Sithonia is considered one of Greece's most idyllic coastal regions – hills of pine and olive trees descending to nearly 100 white sand beaches. The turquoise waters are rightly compared to Caribbean beauty. The shoreline is dotted with traditional fishing villages and hidden bays that reveal their postcard scenery only from the sea. THE BIRD and THE BLUE BIRD, the fleet's 82 foot Sanlorenzo or 60-foot Princess with flybridge, follows this coastline to Kelifos Island. Kelifos is a nesting ground for various seabirds, which rock gently on the calm water's surface together with the gulls. Beneath lies a vibrant maritime landscape, where octopus live in the crevices of the rock walls. Thanks to snorkelling gear and SeaBobs on board, guests can explore the colourful underwater flora and fauna even without diving.

The northernmost finger of Halkidiki is an autonomous monastic state, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, comprising 20 Byzantine monasteries. Entry to the peninsula is permitted only to men with a visa. From the water, however, the panorama opens up for everyone: dramatic cliffs rise from the Aegean, ancient woodland stretches across the peninsula, and the monasteries appear one after another along the coastline. Among the most striking is Simonos Petras – a seven-storey Byzantine structure on a sheer cliff 330 metres above the sea, its architectural daring seeming to defy gravity itself. From the flybridge, the monasteries can be admired in full detail through binoculars, and the journey is frequently accompanied by dolphins. The Diaporos archipelago off Mount Athos is a destination in its own right: the idyllic islets between Halkidiki's second and third peninsulas form a landscape of crystal-clear bays, turquoise shallows and the legendary Blue Lagoon, its waters so clear that the seabed is visible from the surface.

High on a solitary rock, reachable only via centuries-old stone steps, the church of Agios Giannis on Skopelos is one of the most iconic locations in cinema history and, following the film's success, has become a backdrop for marriage proposals and honeymoon photographs alike. THE BIRD, the fleet's 82-foot Sanlorenzo yacht with four cabins, sails the Sporades archipelago of 24 islands on multi-day journeys. Skiathos greets visitors with a lively harbour, over 60 beaches and a colourful old town. Skopelos charms with lush nature and a picturesque coastal town of idyllic alleyways and tavernas. Alonnisos, with its white-and-blue aesthetic, recalls Santorini – but visited by far fewer travellers. The mountain village is considered the Santorini of the 1990s, its bird's-eye Aegean views entirely its own.