A taxi from the Naples airport to the port of Salerno and we arrived with time to spare. We were immediately welcomed by Captain Andreas who remembered us from last year, as did most of the crew. It felt like a family reunion. The advantage of a small ship.

From the moment we stepped aboard the Voyager, a sleek 70 meter yacht, the party was on. Fifty passengers, including 8 readers of the Paris Insider, were about to share a convivial atmosphere, bountiful meals and stops in Corsica, Portofino, Cinqueterre, Elba, Porto Venere, Cannes and Nice. And when anchored off shore the Mediterranean was available for dip in the “pool.” We gathered on the sun deck for cocktails and exchanged greeting with our “family” for the next 7 days.