Marcelle HailwaxYacht charter broker, DMA Yachting
10 to 15% of the base charter fee is the common reference in the Mediterranean when the service has been strong, and service on good Balearic boats is usually very strong. It is always at your discretion, but plan for it in the budget: on an €80,000 week that is €8,000 to €12,000.
The practical side: the gratuity goes to the captain at the end of the charter, cash or pre-arranged transfer, and is split evenly across the whole crew, including the engineer you barely saw who kept the air conditioning alive in August.
If anything falls short mid-trip, tell the captain or your broker then rather than at tip time; almost everything is fixable while you are still aboard. Budget context: what a Mallorca charter really costs.