Recent experiences on cruising expenses in Mediterranean / Europe?
Posted by lopiontheop@reddit | sailing | View on Reddit | 12 comments
Hello, I'm wondering if any recent cruisers in Mediterranean area and Europe could provide experiences with cruising expenses, all-in, and any variables around your context like boat, comfort / lifestyle, age, # people aboard, time spent in marinas versus anchored, etc. I'm trying to get a recent sense of what cruisers are spending annually / monthly including moorage, food, repairs, insurance, fuel, etc. Would be really interested in any recent experiences from the past 1-2 years. Thank you!
QuestionableSailor31@reddit
31ft, 2 people, 2 cats, €90 a month in mariners (about once a week / once every 10 days) €500 on groceries, €100 of fuel, €200 on eating or drinking out. So roughly €900. Our budget is €1000 a month, often we are under, occasionally a tad over.
lopiontheop@reddit (OP)
Super helpful, around my target.. which approx area have you been cruising?
QuestionableSailor31@reddit
So far: Uk - France - Spain - Portugal - Gibraltar - Corsica - Mainland France - Italy
lopiontheop@reddit (OP)
Nice! What kind of boat?
QuestionableSailor31@reddit
31ft Hurley Meridian Ketch (centre cockpit, pilot house, long keel, built like a tank)
lopiontheop@reddit (OP)
Nice! Beautiful boat!
QuestionableSailor31@reddit
For sale actually if you know anyone interested 😂 (heating, lithium, fridge and freezer, 5g router, auto pilot etc etc)
lopiontheop@reddit (OP)
Nice, do you have a listing or a site with some more info?
DarkVoid42@reddit
mine is pretty steady at $250K/yr all in.
lopiontheop@reddit (OP)
sounds like you are loaded.. more so than me..
DarkVoid42@reddit
spending depends on what you chose to do with cruising.
you can buy groceries and live life on anchor while rarely coming to shore for cheap.
or
you can chose to live in downtown marinas, eat at the best restaurants, go see places and rent cars/flights/trains to do so since these are places you will rarely visit twice,
i prefer the latter option but you can certainly do the former. in all cases though what you get out of it is what you put in to it. there is no free lunch.
its like boats - some people will buy a shitty homeless tent on the water and live that way or you can chose to buy a nice custom yacht built for your comforts. again, you get what you pay for.
cybernagl@reddit
One data point: in The Netherlands or Germany you pay for docking in a marina by length over all. The prices are surprisingly consistent, although the quality of service varies greatly. For a 57' mono hull, we usually end up somewhere around 40€ a night. Sometimes that includes electricity and water sometimes not