Dubai's stunning staircase is the centerpiece of the yacht#1: Dubai | 531'5"Built for a prince and sold to a Dubai-based monarch, the world’s largest yacht has certainly had some dazzling owners. Her build heritage is nothing to sneeze at either: The work on this Andrew
#17: MAYAN QUEEN—301'8"The code-named project Safari hit the water in May and should be ready for delivery around the time you're reading this. Through super-sleuthing, we discovered her real name is Mayan Queen, which means her owner is Mexican mining billionaire (and experienced yachtsman) Alberto Baillres. She represents a huge step up from
#11: LADY MOURA —344'0"Lady Moura caused more of a stir than usual both on shore and on the Internet during last year's Cannes Film Festival when she ran aground on some rocks. Thankfully a tugboat pulled her free, and the damage to her hull didn't penetrate her fuel tanks. After repairs were completed in Gibraltar, Lady Moura went back to
#32: GOLDEN ODYSSEY—265'7"Way before it was popular to be eco-minded, Prince Khalid bin Sultan, the assistant defense minister of Saudi Arabia, was worried about the impact man was having on the ocean and its inhabitants, particularly coral reefs. So for nearly 20 years, he's been welcoming scientists aboard this yacht for research trips. But there's fun
#6: A—390'4"Klaus Gaeth / Monacoeye.comAYes, you read that name right: This debut is simply named A. For the better part of this year, online forums, blogs, and even general news sites have been burning up with postings relating to this launch. When
#4: SAVARONA—408'0"Fifty-two and a half feet in beam, graceful Savarona still turns heads more than 75 years after she was launched. She charters in the Med and has hosted everything from vacations for high-profile folks like the designer Valentino to weddings and birthday parties for not-so-high-profile but equally wealthy individuals. A
#1: DUBAI—524'10"The world is still waiting for the interior of this yacht to be done. It seems the Crown Prince of Dubai is a pretty particular person and hasn't been entirely happy with the work, so two years after she was expected to be finished, she's still dockside at Jebel Ali Port in Dubai. If you want to get a good look at her, download Google
#4: SAVARONA—408'0"No one who’s a charter guest aboard Savarona dares to complain about lack of space, considering each of the 17 staterooms is more than 485 square feet. Forty-four crew cater to their every need, as do separate sauna and steam rooms, an opulent saloon for drinking coffee and cognac known as the Sultan’s Coffee Room, and a cinema
#11: LADY MOURA —344'0"Lady Moura departed her homeport of Monaco for Germany last October, where she spent a few months at Blohm + Voss getting some routine maintenance. Unfortunately she needed some hull repairs this past May after running aground off Cannes during the Cannes Film Festival. She’s had the same owner since launch: Nasser
#6: PROJECT SIGMA—387'1" In December 2005, Blohm + Voss announced the signing of a contract for this yacht, referred to by the code name above. While the yard wouldn't reveal much other than that Philippe Starck would be her designer, it did mention that the project manager would be Blue Ocean Yacht Management, the same company that was overseeing the
#30: GOLDEN ODYSSEY—265'7" Imagine a charter yacht so exclusive that her rates are as well-hidden as a needle in a haystack. That describes Golden Odyssey, which was spotted in Venice last April. She has a coral-reef aquarium rising through two deck levels, bound to be the topic of conversation during any trip. Amateur oceanographers or otherwise
#90: Flying Eagle—157’0”The largest yacht built by Bloemsma & Van Breemen can be yours for $34.9 million. She features a tricked-out tender garage, where part of the swim platform lowers, the tender cruises right inside, and a hatch seals it up.Y: 2005; B: Bloemsma & Van Breemen, Holland; N: Vrikpack Naval Architects; H: Steel; E: 2/1,400-hp
#10: LADY MOURA—344’0”To say that Lady Moura is impressive is like saying Claude Monet was a good painter. She towers over every other yacht in Monaco’s Port Hercule, where you’ll typically find her in the summer, and is kept in pristine condition. She’s been accompanied over the years by a variety of yachts that
#4: SAVARONA—408’0”If there’s any doubt that people in general, not just regular readers like you, can’t get enough of these yachts, then here’s your proof: There’s a Turkish restaurant in London named after Savarona. This lavish yacht has a 282-foot-long staircase, with a solid-brass balustrade, connecting her shelter deck (shaded aft deck) to
#38: ENIGMA—244’4”New Zealand’s M2 magazine listed Enigma in an article aptly named “10 Super Yachts We Want” (subtitled “We’re Not Fussed on the Order”). Among the reasons: the 100-inch retractable projection TV screen and the 50-inch plasma TV, both in the saloon. The editors also are under the impression
#66: ASTARTE II—213'9"Greece and Italy are two places you’re most likely to catch sight of Astarte II.Y: 1988; B: Blohm & Voss, Germany; N: Builder/Ross Industries; H: Steel; E: 2/2,992-hp Deutz-MWMsWorld’s 100 Largest Yachts 2006:
