Sperlonga, Gaeta & Ponza: Private Yacht Cruises from Formia

Four, all on the whole yacht Princess Giusy for up to 12 guests, fuel included: a day to Gaeta and Sperlonga (€1,900), two days at Ponza and Palmarola (€3,800), three days at Ponza and Palmarola (€5,700), and seven days around six islands (€13,300).

About 35 to 37 nautical miles of open sea; the regular ferry takes around two and a half hours. That is why Ponza is a weekend, not a day trip: on the two- and three-day options you sleep on board and have the island to yourselves in the evening.

Only by boat: Palmarola is uninhabited, part of the Pontine Islands protected area, about 7 nautical miles from Ponza. Its sea stacks and the column-like cliffs called the Cathedrals, on the north side, are seen from the water, and you swim straight off the yacht.

Yes. The grotto, where Emperor Tiberius held banquets and where the marble statues of Ulysses and the Cyclops were found in 1957, faces the sea below Sperlonga. It belongs to the National Archaeological Museum, whose entrance is not included, and the sea in front is a protected area, so the skipper chooses where to anchor for the swim.

The 'split mountain': a cliff in Gaeta torn open from top to bottom, which legend says split at the moment of Christ's death. Deep inside is the Turk's Cave. The day cruise passes it from the sea.

By train: Formia-Gaeta station is about an hour from Rome Termini and about an hour to an hour and a half from Naples. The yacht leaves from the port of Formia at 11:00.

Yes. Princess Giusy has four cabins with eight berths and three bathrooms with shower, plus a separate crew cabin. Food and drinks are not included; breakfast and lunch, or full board, can be arranged on request.

Six: Ponza, Palmarola and Ventotene in the Pontine Islands, then Ischia, Procida and Capri in the Bay of Naples. The order follows the sea and the weather.

Yes, on request and at an extra cost, because our Salerno crew travels to Formia to run them. In an Opera Lecture, our founder shows the great masterpieces of opera on the yacht's TV and explains them; the cooking classes teach the secrets of Italian and Neapolitan cooking. Ask when you book. On Antonella IV in Salerno, both are included in the price.

Yes. Besides the private cruise, Princess Giusy sails shared day cruises from Formia to Gaeta and Sperlonga: you book only your own seats, at €320 per person with skipper, hostess and fuel included, and share the yacht with up to 12 guests. The shared cruise sails with at least 6 guests in total and is confirmed 3 days before; otherwise you choose another date, the whole yacht as a private cruise (paying the difference) or a full refund.