The world’s 100 largest yachts for 2008. Information for the one hundred biggest megayachts in 2008. Atlantis II is one of the largest yachts in the world. The Power & Motoryacht 100 is a list of the world's 100 largest yachts.

By Diane M. Byrne

#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.

Y: 1981; B: Hellenic Shipyards, Greece; N: Maierform GmbH; H: steel; E: 2/4,800-hp S.E.M.T. Pielsticks

World’s 100 Largest Yachts 2008