Is Croatia a competent rival to its neighbors when considering the nautical tourism industry? This research explores this question, looking at nautical tourism and its sudden growth and popularity. Through content analysis and the creation of a composite index, research was conducted to provide an overall picture and understanding of Croatia’s nautical tourism industry. The categorization of marinas amenities and Must-Haves was put to the test and after conducting the results a ranking table was made which showed how competent Croatia is in marine tourism. Croatia is by a result a competent rival, but still has to improve on its offer to achieve the best result. Croatia’s strong points are marina Must-Haves and security, while facilities and F&B have more room for improvement. The countries that were benchmarked are: Greece, Italy, Montenegro and Croatia. The number of marinas per country was 6, except for Croatia where 13 marinas were examined.