EMMYS 2027

For four days every early May, the East Med Multihull Yacht Charter Show (EMMYS) takes over a Greek charter port — the headline multihull-and-catamaran charter show of the Mediterranean, and the defining trade-only event for the Eastern Med catamaran fleet. Organised by the EMMYS team (headquartered at Marina Zeas in Piraeus), the show concentrates the international catamaran charter brokerage community for four days of yacht viewings, captain-led walk-throughs, broker meetings, culinary competitions, and the wider Eastern Med charter-industry social calendar. The 22nd edition (May 2026) was held at Poros Island; the 2027 edition’s venue is TBC at time of writing and may move from Poros.

The 2027 edition is scheduled for May 2027 (exact dates to be confirmed by the organiser). The early-May timing sits at the opening of the Eastern Mediterranean charter season — daytime highs 22–25°C, water at 18–20°C, the meltemi winds not yet at peak, and the wider Saronic Gulf, Cyclades, Sporades, and Ionian charter fleets opening for the season immediately after the show. EMMYS is the trade-only event that calibrates the Eastern Med multihull charter market for the May-October summer season.

The page below is built around how a charter client should actually approach a post-EMMYS Greek multihull charter: where to embark across the Greek charter marinas — Alimos Marina at Athens (the largest Greek charter base, with the densest catamaran fleet), Marina Zeas at Piraeus (the EMMYS HQ port), Olympic Marine at Lavrio (the wider Athens charter cluster), the Poros Island village quay, and the wider Saronic Gulf marinas (Hydra, Spetses, Aegina) — and how a longer charter pairs the Greek catamaran charter season with cruising the Saronic Gulf (immediately south of Athens), the Cyclades (Mykonos, Paros, Santorini), the Sporades (Skiathos, Skopelos, Alonissos), the Ionian Islands (Corfu, Lefkada, Kefalonia), or the Turkish coast (Marmaris, Bodrum, Göcek to the east).

The first reason to book a Greek multihull charter is the show’s function. EMMYS is the only major trade-only charter show in the global calendar dedicated specifically to multihulls and catamarans — the multihull charter fleet is the fastest-growing segment of the global charter market, and EMMYS is where the Eastern Med catamaran inventory is presented to the international brokerage community each year. Charter clients don’t attend the show in person (it’s closed to non-trade), but the show’s timing means catamaran inventory across the wider Eastern Mediterranean is at peak transparency in early May.

The second reason is the Greek summer charter window. The four show days mark the opening of the Eastern Mediterranean summer charter season — from May through to late October, the Saronic Gulf, Cyclades, Sporades, Ionian Islands, and the wider Aegean deliver the cleanest cruising conditions of the Mediterranean year. Daytime highs run 25–32°C across the season (with August the peak), water 22–26°C, the meltemi winds reliable across July-August in the Cyclades, and the wider Greek-and-Turkish catamaran fleet at peak inventory across the six-month window.

The third reason is the catamaran charter economics. Catamarans offer materially better space-per-Euro than equivalent-length motor yachts — a 60-foot catamaran sleeps 8-10 guests across 4-5 double cabins with an open-plan saloon, salon, and broad outdoor deck space that simply doesn’t exist on a comparable monohull. The Greek waters are catamaran-ideal: light winds, calm sea conditions for much of the season, shallow protected anchorages, short inter-island distances (perfect for daily cruising vs ocean passages). Multihull charter rates run 30-50% lower per-guest than monohull equivalents, with the same luxury programme on deck.

The fourth reason is the cruising extension. The Eastern Mediterranean is one of the most-developed multi-week charter regions on the global calendar — the Saronic Gulf (Aegina, Hydra, Spetses) for a short post-show week, the Cyclades (Mykonos, Paros, Naxos, Santorini, Milos) for the headline 7-to-10-day Greek programme, the Sporades (Skiathos, Skopelos, Alonissos) for the quieter northern Aegean alternative, the Ionian Islands (Corfu, Lefkada, Kefalonia, Ithaca) for the western Greek programme, or onwards to the Turkish coast (Bodrum, Marmaris, Göcek — pairs with the TYBA Charter Show the same week as EMMYS).

Booking timing for a Greek multihull charter follows the standard trade-only-show calibration rhythm. Because EMMYS is closed-to-trade and sets the Eastern Med catamaran market’s pricing and availability, the brokerage community works the show in early May and the headline catamarans then book through to year-end across the rest of the Greek summer. The cleanest booking pattern is to commit immediately post-show when the trade community is most active on the multihull fleet.

Practical timeline for the 2027 Greek summer charter season:

• Twelve to fifteen months out (Feb–May 2026): The window for any headline 60+ foot multihull (the Sunreef-style luxury catamarans, the large Lagoon and Fountaine Pajot motor catamarans) for the peak July-August window. The most-decorated luxury catamarans (the regular A-list charter returners) are committed in this window. Boatcrowd’s pre-allocated Greek multihull inventory is typically committed by the previous autumn.
• Six to nine months out (Aug–Nov 2026): The window for mid-tier catamarans (45-60 foot) across the Greek charter fleet — Alimos, Marina Zeas, Olympic Marine, plus the wider Saronic and Cyclades base fleet. The repositioning fleet from Turkish ports for the Greek summer is fully negotiable in this window.
• Three to six months out (Dec 2026 – Feb 2027): Standard catamaran inventory remains available across the Greek charter fleet; some last-minute headline catamaran availability surfaces. The Cyclades-and-Sporades-based fleet (smaller catamarans, sailing monohulls) is fully available for July-September embarkations.
• Immediately post-show (mid-May 2027): The cleanest moment to commit Greek multihull charter inventory. The trade community has just seen every catamaran in person; central agents have updated availability calendars; pricing is locked. Boatcrowd’s post-EMMYS inventory release typically opens within days of the show closing.
• Inside three months: Last-minute by Greek multihull standards. Specific catamarans and weeks may be unavailable; alternatives include sailing-monohull charters, smaller mid-size catamarans, or yachts based at neighbouring marinas with embarkation transit.

The Greek multihull charter infrastructure splits across the Athens area marinas, the Saronic Gulf islands, and the wider Greek coast. The headline embarkation choices for a post-EMMYS catamaran charter:

Alimos Marina — Athens (the largest Greek charter base)

The Alimos Marina (also known as Kalamaki Marina) sits on the southern Athens coastline — the largest charter-yacht marina in Greece by berth count, with the densest catamaran fleet concentration in the country. Handles yachts up to about 50 metres alongside on transient berths. About 20 minutes by road from Athens International Airport. Practical as the primary embarkation port for clients running a Saronic Gulf or Cyclades programme.

Marina Zeas — Piraeus (EMMYS HQ)

The historic Marina Zeas at Piraeus — the EMMYS organisational headquarters. Handles yachts up to about 60 metres alongside. The natural alternative embarkation port for clients combining the post-show charter with the wider Athens / Piraeus port programme.

Olympic Marine — Lavrio

The Olympic Marine facility at Lavrio on the south-east tip of Attica — a deep-water full-service marina handling yachts up to about 80 metres alongside, with strong superyacht-services infrastructure. About 45 minutes by road from Athens International Airport. Natural alternative embarkation port for clients prioritising deeper-water access or running a Cyclades-direct programme.

Poros Island & the Saronic Gulf village quays

The Poros Island village quay (recent EMMYS host) and the wider Saronic Gulf island quays at Hydra, Spetses, and Aegina — smaller quay-side mooring options for the wider charter fleet. Practical for charter clients prioritising direct Saronic Gulf-based embarkation over the Athens-area marinas. Quay-side berthing is on transient availability; coordinate with the charter operator.

Cyclades base marinas — Mykonos & Paros

For clients wanting to embark directly in the Cyclades rather than transit from Athens, Mykonos Marina (Tourlos) and Paros Naoussa offer transient yacht charter embarkations. Practical for shorter post-show charters that skip the Athens-to-Cyclades transit; less flexibility on yacht selection than the Athens-area marinas.

Turkish coast alternative — Göcek & Marmaris

Yacht-charter facilities on the Turkish coast (D-Marin Göcek — the TYBA Charter Show venue the same week as EMMYS — plus Marmaris, Bodrum, and the wider Turkish charter cluster) sit 200-400 nautical miles east of Athens. Practical as the alternative embarkation programme for clients combining EMMYS attendance with a Turkish coast or Dodecanese cruise (Rhodes, Symi, Kos, Kalymnos, Patmos).

The natural way to think about a post-EMMYS Greek multihull charter is as a 7-to-14-day programme spanning one or two of the regional Greek charter regions, plus optionally onwards to the Turkish coast or back to Italy. May delivers early-season Eastern Med conditions — daytime highs 22–25°C, water 18–20°C, the meltemi winds not yet at peak, and the wider region opening for the season. The May-June shoulder window delivers materially softer rates than the July-August peak.

• Saronic Gulf. 5-30 nm south of Athens — the natural short post-show extension. Aegina (the closest island, 20 nm), Hydra (the most picturesque, no cars allowed, donkey-and-foot only), Spetses (the cosmopolitan Saronic Gulf island with the Poseidonion Grand Hotel), and Poros (the close-to-mainland mountainous island). The natural three-to-five-day post-show extension.
• Cyclades. 80-200 nm south-east of Athens — the headline Greek charter destination. Mykonos (the headline beach-and-nightlife island), Paros and Antiparos (the quieter mid-Cyclades pair), Naxos (the largest Cyclades island, with the Portara archaeological site), Santorini (the headline volcanic-caldera island, at the southern end of the Cyclades), Milos (the relatively undiscovered south-west Cyclades), Folegandros (the quietest, most under-the-radar Cyclades destination). The headline seven-to-fourteen-day post-show extension.
• Sporades. 100-150 nm north of Athens — the quieter northern Aegean alternative. Skiathos (the main Sporades island with international airport access), Skopelos (the “Mamma Mia” island), Alonissos (the National Marine Park island, with monk-seal protection programmes). The natural alternative to the Cyclades for clients prioritising the quieter Greek charter programme.
• Ionian Islands. Western Greek coast, 200+ nm west of Athens (with embarkation typically from Corfu or Lefkada directly rather than transit from Athens). Corfu, Paxos, Lefkada, Kefalonia, Ithaca, Zakynthos. The Ionian is materially calmer than the Aegean (no meltemi wind), with shorter inter-island distances. Practical as the alternative Greek charter region for clients prioritising the gentler-water programme over the Cyclades.
• Turkish coast. 200-400 nm east of Athens — the natural east-bound extension. Göcek (the TYBA Charter Show venue), Marmaris, Bodrum, and the wider Lycian coast (Kekova, Kalkan, Kas). Greek-Turkish cruising permits are well-established; the customs-and-immigration logistics are routine. Practical for clients combining a Greek and Turkish multi-week charter on the same yacht.
• Dodecanese. Eastern Greek coast (the islands along the Turkish coast). Rhodes, Symi, Kos, Kalymnos, Patmos — the eastern Greek charter region, with strong cross-pairing with Turkish coast cruises. Practical for clients prioritising the historically-significant Greek island programme over the headline Cyclades.

Greek charter dining splits across three distinct experiences: on-board dining with the catamaran’s own chef (the headline programme for any luxury catamaran charter, with the EMMYS culinary competition each year showcasing the show fleet’s catamaran chefs); shore-side harbour tavernas at the island village quays (Hydra, Spetses, Mykonos, Naxos, Skiathos and the wider Cyclades / Sporades / Saronic / Ionian taverna circuit); and the headline Athens-area fine-dining and Michelin programme. Specific venue recommendations vary by season and itinerary — speak with the Boatcrowd Greek charter team for the current programme by island and date.

Greek charter bar programmes follow the island. The Saronic Gulf (Hydra harbour, Spetses Old Harbour, Poros village) runs traditional Greek harbour-side café-and-cocktail bars. The Cyclades (especially Mykonos and Santorini) operates the headline Greek sunset-bar programme — the most-photographed Greek cocktail venues are at Oia (Santorini), Little Venice (Mykonos), and the Mykonos beach clubs. The Athens cocktail scene is materially developed and works well as the pre-or-post-charter base. As with dining, specific venues vary by season and itinerary — speak with our charter team for the current programme.

EMMYS is a trade-only show; the show-week nightlife is correspondingly focused. The defining show-week social calendar runs through the on-board catamaran dinners at the show port (Poros for the 2027 edition; 2027 venue TBC), the official EMMYS broker receptions, the culinary competition evenings, and the wider Saronic Gulf show-port hospitality calendar. The four show days concentrate the global multihull brokerage community in one port; the social calendar runs at correspondingly high intensity for a multihull-specialist trade event.

• Hosted catamaran dinners at the EMMYS port. The defining show-week nightlife. The exhibiting catamarans at the show port host broker-and-charter-manager dinners across all four show evenings, with the wider international brokerage community attending. These are invitation-only trade events; Boatcrowd’s broker-partner relationships open access to multiple hosted catamaran dinners across show week.
• EMMYS culinary competition evenings. The show’s headline social programme — the catamaran-chef culinary competition showcases the fleet’s on-board chefs across the show week. Attendance is restricted to credentialed trade attendees; Boatcrowd’s show-credentialed team attends and can brief clients on the wider programme.
• Post-show Mykonos mega-club programme. For post-show charters that include Mykonos (typically Days 4-7 of a Cyclades itinerary), the headline Greek nightlife runs at the Mykonos beach clubs (Nammos at Psarou Beach, Scorpios at Paranga Beach, Principote at Panormos) and the wider Mykonos Town late-evening programme. The most concentrated luxury nightlife in the Greek islands.
• Santorini caldera evenings. The Santorini caldera-rim programme — sunset at Oia, dinner at a clifftop restaurant, with the catamaran anchored in the caldera below. Quieter than Mykonos but more visually theatrical; the natural alternative for clients prioritising scenery over scene.
• Quiet-island Saronic Gulf evenings. Hydra, Spetses and Poros each run a quiet, traditional-Greek-village late-evening programme — quayside cocktail bars, harbour-front tavernas, and the slow Greek-island summer-evening pace. Practical for clients running a quieter, more refined post-show pace.

Greek multihull charter pricing sits at the friendlier end of the Mediterranean charter calendar relative to motor-yacht equivalents. The combination of (1) the catamaran charter model (more sleeping cabins per length, materially better space-per-Euro), (2) the regional Greek and Eastern Med catamaran fleet operating at moderate utilisation across the May-October season, and (3) the meaningful difference between July-August peak rates and the May / September shoulder windows means charter clients can flex pricing materially by date. Unlike the consumer-facing Mediterranean boat shows, EMMYS itself carries no show-week consumer pricing premium — the show is trade-only and no charter clients embark during show week. The pricing below applies to post-show Greek catamaran charters across the May-October 2027 season.

Standard Greek catamaran charters include the yacht, full professional crew (captain, mate, chef, stewardess and deck team scaled to yacht size), comprehensive insurance, and use of all on-board equipment and tenders — jet skis, paddleboards, sea bobs, kayaks, snorkel gear, water toys. Most charters include the embarkation marina berth at the start port (Alimos, Zeas, Lavrio); subsequent marina dockage along the cruise is typically charged as APA.

Additional costs are APA (typically 20–30% of the charter rate on catamarans — materially lower than the 30–35% standard on motor yachts; covers fuel, food, beverages, and en-route dockage), Greek charter VAT (6.5%–13% depending on charter duration and vessel certification: 13% for standard professional charters over 48 hours, 6.5% for charters running under the international cruise protocol, and 12% for itineraries where 60%+ of the time is spent outside Greek territorial waters — speak with your charter team for the applicable treatment on your itinerary), and a recommended crew gratuity of 10–15% paid at the end of the charter. National Park and protected-area entrance fees apply for the Sporades National Marine Park (Alonissos area).

The catamaran charter model delivers materially better space-per-Euro than equivalent-length monohulls. A 60-foot catamaran sleeps 8-10 guests across 4-5 double cabins with an open-plan saloon, broad outdoor deck spaces, and stable at-anchor conditions that simply don’t exist on a comparable monohull. Combined with Greek waters being catamaran-ideal (light winds for much of the season, shallow protected anchorages, short inter-island distances), the multihull model delivers the highest charter-value programme in the Eastern Mediterranean. EMMYS is the trade event that calibrates this catamaran market each year.

For clients combining a Greek and Turkish multi-week catamaran charter (the natural Eastern Mediterranean programme), the booking typically embarks from Athens or Göcek depending on the planned cruise direction, with mid-charter customs-and-immigration formalities handled by the captain and crew. The Greek-Turkish cruising permits are well-established. EMMYS (early May, Greece) and TYBA (early May, Göcek) often happen the same week — clients running a combined two-show programme can attend both via short transfer.