In the marina at Piraeus, a harbour city near Athens, there are superyachts and ferries the size of tower blocks. The Galileo – a mere 157ft long, three masts, wooden decks – looks as if it has slipped in unnoticed from another era.For me and my wife Annie, it’s love at first sight. The Galileo is a proper ship, not a hotel with an anchor. She will take us through the Cyclades, the necklace of fabled islands that dangle southwards towards Crete, at a gentle 11 knots. It will feel more like an odyssey than a cruise.The 24 cabins host a mix of Britons, Spaniards, French, Germans and Americans — mostly couples, mainly retired. Over the eight-day voyage, we will mingle happily, swapping tables and life stories, in the saloon, the sun deck and the bar.
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