QUESTA E VITA is a 23.5 metre Aicon 72, an Italian flybridge motor yacht delivered in 2008 and given a full refit in 2025 that has left her presenting close to new. She is a yacht built around light and movement: a low, fluid hull shaped to plane and cross open water quickly, and a main deck wrapped in tall windows that keep the sea in view from almost everywhere aboard. For a family or a group of friends who want to move easily between the Greek islands, she is a well judged size, quick between anchorages and easy to run.
The recent refit is the headline. Aicon built her with a warm, detailed interior of mahogany, soft leather and considered lighting, and the 2025 work has brought the whole yacht back up to a high, current standard rather than simply patching what was tired. She feels larger than her length suggests, a quality the yard was known for, with open and continuous spaces on the main deck that still give each area its own privacy. A crew of four runs her, a strong number for a yacht of this size, and the service matches the finish.
Ten guests sleep in four cabins, all on one level below the main deck. The master is a wide double with a large bed, warm timber on every side and portholes that bring the water close, and the VIP and further guest cabins carry the same palette so the accommodation reads as one considered whole. Each has its own ensuite in stone. The layout suits two or three couples travelling together, or a family who want the children close but comfortable in their own space.
Inside, the main deck is calm and bright. The salon gathers low sofas in warm leather around a media wall, lit by wide windows down both sides, and a glass topped dining table sits forward for the whole group under soft light. The finish is warm and traditional rather than stark, teak and mahogany handled with care, and the wide glazing means the room never feels closed in even with the whole party aboard for a long lunch out of the sun.
Outside is where she comes into her own. The flybridge is the heart of the yacht, an open deck of seating and a dining area under a fixed hardtop whose canvas centre rolls back at the touch of a button, so the space opens to the sky by day and the stars at night. She also carries a flybridge spa pool with colour therapy, a barbecue and a wet bar up top, a shaded aft deck for dining by the water and a sunbathing area on the bow. A jet ski, a Seabob and a spread of watersports gear come with her for the days spent in the sea rather than beside it.
Her home water is Greece, and she is well matched to it. From the Saronic and the Cyclades across to the Ionian, the islands sit close together, the anchorages are clear and the towns come alive after dark, and her turn of speed makes the runs between them straightforward. With her refreshed interior, her flybridge spa pool and her four comfortable cabins, QUESTA E VITA suits a family or a group of friends who want an active, sociable week among the Greek islands at a price that leaves room for the rest of the holiday.
