Does using a charter broker cost me anything?

Martina Asmus
Yacht charter broker, DMA Yachting

No. Our service is free to you. We are paid a commission from the yacht’s side, and the charter fee is the same whether you book through us or go direct. There is no markup for using a broker.

In expedition charter the value of a good broker is unusually high, because the pitfalls are real: the wrong yacht for the ice, a season that misses the wildlife, a permit not secured, a region misjudged. We know which vessels genuinely perform in these waters and which just market themselves that way.

The one thing we ask: work with one broker. Sending the same rare-yacht inquiry to several just confuses the owners and weakens your position.