A Ferretti 68 charter from Rhodes is an invitation into an older, more considered kind of yachting: a classic 20-metre Italian flybridge motor yacht, built in 2000 and refitted in 2016, run fully crewed for just eight guests. Where newer boats chase volume, this Ferretti 68 trades on timeless proportion, a cream-leather salon and the unhurried performance that made the yard a byword for the Mediterranean motor yacht.
Based on the island of Rhodes, a Ferretti 68 charter opens the whole of the southern Aegean: the Dodecanese first — Symi, Nisyros, Tilos and Chalki — and, on a longer week, the Cyclades, Crete and the Turkish coast beyond. Her shallow 1.72-metre draft slips into coves the larger yachts must admire from a distance, and a crew of three handle everything from provisioning to the anchor so that the week belongs entirely to her guests.
Step below and the era shows in the best possible way. The full-width salon is furnished in rich cream leather and fully air-conditioned; a raised dining area centres on a briarwood table that comfortably seats eight, with the galley alongside so that gourmet meals arrive without ceremony. It is an interior of warmth and patina rather than showroom gloss — the kind of room that rewards long lunches and slow evenings at anchor.
Below deck, four cabins — two doubles and two twins, each fully air-conditioned — sleep up to eight guests, with the crew quartered separately so that guest spaces stay private. The master and VIP doubles offer generous stowage and en-suite comfort, while the twins convert easily for families or friends travelling together. Warm timber joinery and soft indirect light carry the same timeless character throughout.
Above, the spacious sun deck is the yacht’s open-air heart: sunbathe or gather for an afternoon barbecue under the shade of the Bimini, then move to the aft-deck table for breakfast and brunch over an unbroken seascape. A Ferretti 68 charter is defined as much by these hours in the open air as by the miles run — a sequence of shaded and sunlit spaces that keep a party of eight comfortably apart or easily together.
Twin 1,200-horsepower diesels give a 24-knot cruise and a 33-knot maximum, so a lunch anchorage two islands away is never out of reach, while 4,200 litres of fuel and 1,000 litres of water support genuine cruising between fills. An enthusiastic, professional crew of three — quartered in separate compartments — attend to the cooking, the itinerary and the small details that turn a good week into a memorable one.
From Rhodes, the classic route runs north through the Dodecanese and the crew will tailor every leg to the party aboard: quiet swimming coves for a family, livelier harbours for a celebration, boat-in tavernas reached most gracefully by tender at dusk. Late spring and early autumn bring the warmest sea and the quietest anchorages, and are the seasons we most often recommend for the finest weeks aboard.
A Ferretti 68 charter suits those who prize character and space over the newest hull: a genuinely classic motor yacht with the room, the crew and the range for a proper Dodecanese week. For a family, a group of friends or a special event, she delivers a five-star, fully crewed experience at a scale that stays personal rather than corporate.
Chartering a classic is often a compromise; here it is anything but. This Ferretti 68 has been kept and refitted with real care, so the character of a 2000-built Italian motor yacht comes without the anxieties — air-conditioning throughout, a generator for power at anchor, and systems maintained to a professional standard. The result is a yacht that feels special the moment you step aboard, yet asks nothing of her guests but to enjoy the week.
The scale is part of the appeal. At twenty metres and eight guests, a Ferretti 68 charter stays personal — a single, close party rather than a crowd — while still offering separate decks for reading, dining and sun. Families gravitate to the twin cabins and the shaded aft deck; couples take the doubles and the sun deck; everyone meets again in the cream-leather salon as the light goes down. It is a layout that has flattered charter parties for two decades, and it flatters them still.
Every detail ashore and afloat is arranged before you arrive, from provisioning to a route shaped around your party, so the holiday starts at the passerelle rather than the supermarket. That, more than any single feature, is what a crewed charter should feel like.
This Ferretti 68 is part of the curated Aquinox kiralama filosu, and is built by Ferretti Yachts of Italy. Offered fully crewed, with provisioning, bespoke itineraries and berthing arranged by our team. Contact Aquinox Yachting to confirm availability, seasonal rates and a tailored Dodecanese itinerary aboard this Ferretti 68.
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