Unforgettable destinations and experiences, designed by Dave Koz
How a week on Somma unfolds
Hosted by Dave Koz, A once a year voyage shaped around music, place, and shared moments.
Somma is designed to feel personal from the moment you arrive. The pace is unhurried, the setting is considered, and the experience unfolds with room to explore, listen, and connect.
Each week follows a gentle rhythm, from quiet mornings and open afternoons to evenings shaped by live performances and conversations experienced close.
A Somma voyage takes place aboard a small ship with all suite accommodations, attentive service, and access to smaller ports designed for ease and comfort throughout the week.
Mornings begin gently
Mornings on Somma tend to open slowly. Light comes through the windows. Coffee is unhurried. The ship settles into the day as guests gather their bearings.
On port days, mornings often begin in smaller harbors, where there is time to step ashore without crowds or schedules pressing in. Some guests explore a nearby street or café. Others take in the view from the deck before heading out.
On sea days, mornings are quieter. Time stretches. There is space to read, reflect, or simply enjoy the feeling of being underway.
Days find their own pace
As the day unfolds, Somma offers choice without pressure.
Some days are spent exploring places with a strong sense of character and history. The ship’s size allows access to ports that feel personal rather than busy, giving each stop its own rhythm.
Other days invite guests to stay onboard. To enjoy the ship. To sit with a view. To share lunch and conversation without watching the clock.
There is no sense of missing out. The week is designed so that time feels generous, wherever you choose to be.
Afternoons feel spacious
Afternoons on Somma often carry a quiet stillness.
This is when conversations linger. When guests cross paths again and again. When time feels less divided into blocks and more like a continuous flow.
Some afternoons include talks, interviews, or conversations with musicians, writers, and speakers on board. These moments feel intimate and accessible, inviting guests to listen closely and engage in ways that feel natural rather than formal.
Others pass with little structure at all, shaped by rest, reflection, or time on deck as the coastline shifts by.
Evenings bring the heart of the voyage
Evenings on Somma draw people together.
Live performances take place in warm, intimate rooms where guests sit close to the music. The atmosphere is attentive and familiar, allowing each performance to feel shared rather than staged.
Alongside music, evenings may include conversations, interviews, or storytelling with artists and guests on board. These moments often continue beyond the room, carrying into dinner or late-night conversation.
There is a sense of recognition by this point in the week. Faces are familiar. The community feels established. Evenings become something guests look forward to not just for the performances, but for the feeling of being together.
A week that feels connected
By the end of the voyage, many guests describe Somma less as a cruise and more as a shared experience.
The rhythm of the days, the intimacy of the performances, the conversations that unfold, and the ease of the setting come together in a way that feels cohesive and personal.
Somma is designed to be experienced fully, without rushing, without crowds, and without the sense of needing to do everything. The week meets guests where they are, and often leaves them feeling both rested and deeply engaged.
Explore the upcoming Somma voyage
Somma is offered once a year and designed for guests who value music, conversation, and travel experienced with care.
If you’d like to explore the upcoming journey through the Adriatic, you’re invited to take the next step in whatever way feels comfortable.
