Adventure,
the Adriatic way.

Arrive in Dubrovnik · Welcome aboard

Our team meets you at Dubrovnik Airport and takes you to Gruž harbour, where MS Azzurro is waiting. Cabins are ready from 2 p.m. If you land early, leave your bags on board and head into the city. As the light softens, we gather on deck for an opening circle with Jenn & Jarred, then sit down to the welcome dinner and meet the crew who will look after us all week.

• Meals: Welcome dinner
• Overnight: On board · Gruž harbour, Dubrovnik
• Free time: Afternoon at your own pace

Dubrovnik → Mljet · Forest, salt lakes and stillness

We leave early for Mljet, one of the greenest islands in the Adriatic, covered in pine forest, olive groves and vineyards. From Pomena we enter Mljet National Park. Its centre is two saltwater lakes, Veliko and Malo Jezero, and a 12th-century Benedictine monastery on a tiny islet in the middle of the larger lake. Walk, cycle or paddle the shoreline, or find a quiet spot and stay there. In the evening the captain hosts dinner on board.

• Sailing: Morning sail
• Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Captain's dinner
• Exploring: Mljet National Park
• E-Bike rentals
• Overnight: Pomena

Mljet → Hvar · Pakleni swim and the old town

We sail to Hvar, Croatia's longest island and one of its sunniest. We drop anchor at the Pakleni Islands for lunch on board and an afternoon swim, then continue into Hvar town. A local guide walks us through its stone streets and squares and up to the fortress views. The evening is yours to wander and choose a place for dinner. Your cruise manager is happy to point you somewhere good.

• Sailing: Morning sail
• Meals: Breakfast · Lunch
• Swim stop: Pakleni Islands
• Exploring: Guided walk, Hvar town
• Volkswagen Beetle island tour
• Overnight: Hvar

Hvar's harbour has limited space, so we may dock at Stari Grad and transfer to Hvar town by road.

Hvar → Vis · The Blue Cave and the island that stood still

Breakfast is served as we sail toward Biševo. We stop to swim on the way, then take small boats into the Blue Cave, where sunlight coming through an underwater opening lights the water a bright blue. We reach Vis in the early afternoon. Vis was a military base closed to visitors from 1945 until the 1990s, and its villages have kept a slower, unpolished character that the busier islands lost. Walk the seafront promenade, visit the archaeological museum in the old Austrian fort, or simply sit by the water.

• Sailing: Morning sail
• Meals: Breakfast · Lunch
• Swim stop: En route
• Exploring: Blue Cave, Biševo
• Military quad tour
• Overnight: Vis

The Blue Cave entrance is only 1.5 m high and closes in rough seas. Entry depends on the weather on the day.

Vis → Korčula · Stories in stone

We swim and have lunch at anchor on the way to Korčula, the walled town said to be Marco Polo's birthplace. A local guide shows us the old town's herringbone streets, which were laid out to catch the breeze and block the wind. The stories and legends come with the walk. Dinner is on the island, at one of its many small konobas.

• Sailing: Morning sail
• Meals: Breakfast · Lunch
• Swim stop: At anchor on the way
• Exploring: Guided walk, Korčula old town
• Hike
• Overnight: Korčula

Korčula → Elaphiti Islands · A full day at anchor

This is the slowest day of the week and, for many, the one they remember best. We reach the Elaphiti Islands before lunch, find a sheltered bay and stay there until the next morning, with no port and no schedule. Swim off the platform, read on the sun deck, or soak in the hot tub. At sunset the crew lights the barbecue for dinner on deck, and anyone who wants one can take an evening swim under the first stars.

• Sailing: Morning sail
• Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · BBQ dinner
• Swim stop: Swimming all day
• Overnight: At anchor, Elaphiti Islands

In bad weather the captain may move us to a nearby sheltered port for the night.

Elaphiti Islands → Dubrovnik · The Pearl of the Adriatic

Wake up already at sea and swim before breakfast. We stay at anchor for a few more hours before sailing back to Dubrovnik over lunch. A local guide takes us through the UNESCO-listed old town, covering the main monuments and the quieter corners most visitors miss. Afterwards the city is yours for a last evening. Taxis, buses and Uber run easily between the old town and the ship.

• Swim stop: Morning swim
• Meals: Breakfast · Lunch
• Exploring: Guided walk, Dubrovnik old town
• Dubrovnik City Walls walk
• Overnight: Gruž harbour, Dubrovnik

Farewell

One last breakfast together on board. Cabins need to be cleared by 9 a.m. If your flight is later, your luggage can stay on the ship until your transfer to Dubrovnik Airport.

• Meals: Breakfast
• Transfer: Airport transfer