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QE2 Plans on Hold
Plans to transform the Queen Elizabeth 2 British ocean liner into a luxurious floating hotel have once again been delayed. Ship owner Nakheel is strapped for cash and about to incur $3.5 billion of debt this year. However, the company has negated any rumors to sell and insists plans for the hotel are still in [...] read more |
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Moscow’s Yacht Festival
While July 4th was a day for most Americans to illuminate the night sky with blooming and bombastic firecrackers in celebration of independence from British rule, rich Russians in Moscow engaged in a spirited water battle with Monaco. Of course it had nothing to do with politics; life in Monaco is filled with other distractions. [...] read more |
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Absolut Yachting
Luxury meets style in deep blues and dazzling whites with the new Absolute 64 yacht. The spacious interior maximizes space with folding patio doors on either side of the cockpit connecting to the saloon. The interior space boasts a retracting glass sunroof for a shady retreat or a spread of sunshine. Keeping ahead of the [...] read more |
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Aquiva Super-Yacht Hotel Plans On Hold
The frozen economic climate has stilled building plans for the world’s largest floating hotel. Dubai-based developers had hoped to open the Aquiva in time for the 2012 Olympics in London, but that may no longer be the case. “Everything is on hold at this point,” an official said. “We’re going to wait until the global [...] read more |
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World’s Top 10 Megayachts
The world’s top 10 megayachts just released by ABC News have some features that clearly set them apart from those other ordinary superyachts flooding the seas. Continuously outdoing one another, the top ten are featured below. |
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Ingemansson’s Solar Gem
We professed an affinity for Dennis Ingemansson’s Dubai Sea Limousine in Haute Living’s Dubai-themed edition last fall. The solar powered hovercraft is an innovative concept that is designed as an eco-friendly mode of transportation to and from the islands of The World. The designer has turned his “green” efforts to a larger water vessel. The [...] read more |
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New Innovations from Omega Architects
Just out, the details of brand new LV4500 megayacht designed by Frank Laupman and his agency Omega Architects. It’s a luxurious private cruiser and dutiful charter yacht. Something sound… not quite right? This innovative feature of the LV4500 allows one of two variations for the final arrangement, catering to your personal needs. |
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Newest Member of the Cantieri di Pisa Family
Welcome Nena, the brand new 118 Akhir luxury yacht by Cantieri di Pisa launched in Pisa this February. The craft is the first of its kind to ever feature a metalized grey hull. She is 35 meters long and almost 7.5 meters wide, made entirely of fiberglass with a compelling and lustrous design reflecting the [...] read more |
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Newport Beach’s Invitational Regatta
The Invitational Regatta for the Hoag Cup just completed its third year in Newport Beach, CA this past weekend. Facilitated by Newport Harbor (NHYC) and Balboa Yacht Club (BYC), the proceeds from the event benefit the Hoag Memorial Hospital and its Hoag Heart and Vascular Institute. Having collected just more than $700,000 the past two [...] read more |
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New Marina in The Upper Adriatic
While you won’t be sailing into it for another two to three years, Italian contractor Ingemar has won a bid to construct a megayacht marina in the Upper Adriatic Sea. In an amazing 60 days, the firm plans to install piers, floating breakwaters, and pontoons for what some are calling the “Montecarlo of the Upper [...] read more |
