the smaller size of the vessels means not only a more intimate on-board experience - as in tv 's cheers bar , it can become a place where everybody who serves you soon knows your name - it means the ships can access ports off-limits to the bigger vessels .
boarding the ship in somewhere as glitzy as monaco immediately imbued the journey with a luxury feel .
in the harbour we were surrounded on all sides by billionaires ' mega-yachts .