About
us.
Family-run catamaran broker since 2014. Croatia-based team, licensed skippers, transparent pricing, and 200+ Adriatic catamarans to choose from.
Family-run catamaran charter Croatia broker since 2014.
Catamaran Charter Croatia is the dedicated catamaran arm of Cusmanich d.o.o., a Split-based family yacht brokerage founded in 2014. We started as a small team booking sailing yachts for friends, friends-of-friends, and the regulars who kept coming back. Twenty years on we operate one of the largest dedicated catamaran charter Croatia fleets in the Adriatic — over 900 catamarans across Lagoon, Bali, Fountaine Pajot, Leopard, Privilege, and Nautitech models — but we are still run by the same family, from the same office in Split, with the same answer-the-phone-on-the-second-ring service ethos.
We never own the boats we charter. Every catamaran in our fleet is run by an established local operator — base teams who maintain the boat year-round, hand it over on Saturday, clean it on Friday, and stay on call all week. Our job is to know which operator runs which boat best, who to call when something needs a hot fix, and which combination of yacht, marina, and route fits the group sitting across the table from us. That is why we broker rather than fleet-own: we keep our advice independent and our incentives aligned with you, not with one particular boat.
What we don't compromise.
Honest pricing
Every quote shows the base rate, the extras you choose, the security deposit, and the local park fees clearly itemised. No hidden surcharges, no “convenience” markups, no late surprises. We'd rather lose a booking than land you with an invoice you didn't expect.
The right boat for the group
Catamarans are not all interchangeable. We match cabin layouts, draft, sail wardrobe, and toy package to the people on board. First-time skippers get easier handling boats; experienced crews get the performance cats; multi-generational families get the wider cockpits and quieter aft cabins. The difference between an OK week and a memorable one often comes down to this match.
Local support, year-round
Our team is in Split twelve months a year — not a seasonal call centre that disappears in October. If you book in November for a June charter, the same person who quoted you walks you through the contract, picks up the phone in May with route updates, and answers WhatsApp from the dock if anything comes up mid-week.
How we work
Most of our charters start with a quick conversation — by phone, WhatsApp, or our online Request a Quote form. You tell us your dates, group size, sailing experience, preferred starting marina, and rough budget; we reply within hours with three to six matching catamarans, real photographs, and a transparent price. There is no booking fee, no inflated quote: every catamaran charter Croatia rate we send is the same rate the operator's official price list shows, and our agency commission is paid by the operator, not by you.
Once you pick a boat, we handle the deposit, contract, and operator handover. We block national-park entry permits (Kornati, Mljet, Brijuni, Telašćica), arrange skipper or hostess if you need crew, book pre-charter hotels if your flights land early, and write a route briefing tailored to your group's experience level. The day you arrive in Croatia you walk into a boat that's been provisioned, fuelled, briefed, and ready — no surprises. Read the step-by-step booking guide for the full process, or the payment procedure page for the booking timeline and refund terms.
The Croatia we know
Croatia's coastline is one of the most catamaran-friendly cruising grounds anywhere — over a thousand islands, sheltered channels between Brač, Hvar, Vis, and Korčula, dependable afternoon Maestral wind, and a marina infrastructure that means you're rarely more than a two-hour sail from a fuel pump or a fresh-water tap. From the Pakleni Islands and Vis in central Dalmatia to Mljet's saltwater lakes and the Elaphites further south, from the Kornati national park to Brijuni and Lošinj in the north, every region has its own rhythm and its own catamaran-charter sweet spot. We've sailed all of them, briefed crews through all of them, and we'd rather you ask us than guess. Start with the boat finder, browse the full Croatian catamaran fleet, or send us a direct enquiry with your trip details.
Luxury catamaran adventures in Croatia and beyond
Sail the Dalmatian islands on a stable, spacious catamaran. Swim in clear bays, walk UNESCO streets, and eat in seaside konobas. Routes cover Hvar, Brač, Vis, Korčula, Mljet, Kornati, Istria, and Kvarner. Charters also available in Greece and Italy.
Tailor-made catamaran charters in Croatia
Share dates, crew size, and style. Choose skipper only or a full crew. We plan a route, book safe moorings, and arrange table reservations on shore. Your crew handles sailing, docking, and daily care, so you relax.
Weeks at sea — not stock photography.
General questions
The Adriatic season runs late April to mid-October. Peak is mid-July to late August — 28–32°C air, 25–27°C sea, the most dependable afternoon Maestral, and every Hvar berth booked weeks out. The shoulder months — May, June, September, early October — are the sweet spot: 25–40% lower rates, water still warm for swimming, half-empty Kornati buoys, and quieter Pakleni anchorages. Watch the forecast for the gusty Bura off the Velebit massif and the slower-building Jugo from the south-east in the shoulder weeks.
The main bases are Split, ACI Trogir, Marina Kaštela, Šibenik (D-Marin Mandalina, Solaris), Zadar / Sukošan and Biograd, Dubrovnik (ACI Komolac, Cavtat), and Pula for Istria and Kvarner. Split is the central-Dalmatia workhorse for Hvar–Vis–Korčula; Zadar and Šibenik suit Kornati-focused weeks; Dubrovnik opens Mljet, the Elaphites and Lastovo; Pula is the quiet northern route.
A 4-cabin Lagoon 42 or Bali 4.2 runs roughly €5,500–€8,500 per week bareboat in the shoulder season and €9,500–€13,500 in peak July–August. Larger 46–50 ft catamarans reach €11,000–€18,000 per week peak. A skipper adds €170–€220/day plus food. Fuel, marina and mooring fees, end-cleaning, the Croatian tourist tax and coastal vignette, and national-park permits (Kornati, Mljet, Telašćica, Brijuni, Krka) are listed transparently on every quote — and our agency commission is paid by the operator, never added to your price.
Yes. Croatian rules require the skipper to hold a recognised boat licence (ICC, RYA Day Skipper or higher, or an accepted national equivalent) and a VHF radio certificate — both are verified at base sign-off and recorded on the contract, with a second competent crew member named alongside. If your licence is in doubt or you have no VHF ticket, book a skippered week and the captain handles all certification and the base handover.
Around 86% of our charters go bareboat. If you are licensed and confident with stern-to mooring, sand anchoring and reading a Bura forecast, the central-Dalmatia island hops are very manageable. If not — or if it is your first Adriatic week — a skipper (€170–€220/day plus food) removes the licensing question and brings the local knowledge that counts here: Bura-proof bays, Maestral timing for the Vis crossing, and park and harbour-master admin done for you. A fully crewed cat with captain and hostess or cook sits at the luxury end.
Croatian bareboat charters run almost universally on a fixed Saturday-to-Saturday week — it is how bases stagger hundreds of handovers on the same weekend. Board Saturday from 17:00 once the boat is cleaned and checked, sleep aboard the final Friday night, and disembark by 09:00 Saturday for the next crew. Mid-week starts exist only on a few boats and late availability; we flag anything that breaks the norm when we quote.
Yes, and all are modest and itemised. Croatia charges a per-person sojourn (tourist) tax for the days aboard plus a coastal safety-of-navigation vignette scaled to boat length and duration — usually settled by the base and shown on the contract. National-park entry is separate and per-day: Kornati, Telašćica, Mljet and Brijuni are entered by boat (buy ahead — on-site is dearer), while Krka is reached on foot via the park shuttle from Skradin. We block the permits your route needs as part of the booking.
They are the ideal Adriatic family platform. The shallow ~1.2 m draft lets a wide-beam cat anchor in sandy bays monohulls cannot reach — Pakleni coves, the Mljet lakes, calm Kornati moorings — with a level deck, walk-in swim platforms and separate cabins fore and aft. The sheltered channels between Brač, Hvar and Korčula keep daily passages short (2–4 hours) and the seas flat. Lifeline netting and child vests are available on request.
Ready to plan a charter? Tell us the dates.
Send your dates, departure base and crew size. We reply with a shortlist of matching catamarans — usually within the same business day.