Afrodita Adriatic Cruise

They sell it as "the Mediterranean as it once was", which is quite an advertising campaign hook, quite unrealistic in my opinion. In any case, the Dalmatian coast is a beautiful place to visit and a good way to explore it is on one of the small cruises that run through it. These boats have a limited number of berths (about 15 or so) but this made us build a really good rapport with the other passengers. During the day you can sunbathe on deck and in the evenings you make stops at Dubrovnik, Korcula, Hvar, etc.. One of the most interesting places was the famous Zlatni Rat beach or Golden Horn and,

With the exception of the crew, ve were excellent, the trip was bad. We had extremely hot weather and the A/C which was advertised as fully air conditioned did not work most of the time. The mattresses were old and lumpy, so combined with the heat we didn't get much sleep. I had to buy a sun lounger cushion for the bed, so that I could sleep. The cabins are dated with faded and worn decorations and bed linens.

The itinerary spends half the time visiting mainland ports rather than just the islands. At night you are tethered to 10-20 other boats, all partying. If you want to sleep before 11pm you are out of luck.