Mediterranean Dream · 2026
At sixty,
we leave everything.
And set sail.
A media brand, a culinary experience, and a life fully lived — launching Summer 2026 from the Cyclades.
Mediterranean Dream is not a charter. It's a life choice turned into a project: community first, signature cuisine, free sailing. From the Cyclades to the Canaries, no packages, no fixed routes.
The film
Watch the journey.
A look inside Mediterranean Dream — the boat, the sea, the people and the food.
01 · The Choice
At sixty,
we start again.
— Aegean, spring
Mediterranean Dream is born from a radical choice: at sixty we leave everything and go to live on a sailboat. Not an experiment. Not an extended holiday. A new life, documented day by day.
This choice is not side-content to the project — it is the project. The boat becomes home, kitchen, media studio. Social isn't marketing — it's real life, lived out loud.
Those who choose to come aboard already know us: they'll have followed our journey for weeks, months, maybe more. We don't sell "a week on a boat". We open our floating home to people who feel they belong to this story.
This is what makes the project impossible to replicate: you don't imitate a life, you live it.
The Project
Thirty years of craft,
launching from the sea.
Mediterranean Dream is built on 30 years of international hospitality experience across four continents. From day one of operations, we will be fully active in parallel on three tracks:
- Activating our personal network of 7,500+ high-spending clients who have known us through years of work in the USA, Spain, Thailand and Italy.
- Producing on-board video content for YouTube, Instagram and TikTok — the daily narrative of life at sea.
- Hosting fine dining experiences at anchor for groups of up to 8 guests, signature cuisine by Svetlana.
Like any serious hospitality venture, the first 6–8 months are dedicated to stabilising operations and building the brand. The 2026 launch half-year targets €25,000–40,000; our first full year at regime (2027) is projected at €150,000–190,000, scaling toward €250,000–330,000 by 2028. Starting within the Mediterranean sailing season accelerates everything significantly.
Live from day one
Network
7,500+ high-spending contacts already ours
Media
Daily video content, 5 platforms
Cuisine
Premium dinners at anchor, up to 8 guests
Launching · Summer 2026 · Naxos
Revenue projections refer to a full year at operational regime, following an initial 6–8 month launch phase.
02 · The Founders
Two lives.
A single course.
A rare combination: thirty years of professional hospitality and a classically trained chef converging into one project we live in the first person — at sea, all year round.
"At an age when many stop, we set off."
— Maurizio & Svetlana
Maurizio
Hospitality & F&B · Captain
Over 30 years in hospitality and food & beverage. Operational skills, high-profile client management, capacity to build and develop complex projects. Nautical licence and several hundred sailing hours logged: the project is not just an idea, it is real maritime capability. Responsible for strategy, partner and sponsor relations, the regie of the onboard experience.
Svetlana
Executive Chef · Onboard Cuisine
Professional chef. She signs every gastronomic experience of the project: dinners at anchor, grilled fish on the beach, tasting menus for multi-day sailings. Cuisine is not an accessory service — it is the value that makes the experience unrepeatable.
03 · Experiences
No packages.
Only real sailing.
Cyclades, Crete, Kos, Ios. Extended 6–7 month season. Small groups, signature cuisine, free sailing. In winter, the Canaries.
Dinners at anchor
Up to 8 guests at the table. Grilled fish, traditional dishes reinterpreted. Up to 10 evenings per month.
Private chef's table
Tailor-made gastronomic events for small groups.
Aegean sunset
Three hours between coast, golden light and onboard aperitivo.
3-day sailings
Island to island, no preset itinerary. Decided in the morning.
5–7 day sailings
Full immersion in boat life. Signature cuisine every evening.
Free Sailing
We leave today, back in six days. Or seven. Or eight, as it goes.
Atlantic crossings
Winter route Greece–Canaries. 30+ days of real sailing, for those seeking a rare experience.
Seasonal frequency (6–7 months)
Join us on board
Shared cruises
Itineraries already shaped by guests who booked before. A few spots remain — configure your meals and sail with us.
Serifos → Antiparos → Santorini → Amorgos → Mykonos
19 Jun → 28 Jun 2026 · 10 days
Serifos → Antiparos → Santorini → Amorgos → Mykonos
04 · Community & Media
First they follow us,
then they come aboard.
Social is not the project's marketing. It is the engine that fuels it. Benchmark: Sailing La Vagabonde built a $5–16k/month empire on YouTube ads alone, starting from zero.
Continuous storytelling
Weekly YouTube episodes, daily Reels, behind-the-scenes of life aboard. High-appeal topics: leaving everything at 60, professional cooking on a boat, real sailing.
Community that converts
Those who follow us for months know us. 70% of social users are more likely to buy after prolonged UGC exposure. We don't sell cold: we sell to those who already belong.
Sponsors & partnerships
Nautical brands (Magellano Store, A. Nelson, sails, electronics), food & beverage (wines, olive oil, local products), lifestyle. Structural revenue, not one-off.
Potential upside
The TV format.
A real life, a couple leaving everything, a Mediterranean adventure: this is exactly the material TV and streaming platforms are looking for. It is not guaranteed revenue — it is a strategic option that can multiply the project's value by an order of magnitude.
05 · The Market
Three waves
converging.
Experiential travel, slow tourism and the nautical creator economy are merging. Mediterranean Dream sits exactly where these three waves meet.
Experiential Travel · USD Billions
Market growth to 2034
YouTube Benchmark · Subscribers (K)
Real appetite for this niche
Sailing La Vagabonde: estimated $5–16k/month revenue from YouTube AdSense alone. CPM $18–32 in the liveaboard niche.
Operating Area
Aegean for six months.
Atlantic in winter.
Cyclades, Crete, Kos, Ios: 6–7 months of continuous operating season. In winter, Atlantic crossings (Canaries and beyond) for those seeking pure adventure. Chania port: +40% passengers in 2025.
06 · Model & Projections
Three pillars.
One ecosystem.
Experiences
Extended 6–7 month season. Almost-daily dinners at anchor, short and multi-day sailings, winter Atlantic crossings. Premium pricing thanks to signature cuisine.
- ◆Dinners at anchor (180–340/season): €60–110k
- ◆Mini-cruises 2–4 days & multi-day: €50–95k
- ◆Maxi-cruises & Atlantic crossings: €15–35k
Contribution 2026 → 2028
€165,000 – €290,000
Al Bordo
Italian food at anchor. Pizza napoletana, lasagna, tiramisù prepared by Svetlana in a land kitchen and delivered by tender to boats anchored in Greek bays. 2–3 days a week, peak July–September. Zero restaurant rent, high margins, WhatsApp ordering with daily position published every morning.
- ◆Average daily turnover: €350–700
- ◆60–75 operating days per year (summer)
- ◆Anchorages: Naxos, Paros, Koufonisia, Ios, Amorgos, Milos
Contribution 2026 → 2028
€6,000 → €45,000
Community & Sponsors
Recurring revenue from mature social channels, structured partnerships with nautical and food brands, celebrity hosting on premium episodes, hotel partner referrals. Docu-series / TV format option in development.
- ◆Sponsorship & brand deals: €30–45k
- ◆YouTube AdSense, affiliates, social: €10–20k
- ◆Celebrity hosting + hotel referrals: €5–10k
Contribution 2026 → 2028
€8,000 → €70,000
Revenue Projection · €k
Three years.
Solid curve.
2026: launch in the second half, operational setup, dinners at anchor as main engine, "Al Bordo" launched mid-season.
2027: first full year, consolidation, repeat customers, structured sponsorship, Al Bordo at full summer cadence, first Atlantic maxi-crossings.
2028: media maturity, TV format in production, Al Bordo as a recognised brand, possible second asset.
Break-even & Cash Flow
The numbers that matter,
in plain sight.
Two scenarios per year, conservative to optimistic: 2026 €25–40k · 2027 €150–190k · 2028 €250–330k. Monthly burn ~€1,850, operational break-even in month 8–10.
07 · Guests & TV Format
A story stepping out
of our screen.
Mediterranean Dream is not a YouTube channel. It is a multi-platform editorial project — with guests from entertainment, music and sport — designed from the start to make the leap to television, in Italy and the United States.
Italy + USA: amplified reach.
When a brand partner comes aboard today, it lives inside an editorial product that could reach millions of television viewers tomorrow. This is not social media exposure. It is international editorial positioning in a format already speaking two languages, two cultures, two markets.
Guests on board
Known faces,
their own audiences.
Each episode hosts personalities with established communities. When a recognisable person shares their experience aboard, the brand partner reaches that audience — organically, authentically, inside an aspirational context no ad campaign can replicate.
Podcast on board
Conversations
across the waves.
A podcast distributed on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Interviews with the guests we sail with — one hour of real conversation recorded on deck at sunset.
- ◆Spotify · Apple Podcasts · Amazon Music
- ◆1 episode per month · 45–60 min
- ◆Vertical clips for Instagram / TikTok
- ◆Bridge content towards the TV format
The audience
Who follows
Mediterranean Dream.
Adults 35–65, mid-to-high income, passionate about the sea, sailing, travel and Mediterranean lifestyle. Distributed across Italy, Greece, France, Germany, UK and the US. Exactly the people who will buy a boat, book a charter, or choose a nautical brand tomorrow.
Primary age range
35 – 65
Professionals, managers, entrepreneurs
Geographic reach
Europe + USA
Italy, Greece, France, Germany, UK
Primary interest
Sailing & Lifestyle
Aspiring sailors, slow travel, Med culture
Purchasing power
Mid-to-high
Your future ideal customer
08 · Investment
Come aboard,
not only figuratively.
Founding Partners
Edition.
A close circle of founding partners enters the project at the early stage, with a minority equity of 10–15%. Capital is raised in 2–3 tranches and governed by a personalised pre-agreement, with reserved benefits not replicable in future rounds. Valuation and ticket size are shared on request.
Investor benefits
Profit participation
Proportional share on net revenue from both pillars (experiences + community).
Early-stage conditions
Privileged pricing vs any future round or scale-up.
Onboard usage in defined periods
Weeks reserved each year for the partner's personal use with family.
Crew members
Partners are welcome as active crew members on selected legs — not passive guests, real crew.
Reserved crossings
Privileged participation on signature Atlantic crossings.
Clear exit strategy
Quota refund + premium at year three, or conversion to long-term partnership.
Five partnership formulas
Not only partners.
Five ways to step into the project.
Beyond the classic founding-partner raise, Mediterranean Dream opens five parallel doors for structured collaboration: shipyards, brand sponsors, co-production partners, boat owners and yacht brokers.
For shipyards
Boat Partnership
The flagship formula. The shipyard provides a vessel — new or classic '90s–2005 via dealer network — in exchange for total exposure across all channels for the full duration of the project.
- —Media loan or favourable transfer
- —Classic '90s–2005 boat via Greece/Croatia dealer network
- —Brand present in every episode, post and TV airing
- —Real-world proof of build quality over time
- —Co-branded content for your own marketing
For sponsors
Integrated Sponsor
The brand joins the project as the official partner in one or more exclusive categories: equipment, navigation, food & beverage, apparel, on-board technology.
- —Exclusive category within your sector
- —Natural product placement, never forced
- —Mention in every YouTube episode and TV airing
- —Co-production of dedicated content
- —Access to the VIP guest network
For investors
Co-Production
For those who believe in the project and want to participate in its growth in a structured way — with economic return on the TV format and on content rights.
- —Participation in the TV format production
- —Shares of distribution rights
- —Presence in the production credits
- —Privileged access to guests and events
- —Periodic reporting on project progress
For boat owners
Boat Sharing Programme
For those who own a sailing yacht in excellent condition but rarely use it. Mediterranean Dream brings the boat back to life — keeping her sailing, maintained, and returned to port at season's end in better shape than she left.
- —Bareboat loan or long-term lease
- —Routine maintenance covered by us
- —Reserved weeks each year for the owner and family
- —Boat featured in all content (asset value enhancement)
- —Insurance and marina management covered
For brokers
Visibility Partner
For yacht brokers and dealers seeking high visibility in the project. Your logo and your network become part of the editorial narrative — a living showcase, not a static banner.
- —Logo in the end credits of every episode
- —Mention in the "got a boat for us?" CTAs
- —Priority access to content previews
- —Dedicated space on mediterraneandream.blue
- —Co-organisation of events and boat shows
The right moment
A brand stepping in today
is not buying exposure.
It is acquiring a narrative position.
Investors · Downloads
The full story,
on paper.
Complete investor documentation. Each document is available in English and Italian.
08 · Roadmap
The course,
charted.
Q1 2026
Closing round & setup
Close partner raise. Technical boat refit. Social editorial plan. Launch media accounts.
Q2 2026
Aegean soft launch
First dinners at anchor, pilot short sailings. Engagement with selected influencers.
Q3 2026
Full season
60+ dinners. Multi-day sailings. First sponsor deals. Community growing.
Q4 2026
First crossing
Documented Atlantic route. Paying guests aboard. Premium content.
2027
Scale & TV format
Pricing +15–20%. Repeat customers. Docu-series pre-production. Structured sponsors.
2028
Exit & replication
Exit option #1 for partners. Evaluation of second asset. Land partnerships.
09 · Risks & Mitigation
What can go wrong.
How we respond.
6–7 operational months, but concentrated. Mitigation: continuous community and media revenue year-round, monetized winter Atlantic crossings, off-season partnerships.
Dependence on sea conditions. Mitigation: flexible calendar (which is also a format value), insurance, pre-studied alternative routes in the Aegean.
Strongly identity-driven project. Mitigation: process documentation, support crew training, evergreen content, sous-chef onboarding when needed.
Slower community growth than expected. Mitigation: multi-platform strategy, collaborations with established creators, possible targeted ad spend in early months.
Risk of being confused with a traditional charter. Mitigation: constant narrative of personal life, medium-high pricing, no preset packages, signature cuisine as identity marker.
Evolving nautical and hospitality regulation. Mitigation: specialist advisory from Q1, Greek and EU compliance, full-risk insurance.