PRINCESS MALENA

The Catspace is the newest addition to the range, and its name is no marketing flourish: the whole point of this catamaran is how much usable volume has been drawn out of a 40-foot platform. Nothing feels squeezed in, which is rarer than it sounds at this size. Accommodation is arranged across four cabins, each with a double bed, for a total capacity of twelve guests aboard. The layout suits families and groups of friends travelling together — everyone has their own space to retreat to at the end of the day, with the shared living areas doing the rest of the work. Her cruising ground is Greece, which plays to a catamaran's strengths. Shallow draft opens up anchorages a monohull would think twice about, the wide beam keeps things level under way, and the deck space becomes the real living room once the anchor is down — long lunches, swims off the back, the Aegean light doing what it does in the late afternoon. Chartered with crew, so the navigation, the provisioning and the daily choreography of where to be and when are handled for you. You choose the islands; the rest is taken care of.