Spending time aboard a luxury sailing yacht is many people’s fantasy, but what’s it really like? It may be only a metre or so to walk down the passerelle, but it’s the gateway to another world. Even in a five-star hotel, anyone can wander in, walk past your table and overhear your conversation. On a cruise ship the crew have lots of other passengers to attend to, not just you. Welcome instead to a world of privacy, privilege and exclusivity; a world of attention to detail, presentation and service where the primary consideration is to ensure that you have the holiday of your dreams. Let’s take a peep at what the diary of a guest might be like.
08.00 Opened my eyes to see blue sky through my cabin window. No sound of anyone else so I thought I’d take a quiet morning dip. Someone was up though – a comforting smell of fresh coffee and croissants baking was wafting from the galley, and as I crossed the saloon I could hear the soft chink of china cups and saucers as the table was being laid for breakfast on deck.
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