A superyacht charter Marmaris can put to sea on is usually a gulet or a converted trawler. This is neither. Forty metres of CRN Ancona, tri-deck, steel and aluminium, launched in 2004 and taken through a full refit in 2023: twelve guests in six cabins, eight crew, and an interior by Zuccon International Project that has aged into something better than fashionable.
Three decks at forty metres is unusual, and it is the single fact that matters most about her. It buys separation. Guests on the sundeck are not sitting above guests on the bridge deck who are not sitting above guests at the aft deck table. On a superyacht charter Marmaris of a full week, that vertical distance is what keeps twelve people from tiring of each other by Wednesday.
She was built by CRN in Ancona, part of the Ferretti Group, to a standard that a 2004 hull still shows twenty years on. The 2023 refit renewed the interior, the systems and the technology rather than restyling the boat, which was the right decision: the Zuccon lines were never the problem. Few vessels offered for superyacht charter Marmaris carry a pedigree interior at all.
Twin MTU diesels of 2,775 horsepower each give twelve knots cruising and twenty flat out, with stabilisers running under way. Twenty knots on a 40-metre displacement hull is genuinely quick, and it means the whole Turkish coast and the eastern Aegean are open inside a week rather than a fortnight.
The master is a full-beam suite forward on the main deck, with its own study and a large bathroom. That placement is the giveaway of a properly conceived layout: the owner’s cabin on the main deck rather than squeezed below, with natural light on three sides and the width of the hull to itself.
Below sit two VIP cabins, one double, and two further doubles each with a Pullman berth, so the twelve can be arranged as six couples, or as four couples with children next door. Every cabin is en-suite, and on a superyacht charter Marmaris of this size that is the floor, not the ceiling. A superyacht charter Marmaris that has to sleep two families rarely offers this much flexibility below decks.
Eight crew for twelve guests is the right ratio at this size, and it is what pays for the difference between a large yacht and a well-run one. On a superyacht charter Marmaris that ratio is felt in the timing rather than announced. Entertainment runs throughout: satellite television, LED screens, a hi-fi system through the whole vessel, wifi, docking stations, and a serious collection of board games and DVDs for the afternoon nobody wants to move.
Meals are cooked aboard by the yacht’s own chef, to a preference sheet taken before the charter rather than to a fixed menu. At this level that is the expectation and not the upgrade, and it is the part of a superyacht charter Marmaris guests describe afterwards in more detail than the cabins.
The produce is the argument. The Marmaris market on a Thursday supplies the week: sea bass and bream landed overnight, tomatoes with actual flavour, the sheep and goat cheeses from the Mugla hinterland, figs and pomegranate from September. A chef who works close to that market rather than importing a European card is the one worth having on any superyacht charter Marmaris.
Dietary requirements, allergies and preferences belong on the preference sheet at the time of booking. Provisioning for twenty people happens ashore before departure, and the bays east of Marmaris have nothing, so a superyacht charter Marmaris is planned around the market.
The kitchens worth the trip on this coast sit at the head of bays no road reaches, and at forty metres you will lie at anchor rather than alongside for most of the week. That is the right way to do it, and the reason a superyacht charter Marmaris beats a suite in a resort, however good the resort.
The Gulf of Hisaronu opens immediately west: Bozburun for the boatyards and the fish, Selimiye for a quay of tavernas and nothing else, Datca for the almonds and the Knidos ruins beyond. North across the gulf lies Sedir Island with Cleopatra beach and a kitchen behind it. East toward Gocek, Ekincik sits at the mouth of the Dalyan river with the Lycian rock tombs an hour upstream.
The ten-metre Skipper 34 chase tender, with twin 300-horsepower outboards, makes those shore runs quick enough that the distance stops mattering. There is a second 4.20-metre Grand tender for everything else, which on a superyacht charter Marmaris means two shore parties can run at once. Aboard, a full bar and a cellar stocked to a brief; Turkish wine repays the attention, the Bozcaada whites with fish and Kalecik Karasi with anything from the grill.
Marmaris is her home port, and it is the best-placed base in Turkey for a boat with this range. Dalaman airport is ninety minutes away, which for a superyacht charter Marmaris party arriving on different flights matters, the marina takes vessels of this length without argument, and a superyacht charter Marmaris opens three distinct directions rather than two.
West into the Gulf of Hisaronu and round the Datca peninsula: Bozburun, Selimiye, Datca, Knidos, and the Greek islands beyond. East along the Turquoise Coast to Gocek, Fethiye, Olu Deniz and Kalkan, and on to the sunken city at Kekova if the week allows. North into the Gulf of Gokova for Cokertme, Longoz and English Harbour.
Rhodes and Symi lie an easy passage west, with the rest of the Dodecanese beyond and the Ionian within reach on a longer charter. Greek crossings need a transit log and passports lodged in advance, handled by the agent rather than the captain at this size. Aquinox also charters from Bodrum and Gocek if a different base suits the flights.
A sundeck jacuzzi, a swimming platform and a beach club aft that opens to the water. The garage is enclosed, with hydraulic openings aft and to both port and starboard, which is why the toys come out fast and go away clean rather than cluttering the aft deck all week.
Seabob, E-surfboard, wakeboard, water skis, stand-up paddleboard, donut, tube and an inflatable swim platform. Two tenders: a ten-metre Skipper 34 with twin 300-horsepower outboards, and a 4.20-metre Grand with a 40. A superyacht charter Marmaris should carry a full inventory rather than a token one, and on a superyacht charter Marmaris in August the swim platform is where the day happens.
Length overall 40.00 metres, beam 7.70 metres, tri-deck. Built by CRN Ancona in 2004, refitted 2023. Interior by Zuccon International Project. Twin MTU 2,775-horsepower diesels, twelve knots cruising, twenty maximum, stabilisers under way. Twelve guests in six en-suite cabins, eight crew.
Weekly rates run from EUR 115,000 in low season to EUR 130,000 in high season, quoted for the yacht with her crew of eight. A superyacht charter Marmaris aboard her normally runs Saturday to Saturday.
Running costs at this size — fuel, food, drinks, port fees and transfers — are handled through an advance provisioning allowance rather than folded into the headline number, and the percentage varies by itinerary. Aquinox confirms the exact terms and the expected allowance in writing before any deposit, because a rate quoted this way is not comparable to an all-inclusive gulet week without it.
A superyacht charter Marmaris at forty metres goes a season ahead for July and August. May, June, September and October offer better availability and, on a boat with this much shade and air conditioning, no loss of comfort. Send your dates and guest numbers to Aquinox Yachting for availability, a written quotation and the preference-sheet process the same working day.
Twelve guests in six en-suite cabins: a full-beam master suite on the main deck with a study, two VIPs, a double, and two doubles each with a Pullman berth. Eight crew.
From EUR 115,000 per week in low season and EUR 130,000 in high season, for the yacht with her crew of eight, Saturday to Saturday.
Fuel, food, drinks, port fees and transfers are drawn from an advance provisioning allowance. Aquinox confirms the expected percentage in writing before any deposit.
A ten-metre Skipper 34 chase tender with twin 300 hp outboards and a 4.20m Grand with a 40 hp, plus a Seabob, E-surfboard, wakeboard, water skis, paddleboard, donut, tube and an inflatable swim platform.
West to Bozburun, Selimiye, Datca and the Greek islands; east to Gocek, Fethiye and Kekova; north into the Gulf of Gokova. Rhodes and Symi are an easy passage away.
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