Viv Bags – More than just a toiletry gift bag!

Viviana Guiliano is the lady behind VIV BAGS, the wonderfully stylish custom-made toiletry gift bag for guests. These bags are carefully crafted using the same fabrics and colours as the yacht’s upholstery including the yacht’s name and logo embroidered on them....

ECO Yacht Slot – Guest Toiletries & Amenities

Times have changed rapidly over the last decade, public knowledge about the issue with plastic pollution has become front page news and the effect it is having on both the planet and us as a species is undeniably shocking – there has just been a study released which...

Stewardess’ Pick of the Month from RIALTO LIVING

Our favourite lifestyle store in Palma!  Ever bolted upright out of bed, just as you’re drifting off to sleep, with an incredible idea? A plot for a yachting novel or movie, perhaps?  Or maybe a genius business idea? Don’t let your great ideas slip away! Treat...

Tiramisu…. the perfect lift me up!

I was saddened to read that Ado Campeol, an Italian restaurateur known as the “father of tiramisu” had died at the grand old age of 93 recently at his home in Treviso, in the Veneto region of Italy. Although the dessert’s origins are often disputed and the family...

Essentials Yachting Provisioning / VSF Palma

For flawless food and drink provisioning every time! I recently met with Ruth Kirwan, owner of EYP and it was a great opportunity to find out more about her very successful yacht provisioning company. Ruth is certainly no newbie to the yacht provisioning world as EYP...

CHORIZO-The king of the Spanish Larder

Traditional Spanish cooking has popular roots. It is the people’s cuisine.  What I most admire is that it is down-to-earth, uncomplicated food, based on the ingredients available locally or the crops grown regionally. The food also reflects Spain’s complicated...