By Klara Braga Jakobsen, Yacht Reviewer at DMA Yachting · Last updated: October 2026
Price range: €16,900 to €69,000 a week, low to high season
Croatia has the newest crewed catamaran fleet in the Mediterranean, and it is built for families: short hops between islands, flat anchorages, and kids’ water skis on the toy list of most boats over 60 feet. These 10 go further, with a cabin for the children, a toy kit sized for them, and crews who are good with kids.
Every boat here earned its slot on a fact, not a feeling: a bunk cabin, a floating playground, a child’s bed in the master, a toy locker with kids’ wetsuits. We checked each one against her current rate card and crew list, and the boats we walked at the Croatia show say so.
They are ranked from 10 down to our number one. Our guide to a multigenerational family charter in Croatia covers the cabin plan for 3 generations, and the catamaran hub has the cost and route basics.
10. DESSUS
“Wetsuits Down to Kids’ Sizes”
DESSUS carries a toy locker stocked with children in mind: wetsuits down to kids’ sizes, a kneeboard and skis beside the Seabob, 2 paddleboards and a 2-person kayak, with a 70hp RIB to tow them. An e-foil can be booked for the teenagers.
She is a 2022 Sunreef 60 with a 10.2-meter beam, so her aft deck and flybridge feel a size up from her length, with room for the whole family to spread out at anchor. Each of her 4 cabins has its own air-conditioning control, so the children’s cabin can run cooler than the parents’.
Her captain has been aboard since she launched, and her chef leans into local Adriatic seafood. We booked her for a week in July 2026.
9. ZORA NUA
“4 Matching Doubles and a Twin for the Kids”
ZORA NUA fits 2 families without anyone getting the lesser room. She has 4 matching doubles, so both sets of parents are equal, and a fifth cabin with twin beds for the children. She sleeps 10, more than most catamarans at her rate.
She is a brand-new 2026 Heysea, a builder you rarely see in the Croatian fleet, and our team walked her at the CROYA show in Split. Her chef placed third in the show’s chefs’ competition.
The toys are generous for the price: a Seabob F9, an e-foil, 2 underwater scooters, 2 paddleboards, a wakeboard, water skis and a donut. She is based in Trogir, minutes from Split airport, and we have already booked her twice for 2027.
8. BY MY SIDE
“Families Rebook Her, at 15 Knots”
BY MY SIDE is the power catamaran families come back to. She cruises at 15 knots, among the fastest in her class, so a family of 5 sees more of the islands in a week and the children spend the afternoons in the water rather than under way.
She is a 2024 Aquila 54 for 8 guests in a master set forward on the bow with sea views and 3 doubles, all with their own bathrooms, and a crew of 3 who feed everyone aboard. A bar links the saloon to the aft deck, which is where the parents end up.
The toys are the modern set: a SeaBob F9, a Flite sea scooter, a Hobie pedal kayak, a 4-person towable and a 4 by 2 meter floating platform to jump off. She is based in Šibenik, with a Split pickup for a small fee.
7. TRI WING OSSUS
“5 Cabins of Different Sizes, Made for 2 Families”
TRI WING OSSUS is a 2026 Lagoon 55 that sleeps 10 in 5 cabins: a master, a large double that works as a VIP, a smaller double, a twin and a fifth cabin at the stern. Uneven cabins are a problem for couples who want equal rooms, but for a family they are an advantage: parents in the big rooms, children in the rest.
She is brand new, light and fresh inside, and she ran 14 charters in her first season. She lives in Marina Kaštela between Split and Trogir, and she is run by the same team as TRI WING ENDOR.
From €16,900 a week outside July and August, she is one of the lowest rates for a 5-cabin catamaran on our Croatia lists.
6. AHALYA
“The Sunreef 60 Families Love for the Towables”
AHALYA greets you with a warm feel and a protected aft deck for family dinners, and her flybridge is the best used we have seen on a 60-footer: a big table, a barbecue, a fridge, an ice-maker and hammock chairs under a see-through hardtop.
She is a 2025 Sunreef 60 for 8 guests in a king master and 3 queens, each with its own bathroom, with a crew of 3 including a chef. The master bathroom’s huge shower is a standout for the size.
Families choose her for the towables: kids’ water skis, a kneeboard, a tube, floating mats, beach games and wetsuits in grown-up and kids’ sizes, with a SeaBob F9 included and an e-foil for hire. She is the boat we point a first-time family to at the friendly end of the price list.
5. MR.SI
“An Extra Berth for a Child in the Master”
MR.SI solves the problem of a family of 3 who do not want the toddler in a cabin of their own: her master cabin carries an extra berth for a child. The other 3 doubles take the rest of the family, each with its own bathroom.
She is a 2023 Sunreef 60 for 8 guests with a crew of 3, captain, chef and hostess. A SeaBob is aboard. A hydraulic swim platform and a telescopic ladder put the toys at water level.
The kit is sized for children: kids’ water skis and adult skis, a kneeboard, a tube, a chaser towable, a wakeboard, 2 paddleboards and a kayak. She lives in Rogoznica, picks up in Split for free, and will cross to Montenegro for a family who want 2 countries in a week.
4. NIKA ONE
“Junior Skis, a Banana and 8 Snorkel Sets in Sizes”
NIKA ONE carries the toy kit written with children in mind: a junior water ski beside the adult one, a 2-person banana, a 2-person donut, 2 underwater scooters, a wakeboard, a 2-person kayak and 8 snorkel sets in various sizes, so the 6-year-old gets a mask that fits.
She is a 2025 Fountaine Pajot for 8 guests in 4 equal queen cabins, each with its own bathroom, which suits 2 families of 4 as well as it suits one family of 8. A crew of 3 run her, with a chef.
Her rate is one number for the whole season, which families like for the budgeting, with charters starting on Mondays and Wednesdays out of Split, so the flights land on the cheaper days. Her 60-horsepower tender is enough to pull the banana with 2 children on it.
3. SINATA
“Room for a Ninth Guest: the Little One”
SINATA is a 60-foot Sunreef that sleeps 9, not the usual 8, because the ninth bed is built into the master cabin’s closet. Parents keep a toddler right beside them, and when the bed is not needed, the closet is a closet again.
She has been well looked after, and she carries a crew of 3: captain, chef and hostess. Her galley handles vegan, gluten-free and even kosher menus without fuss, so a family with mixed diets eats one meal, not three.
For the children there are junior water skis beside the adult set, a kneeboard, a tube, a banana, a kayak and paddleboards. She lives in Rogoznica and picks up in Split for free. We have booked her before, and those guests rated their week five stars.
2. TRI WING ENDOR
“The Floating Playground Off the Stern”
TRI WING ENDOR is the boat in the photo at the top of this page, and the best-equipped catamaran for water toys we have seen anywhere in the Mediterranean. A whole floating dock goes out at her stern for the children to climb, jump from and paddle around, and a jet ski sits on the bow with its own crane, so it actually gets used.
She is a 2024 Lagoon 65 for 8 guests in a spacious master and 3 double cabins, with a crew of 4 including a chef. In the evening, a projector turns the flybridge into a family cinema.
The kit adds a water slide, 2 Porsche SeaBobs, an e-foil, a donut, a wakeboard, water skis and a kayak. She runs from Marina Kaštela in Split, with a one-way to Dubrovnik on request.
1. N+1
“A Bunk Cabin, a Chef Who Bakes, a Crew Who Like Kids”
N+1 is our number one because she has the 3 things a family week needs and almost no catamaran has together: a fifth cabin with bunk beds for the kids, a chef who bakes fresh pastries and handles gluten-free and dairy-free without fuss, and a crew who take several young children in their stride.
She is a 2024 Sunreef 70 Eco for 10 guests: a king master, 3 doubles with island beds, and the bunk cabin, each with its own bathroom. A crew of 4 run her, skipper, chef, stewardess and deckhand, and the galley sits in the middle of the saloon so the children watch dinner happen.
The toys cover every age: kids’ water skis, a tube, a towable ring, a wakeboard, a kneeboard, floating mats, beach games, 3 paddleboards, a kayak, 2 SeaBobs and an e-foil the crew will teach a teenager to ride. Movie nights run on the pop-up TV.
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