Blue Dream Collection launches luxury crewed charter catamaran concept

Blue Dream Collection did not show up in La Grande-Motte like a standard charter brokerage. It used a Fountaine Pajot Alegria 67 as a launch platform for something bigger: a crewed multihull concept aimed at clients who want a polished onboard product, not just a sailboat and a berth.

The catamaran at the center of the pitch is the Alegria 67, a 19.49-meter cruising catamaran designed by Berret Racoupeau Yachts Design and built since 2018. It won the 2019 Multihull of the Year award in the over-50-foot category, and Fountaine Pajot brought it back into the spotlight at the International Multihull Show in La Grande-Motte from 3 to 7 April 2024. That pedigree matters because the model already carries flagship status in the brand’s lineup, which makes it a natural fit for a premium charter program.

The Blue Dream is being sold as a 2024 Fountaine Pajot Alegria 67 with four cabins for up to eight guests. Charter listings place it in the Western Mediterranean and the Caribbean, with professional crew support and seasonal positioning that points straight at the upper tier of the market. One listing put the starting rate at €32,000 per week plus expenses, which is exactly the kind of number that tells you this is not being marketed as an entry-level holiday boat.

The onboard package is doing just as much work as the hull form. The Blue Dream concept leans on a jacuzzi, a bathing platform, air conditioning, a refined owner’s menu with wines from around the world, and a gourmet chef, all wrapped in crew support before, during and after the voyage. That is the tell. Blue Dream Collection is not selling a catamaran first and a service second. It is selling a complete hospitality product built around a multihull platform.

The company says it is a collective of professionals with years of shipping-industry experience, and it has already mapped out expansion. The plan is to add three more catamarans over 60 feet starting next year. That points to a market where pricing power still exists at the top end, especially for crewed cats that can move from the Western Mediterranean in summer to the Caribbean in winter without changing the basic sales pitch.

The broader charter numbers explain why operators are leaning this way. Market research pegs the global catamaran charter market at about USD 1.62 billion in 2024, with growth projected to USD 3.08 billion by 2033. A separate estimate places the global crewed yacht charter market at USD 8.7 billion in 2024. Blue Dream Collection is reading that shift correctly: in premium charter, the boat is only part of the product, and the service wrapper is where the margin lives.