There’s a rhythm to the Adriatic — not just in the tide, but in the way light hits stone and shadows stretch across narrow streets. Between Dubrovnik and Split, the coast isn’t long, but it holds centuries of detail. Terraced vineyards, fishing villages, limestone towns with facades faded by sun and sea — this is a place where history isn’t preserved, it’s lived in.
Sailing on Agape Rose puts you inside that landscape, moving at the pace it asks of you. You wake with the tide, anchor where the light suits you, and measure time in swims, conversations, and glasses of wine poured without looking at the clock. Days unfold around the coast’s natural curve. You stop where it feels right — a cove with glassy water, a harbour where stone houses lean into the hills. The ship itself is designed for this kind of travel: thoughtful, understated, elegant without fuss.
For design lovers, this coastline speaks in texture and proportion. There’s harmony in how everything fits — stone steps carved smooth by centuries of use, shutters weathered to soft greens and sea-washed blues, arches that still hold the shape of lives long gone. The beauty here isn’t curated — it’s shaped by light, time and salt air.
By evening, the light softens into gold. The sea flares turquoise, then deepens into indigo. You anchor somewhere still, and for a long while, you just look — at the exact line where stone meets water, at the shadows behind a chapel bell tower, at a colour you’ll spend the rest of your life trying to describe.
A Floating Villa, Not a Cruise
At 48 metres with 11 en-suite cabins, Agape Rose is a yacht designed for private charters of up to 22 guests, but she carries none of the flash. This is a vessel made for days that expand. Morning coffee with island views. Sun-warmed decks and a book you might actually finish. A crew that moves gracefully through your orbit: anticipating, refining, remembering. Your favourite wine appears at dinner without asking. The tender is ready just as you begin to think about going ashore.
Evenings might begin with aperitifs on the upper deck and end with starlight in the Jacuzzi, or they might never leave the shoreline, drawn instead to some glowing terrace on land.
A Route that Follows the Light
Most weeks begin in Dubrovnik, the city of walls and whispers, where the limestone streets reflect centuries of salt, empire and theatre. Before even leaving the mainland, ask for a drink at Cave Bar More, carved deep into a natural grotto just beyond the city — where cocktails arrive chilled and the sea practically brushes your feet.
From there, the islands call one by one — but nothing is fixed. The suggested route moves north toward Split, touching Hvar, Vis, Korčula and Brač, but each journey is tailored to the rhythm of your group, the weather, and the kind of moments you want to collect. Want more time in a quiet bay with no signal? A spontaneous lunch at a vineyard inland? A detour to an island no one else is talking about? The captain and crew shape each day accordingly — with just the right mix of local insight and instinct.
And always, there’s the table. Meals are an essential part of life aboard Agape Rose — not just sustenance, but a daily ceremony. The private chef sources ingredients fresh from island markets: line-caught fish, stone fruits warmed by the sun, wild herbs picked that morning. Lunch might be octopus salad and grilled vegetables served with chilled Malvazija on the aft deck; dinner a slow-roasted lamb shoulder shared at a long table beneath the stars. The wine list leans local and smart, and you’re welcome to make special requests — or simply let the sommelier surprise you.
Hvar — sometimes known for its scene, but just inland you’ll find another rhythm: stone hamlets amid lavender fields, dusty roads winding to family-run vineyards. Schedule a tasting at Tomić Winery, whose cellar is a tribute to Roman architecture and Dalmatian pride. Lunch might stretch for hours under fig trees, glasses refilled with crisp Pošip as the air hums with bees.
Sail on to Vis, once a naval base, now the island with perhaps the most elusive charm. Arrive in time for sunset at Fort George, a 19th-century outpost turned open-air bar, where the music floats on the wind and candles flicker in the ramparts.
If the weather holds, anchor the next morning in Stiniva Bay, a limestone amphitheatre hidden behind a narrow sea gate. The entrance is so tight it feels like threading a secret — the cliffs curve protectively around a white pebble beach, and the sea inside turns impossibly clear, shifting between jade and ink-blue. Think of that Greek island with the shipwreck — only quieter, wilder, and without a souvenir stand in sight. You swim, drift, listen to nothing but the sound of your own body moving through water. There are no facilities, no signs. Just stone, sea, and the sense that you’ve slipped briefly out of time.
Korčula brings refinement — a medieval town ringed by Venetian walls and sea-swept promenades. Dine at LD Terrace, a Michelin-starred restaurant where each dish pulls from island herbs, fishermen’s hauls, and the patience of proper fermentation. Sit back, watch the sunset bleed into the horizon, and let the staff pace the evening like a piece of theatre.
Then comes Brač, softer, quieter. The stone here has built cities, palaces, churches. Swim off the coast near Zlatni Rat, the white tongue of beach that shifts with the wind. Or visit Pučišća to see artisans still carving the marble by hand.
End in Split — Roman, raw, alive. The past here doesn’t stand still, it pulses.
Who It’s For
Agape Rose is made for travellers who enjoy space, pace, and the luxury of unstructured days. It suits couples, groups of friends, and multigenerational families celebrating something worth remembering. Think milestone birthdays, anniversaries, or simply a chance to be together somewhere extraordinary — without schedules, crowds or expectations.
This isn’t a setting for sippy cups and nap schedules. The experience flows best when everyone on board can follow the day as it unfolds — swim, explore, linger over lunch — without interruption. It’s a shared rhythm, shaped by the light, the sea, and the people you choose to bring with you.
There’s Wi-Fi, of course, but you might forget it’s there.
2026 Charters & Pricing
Weekly charter rate starting from: $138,000/ €121000
Based on 22 guests: approx. $6,230 per person/ €5.426
Inclusions: full yacht charter, private crew, meals, itinerary planning
Available weeks:
May 3 · May 10 · May 17 · May 24 · May 31
Sept 20 · Sept 27 · Oct 4 · Oct 11 · Oct 18
The best times? Spring and early autumn, when the sun still warms the decks, but the harbours breathe more freely and the nights feel endless.
A Way of Travel That Stays With You
A week on the water here doesn’t just change the view, it changes your pace, your appetite, your sense of how long a day can last when no one’s keeping time. You’ll remember the salt in your hair, the linen shirt you never bothered to button, the swim at dusk when the water felt like silk.
It’s not a cruise. It’s a way of holding the world differently, even if just for a while.
And if it sounds like the kind of journey you’ve been waiting to take, we’d be honoured to help shape it. Get in touch to begin.
