A motor yacht is the natural vessel for the Amalfi coast. The sheer verticality of the cliffs, the string of villages clinging above them, the deep grottoes and sea stacks off Positano make for a landscape that rewards mobility. With a motor yacht, you move on your schedule: out of Salerno before the ferries wake the harbour, anchored beneath the Faraglioni by midday, and moored stern-to in Amalfi town before dinner.
The Italian charter fleet covers more than 36 motor yachts in this region, ranging from nimble 30-metre day-charter vessels to 80-metre flagship superyachts carrying beach clubs, helipads and on-deck pools. Beam, deck space and the depth of the crew roster all scale with the boat. Smaller yachts slip into ports that larger vessels pass by; the flagships arrive with water toys, tenders and a kitchen capable of producing a proper Neapolitan dinner at anchor.
Charter rates for motor yachts on the Amalfi coast run from roughly 79,000 euros per week at the lower end of the fleet to 400,000 euros for the largest superyachts in high season. The advance provisioning allowance, typically 30 percent of the base rate, covers fuel, port dues, provisions and crew gratuity. July and August command peak prices; June and September offer the same blue water and uncrowded anchorages at a measurable discount.
Most itineraries begin or end in Naples, calling at Positano, Praiano, Amalfi town, and the island of Capri before returning north. A seven-night circuit covers the full coast at a relaxed pace, with time at anchor in calm coves beneath the Lattari mountains and a full day moored off the Faraglioni.
