They say that for some time now the demand for large yachts it has been growing and, according to manufacturers and sellers, it was from 2019 that literally everything skyrocketed as the number of billionaires that caused the pandemic grew. Sad world of ours, in which while some lost their jobs others earned more millions...
Today the market wants bigger and bigger yachts and according to what they say this is just beginning. The most important yacht builder is the German company Lürssen, with eight shipyards located in the north of that European country. Designers, owners and advertisers work together to ensure that, ultimately, the wishes of the person who puts the bills are fulfilled. Today, the largest yacht in the world is the one you see in the photograph, the Azzam. Do we know it?
Azzam, the largest yacht in the world
Today the largest yacht in the world It is 180 meters long, although by 2024 there is one on the way that measures 183 meters. What's more, the German yacht-building company we talked about earlier says that it is only a matter of time before the yachts become super yachts of 200 meters in length. It is the trend.
So, the Azzam is the largest yacht at 180 meters long. It is the most expensive private yacht since 2013 and originally it was 35 meters shorter. The Azzam was built by Lürssen under the guidance of engineer Mubarak Saad al Ahbadi. Had a cost of 600 million dollars, just for construction, and in the process it grew and grew and grew until it reached the long end.
The yacht was chartered in April 2013. Built by the German company Lürssen Yatchs, designed by Nauta Yatchs and with interior design by Christophe Leoni, was built in a total of three years, a record time. A year earlier, in 2012, the Azzam was transferred from its original 170-meter-long dam to a larger 220-meter one to finish the works. It was at the end of 2009 when the steel for the ship began to be cut and so, in 2013, the works finally finished.
this yacht It has space to accommodate 36 guests and a minimum crew of 50 people and a maximum of 80 crew members.. It has a golf training room and a gym, and the outside is stellar. Its main hall has a length of 29 meters and an open space of 18 meters without any support pillars, something wonderful. To give space to so many guests there are 50 suites and the deck, well, does not have very large open spaces.
The external lines, the profile, bears the signature of Nauta Design, studio founded by Mario Pedol, and when viewed from a distance it appears smaller than when viewed up close. Advantages of careful design.
According to the photographs circulating on the ship, it has six decks and the design has technology to care for the environment, with reduction of carbon monoxide and noise emissions. It is also speculated that the extra energy from the engines is used for the desalination system to turn the water into drinking water.
However the Azzam is not a slow ship, as you might think from its size (that thing about giants being slow). This is not the case, the Azzam is a fast ship that can reach speeds of up to 31 knots thanks to its two gasoline turbines and two diesel engines that power four jets. The Azzam weighs about 14 thousand tons and its fuel tank has capacity for one million liters of fuel. It is estimated that the total cost was 605 million, about 100 million more than the third largest yacht in the world, for private use, the eclipse.
But who commissioned the construction of this super yacht? Obviously, an Arab with a lot of money: the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates. Supposedly it can be rented for charter, but it is only an assumption. And what does the name mean? Determination.
I suppose that the president of the UEA is not very interested in how much it costs to maintain this little boat, but it is really very expensive. It seems that 10% of its cost is what is spent on its maintenance annual. That is, some 60 million dollars per year.
If there is a largest yacht in the world there must be a second largest yacht in the world… That's right, to close today's article I present the eclipse super yacht. its owner is Roman Abramovih, a Russian billionaire, businessman, owner among other things of Chelsea FC of the Premier League. Its construction lasted five years and cost 409 million dollars, so its current price, with the upgrades made since then, is 620 million.
Maintaining this ship costs 65 million a year. The Eclipse is a diesel electric propulsion yacht, its engines are Azipod and its interior design bears the signature of the English house Terence Disdale Design, The owner's private deck is 56 meters long and can accommodate 36 guests, in 18 cabins, with a crew of 66 people. She is a luxurious ship, perhaps more elegant than the Azzam.
It adds three helipads and a 16-meter swimming pool to relax in the middle of the sea and that, when nobody uses it, is hidden to become a dance floor with a space for a good fire to burn. It must be said that when the Azzam appeared, the Eclipse was literally eclipsed, but without a doubt the Russian's boat is still a super yacht among super yachts.
Obviously, the list of expensive yachts in the world goes on. We already said at the beginning that from time to time there is more and more demand for these ships because the number of billionaires who no longer know what to do with so much money in their accounts has grown.
The next yachts on the list are the Dilbar, by Uzbek billionaire Alisher Asmanov, of 156 meters, the Mahrousa, 145.72 meters, Egypt's presidential yacht and the XNUMXth century or the Flying Fox, 136 meters, once rented by Beyonce and Jay Z.
El Dubai, from Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum of Dubai, with 162 meters of length, North part voted in 2021 also from Lürsse, the REV 183-meter but not luxury but expedition is still under construction and is expected to be voted on in 2024 and finally, in Poland the 910-meter Y120 is in the design process.