TURQUOISE

Chartering the Greek islands aboard a cruising catamaran is one of those choices that makes obvious sense once you've done it: two hulls, minimal heel, and a wide bridgedeck that turns passage-making into something closer to lounging. This model is among the most widely chartered of its kind, and for good reason — easily handled, genuinely comfortable underway, and equipped to a modern standard throughout. Accommodation is arranged over six cabins for up to ten guests, with the detailed bed configuration available on request — worth confirming early, as it shapes how families or groups of friends divide up the space. Her cruising ground is Greece, which is to say a summer of short hops and long lunches: the Cyclades if you want wind and white villages, the Ionian if you'd rather have flat water and pine-backed anchorages. The catamaran platform earns its keep here, with shallow draft opening up bays that deeper-keeled yachts have to admire from a distance. Crewed throughout, so the navigation, the provisioning and the day-to-day rhythm are handled for you.