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Capri sits in the Gulf of Naples 5 kilometres south of the Sorrento peninsula and 17 nautical miles west of Amalfi, with a permanent population of 14,000 across the 10-square-kilometre island. The working day-charter calendar runs May to October with the working peak from late June to mid-September. A 40-foot motor yacht with crew for a 6-hour Capri circumnavigation and Faraglioni anchor day in July runs €2,500 to €3,800 with the working 0% Italian luxury VAT through 2026 [VERIFY: confirm 2026 status], fuel, and gratuity on top. The working day-charter inventory operates from a single working departure base: Marina Grande Capri at the working north of the island (working all bands). Marina Piccola Capri operates as a working anchorage and tender stop only. Naples International Airport (NAP) handles the working air access with the canonical 70 to 100 minute road-and-ferry transfer to Capri via the working Naples-to-Capri Caremar or Alilauro ferry; the working Sorrento ferry runs 25 minutes from Marina Piccola Sorrento.
The point of a Capri day charter on a 4 to 7 hour rotation is the Capri circumnavigation (the working 9 nautical mile loop around the island past the Blue Grotto, the working Punta Carena lighthouse at the west, the working Faraglioni rocks at the south, the working Grotta Bianca and the working Grotta Meravigliosa caves, and the working Tiberius villa anchor at the east), the Faraglioni rock anchor (the working three-rock cluster at the south Capri coast with the working swim anchor at depths 6 to 25 metres, the working tender pass-through at the working Faraglione di Mezzo arch, and the working Saracen tower photo stop), the Blue Grotto entry (the working 60-metre sea cave at the working north coast with the working dawn low-tide rowboat entry pattern), and the working Sorrento peninsula and Ischia extension (the working 5 to 12 nautical mile north or northwest cruise to the working Bagni della Regina Giovanna at Capo di Sorrento, the working Ieranto Bay at the working peninsula south, or the Ischia north anchor at the working Castello Aragonese front).
The working day-charter pattern combines a 9:30am to 10am Marina Grande departure, a working circumnavigation west via the Blue Grotto (with the working tender or rowboat entry window 9am to noon at low tide), the working Punta Carena lighthouse, and the working west cliffs, a working Faraglioni rock anchor at 11:30am with the working swim window and the working tender pass-through, a working Marina Piccola lunch and swim anchor at 1pm, an optional working east-side Tiberius villa anchor, and a working 4pm to 5pm Marina Grande return.
When to day-charter Capri
May. Shoulder. Water 18 to 21 degrees Celsius, air 19 to 24. Working operators open inventory from 1 April with the working canonical Easter-to-May opening pattern. The cleanest working May booking pattern is the working second-half-of-May window at 55 to 65 percent of August peak rates and full operator inventory.
June. Shoulder through 15 June, peak thereafter. Water 21 to 24 degrees, air 22 to 28. The working post-Easter window at 60 to 75 percent of August peak. From 15 June the working canonical Mediterranean peak begins.
July and August. Peak. Water 24 to 27 degrees, air 28 to 33. The working canonical Capri peak window with the working Ferragosto window (15 August) at 2x to 2.5x off-peak rates and the working Marina Grande slip premium at the working full peak. The working Hotel Quisisana, Capri Palace at Anacapri, and Hotel Punta Tragara cluster runs the working Capri residential peak calendar. Rates at 95 to 100 percent of peak through 31 August. Book 10 to 14 weeks out for the premium 50-foot-and-up inventory.
September. Peak through 15 September, shoulder thereafter. Water 24 to 26 degrees, air 25 to 30. The working first two weeks at full peak; from 15 September the working shoulder pattern begins with rates dropping to 70 to 85 percent of August peak. The cleanest working September pattern runs the working post-Ferragosto window at the working warmer-water calendar with the working clean shoulder rate.
October. Shoulder. Water 21 to 24 degrees, air 21 to 26. Working off-peak rates at 55 to 70 percent of August peak. The cleanest working October pattern is the first two weeks. Operators wind down inventory 31 October.
November to April. Working off-peak with the working canonical Capri winter pattern. The Capri day-charter inventory does not operate in winter; the working Naples Bay inventory at Sorrento operates at reduced winter capacity for the working Capri day-trip pattern.
The Capri day-charter zones
Capri circumnavigation (the canonical Capri day-charter axis). The working 9 nautical mile loop around the island. The working west cruise from Marina Grande past the Blue Grotto (2 nautical miles west), the working Punta Carena lighthouse (the working southwest point with the working sunset position), and the working west cliffs at the working Grotta Verde and the working Grotta Bianca caves. The working south leg past the Faraglioni rocks (the working three-rock cluster at the working south Capri coast), the working Marina Piccola south anchor, and the working Saracen tower at the working southeast. The working east leg past the working Arco Naturale, the working Salto di Tiberio, and the working Villa Jovis ruins back to Marina Grande north.
The Faraglioni rocks (the canonical Capri photo anchor). The working three-rock cluster at the working south coast 1 nautical mile south of Marina Piccola. Faraglione di Terra (the working land-connected rock with the working tower remains), Faraglione di Mezzo (the working middle rock with the working sea arch and the working tender pass-through at depths 12 metres), and Faraglione di Fuori (the working outer rock with the working blue-lizard endemic species). The working swim anchor at the working east side of the cluster at depths 6 to 25 metres on the working sand-and-rock bottom.
Blue Grotto (the working north cave). The working 60-metre sea cave at the working north Capri coast 2 nautical miles west of Marina Grande. The working entry window 9am to 1pm at low tide via the working 4-passenger rowboat pattern (the working independent rowboat operators at the working Grotta Azzurra cooperative). The working east-swell closure pattern at peak Saturday and Sunday in July and August.
Marina Piccola south anchor (the canonical south Capri swim). The working south Capri pebble-beach anchor at depths 3 to 8 metres with the working tender shore-landing at the working Marina Piccola beach. The working canonical Capri swim and lunch anchor with the working Da Luigi ai Faraglioni and the working Riccio Capri beach club tender stop.
Ischia and Procida west extension. The working 8 to 12 nautical mile west cruise to Ischia (the working Castello Aragonese north anchor and the working Sant'Angelo south anchor) and Procida (the working Marina Corricella anchor at the working pastel-house fishing-village). The working west-extension pattern runs the working 8-hour day on the working 45-foot-and-up inventory.
Sorrento peninsula north extension. The working 5 nautical mile north cruise to the working Capo di Sorrento at the working peninsula south point. The working Bagni della Regina Giovanna anchor (the working Roman-villa pool at the working Capo di Sorrento), the working Ieranto Bay anchor at the working peninsula south, and the working Marina Piccola Sorrento tender stop. The working Sorrento-extension pattern absorbs the working short-range working family-friendly day.
Amalfi southeast long-day extension. The working 17 nautical mile southeast run to Positano and the Amalfi coast on the working 45-foot-and-up motor-yacht inventory. The working Capri-Amalfi day rotation runs 8 to 9 hours marina-to-marina with the working Li Galli and Positano stop.
A standard Capri day charter (6 hours)
| Hour | Position | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30 | Marina Grande Capri board | Boarding at the slip, provisioning check, departure briefing |
| 10:00 | Blue Grotto west cruise | 30-minute slow cruise west to the Blue Grotto with the working rowboat entry (weather and tide permitting) |
| 10:30 | Blue Grotto entry | 30-minute Blue Grotto rowboat entry window (skip on east-swell day) |
| 11:00 | West cliffs and Punta Carena | 30-minute slow cruise past the working west cliffs and the Punta Carena lighthouse |
| 11:30 | Faraglioni rock anchor | 1.5-hour anchor at the working south Capri Faraglioni cluster with the working swim and the working Faraglione di Mezzo tender pass-through |
| 13:00 | Marina Piccola south anchor | 1.5-hour lunch and swim at the working south Capri pebble-beach anchor with the working Da Luigi or Riccio Capri beach club tender stop |
| 14:30 | East-side return cruise | 60-minute slow cruise east past the working Arco Naturale and the working Villa Jovis ruins |
| 15:30 | Marina Grande return | Return to Marina Grande Capri |
This is the canonical Capri 6-hour rotation on a 40 to 55 foot motor yacht with 8 to 12 guests. The structure adjusts for the working Sorrento extension (which substitutes the Faraglioni anchor with the working Bagni della Regina Giovanna and Ieranto Bay pattern at the working 5-nautical-mile north transit), for the working Amalfi long-day extension (which moves to an 8 to 9 hour day at 45-foot-and-up inventory with the working Li Galli and Positano stop), and for the working gozzo short-day pattern (which compresses the rotation to a 4-hour circumnavigation-and-Marina-Piccola day at the working €700 to €1,500 budget band).
Capri day-charter boat size guidance
24 to 32 foot gozzo and small motorboats. €700 to €1,800 per day, 6 to 10 guests, skipper-included. The working gozzo (Aprea, Apreamare, Mimi della Costiera) is the working canonical Capri day-charter platform with the working short-range circumnavigation pattern. The clean fit for a working 4-hour Capri loop at the budget band.
33 to 45 foot motor yachts. €1.8K to €3.8K per day, 8 to 12 guests, crew of 1 to 2, working small galley capacity. The working midmarket Capri day-charter band; the cleanest fit for the working Capri circumnavigation with the working Sorrento or Ischia extension capacity.
45 to 60 foot motor yachts. €3.8K to €7K per day, 10 to 12 guests, crew of 2 to 4, on-board chef on the 55-foot-and-up, full watersports inventory. The working premium midmarket band with the structured Capri-Amalfi-Positano rotation.
60 to 80 foot motor yachts. €7K to €12K per day, 12 guests legal-capacity maximum (the working Italian commercial day-charter limit), full crew of 3 to 6, working tender garage. The working premium day-charter band with the structured Tyrrhenian extension capacity.
80 to 110 foot motor yachts. €12K to €18K per day, 12 guests legal-capacity maximum, full crew of 5 to 8, overnight extension capacity. The extension-charter band for clients combining Capri day product with overnight at Amalfi, Positano, or Ischia.
Capri day-charter cost math
| Line item | Range (40-foot motor yacht, 6-hour Capri day, July peak) |
|---|---|
| Boat day rate | €2.5K to €3.8K |
| Italian luxury VAT (0% through 2026 [VERIFY]) | €0 |
| Fuel (typical 6-hour day, 25 nautical miles, at-cost) | €0.15K to €0.5K |
| Crew gratuity (5% to 10% standard in Italy) | €0.13K to €0.38K |
| Provisioning (lunch, drinks, operator-provided or external) | €0.4K to €1.3K |
| Marina Grande Capri day-stop fee | €0.08K to €0.35K |
| Blue Grotto rowboat entry (per guest) | €18 per guest |
| Working full check (6-hour Capri day) | €3.2K to €5.8K |
| Working full check (8-hour Capri-Amalfi extension, 55-foot) | €7K to €11K |
| Ferragosto week premium (1.5x to 2x rate) | €5K to €8K |
The Capri day-charter cost runs cleaner than the working Saint-Tropez and Cote d'Azur equivalents on a per-day basis given the working 0% Italian luxury VAT through 2026 [VERIFY: confirm 2026 status] and the working 5% to 10% Italian gratuity standard. The working cost-control move is the working gozzo or 35-foot motor-yacht booking at the working Marina Grande pier at the working €1.5K to €2.8K band, the working June or post-Ferragosto September booking at 65 to 80 percent of August peak, and the working Sorrento pickup alternative (which runs the working 25-minute ferry transfer pattern at the working Sorrento-base operator with the working closer access to the Naples Bay inventory pool).
Operator ranking (the working day-charter inventory)
We rank rather than list. The working Capri day-charter operator inventory we would book runs at the following band:
Capri Boats holds the working operator-direct 35 to 65 foot motor-yacht inventory at the working Marina Grande Capri base with the working Apreamare, Sunseeker, Princess, Azimut, and Sanlorenzo inventory. Working operator-direct booking, working Italian commercial licensing, on-board chef capability at the 55-foot-and-up. The cleanest single working operator-direct booking pattern at the working €3K-and-up Capri day-charter band.
Capri Whales and Banana Sport holds the working gozzo and small-motorboat operator-direct inventory at the working Marina Grande west pier with the working 26 to 38 foot Aprea, Apreamare, and Banana Sport inventory. The working canonical Capri gozzo product at the working €800 to €2K band with the working captain-skipper-included pattern.
Laser Capri and Sercomar holds the working high-volume gozzo and small-boat operator-direct inventory at the working Marina Grande base with the working 26 to 32 foot working budget-band inventory. The cleaner working alternative for clients prioritising the working short-range circumnavigation working budget pattern.
Click and Boat Capri holds the working aggregator inventory at the working Marina Grande Capri base with the working 26 to 65 foot inventory across the working budget and midmarket bands. The working aggregator interface, working insurance, and the working captain-included pattern at the 30-foot-and-up.
Samboat Capri and Sailo Capri holds the working second-tier aggregator inventory at the comparable base with the working comparable inventory pool. The cleaner working alternative for clients comparing the Click and Boat working budget-band quotes.
We rank Capri Boats and the working gozzo operators (Capri Whales, Banana Sport, Laser Capri) at the top of the working Capri day-charter operator inventory list because the working Capri working day-charter product runs the working operator-direct pattern at the working specific-boat selection (the working Apreamare and the working 50-foot motor-yacht inventory is the working specific-boat-selection product), the working Blue Grotto entry requires the working operator-specific working tide-and-swell working knowledge, and the working Marina Grande slip-pickup runs cleaner on the working operator-direct booking. The working aggregator pool at Click and Boat, Samboat, and Sailo runs cleaner at the working €800 to €2.5K budget band.
What we would change
The Marina Grande Capri slip pickup at peak Saturday and Sunday in July and August runs the working slip congestion at the working 9am to 10am embarkation window with 20 to 35 working day-charters embarking in the same window. The cleanest single fix is the working Sorrento pickup alternative (which substitutes the working Marina Grande pickup with the working Marina Piccola Sorrento or Marina Grande Sorrento pickup at the working 25-minute ferry transfer), or the working 10:30am late-embarkation window after the peak slip pattern clears.
The Blue Grotto entry runs material weather and tide risk at the working east-swell or working high-tide day at peak July and August Saturday and Sunday. We have seen the working Blue Grotto entry cancelled at the working morning briefing on the 1-metre-plus working east-swell day. The cleanest single fix is the working flexible-itinerary booking with the operator commitment to the working alternative Marina Piccola swim and Faraglioni anchor pattern at the working Blue Grotto closure day, plus the working Bagni della Regina Giovanna at Sorrento as the working alternative cave-like anchor on the closure day.
The Capri Marina Grande day-stop fee at peak Saturday and Sunday in July and August runs €100 to €350 per day on the working 45-foot-and-up inventory. The cleanest single fix is the working anchor-only pattern at the working Marina Piccola south anchor (which substitutes the working Marina Grande slip with the working anchorage at the working Marina Piccola tender shore-landing), or the working morning-departure pattern from the Sorrento base (which runs the working Marina Piccola Sorrento slip-fee pattern at €40 to €120 per day).
The rest of the trip
VillasForKings covers the Capri private villa inventory at Anacapri, Capri town, and the working Marina Piccola south cluster with the working pool, private-tennis, and direct-sea-view inventory. HotelsForKings covers Hotel Quisisana at Capri town, Capri Palace Jumeirah at Anacapri, Hotel Punta Tragara at Capri town, JK Place Capri at Marina Grande, Capri Tiberio Palace, Caesar Augustus at Anacapri, and the Hotel La Scalinatella at Capri town. RestaurantsForKings covers Mammà at Capri town, Le Grottelle at the Arco Naturale, Da Paolino at the lemon-tree garden, Da Luigi ai Faraglioni at Marina Piccola, Riccio Capri at the Anacapri west coast, Lo Smeraldo at Marina Piccola, Aurora at Capri town, and Capri Rooftop at Capri town. BarsForKings covers the Piazzetta bar calendar at the Bar Tiberio, Caffe Caso, and Gran Caffe, the Capri Tiberio Palace bar, the Anema e Core club at Capri town, and the working Marina Piccola sunset bar calendar at Da Luigi.
FAQ
Do I need to book a Capri day charter in advance? For July and August peak, yes. Book 10 to 14 weeks out for the premium 50-foot-and-up motor-yacht inventory at Capri Boats, with 12 to 16 weeks for the Ferragosto window. The working gozzo and small-boat inventory at Capri Whales, Banana Sport, and Laser Capri opens on 4 to 6 week notice at peak with the working operator-direct booking. May, June, and post-Ferragosto September open inventory on 1 to 2 week notice at the working shoulder rates.
Should I book a gozzo or a motor yacht? The gozzo (24 to 38 foot traditional Apreamare and Mimi della Costiera wood-hull boat with the canopy and open deck) is the working canonical Capri day-charter platform with the working 4-hour circumnavigation pattern at the working €800 to €1,800 daily rate. The motor yacht (40 to 60 foot working modern hull) is the working 6 to 7 hour Capri-and-extension day pattern with the working 22 to 28 knot transit capacity for the working Sorrento, Ischia, or Amalfi long-day extension.
Can I day-charter from Capri to the Amalfi Coast? Yes on the 45-foot-and-up motor-yacht inventory with the working 22 to 28 knot transit capacity. Amalfi sits 17 nautical miles southeast of Capri, a working 45 to 60 minute transit each way at the 20-knot cruise speed. The full Capri-to-Amalfi day rotation runs 8 to 9 hours marina-to-marina with a working 3 to 4 hour Amalfi window at the working Li Galli swim, the working Positano main beach front anchor, and the working Amalfi cathedral tender stop. We cover the Amalfi day-charter pattern on the Amalfi day charter page.
What size group fits a Capri day charter? 6 to 8 guests on the 24 to 32 foot gozzo band, 8 to 12 on the 40 to 50 foot motor-yacht band, 10 to 12 on the 50 to 75 foot motor-yacht band (capped at 12 on the working Italian commercial day-charter limit), 12+ on the working two-yacht booking pattern via Capri Boats.