The writer’s view of Positano. With a micro cruise, she was able to avoid the crowds at this popular destination.

On any given day, Positano is awash in a sea of tourists. On Italy’s Amalfi Coast, the town’s charming boutiques, winding cobblestone lanes, delicately perched restaurants and white sand beachfront deliver on its promise of Mediterranean charm. But it often comes with a shoulder-to-shoulder tourist experience. Taking it all in from the deck of a 54-foot catamaran bobbing offshore is, I have to admit, a better way.

From where I sit, the crowds are an option, not an obligation. I’m on Dream Amalfi – a six-bedroom catamaran that is booked by the cabin. The other five rooms are taken up by people who until a few days ago were complete strangers to me. We were all equally intrigue

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