Wintering in Montenegro

If you are currently cruising the Mediterranean or considering where to winter your boat, Montenegro is an ideal homeport for you. Marinas in Montenegro are able to devote exceptional attention to all the yachts and superyachts in its care. In this central Mediterranean location, you will find stunning wild beauty, good facilities and friendly staff, which will make you feel like home. 

Why to choose Montenegro for winter berth? 

• The VAT is calculated and paid at a reduced rate of 7% for service provided in the marinas; 
• Montenegro is not a member of the EU, offering some of the nautical benefits; 
• Montenegrin marinas offer maximum safety and protection for yachts, which is certainly one of the most important items in choosing a winter berth; 
• Onsite repair and maintenance facilities at 3 nearby boatyards; 
• There are three airports nearby: airport Tivat, Podgorica airport and airport Dubrovnik. They are well connected by regular charter flights and owners can also lend in private jets; 
• Interesting activities for the crew community during the winter period (wine tasting, regattas, hiking);
• As a part of nautical settlements along the Montenegrin coast, there are elite restaurants with international and local specialties, luxury villas with beautiful sea view, prestigious boutiques, etc. 

Luštica Bay

Since this winter, the marina offer in Montenegro is richer for one more marina, Portonovi - Herceg Novi. 

These are marinas in Montenegro where you can find winter shelter: 

Porto Montenegro

42° 26' 03' N 18° 41'33' E
Max length – 250m
Max draught – 12m
Marina VHF – 71

Portonovi

42° 43' N 18° 59' E 

Max length – 120m 

Marina VHF – 16 

Luštica bay

42° 23' 00'' N 18° 40'00'' E 

Max length – 45m 

Max draught – 4m 

Marina VHF – 68 

Marina Bar

42° 05' N i 19° 05' E 

Max length – 35m 

Max draught – 3-5m 

Marina VHF – 16 

Dukley Marina Budva

42°16' 49'' N 18°50' 18.6'' E 

Max length – 65m 

Max draught – 6m 

Marina VHF – 8 

Marina Kotor

42° 25' N 18° 47' E 

Max length – unlimited 

Max draught – 8.5m 

Marina VHF – 16 

For the best offer of winter berths in Montenegro, contact Yacht Agent Montenegro!

Winter berth in Porto Montenegro – Benefits for yacht owners and crew

Tivat is located in the central part of the Boka Bay and represents a modern tourist destination interesting to tourists all year round. The biggest attraction of Tivat and the whole Montenegrin coast is surely the Porto Montenegro marina. After only a couple of years of existence, this marina is one of the most popular yacht shelters, as well as an ideal homeport on the Adriatic. The combination of a spectacular destination and modern marina will offer you a service on a world level.

Marina Porto Montenegro has 450 berths (lengths from 12m to 250m) and provides services: customs and immigration services, berth booking, fuel refueling (tax and duty-free diesel), water and electricity supply, chandlery and local repair/maintenance facilities, refuse, grey and black water disposal, wi-fi, etc.

In addition to the short-term leasing of a berth, Porto Montenegro also allows leasing a long-term berth for up to 30 years.

Marina Porto Montenegro

Benefit for owners

• Porto Montenegro has provided a special offer for the winter season 2018/2019 - "Pay 5, stay 7" where clients get paid for five months, but gets a berth for 7 months. Offer expires end of July 2018. With new updates in the marina, owners will have the opportunity to secure a further 15% discount on selected berths;

• VAT is calculated and paid at a reduced rate of 7% for service provided in the marina;

•  Montenegro is not a member of EU, offering some of the nautical benefits;

• It is located in a naturally protected port, so marina offers maximum safety and protection for yachts, which is certainly one of the most important items in choosing a winter berth; 

• Porto Montenegro is up to three-hour flight from major European cities, and there are three airports nearby: airport Tivat (7 km), airport Dubrovnik (46 km) and Podgorica airport (90 km). All three airports are well connected by regular charter flights and owners can also lend in private jets; 

• Every lease owner has access to the ''Porto Montenegro Owner's Club'', which offers a wide range of benefits.

Nautical village - Porto Montenegro

Benefit for the crew:

• ''Crew Club'' takes care of the interesting activities for the crew community during the winter period, which prepares calendar activities (wine tasting, regattas, RYA courses, hiking) for its members. 

• ''Crew Club'' crew members provide free use of ski resort in Kolasin, which is 2.5hour drive from the marina.

• As a part of this nautical settlement along the sea, there are elite restaurants with international and local specialties (De Gustibus, Al Posto Giusto, Byblos, Murano, One), prestigious boutiques (Excelsior, Fashion Gallery, Genny, Heidi Klein, MaxMara, Misahara, Mooi, Perfume Shop, Shubeshu and Uzurii), luxury villas with beautiful sea view. Regarding the nightlife in Porto Montenegro, in the center of attention are The ClubHouse, Platinum club and Library Bar. 

• As we have already emphasized, there are three airports near Porto Montenegro. All three airports are well connected by regular charter flights.

Approval for the movement of a crew member who does not have a visa

If you have decided to visit Montenegro and leave a vessel in one of the Montenegrin marinas for a longer period, and some of your crew members do not have a visa, do not give up your plans, please contact the Yacht Agent Montenegro team.

A crew member of a foreign yacht who does not have the required visa during the stay of a yacht in the area of the border crossing or port may be granted a movement for a maximum of 90 days.

From year to year, Montenegro is increasingly turning to nautical tourism, which is why the number of owners who are interested in leaving their vessel to stay in one of the Montenegrin marinas increases (Marina Bar, Marina Budva, Marina Kotor, Porto Montenegro-Tivat).

The International Convention on the Safety of Human Life at Sea prescribes that a vessel, regardless of whether it sails or is in berth, must have a minimum number of crew members. The reason for this is to provide security and protection of the vessel itself (fire, storm) and the sea (oil spills).

Bearing this in mind, the Government of Montenegro has issued a legal solution that gives the crew member the possibility to regulate a stay in Montenegro without a visa and for more than 90 days. 

Approval is obtained by submitting an official request from the owner of the vessel.

With the official request for the approval of a temporary stay, a member of the crew would be obliged to provide the following evidence:

1) to have means of subsistence;

2) have a secure accommodation;

3) have health insurance;

4) to have a valid travel document or identity card issued by a competent authority of another state;

5) that he has not been imposed a ban on entering and staying in Montenegro (which is obtained by the Ministry of the Interior under official duty);

6) that in Montenegro he has not been convicted of a final sentence of imprisonment of up to six months in prison for a criminal offense prosecuted by official duty or the legal consequences of the conviction ceased (which is obtained by the Ministry of the Interior under official duty);

7) that in the country of origin he has not been convicted of an unconditional sentence of imprisonment for a term of more than six months for a criminal offense prosecuted by official duty or the legal consequences of the conviction have ceased;

8) there is no interference for reasons of national security, public order or public health (what is obtained by the Ministry of the Interior under official duty);

9) to provide proof of justification of the application for granting temporary residence (which would be a lease agreement for a yacht owner with a port in Montenegro for a period of 90 days and a corresponding confirmation that the alien is a member of the crew of a yacht).

If you have decided to leave your boat in one of the marinas in addition to your visit to Montenegro, please contact Yacht Agent Montenegro in order to reserve a link and conclude a lease contract as soon as possible. In addition to leasing, we are here to mediate in order for your crew members to be granted a movement permit in the area where the marina is located.

Winter berth in Montenegro

Mediterranean yachting season is at its end. We will have 3rd MYBA-Pop Up Super Yacht Show in Porto Montenegro from 8th to 10th September 2017. Preparations are in progress.

This tourist season was amassing, for Porto Montenegro and for the Montenegro as a country as well. Porto Montenegro is award from TYHA and MIA associations, and it is first and only Marina in the world to have such recognition. Damen Shipyards announced they are coming to Montenegro as a partner of Porto Montenegro, to build so we will have round up service of yachting industry on the highest level. We had all kinds of promotions and cultural events. Altogether one very successful summer.

End of season at our part of the beginning of the season on Bahamas, Caribs, Pacific islands, Australia.

For those who want to stay, they may. Our ports and marinas have berths all year long (Porto Montenegro, Marina Kotor, Marina Bar, Dukley Marina Budva), some of them have berths on land for winter (Marina Bar), but only for smaller vessels. We have 275 sunny days average in. We are not yet in the European Union. VAT for yachting industry is 7%. We are not on this list:

(Source: Megayacht news)


For the next season, we will have openings of two brand new marinas Lustica Bay and Portonovi so our yachting capacities will be further developing.

For those who want to transport their yachts to far we are offering services of delivery captains and yacht transport by ship.

For all necessary you can contact Yacht Agent Montenegro team.