PHANTOM is a 26 metre Italian motor yacht, built in 1995 and taken back to a contemporary standard in a thorough 2025 refit. She makes her case on character and value rather than size: a well proportioned, warmly finished yacht that gives eight guests the run of the Croatian coast and the wider Adriatic at a price that leaves room for a longer stay.
The refit is what makes her current. New finishes inside, with fresh paint and systems across the yacht, mean she looks and runs far younger than her build year suggests, while keeping the solid, sea kindly feel of a hull from an era when Italian yards built for the long haul. For guests, that translates into a boat that feels cared for in every corner.
Her exterior is arranged for the Adriatic summer. The aft deck carries a shaded lounge and a separate dining area, so lunch in the shade and an evening meal under the stars each have their own place. Forward and on the upper deck there is open space for sun, and a generous toy locker turns the clear water of the Croatian islands into the main event of the day. A compact draft lets her tuck into the coves and small harbours that define cruising this coast.
Inside, the main salon is the social heart of the yacht, finished in warm timber with comfortable seating and good natural light through wide windows. A country style galley sits close to hand, the kind that puts the cook at the centre of the day rather than hidden away, and an interior stair links the decks with easy flow. The feel throughout is relaxed and personal rather than formal, in keeping with a yacht of this size. Air conditioning throughout, a sound system and a comfortable indoor lounge mean she works just as well on a cool evening or a rainy afternoon as she does out in the sun.
Accommodation runs to four cabins for eight guests. The master stateroom is a comfortable retreat with its own bathroom, and the guest cabins are set up as a double and further berths to suit couples or a family. A close crew of three looks after the yacht and its guests, and at this scale the service is personal, attentive and unhurried.
PHANTOM suits guests who care more about the quality of the days than the length of the yacht. She offers a fresh, well kept Italian motor yacht, a crew who know the coast, and a cruising ground, the Croatian islands and the Adriatic, that rewards exactly her kind of flexible, shallow draft boat. Mornings start with a swim off the back, afternoons with a run between islands, and evenings with dinner on the aft deck as the harbour settles.
She charters from 29,000 Euros per week, crewed and based in Croatia for the Adriatic season. For a couple or a family after an intimate, good value week among the islands, she is an easy and honest choice, recently refreshed and ready to go.
