How to Cruise in Style

Why we love small ships

Words: Lee Tulloch, Photography: Tony Amos
departing from Venice
reception, Le Soleal
early to the pool
breakfast
beautiful Hvar
sailing on
Dubrovnic before the crowds
the bridge
off Parga
Parga with Le Soleal offshore
lunchtime
Corinth canal
captain's table
Delos
Le Soleal off Delos
smart service
port of Mykonos
pre dinner cocktail
Mykonos from Le Soleal
social and not
farewell drinks
into Istanbul
hello Istanbul
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There’s a ship for every kind of voyager these days. There are rowdy cruises for singles who want to spend their entire holiday in a sexy clinch with a stranger and cruises catering to well-read people who are interested in lectures about ancient Mycean civilisation. There are cruises for families, gays, French-speaking people and adventurers. If you like to travel with 4000 other likeminded citizens, there are cruises for you. But we advise you take a deep breath before you take a bath. Small ships are the way to go.

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