Capri from a motor yacht is a different island from the one that the day-tripper ferry delivers. The Blue Grotto is reached by tender at 0800 before the tour boats block the entrance channel. The Faraglioni, the three limestone stacks off the eastern shore, can be navigated at low speed through the arch in the outermost rock. Marina Piccola on the south coast provides an afternoon anchorage above a sandy beach. The yacht delivers these experiences in sequence; the ferry passenger arrives and departs in a crowd.
More than 36 motor yachts in the Italian charter fleet cover the Capri waters and the broader Gulf of Naples. The range runs from 30-metre vessels that can approach the island smaller jetties close enough for a tender run, to 80-metre flagships that anchor in the deeper roads off Marina Grande and use a chase tender for shore excursions. Both sizes give the same fundamental advantage over land-based guests: the island belongs to the early morning, and the yacht is already there.
Charter rates for motor yachts around Capri begin at around 79,000 euros per week and extend to 400,000 euros for the largest superyachts at peak season. The advance provisioning allowance, typically 30 percent of the charter fee, covers fuel, marina fees, provisions and crew gratuity. July and August bring the highest ferry traffic and the busiest anchorages; June and September provide almost identical conditions with significantly fewer other boats.
A Capri motor itinerary typically also covers the Amalfi coast, Sorrento and the islands of Ischia and Procida. The full Gulf of Naples circuit covers manageable distances at motor yacht speed and fills seven days comfortably with time at anchor on each island or port.
