SYMPHONY and ARETHA are sister yachts from the same owner, each with 15 cabins for 30 guests, 12 crew and the same weekly rate. The choice comes down to who is in your group.
More couples and adults who want big cabins: SYMPHONY. A group that wants to play, with more friends sharing twin cabins: ARETHA. The rest of this post is the detail behind that rule.
Quick answer
- SYMPHONY: 52 m, 13 double cabins, 4 of them larger with a private terrace and jacuzzi, a seawater pool, one extra deck.
- ARETHA: 49 m, 8 twin cabins, an indoor gym and wellness suite, and the floating pickleball court.
- Same on both: 30 guests, 12 crew with a masseuse, 8 knots, EUR 96,500 to 123,000 a week in 2027 plus VAT.
- Book early: both were three quarters booked for 2027 by October 2025, and ARETHA has since sold out.
Cabins: SYMPHONY for couples, ARETHA for friends and kids
SYMPHONY has 13 double cabins and 2 twins. Four of the doubles are larger, on the upper deck, each with its own terrace and jacuzzi. If the group is parents, grandparents and couples who care about their cabin, those four settle the booking.
ARETHA has 7 doubles and 8 twins. ARETHA is a little wider, so the standard cabins feel roomier, and two upper-deck suites have their own terrace and jacuzzi. Eight twins is the better layout for a group of friends, or a family with teenagers and kids who share.
Toys and wellness: ARETHA is the active boat
ARETHA has the indoor gym, a cinema room and a wellness suite with sauna and massage room behind their own doors. Both yachts carry a masseuse in the crew.
The pickleball court is ARETHA’s signature. A floating court that sets up beside the yacht, EUR 4,500 per deployment. It takes about 3 hours to set up and 3 to take down, so plan 2 full days in one anchorage, usually the Elaphiti, the Pakleni islands or Milna on Brač.
It doubles as a football pitch and a jumping platform. American groups ask for it by name.
SYMPHONY keeps the gym on the top deck, a treadmill and bikes in the open air, with a sauna and a cinema inside. The water toys are the same on both, including an inflatable slide, jet ski and the usual tenders and boards.
Deck space: SYMPHONY is longer, ARETHA is wider
SYMPHONY has one deck more. At 52 m it is the one where 30 people can sit down in the same place, which matters at dinner and on a cruising day. Its seawater pool is filled at every stop, and a set of electric stairs drops straight into the sea.
ARETHA puts the barbecue and the jacuzzi on the same deck, so a barbecue night happens in one spot instead of cooking on one deck and eating on another. The swim platform carries an inflatable sea pool with 4 beds.
The two side by side
| SYMPHONY | ARETHA | |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 52 m | 49 m |
| Built | 2021 | 2018, refit 2024 |
| Cabins | 13 double, 2 twin | 7 double, 8 twin |
| Larger suites with terrace and jacuzzi | 4 | 2 |
| Pool | Seawater pool with sea stairs | Inflatable sea pool |
| Gym | Top deck, open air | Indoor |
| Sauna and cinema | Yes | Yes, in a separate wellness suite |
| Pickleball court | No | Yes, EUR 4,500 per deployment |
| Decks | One more than ARETHA | Barbecue and jacuzzi on one deck |
| Guests and crew | 30 and 12 | 30 and 12 |
Same rate, same inclusions, and they book out early
2027 runs from EUR 96,500 a week in spring and October to EUR 123,000 in high summer, on both yachts. Fuel for up to 5 hours of cruising a day, the crew, breakfast and one main meal, and dockage at both ends are in the rate.
Drinks, 13% VAT, harbor fees along the way and the crew tip are extra.
These two go first. Only a handful of Croatian yachts take 30 guests, and ARETHA sold out for 2027 before the end of 2026. If your dates are set, ask early.
If ARETHA is gone for your week, SYMPHONY takes the same group, and we check her calendar first. Both are based in Zadar, which opens the Zadar to Dubrovnik one-way, and both run the classic Split to Dubrovnik week.
If neither fits, the other 30-guest options are in our Top 10 Croatia yacht charters for 13 to 30 guests.
Broker insight
SYMPHONY and ARETHA, the Croatia 30-guest pair, were both three quarters booked for 2027 by October 2025.
John Boullin
Charter Broker
People also ask
Which is better for a family group, SYMPHONY or ARETHA?
ARETHA for a family with kids and teenagers, because 8 of its 15 cabins are twins and it has the pickleball court. SYMPHONY for a multigenerational group where the older couples want the larger cabins with their own terrace.
Do SYMPHONY and ARETHA cost the same?
Yes. Same rate, same inclusions, same VAT. The only paid extra that differs is ARETHA’s pickleball court.
Can SYMPHONY and ARETHA leave Croatia?
No. Both stay in Croatian waters, so the routes run between Zadar, Split and Dubrovnik. For Montenegro or Greece you need a different yacht.
How many crew are on board?
12 on each, including a masseuse. That is one crew member for every 2.5 guests on a full charter.
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