Four Seasons to enter cruise market with new luxury yacht division
Will PayneHotel chain Four Seasons has announced plans to enter the luxury cruise market with the launch of a new yacht division.
Four Seasons Yachts expects the delivery of its first vessel from Fincantieri Shipyard in 2025. The order includes the option for two additional vessels and amounts to €1.2 billion.
With its inaugural journey anticipated for late 2025, the first vessel will be 207 metres long and 27 metres wide with 14 decks. It will offer nearly 50% more living space per guest than currently available.
The vessel’s 95 rooms will feature a network of joining suite combinations creating "villa-like" residences and each suite will offer floor-to-ceiling windows and access to terrace decks.
Suite accommodations will start at an average of 54 square metres of indoor/outdoor living space. The most expansive residence – the Funnel Suite – will be four levels in height and offer more than 892 square metres of combined indoor/outdoor living space, a private wading pool, and a spa.
The Four Seasons Yacht will also offer a full-service spa, salon, and wellness programme; a pool deck which can transform into an outdoor theatre and a marina. Further details will be revealed in the build up to the vessel’s planned launch.
Luxury travel industry specialist Larry Pimentel is responsible for leading the new enterprise. "In partnership with Four Seasons, we are creating a new category of luxury lifestyle travel that appeals to discerning guests," he said.
"We are bringing together the very best across industries to create the pinnacle yachting offering through world-class design, curated experiences, and truly exceptional service."
Christian Clerc, president of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, said the new venture "represents the next chapter" of the brand’s "long history of industry leading innovation".
"True vision rests in the ability to imagine the possibilities while always remaining loyal to one’s values," he added. "Our vision for this new venture does exactly that."
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