Who cares about high-gloss wood when you can have fascinating features on your yacht such as saunas, lights, elevators, and media rooms?

By Diane M. Byrne

Who among us isn’t keenly interested in acquiring something new or different? When it comes to the amenities aboard your yacht, this can translate to something as simple as taking the latest home trend or a familiar object from land-based life and incorporating it—with a twist, of course—into offshore living.

And that’s happening with increasing frequency these days. Perhaps it’s due to the refreshing realization that we should treat our leisure time with the same importance as we do our careers, but regardless of the reason, it sure makes for some interesting engineering and, ultimately, fun for all aboard.

Here are some of the biggest trends in yacht amenities today.