How many people can a crewed yacht take?
Charter yachts carry a maximum of 12 guests overnight, whatever their size. Day charters can usually take more.
The 12-guest limit comes from international safety rules: a vessel carrying more than 12 passengers falls under a much heavier regime, and almost no charter yacht is certified for it. In practice the constraint is cabins, not the legal cap. A four-cabin catamaran sleeps eight comfortably; six couples need a six-cabin yacht, which means stepping up in size and cost. Children in a shared cabin change the arithmetic. Tell us the real party composition early, because it is the single thing that most narrows the fleet.
Tell us your dates and party size and we will come back with a shortlist of real, available yachts.