BlackKey Global

Board mid-morning. South in under an hour. Lunch on the cliff at La Fontelina — the only way down is by tender or two hundred steps. Swim off the Faraglioni rocks. Dinner under lemon trees at Da Paolino. Anchor below Marina Piccola.

Late-morning departure. Da Adolfo for lunch — beach club reachable only by their wooden boat. Sunset on the Le Sirenuse terrace. Dinner at La Sponda, ten thousand candles lit at dusk.

Cruise the coast slowly. Stop in Amalfi for the cathedral. Up to Ravello — lunch at Belmond Hotel Caruso, the infinity pool overlooking the bay. Afternoon swim at Conca dei Marini, the Emerald Grotto.

Three hours northwest to the Pontine Islands. Ponza is what Capri was before the world found it. Beach lunch at La Mariannina. Aperitivo at Bar Tripoli. Quiet anchor in Cala Feola.

A long run south — four hours at the Pershing's cruise speed. Arrive late afternoon. Watch Stromboli erupt from the deck at sunset; it goes every twenty minutes. Black sand swimming. Dinner ashore.

Short hop. Panarea is the most exclusive of the Aeolians — single-track lanes, no cars, whitewashed houses. Beach lunch at Hotel Raya. The piazza scene at sunset — every yacht in the Med is anchored offshore.

Final run east to Sicily. Disembark Giardini-Naxos. Black car up to Belmond Grand Hotel Timeo for the closing dinner. Mount Etna in the distance, the Taormina theatre lit behind you.