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Destinations

Cruising grounds, curated.

Cruising regions across the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, the Indian Ocean and the Middle East. A private advisor matches the brief, and routes the itinerary accordingly.

Regions

By region.

Fourteen cruising grounds: each with its own season, base ports and route logic.

Adriatic cruising

Region

Adriatic

Croatia and Montenegro: Split, Hvar and the Dalmatian islands, Dubrovnik and the Bay of Kotor, with sheltered anchorages between the islands.

5 destinationsCroatia · Dubrovnik · Hvar

Americas cruising

Region

Americas

The US east coast in two seasons: Fort Lauderdale and the crossing to the Bahamas in winter, Newport and New England in summer.

1 destinationFort Lauderdale

Yachts anchored in shallow turquoise waters in the Bahamas

Region

Bahamas

Exuma cays and Nassau-based cruising in shallow, sheltered Atlantic waters.

2 destinationsExumas · Nassau

Sailing yachts anchored in turquoise waters in the Balearic Islands

Region

Balearic Islands

Mallorca, Ibiza, Formentera and Menorca: four islands within short passages, at the height of the western Mediterranean summer.

4 destinationsFormentera · Ibiza · Mallorca

Sailing yachts anchored around a Caribbean island in turquoise waters

Region

Caribbean

St Barths, Antigua and the British Virgin Islands: the principal winter cruising ground for the international fleet.

3 destinationsAntigua · British Virgin Islands · St Barths

Yachts anchored in a turquoise bay on the French Riviera coastline

Region

French Riviera

The Côte d'Azur from Saint-Tropez to Monaco, with Cannes, the Lérins islands and the anchorages of Cap d'Antibes between.

3 destinationsCannes · Monaco · Saint-Tropez

Yacht anchored in a turquoise Mediterranean cove

Region

Greek Islands

The Cyclades, the Dodecanese and the Ionian, from Athens and the islands: Mykonos, Santorini, Rhodes and Corfu.

5 destinationsAthens · Corfu · Mykonos

White sandbank surrounded by turquoise waters in the Indian Ocean

Region

Indian Ocean

The Maldives, the Seychelles and Mauritius: longer, private itineraries away from the Mediterranean calendar.

3 destinationsMaldives · Mauritius · Seychelles

Yachts anchored along the Italian Riviera coastline

Region

Italy

The Italian Riviera, the Amalfi Coast and Capri, Sardinia and Sicily: four grounds of the Italian summer.

7 destinationsAmalfi Coast · Capri · Naples

Superyacht anchored in an Italian Riviera bay surrounded by coastal villas

Region

Mediterranean

The principal European cruising ground, from the Balearics and the Côte d'Azur through Corsica and Italy to the Adriatic, Greece and Turkey.

26 destinationsAmalfi Coast · Athens · Bodrum

Burj Al Arab at sunset on the Dubai coastline

Region

Middle East

Anchored on Dubai, our flagship destination, and extending to Abu Dhabi and the wider Gulf coastline.

2 destinationsAbu Dhabi · Dubai

Aerial view of a tropical Pacific island lagoon with turquoise water and reef islands

Region

Pacific

French Polynesia and the Galápagos: long-stay Pacific cruising for guests willing to commit the time.

2 destinationsFrench Polynesia · Galápagos

Aerial view of limestone cliffs and turquoise bays in Thailand

Region

Thailand

Andaman Sea cruising from Phuket: Phang Nga Bay, the Phi Phi islands, the Krabi coast and the Similan Islands.

1 destinationPhuket

Turkey coastline with islands and turquoise water near Istanbul

Region

Turkey

The Turkish coast: Bodrum, the Gulf of Gökova, the Datça peninsula and Göcek, with the Greek Dodecanese across the water.

1 destinationBodrum

Superyacht cruising through a calm island bay as part of a bespoke yacht charter route

Approach

How a route comes together.

A route begins with a short conversation: dates, party, comfort versus distance, ports the principal already knows, and ones they would rather avoid. The advisor opens with options before settling on a plan.

Season comes next. Each region has a window. The Mediterranean from May to October, the Caribbean from December to April, the Indian Ocean splitting between the Maldives and the Seychelles. The yacht and the base port follow the season, not the other way around.

The final pass weighs distance, weather windows and on-the-ground logistics: marinas booked, customs cleared, crew briefed. The principal receives a shortlist: narrow, deliberate, shaped to the brief.

Plan a route

Tell us where you'd like to be.

A private advisor will return a short proposal within the hour.

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