Small WONDER

This could be the most intimate cruise I have ever been on. With only four passengers on board we are outnumbered by a crew of six. In the space of just one evening, they have become friends. In fact, our first night’s meal is more like a private dinner party, with chef Wojciech discreetly putting his head round the door between courses to make sure we are satisfied.

But it’s going to challenge my waistline: the wines are the finest I have ever been served on board a ship, the food is sensational – definitely Michelin star worthy, and the bar lavishly stocked and sometimes even unmanned, with passengers welcome to help themselves. Nobody will notice if I overindulge on bubbles before (or brandy after) our superb supper or can’t resist dipping into the bowls of chocolates that temptingly set-dress the lounge. By the end of the week I may have to be airlifted off the barge.

What makes our meals even more