Our cruise was in December 2004 (why this matters to you)

Our onboard expert was Kim Kavin

The boat’s base rate was $26,000 per week for eight guests, or about $4,000 per person with 25-percent expenses included.

Our host was management company Koch, Newton and Partners (now part of Merrill-Stevens Yachts)
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Charter brokers who cruised with us: None, but we planned the trip through Koch, Newton’s in-house manager Shawn Laird (why this matters to you)