Some yachts you bookmark and revisit. Perla Del Mare is one of them. A 42-metre motor sailer built in 2010 and substantially refreshed in both 2024 and 2026, she has just opened up her final weeks of the summer season — and frankly, this is the kind of late availability that rarely stays quiet for long.
Based out of Bodrum, she's positioned perfectly for two of the most seductive cruising grounds in the eastern Mediterranean: the sun-scorched bays and ancient ruins of the Turkish Aegean, and the wind-swept, mythology-drenched islands of the Greek Dodecanese. A Türkiye yacht charter that spills seamlessly into a Greece yacht charter — that's the Perla Del Mare proposition, and it's a compelling one.
Aboard Perla Del Mare
She accommodates up to 12 guests across six cabins — two of which are master suites with king-size beds and their own private jacuzzis. The remaining four cabins offer queen-size comfort, with one featuring an additional single berth, making her genuinely flexible for mixed-group charters. All cabins have ensuite bathrooms. The 2026 refit has given the interiors a clean, modern edge without sacrificing warmth — she feels fresh, not clinical.
Up on deck, there's a foredeck jacuzzi that we'd argue is reason enough to book her. Picture late afternoon, the Turkish coastline turning amber behind you, a glass of something cold in hand. That's the moment Perla Del Mare was built for.
A professional crew of eight — captain plus seven — runs the ship. That ratio of crew to guests is generous, and it shows in the quality of service: tailored itineraries, exceptional onboard cuisine, and the kind of unhurried attention that defines a true luxury gulet charter.
The Turkish Aegean: Bodrum and Beyond
Perla Del Mare bases herself in Bodrum — one of the great departure points of any luxury charter holiday in the eastern Mediterranean. The Bodrum Peninsula's deeply indented coastline is extraordinary: turquoise coves separated by pine-covered headlands, fishing villages that time has largely ignored, and the occasional Crusader castle rising from a hillside to remind you just how layered this part of the world really is.
Heading south from Bodrum, the Gulf of Gökova opens up into a near-private sea of sheltered anchorages. English Harbour, Sedir Island (where the beach is made of tiny rounded shells found nowhere else on earth), Çökertme — these are the kinds of stops that guests come back talking about for years. The Turkish coast, honestly, is one of the most underrated cruising grounds anywhere. Fewer superyachts, more space, and a warmth — from the water and the people — that is genuinely hard to replicate.
The Greek Dodecanese: Rhodes, Kos, and the Islands Between
Cross the short stretch of sea from Bodrum and you're into the Dodecanese — a chain of Greek islands that rewards slow exploration by yacht more than almost anywhere in the Aegean. Rhodes, with its medieval old city, is an obvious highlight; fewer guests realise how beautiful it is to approach by sea, the old harbour walls rising up in the early morning light. Then there's Kos, Symi with its neoclassical harbour town painted in ochre and terracotta, and the quieter islands — Nisyros, Tilos — where a Greece yacht charter starts to feel genuinely adventurous.
The beauty of Perla Del Mare's positioning is that the captain and crew know both sides of this cruising ground intimately. The itinerary can pivot freely between Turkish and Greek waters, mixing cultures, cuisines, and landscapes in a way that few charter experiences can match.
Play Hard, Rest Harder
For guests who want to do more than anchor and swim — and there's nothing wrong with that, either — Perla Del Mare's water toy inventory is exceptional. A 150hp tender, wakeboard, waterskis (adult and child sizes), kneeboard, SUPs, kayaks, ringos, snorkelling gear, and a Laser sailing dinghy. There's even a drone for those aerial shots that will dominate your camera roll for months. Yoga mats, pilates equipment, weights, and a massage table round things out for those who prefer their exertion a little more meditative.
Final Availability — Don't Wait
Perla Del Mare's calendar opens from 15th August, with weeks available through September. September in this part of the Mediterranean is, we'll say it plainly, superb — the crowds thin, the sea stays warm, the light turns golden, and the anchorages feel half as busy as they did in July. If you've been considering a private yacht charter in this region and haven't committed yet, this is the moment.
Get in touch with our team at Exclusive Gulets and we'll take it from there.
