Is this ship in the 2027 programme?

The release detailing the 2027 programme names four of the six Croatian ships and does not name this one. A withdrawal is plausible without being confirmed. Have her presence confirmed before you block a flight.

Do the cabins have a real balcony?

Some do. She is the only one of the six Croatian ships in the catalogue whose cabins open onto a private balcony with an outdoor floor. On a forty-eight-metre hull that space is taken from the interior.

How many travellers does the ship carry?

Thirty-eight travellers in nineteen cabins, on a forty-eight-metre hull. The local crew numbers half a dozen, and service stays that of a small family operation.

She dates from 2018. She belongs to the recent generation of small Dalmatian coastal vessels, built with better insulated cabins and air conditioning that runs at anchor.

Dalmatian family shipowners. The British operator owns none of the twenty hulls it markets: the river ships are Swiss or Portuguese, the coastal ships Croatian.

When does this ship sail?

May to October. Outside that window she winters in a Dalmatian port and no dates exist. May, June and September give the best balance of temperature, water and crowding.

Are children admitted?

Yes, twelve. The decks are narrow, the stairs steep and the bathing platform opens straight onto the sea: the operator does not accept younger children on these coastal ships.

Where are this ship's dates?

Because no departure for this ship appears in our online inventory. The product sells as a package with flight and transfers, and it does not travel the usual cruise data feeds. An advisor gives you the real calendar.

Should gratuities be budgeted on top of the fare?

Yes. They are included nowhere in this fleet and the operator leaves the amount to your judgement, aboard as ashore. The item weighs on a seven- to fourteen-night trip.

Is air travel part of the package?

Not here. What you buy in North America is a cruise fare. The same operator's British product traditionally includes the flight and transfers, and the British site redirects to the North American one from here.

Is the ship wheelchair accessible?

No. The operator formally advises travellers with reduced mobility against this product: no lift, no adapted cabin, steep stairs and a narrow gangway at the quay.

Where does my protection come from?

From the Quebec agency that sells, not from the British operator. Nothing establishes that the latter holds a Quebec travel agent's licence: its North American entity is registered in Florida.

What is the embarkation port?

From Dubrovnik, towards southern and central Dalmatia. Dubrovnik is reached from Montreal with one or two connections, and the old town amply justifies a night before embarkation.

What do the days look like?

Sailing in the morning, anchoring in a cove for a midday swim, a port call in the afternoon and a night alongside. The days are slow and the programme leaves free time.

Is my money protected if a supplier fails?

In Quebec a licensed agency deposits the sums it receives into a trust account separate from its own funds. The Compensation Fund for Customers of Travel Agents then steps in for the cases set out in law.

MS Adriatic Sun

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MS Adriatic Sun

The MS Adriatic Sun is a MS Adriatic Sun offering intimate yacht-style cruise experiences in the Adriatic Sea along the Croatian coast and Dalmatian Islands. Its itinerary focuses on Croatia and the Dalmatian Islands, with stops in Dubrovnik and Split, alongside coastal navigation through the Adriatic Sea. The experience is centered on a small-ship luxury cruise combining cultural exploration, historic coastal towns, and relaxed Mediterranean travel. The MS Adriatic Sun is well suited for travelers seeking an intimate Adriatic cruise focused on island discovery, heritage cities, and a boutique yacht-style cruising experience in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Itineraries of the MS Adriatic Sun

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decks plans

Deck - 3

Upper Deck

Deck - 2

Main Deck

Deck - 1

Lower Deck

Technical specifications

Passengers: 45
Decks: 3

History

2018: Année de construction

The only one of the six with real balconies, and the only one absent from 2027

The MS Adriatic Sun is forty-eight metres long and dates from 2018. Nineteen cabins, thirty-eight travellers, out of Dubrovnik, from May to October.

Two facts set her apart, and they pull in opposite directions. The first: she is the only one of the six Croatian ships in the catalogue whose cabins include real private balconies, with an outdoor floor you step onto. On a forty-eight-metre hull that is rare, and it is paid for in interior space.

The second fact, and it weighs more

The release detailing the 2027 programme names four of the six Croatian ships and does not name this one. A withdrawal from the programme is plausible without being confirmed, and we will not go further than the source allows. If you are aiming at 2027 on this particular ship, have her presence in the programme confirmed before you block a flight.

No lift, no wheelchair-accessible cabin, steep stairs, minimum age twelve. No departure appears in our online inventory.

River ships from the same house

The MS Lord Byron and the MS Thomas Hardy cover the Rhone and the Saone. The MS Douro Elegance and the MS Riviera Rose sail the Portuguese Douro.

The hull and the brand, two different things

Let us name things. This hull does not belong to the brand selling you the trip. Across the twenty ships in the catalogue, the number of hulls the operator owns is zero. It is a British tour operator, not a shipowner, and it charters its entire fleet.

Practical consequence: when the operator's sheet and the owner's diverge on capacity, build year or cabin count, two sources are describing the same ship without coordinating. We keep the operator's version, which is the one in the contract, and we flag the gap when it is notable.

Second consequence: the same ship may sail under another banner in another season, with different inclusions. Compare line by line rather than by the ship's name.

The fare, item by item

Included: the cabin, full board, tea and coffee throughout, wine and beer at dinner on the river ships, the excursions written into the itinerary, port taxes and the work of a cruise director.

Not included from North America: air travel, airport transfers, pre- and post-cruise hotel nights, travel insurance, drinks outside meals and optional excursions. Note this: in the United Kingdom the same operator sells the flight and transfers within the package. The two markets do not sell the same thing, and the British site redirects to the North American one when consulted from here.

Gratuities are included nowhere in this fleet. They stay on your account and at your discretion, for the ship's crew as for the guides ashore.

A small Dalmatian ship, not a cruise ship

Forty travellers at most, a local crew, a season running May to October and nothing at all the rest of the year. You sail in the morning, anchor in the afternoon, sleep in port. The rhythm is a family yacht's, not a liner's.

No lift, no wheelchair-accessible cabin, steep stairs between decks and a narrow gangway at boarding. The operator explicitly advises travellers with reduced mobility against this kind of ship, and we repeat it here rather than leave the surprise for the quayside. The minimum age aboard is twelve.

A point that concerns us: no departure appears in our online inventory for this ship. The product sells as a full package rather than a cruise-only fare, and it does not travel through the same data feeds. An advisor will give you the real calendar.

Leaving from Quebec

The flight is not included in the North American fare, nor are transfers, nor pre-cruise hotel nights. Arrive at least a day before embarkation; two if you are crossing the Atlantic and the time change weighs on you. That margin is used exactly once, and on that day it saves the trip.

On consumer protection, a useful clarification. The British operator has no established Quebec travel agent's licence; its North American entity is a Florida corporation and the contract points to the courts of Fort Lauderdale. What protects you here is the licensed agency you book through.

Voyages AquaTerra holds that licence. Trust account, Compensation Fund for Customers of Travel Agents, and a single file bringing together flight, cruise, hotel, transfers and insurance. One call is enough to check what the season really allows.