Luxury Motor Yachts - Cost and Features

Luxury Motor Yachts - Cost And Features

Luxury motor yachts are powered by a motor and not by sails. They usually have a professional crew to take you to your favourite vacation islands in maybe the Carribbean or Europe. Some luxury motor yachts are exclusively owned by millionaire businessmen and celebrities. Many are owned by private luxury yacht charter companies who rent them out to customers while some are owned by rich folk who rent them out part time to charter companies. Luxury boat building and yacht charter companies are usually situated in the United States and Western Europe. Some top luxury yacht companies are Azimut Benetti and Lurssen.

Small yachts - they are around 75 feet, have slow speeds and less features. They may cost around 20,000 euros for a weeks stay in a 75 foot yacht. In America, small yachts around 32 to 50 feet can cost around 1,300 to 6,000 for a weeks stay.

Angel Luxury Yacht - The Angel is an 88 foot yacht which can fit around 10 people and five crew members. It costs around 5000 to 7000 euros per day to charter depending on the season. The Angel and other medium sized yachts like it have a cruising speed of around 26 knots. Facilites include five luxurious cabins with ensuite bathrooms, a jet ski, radar and echo sounder. Costs around 7,000 - 30,000 US dollars for a weeks stay.

Super yachts are yachts which around 100 to 250 feet and have around three decks. They can house around 12- 14 guests plus crew. Superyachts have better facilites than meduim sized yachts. They cost around 30,000 to 70,000 US dollars for a weeks stay.

The Annaleisse - This is a top end large luxury yacht. It is very long - 280 ft and has space for about 36 passengers and 10 crew members. A top end luxury yacht like the Annaleisse can cost as much as 120,000 euros for a day's stay. The Annaleisse is powered by a powerful 2 x 2.030 HP Caterpillar Engine. Facilities available aboard a large yacht like Annaleisse include air conditioning, Satellite television, plasma TV's, DVD players, Audio Video library, a gym, sauna Jacuzzi, barbecue, wet bar, elevator, beauty salon, business center, helicopter landing area, two open speed boats for water skiing, jet skiis and diving equipment. This yacht costs around 80,000 to 100,000 dollars for a weeks stay.

Huge Luxury Yachts - are around 328 feet in lenght and have facilites like helicopter hangars , indoor swimming pools and submarines. They can house as many as 100 people and can cost a fortune of around 110,000 US Dollars and above for a weeks stay.

Yachts which are less than 75 feet usually don't have a crew and are cheaper. Of course there are off season discounts which you can avail for a low cost luxury yacht holiday. However, see that the rate the charter company charges you includes costs like service charges of the crew, fuel and maintence costs and takes or you may have to pay much more than you have budgeted.

So whether you are looking for a Mediterranean vacation to exotic areas like Monaco,The French and Italian Riverias, Islands of Greece, Turkey and the Spanish Balearics or are looking for a holiday nearer home in the Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida and the Virgin Islands - there is an ideal yacht just a click away. Fill in the online form or call up charter companies to bargain for the best luxury motor yacht charter rate.

Private Charter Yachts - General Information

Private Charter Yachts - Some General Information

Before you decide to purchase or rent a luxury yacht for your vacation, here is some information about yachts. The english word 'yacht' comes from the Dutch word Jacht which means 'to hunt'. It refers to a type of fast light boat which was used by the Dutch a few centuries ago to hunt and catch pirates in the waters off their coast. King Charles 2 of England got one from the Netherlands for his private use after which this sea vessel became popular with the rich and famous.

Private luxury yachts anchored in the marina at Montecarlo, Monaco.

Private charter yachts can be powered either with sails or with a motor. Some yachts have both sails and a motor. They are great for a pleasure cruise as well as for profesional yacht racing.

Motor Yachts - are popularly bought or rented out by the rich and powerful and parked in marinas around the world like Monte Carlo, the Caribbean, France and Italy. Motor yachts have enough space which allow you to spend around 5 - 7 days at sea comfortably. They are usually 30 feet (9 m) to around a hundred feet (30 m) in lenght. Luxury motor yachts are about the size of a small ship and can be as much as 450 feet (135m) in lenght.

Sailing Yachts - these charter yachts have a lenght over all of around 6 m (20 feet) to 30 m (98 ft). Private sailing yachts are however much smaller and range between 7 m to 14 m. In America these yachts are popularly known as sailboats. A sailing yacht can be monohull or multihull. Monohull sailer yachts have a single keel that prevent the boat from overturning due to the speed of the wind on the sails. A Multihull sailer yacht or catamaran has more than two hulls.

Private yachts or sailboats were originally made of boards of wood. Later on steel became the popular material for luxury yachts. Today, private charter yachts are usually made of cheaper materials like fibreglass, ferrocement, plywood and veneers. Racing yachts are usually made of carbon fibre just like racing cars. This enables them to withstand huge crashes. There are four kinds of sailing yachts - day sailing yachts or dingies, weekender yachts, big cruisers and racer yachts.