A SUNNY Sunday in Naples. At breakfast fellow cruisers collect cameras and water bottles, excited at the prospect of a day in sun-drenched Pompeii.

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HOUSE music supremos Defected are celebrating their 10th season in Ibiza this year, taking up Saturday night residency at super-stylish clubbing Mecca Pacha. But it's not just on the White Isle where the London-based record label reigns supreme. Last year there were 150 Defected In The House events around the world, touching down in every major party destination including New York, Tokyo, Moscow and Rio de Janeiro. SAM DIVINE, one of Defected's besttravelled resident DJs, reveals her favourite clubbing hotspots and some of this year's venues for Defected dance parties.

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