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At this time: 4 Seasons unveils first itineraries and interiors of its new ultra-luxury yachts
4 Seasons, along with luxurious yachting firm Marc-Henry Cruise Holdings Ltd and commemorated Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, continues to chart a brand new course of luxurious at sea. As momentum builds in direction of the inaugural season of 4 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 visitors will name dwelling alongside the journey. 4 Seasons Yachts will redefine the luxurious cruise panorama with its all-suite, residential type product, greatest at school design and the model’s famend service and care delivered by way of a 1:1 guest-to-staff ratio.
“We’re excited to showcase the breathtaking locations and world-class design awaiting visitors aboard 4 Seasons Yachts as we method our inaugural season in 2026,” says Alejandro Reynal, President and Chief Govt Officer, 4 Seasons. “At 4 Seasons, guest-centricity has all the time been the inspiration of our luxurious service providing and our distinctive Yacht will prolong this method to the seas. Our groups are devoted to innovating and delivering real service, guaranteeing every journey is outlined by consolation, magnificence, and personalization, setting a brand new customary for luxurious hospitality experiences at sea.”
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FOUR SEASONS YACHTS ITINERARIES
In its debut yr, 4 Seasons Yachts will discover greater than 130 distinct locations throughout over 30 nations and territories. All itineraries are crafted with flexibility in thoughts, permitting visitors to tailor their very own journey as they discover past the acquainted. The staff curating every itinerary understands the nuances of those locales, guaranteeing every expertise is actually extraordinary. Enhancing itineraries are customizable with pre-and-post lodge and overland packages at beloved 4 Seasons motels and resorts.
The primary 4 Seasons Yacht, at the moment beneath development in Ancona, Italy, will journey westbound as a part of its repositioning and can welcome visitors to set sail amid the serene turquoise waters of the Caribbean Sea from January to March 2026. The primary Caribbean itineraries characteristic seven nights of exploration by way of essentially the most thrilling yachting locations together with Saint Barthélemy (St Barths), Nevis, the Grenadines, St Lucia, Barbados, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Curaçao and Aruba. Vacation spot highlights embrace indulging within the dazzling nightlife of St Barths, discovering Martinique’s volcanic coral reefs and plush 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 way of 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. Visitors will discover under-the-radar islands steeped in tradition and historical past, providing quite a lot of experiences that go above and past the extraordinary of Mediterranean sailings.
FOUR SEASONS YACHTS DESIGN
In collaboration with Tillberg Design of Sweden and the Yacht’s Artistic 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 purpose was to craft an surroundings that feels each acquainted and extraordinary, with heat hues and open designs. We’re creating an inviting, welcoming surroundings that displays the identical feeling one experiences at a 4 Seasons lodge or resort,” says Fredrik Johannson, Associate and Govt Director of Tillberg Design of Sweden. “On the identical time, we’re designing a appear and feel that’s distinctive to this undertaking, creating a chic but easy inside that stands out by itself, whereas mixing fantastically with the majestic seas that can encompass it.”
With 50% extra residing house per visitor than at the moment out there with any competitor at sea, all suites will provide floor-to-ceiling home windows showcasing sweeping sea views, double self-importance bogs with spacious showers and closets, expansive non-public terraces, and dynamic use of house and light-weight.
The Yacht’s intensive community of adjoining suites will characteristic an revolutionary system that connects lodging with modular partitions, providing quite a few choices of vertical and horizontal combos throughout the signature suites. This versatility will unlock greater than 100 completely different connection choices and the distinctive alternative to order a whole aspect of a deck, excellent for these travelling with household, mates, or bigger teams. For instance, this one-of-a-kind design will permit for greater than 13,000 sq. toes (1,200 sq. metres) of whole residing house.
FOUR SEASONS YACHTS: FUNNEL & LOFT SUITES
The biggest lodging are seven signature suites starting from 2,981 to 9,975 sq. toes (277 to 927 sq. metres) of indoor and outside residing house. They provide two to 3 bedrooms, separate residing rooms, indoor and outside eating house, splash swimming pools, outside showers, and the choice to hook up with extra suites.
The premier signature suite lodging – the Funnel and Loft Suites – each characteristic three bedrooms, outside showers, and splash swimming pools. The biggest on board, the Funnel Suite, housed throughout the Yacht’s glass-enclosed funnel, is 9,975 sq. toes (927 sq. metres), spanning 4 ranges of residing house. The suite’s towering floor-to-ceiling wraparound home windows, made up of the most important 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. toes (739 sq. metres) and might accommodate massive group sizes of as much as 20 individuals by connecting with seven extra suites, the most important variety of connecting suites out there.
When exploring past the comforts of their beautiful suites, visitors 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 trade at practically 19 metres lengthy and 5 metres large (65 toes lengthy and 18 toes large). Its distinctive hydraulic carry 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 Govt Chair. Mr. Ashi is founder and CEO of Fort Companions, an actual property growth agency primarily based in Florida, with workplaces in New York and London. Fort Companions dedication to excellence begins with envisioning and creating stable funding initiatives that enhance worth over time with clear visions and strategic execution. Having established a robust and fruitful partnership with 4 Seasons Motels and Resorts, properties from Palm Seaside and Telluride to Marbella and Rome are made attainable in collaboration with distinguished virtuosos of design. The Surf Membership is the agency’s flagship property, positioned in Surfside, Florida, and residential to 4 Seasons Resort and Residences at The Surf Membership. Mr. Ashi’s distinctive imaginative and prescient expands now to Luxurious Yachting in partnership with 4 Seasons.
ABOUT FINCANTIERI
Fincantieri is among the world’s largest shipbuilding teams, the one one lively in all high-tech marine trade sectors. It’s chief within the development and transformation of cruise, naval and oil & fuel and wind offshore vessels, in addition to within the manufacturing of techniques and element tools, after-sales providers and marine interiors options. Because of 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 staff.
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