in 4 double cabins. For a celebration or a company day, the Taiti 75 takes up to 104 guests with the skipper included. Whatever the choice, send one request with the date, headcount, unit and base, and compare quotes only once they answer the same four questions.