The Dalmatian Coast

Leave Split and head straight into island country. Swim when you arrive, then go ashore in Hvar for dinner and see where the evening takes you.

Spend the morning moving between the Pakleni Islands with the toys out and very little agenda. Tender ashore for a long lunch, stay for the music or find another bay and keep the afternoon to yourselves.

Cruise further out to Vis, where Croatia gets wilder and less polished. Explore sea caves and hidden coves by tender, dive or snorkel, then head ashore for the evening.

Swim through the morning before cruising into medieval Korčula. Walk straight from the waterfront into the old town and find a table overlooking the Adriatic for dinner.

Take the day off-grid. Kayak the saltwater lakes, paddleboard along the coast or stay onboard and spend the afternoon diving from the swim platform.

Take the long way south through the Elaphiti Islands. Seabobs, swimming and lunch onboard, then find a quiet anchorage for your last night away from the city.

Approach Dubrovnik from the sea with its city walls straight ahead. Step ashore into the Old Town and finish somewhere every bit as memorable as the journey there.