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Today: Four Seasons unveils first itineraries and interiors of its new ultra-luxury yachts
Four Seasons, along with luxurious yachting firm Marc-Henry Cruise Holdings Ltd and honored Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, continues to chart a brand new course of luxurious at sea. As momentum builds in the direction of the inaugural season of Four Seasons Yachts in 2025, the primary 10 distinctive voyages are unveiled, every inviting vacationers to make the long-lasting islands and hidden gems of the Caribbean and Mediterranean their playground, with meticulously designed suites that company will name dwelling alongside the journey. Four Seasons Yachts will redefine the luxurious cruise panorama with its all-suite, residential type product, finest at school design and the model’s famend service and care delivered by a 1:1 guest-to-staff ratio.
“We are excited to showcase the breathtaking destinations and world-class design awaiting guests aboard Four Seasons Yachts as we approach our inaugural season in 2026,” says Alejandro Reynal, President and Chief Executive Officer, Four Seasons. “At Four Seasons, guest-centricity has always been the foundation of our luxury service offering and our exceptional Yacht will extend this approach to the seas. Our teams are dedicated to innovating and delivering genuine service, ensuring each journey is defined by comfort, elegance, and personalization, setting a new standard for luxury hospitality experiences at sea.”
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FOUR SEASONS YACHTS ITINERARIES
In its debut 12 months, Four Seasons Yachts will discover greater than 130 distinct locations throughout over 30 international locations and territories. All itineraries are crafted with flexibility in thoughts, permitting company to tailor their very own journey as they discover past the acquainted. The workforce curating every itinerary understands the nuances of those locales, making certain every expertise is actually extraordinary. Enhancing itineraries are customizable with pre-and-post lodge and overland applications at beloved Four Seasons resorts and resorts.
The first Four Seasons Yacht, presently below building in Ancona, Italy, will journey westbound as a part of its repositioning and can welcome company to set sail amid the serene turquoise waters of the Caribbean Sea from January to March 2026. The first Caribbean itineraries characteristic seven nights of exploration by probably the most thrilling yachting locations together with Saint Barthélemy (St Barths), Nevis, the Grenadines, St Lucia, Barbados, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Curaçao and Aruba. Destination highlights embrace indulging within the dazzling nightlife of St Barths, discovering Martinique’s volcanic coral reefs and luxurious rainforest landscapes, a marina day in St Lucia’s Tobago Cays, and far more.
With extra locations and particulars to be unveiled within the coming months, the primary Grand Mediterranean voyages will start in March 2026 and can embrace sailings by Croatia, Gibraltar, Montenegro, Italy, Portugal, Spain, and Türkiye. The Mediterranean itinerary may also spotlight the Greek Isles, with stops in Athens, Ios, Santorini, Milos, and extra. Guests will discover under-the-radar islands steeped in tradition and historical past, providing quite a lot of experiences that go above and past the abnormal of Mediterranean sailings.
FOUR SEASONS YACHTS DESIGN
In collaboration with Tillberg Design of Sweden and the Yacht’s Creative Director, Prosper Assouline, the Yacht’s suite design embodies the essence of intuitive luxurious, every a sanctuary of tranquillity with panoramic views, elegant interiors, considerate particulars and a residential really feel that creates the sense of a welcoming dwelling at sea.
“Our goal was to craft an environment that feels both familiar and extraordinary, with warm hues and open designs. We are creating an inviting, welcoming environment that reflects the same feeling one experiences at a Four Seasons hotel or resort,” says Fredrik Johannson, Partner and Executive Director of Tillberg Design of Sweden. “At the same time, we are designing a look and feel that is unique to this project, creating an elegant yet simple interior that stands out on its own, while blending beautifully with the majestic seas that will surround it.”
With 50% extra residing house per visitor than presently accessible with any competitor at sea, all suites will provide floor-to-ceiling home windows showcasing sweeping sea views, double vainness loos with spacious showers and closets, expansive non-public terraces, and dynamic use of house and lightweight.
The Yacht’s in depth community of adjoining suites will characteristic an modern system that connects lodging with modular partitions, providing quite a few choices of vertical and horizontal mixtures inside the signature suites. This versatility will unlock greater than 100 totally different connection choices and the distinctive alternative to order a whole aspect of a deck, excellent for these travelling with household, pals, or bigger teams. For instance, this one-of-a-kind design will permit for greater than 13,000 sq. ft (1,200 sq. metres) of whole residing house.
FOUR SEASONS YACHTS: FUNNEL & LOFT SUITES
The largest lodging are seven signature suites starting from 2,981 to 9,975 sq. ft (277 to 927 sq. metres) of indoor and outside residing house. They provide two to a few bedrooms, separate residing rooms, indoor and outside eating house, splash swimming pools, outside showers, and the choice to connect with further suites.
The premier signature suite lodging – the Funnel and Loft Suites – each characteristic three bedrooms, outside showers, and splash swimming pools. The largest on board, the Funnel Suite, housed inside the Yacht’s glass-enclosed funnel, is 9,975 sq. ft (927 sq. metres), spanning 4 ranges of residing house. The suite’s towering floor-to-ceiling wraparound home windows, made up of the biggest contiguous piece of glass at sea, is a one-of-a-kind engineering feat providing beautiful 280-degree panoramic views. The Loft Suite is 7,952 sq. ft (739 sq. metres) and may accommodate giant group sizes of as much as 20 folks by connecting with seven further suites, the biggest variety of connecting suites accessible.
When exploring past the comforts of their beautiful suites, company can get pleasure from 11 eating choices, spa and wellness choices, a state-of-the-art transverse marina, and the strict pool, set to be one of many largest within the business at almost 19 metres lengthy and 5 metres extensive (65 ft lengthy and 18 ft extensive). Its distinctive hydraulic elevate design will permit the pool deck to degree out, creating an expansive outside house for weddings, celebrations and different occasions.
ABOUT MARC-HENRY CRUISE HOLDINGS LTD
Marc-Henry Cruise Holdings LTD is owned by entrepreneur Nadim Ashi who additionally serves as Executive Chair. Mr. Ashi is founder and CEO of Fort Partners, an actual property growth agency based mostly in Florida, with places of work in New York and London. Fort Partners dedication to excellence begins with envisioning and creating strong funding initiatives that improve worth over time with clear visions and strategic execution. Having established a robust and fruitful partnership with Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, properties from Palm Beach and Telluride to Marbella and Rome are made potential in collaboration with distinguished virtuosos of design. The Surf Club is the agency’s flagship property, situated in Surfside, Florida, and residential to Four Seasons Hotel and Residences at The Surf Club. Mr. Ashi’s distinctive imaginative and prescient expands now to Luxury Yachting in partnership with Four Seasons.
ABOUT FINCANTIERI
Fincantieri is among the world’s largest shipbuilding teams, the one one energetic in all high-tech marine business sectors. It is chief within the building and transformation of cruise, naval and oil & fuel and wind offshore vessels, in addition to within the manufacturing of techniques and part gear, after-sales companies and marine interiors options. Thanks to the experience developed within the administration of complicated initiatives, the Group boasts first-class references in infrastructures, and is a reference participant in digital applied sciences and cybersecurity, electronics and superior techniques.
With over 230 years of historical past and greater than 7,000 ships constructed, Fincantieri maintains its know-how, experience and administration centres in Italy, right here using 10,000 staff and creating round 90,000 jobs, which double worldwide due to a manufacturing community of 18 shipyards working in 4 continents and with nearly 21,000 workers.
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