The 11 Best Superyachts to Charter for Your Summer Vacation
Still sorting out your holiday plans? These vessels have everything you need to set sail in style — from helipads to mosaic hammams to alfresco cinemas and more. There are even a few that have never before been available for charter. Read on for the 11 most luxurious yachts you can charter this season.
1. Phoenix 2 (295 feet), Lürrsen
Move over Jay Gatsby, Phoenix 2’s interior brings all the Art Deco style any fan of the 1920s movement might ever want for a summer cruise. With two touch-and-go helipads, two Jacuzzis, and two cinemas, the Winch-designed yacht also doubles up on almost every charter amenity. The luxe interior features a gilt-and-black lacquer Steinway in the main-deck ballroom, a grand table with a crystal chandelier overhead in the dining room, along with a gold bas-relief jazz mural and adjoining wine cellar. Guests can choose between a quick dip in the 23-foot sundeck pool or diving into the ocean from the 13-foot- deep swim platform. Or sweating it out inside the spa’s gold-mosaiced hammam. From Moran Yacht & Ship, starting at $1 million per week
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2. Maltese Falcon (288 feet, 6 inches), Perini Navi
The 288-foot Maltese Falcon is one of the most innovative sailing yachts ever built, with its three-masted, freestanding DynaRig and sails that automatically set in six minutes. A sweeping double refit in the last two years has improved its standing in the charter market. Features like the telescoping passarelle, which transports guests from the water to a new inflatable beach club, show its emphasis on improved usability.
It also has a new indoor cinema that complements the yacht’s outdoor cinema—the largest on any yacht—which uses the lower sail as a movie screen. Other noteworthy features: A redesigned Japanese-style dining room, a gym, and a massage room. The main suite has a large walk-in wardrobe, private second gym, and double en suites, now with Jacuzzi bath and shower room. From Burgess, starting at $420,000 per week
3. Wanderlust (279 feet, 8 inches), Silveryachts
Conceived as a “sports-activity vessel” and built as the successor to Bold, the 279-foot Wanderlust is one of the newest yachts on the 2023 charter market. Identified by its triangular swaths of glazing—including a band of privacy glass that encircles the dedicated owner’s deck “loft”—the yacht also features a winter garden with sliding glass that creates an open-air, shaded terrace. Wanderlust also has a Jacuzzi (glass-fronted, of course) on the sun deck, and on the lower deck, the 4,300-square-foot watersports hangar doubles as tender storage. The yacht’s outdoor cinema area converts into a night club under the stars. From Burgess, starting at $953,500 per week
4. Wheels (247 feet, 8 inches), Oceanco
Seven-decked Wheels arrives fresh from a 2022 refit with all the gadgets, toys, and tenders that guests could ever want. By day, an alfresco massage treatment on the large sun deck is a signature offering (there is also an indoor massage room with an onboard masseuse). By night, guests choose between two cinemas—starlit magic or indoor surround-sound. The main-deck salon transforms into a party area with disco lights and smoke machines. Half of the lower deck is given over to the dive/watersports experience, with a giant toy box, including a brand-new Hobie sailing catamaran. Oh, and don’t forget the exceptional cuisine. From Fraser, starting at $840,900 per week
5. Ahpo (377 feet, 7 inches), Lürssen
Ahpo was the darling of the 2022 Monaco Yacht Show where it made its world debut, and, this year, what was once a strictly private yacht has opened for charter. The stunning design accommodates up to 16 guests in eight immense staterooms, including a two-story owner’s apartment. There are also four cabins for the charterers’ personal staff, along with quarters for the yacht’s crew of 36. Ahpo’s enormous beach club has a mosaiced hammam, plunge pool, sauna, massage room, and beauty salon. For long-distance exploration, the forward helideck is commercially compliant, meaning it’s available for use during charter. From Moran Yacht & Ship, starting at $2.93 million per week
6. Kenshō (246 feet, 7 inches), Admiral
Kenshō is easy to spot with its striking blue hull and superstructure, but it’s the yacht’s unconventional interior that commands attention. The layout eschews tradition for asymmetry, with lofty ceiling heights, extra-wide walkways, and sea views from everywhere. It boasts a 20-foot glass-fronted sea-level pool, gym, and glass-encased sundeck Jacuzzi. The salon/observation room has floor-to-ceiling windows. The main suite is made up of four interconnecting rooms: a lounge/media room, bedroom, walk-in dressing room, and bathroom with a bathtub carved entirely from one block of marble. From Y.CO, starting at $906,000 per week
7. Lammouche (144 feet, 3 inches), Burgess
For those who feel the allure of a motoryacht charter but shy away from fossil fuel travel, Lammouche offers the perfect solution: The 144-foot vessel is the only yacht on the global charter market to be powered by biofuel. Made from a renewable hydrotreated vegetable oil, the biofuel reduces CO2 emissions by up to 90 percent. Cruising the Dalmatian coast this summer, the yacht is equipped with a 37-foot chase boat for exploration away from the mothership, a sun-deck Jacuzzi, and a lower-deck beach club for relaxing at the water’s edge, ideal for relishing the minimal environmental impact. From Burgess, starting at $194,000 per week
8. O’Rea (252 feet, 6 inches), Golden Yachts
Described as the next generation of Golden Yachts, O’Rea is set to become the newest yacht on the 2023 charter market. Collaboratively designed by Giorgio Vafiadis and Massari Design, the boat’s interior is reported to boast over 250 finishes, materials and precious stones, including a contemporary Lasvit glass chandelier. The piano is a natural fit, ditto the oversized cinema screen. Guests will have the choice of two glass-bottomed pools, one of which illuminates the beach club below, with a full-featured spa that includes a sauna, hammam, and massage room. From Atalanta Golden Yachts, price upon request
9. Falco Moscata (162 feet, 5 inches), Picchiotti
Falco Moscata was the first Picchiotti Vitruvius motoryacht built by pedigreed Italian shipyard Perini Navi when it delivered in 2010. The Philippe Briand design has a lightweight aluminum hull and superstructure, which enhances fuel efficiency by up to 30 percent. The yacht emerged from an extensive refit this summer just in time for the Med charter season. A 5,500-nautical mile range and extendable stabilizers make it ideal for guests looking to travel long distances in comfort. The refreshed interior boasts modern artwork and new decor. Outdoors, guests can enjoy the two Jacuzzis, while the long list of toys are enhanced by four crewmembers who double as watersports instructors. From Fraser, starting at $213,400 per week
10. Cloud 9 (290 feet, 3 inches), Oceanco
This year marks the first time that pedigreed superyacht Cloud 9 has been available for charter since the yacht’s 2015 delivery. Ticking all the amenity boxes, Cloud 9 offers a pool, two Jacuzzis, and a wellness center with a beauty salon. An entire deck is given over to the owner’s needs, with an office, lounge area, bedroom with double ensuites, and walk-in dressing room. The private owner’s lounge has balconies on both sides, as well as a deck that converts to a cinema. When moving between levels, a glass elevator provides access from the main deck all the way to the sun deck. From Burgess, starting at $1 million per week
11. Coral Ocean (240 feet), Lürssen
Launched from the Lürssen yard in 1994 to a Jon Bannenberg design, Coral Ocean has long enjoyed a special place in the hearts of superyacht aficionados. It was one of the largest superyachts of its day with an adventurous interior purposefully designed as an alternative to the 80’s bling. Following a recent $35 million refit, the yacht underwent a transformation that saw the master suite double in size and the development of a new streamlined open upper deck with a glass-bottomed spa pool. Coral Ocean offers the rare opportunity to charter a 30-year-old classic that bears all the hallmarks of 21st-century luxury. From Ahoy Club, starting at $694,500 per week.
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