#3: PRINCE ABDULAZIZ—482’3″King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia conducts official business aboard but also uses the yacht for relaxation, notably when Prince Abdulaziz is anchored at the royal compound in Marbella, Spain. It took 15 months just to complete the interior of this massive vessel, which reigns as the largest yacht built in the 20th
#31: SARAFSA—269’0″Peter Powell / Monacoeye.comSarafsaFour years of secrecy preceded the delivery of this six-deck beauty a few months ago. In fact, known only as Project 54 until she emerged from Devonport’s build shed, the yacht was one of the best-kept
#12: CHRISTINA O—325’3″The aptly named Onassis Suite on the bridge deck of this yacht, formerly belonging to the famous Greek tycoon, is larger than some cozy homes (and easily half the apartments in New York City): 736 square feet. A handful of the 18 guest cabins are about 200 square feet, making for pleasing stays on charter. Dimensions aside, the
#7: TURAMA—381’11″Six-hundred thirty-thousand euros (about $857,000 at presstime) will allow you to charter this former cruise ship. Intended mostly for corporate charters and huge charter parties (she boasts accommodations for 70 guests), Turama is also kid-friendly: There’s a playroom dedicated to them. As for adults, you can dance the night
#28: DELMA—279’8″Last year we were informed that this lady was strictly being used for personal and family trips, but she’s actually available for charter, too. In fact, she’ll be doing a special charter in Croatia, Slovenia, and Montenegro from late August through early September, where guests will additionally enjoy private on-land excursions to caves,
#5: ALEXANDER—400’2″Built as a cruise ship, Alexander can still handily accommodate more people than most mega-size megayachts: upwards of 80 guests (plus a crew of 60). Imagine what her main dining room looks like when all passengers are seated together—yes, the room can handle it. Perhaps that’s why she’s long attracted heads of state and
#10: LE GRAND BLEU—370’0″Who needs tenders like PWCs and rubber ducks? Le Grand Bleu has a 74-foot sailboat and a 67-foot speedboat, both stowed on her vast aft deck along with a helicopter. Eugene Shvidler, an asset-management and oil billionare from Russia who became an American citizen two decades ago, reportedly received the yacht as a gift in
#8: ATLANTIS II—379’7″Do a quick Google search for info on this yacht, and you may come across some Google Maps showing her berthed in her usual spot in Monaco. Atlantis II rarely departs the port, which has led some bloggers to wonder whether the Niarchos family, the Greek shipping heirs who own her, would let them take her for a spin.
#23: ASEAN LADY—289’0″Say what you will about Asean Lady’s unusual two-hull design, but there’s proven principle behind it. Based on an outrigger canoe, it provides a more stable platform in some seas; in fact, the owner, Brian Chang (who also owns the yard which built her), got the idea while watching boats and ships rock and roll in big seas. Of
#35: AL DIRIYAH—257’9″When we last checked this yacht’s travels in marine-traffic records, she was in Greece and expected to head for Port Said in Egypt. She flies the Saudi Arabian flag and gets her name from the original home of the Saudi royal family and capital of the first Saudi dynasty, from the mid-1700’s to the early 1800’s.Y: 1960; B:
#16: ATTESSA—302’4″The extensive refit of the former Evergreen is proceeding smoothly according to her captain and project manager, Capt. Ted McCumber. This will be the fourth Attessa (including Attessa, no. 71) he’s overseen on behalf of Dennis
#36: DELPHINE—257’8″Carpet, furnishings, and other decorative items aboard this restored classic are all replicas of the originals that were aboard in the 1920’s. It took six years and reportedly $60 million to bring Delphine back to shape. She’s been chartered by some of the world’s wealthiest individuals, but come September she’ll have yet
#19: NAHLIN—300’0″Three years and still going, the refit of this nearly 80-year-old yacht continues in Germany. It began at Nobiskrug, but she was seen in March en route to Hamburg, possibly to the Blohm + Voss shipyard, which was a sister company at the time. Strict confidentiality agreements have kept even the smallest details about the refit from
#20: NERO—295’6″NemoSaid to be owned by a Turkish national, this lady launched last year but apparently wasn’t delivered until this year. Instead of a transom “beach” with a fold-down platform for guests to climb in and out of the water to swim or dive, Nero has an 18-foot-long side
#22: LAUREN L—295’3″Last year, when Liveras Yachts purchased this boat, then known as Constellation, we knew the yacht-management company would have her undergo a refit—and what a refit it turned out to be. Her sixth deck was extended fully to become a sundeck and to reconfigure the space dedicated to the sauna, hair saloon, and other health
#3: PRINCE ABDULAZIZ—482’3″King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia conducts official business aboard but also uses the yacht for relaxation, notably when Prince Abdulaziz is anchored at the royal compound in Marbella, Spain. It took 15 months just to complete the interior of this massive vessel, which reigns as the largest yacht built in the 20th
#31: SARAFSA—269’0″Peter Powell / Monacoeye.comSarafsaFour years of secrecy preceded the delivery of this six-deck beauty a few months ago. In fact, known only as Project 54 until she emerged from Devonport’s build shed, the yacht was one of the best-kept
#12: CHRISTINA O—325’3″The aptly named Onassis Suite on the bridge deck of this yacht, formerly belonging to the famous Greek tycoon, is larger than some cozy homes (and easily half the apartments in New York City): 736 square feet. A handful of the 18 guest cabins are about 200 square feet, making for pleasing stays on charter. Dimensions aside, the
#7: TURAMA—381’11″Six-hundred thirty-thousand euros (about $857,000 at presstime) will allow you to charter this former cruise ship. Intended mostly for corporate charters and huge charter parties (she boasts accommodations for 70 guests), Turama is also kid-friendly: There’s a playroom dedicated to them. As for adults, you can dance the night
#28: DELMA—279’8″Last year we were informed that this lady was strictly being used for personal and family trips, but she’s actually available for charter, too. In fact, she’ll be doing a special charter in Croatia, Slovenia, and Montenegro from late August through early September, where guests will additionally enjoy private on-land excursions to caves,
#5: ALEXANDER—400’2″Built as a cruise ship, Alexander can still handily accommodate more people than most mega-size megayachts: upwards of 80 guests (plus a crew of 60). Imagine what her main dining room looks like when all passengers are seated together—yes, the room can handle it. Perhaps that’s why she’s long attracted heads of state and
#10: LE GRAND BLEU—370’0″Who needs tenders like PWCs and rubber ducks? Le Grand Bleu has a 74-foot sailboat and a 67-foot speedboat, both stowed on her vast aft deck along with a helicopter. Eugene Shvidler, an asset-management and oil billionare from Russia who became an American citizen two decades ago, reportedly received the yacht as a gift in
#8: ATLANTIS II—379’7″Do a quick Google search for info on this yacht, and you may come across some Google Maps showing her berthed in her usual spot in Monaco. Atlantis II rarely departs the port, which has led some bloggers to wonder whether the Niarchos family, the Greek shipping heirs who own her, would let them take her for a spin.
#23: ASEAN LADY—289’0″Say what you will about Asean Lady’s unusual two-hull design, but there’s proven principle behind it. Based on an outrigger canoe, it provides a more stable platform in some seas; in fact, the owner, Brian Chang (who also owns the yard which built her), got the idea while watching boats and ships rock and roll in big seas. Of
#35: AL DIRIYAH—257’9″When we last checked this yacht’s travels in marine-traffic records, she was in Greece and expected to head for Port Said in Egypt. She flies the Saudi Arabian flag and gets her name from the original home of the Saudi royal family and capital of the first Saudi dynasty, from the mid-1700’s to the early 1800’s.Y: 1960; B:
#16: ATTESSA—302’4″The extensive refit of the former Evergreen is proceeding smoothly according to her captain and project manager, Capt. Ted McCumber. This will be the fourth Attessa (including Attessa, no. 71) he’s overseen on behalf of Dennis
#36: DELPHINE—257’8″Carpet, furnishings, and other decorative items aboard this restored classic are all replicas of the originals that were aboard in the 1920’s. It took six years and reportedly $60 million to bring Delphine back to shape. She’s been chartered by some of the world’s wealthiest individuals, but come September she’ll have yet
#19: NAHLIN—300’0″Three years and still going, the refit of this nearly 80-year-old yacht continues in Germany. It began at Nobiskrug, but she was seen in March en route to Hamburg, possibly to the Blohm + Voss shipyard, which was a sister company at the time. Strict confidentiality agreements have kept even the smallest details about the refit from
#20: NERO—295’6″NemoSaid to be owned by a Turkish national, this lady launched last year but apparently wasn’t delivered until this year. Instead of a transom “beach” with a fold-down platform for guests to climb in and out of the water to swim or dive, Nero has an 18-foot-long side
#22: LAUREN L—295’3″Last year, when Liveras Yachts purchased this boat, then known as Constellation, we knew the yacht-management company would have her undergo a refit—and what a refit it turned out to be. Her sixth deck was extended fully to become a sundeck and to reconfigure the space dedicated to the sauna, hair saloon, and other health
