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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

Croatian and Adriatic cruising: Hvar, Dubrovnik, the Dalmatian coast, and the protected anchorages of the islands between.

5 destinationsCroatia · Dubrovnik · Hvar

Americas cruising

Region

Americas

The US east-coast cruising window: Fort Lauderdale, New England and the Hudson, alongside transatlantic repositioning routes.

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

Ibiza, Mallorca and the wider Balearic chain: Western Mediterranean cruising at the height of the European season.

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 classic stretch of the Côte d’Azur from Cannes to Monaco, with private anchorages between Cap d’Antibes and the Pampelonne bay.

3 destinationsCannes · Monaco · Saint-Tropez

Yacht anchored in a turquoise Mediterranean cove

Region

Greek Islands

Cycladic and Ionian cruising: Mykonos, Santorini and the smaller islands across the Aegean and Ionian seas.

5 destinationsAthens · Corfu · Mykonos

White sandbank surrounded by turquoise waters in the Indian Ocean

Region

Indian Ocean

Maldives and Seychelles cruising for longer, private itineraries away from the seasonal Mediterranean fleet.

3 destinationsMaldives · Mauritius · Seychelles

Yachts anchored along the Italian Riviera coastline

Region

Italy

The Amalfi Coast, Capri, Sardinia and Porto Cervo: Tyrrhenian and Sardinian cruising during the European season.

7 destinationsAmalfi Coast · Capri · Naples

Superyacht anchored in an Italian Riviera bay surrounded by coastal villas

Region

Mediterranean

The principal European cruising ground, from Catalonia and the Balearics through the Côte d’Azur and Italy to the Greek and Turkish coasts.

25 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

Long-form Pacific cruising: French Polynesia, the Galápagos, and the routings between for owners 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, with access to Phang Nga Bay and the Similan Islands.

1 destinationPhuket

Turkey coastline with islands and turquoise water near Istanbul

Region

Turkey

Turkish coastal cruising: Bodrum, the Gulf of Gökova, the Datça peninsula, and the routings that bridge into the Greek Dodecanese.

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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