La Blanca

La Blanca has been through several owners and names. Benetti delivered her in 2008 as Amnesia III; she later worked as Andreas L in the Liveras charter fleet, then as MiMi, and took her current name after a sale in 2024. Her looks have stayed the same throughout: a profile by Stefano Natucci and rooms by the British studio RWD, in sand and cream with warm timber.

Successive owners have kept investing. A 2019 refit renewed the interior, and early in 2023 she was almost entirely repainted, had structural and mechanical work done, saw both Caterpillar engines rebuilt and cleared the special survey that Lloyd's Register requires at 15 years.

What sets her apart is the uppermost deck, which runs for more than half her length. Up front there is a lit Jacuzzi with a bar you can reach without leaving the water; in the middle, an air-conditioned gym enclosed in glass looks out on three sides; aft, an oval table for lunch in the open air. One level lower is a treatment room where facials, reflexology and massages, whole-body or partial, cost nothing extra.

Cabins are spread over three levels. Forward on the main deck, the owner has the full width of the hull, two separate bathrooms and a sitting area just inside the door. The VIP, a compact double that a large window opens up, sits alone on the bridge deck, and the remaining four cabins are below, all with white marble bathrooms. That split works well when one couple wants some distance from everyone else.

In the water, instructors with RYA qualifications run the sports, and an Intrepid chase boat shuttles people to the beach.

She is a good match for groups of friends, a birthday trip shared by several couples, or a family with teenagers who want a lively top deck and a bit of pampering, and she stays in the Mediterranean all year. If everyone in your party expects the same size of cabin, or you are planning a winter week in the Caribbean, she is not the one.