Naples Winter Wine Festival

The record-breaking live-auction day included the highest amount for a single live auction lot — $2.7 million for a seven-night Mediterranean cruise for six couples onboard the 312-foot superyacht M/Y Whisper, plus $1.4 million for a 2024 Rolls-Royce Spectre, the automaker’s inaugural all-electric vehicle and the only one to be auctioned off in the U.S. this year.

The Naples Winter Wine Festival officially kicked off its weekend of fundraising on Friday morning. This weekend is the 19th year for the event which…