WHILE private boats may be out of reach for all but the world’s richest people, wealthy househunters will now be given the chance to own a slice of what will be the largest superyacht ever built.
Backers of the 220-metre vessel, due to launch in 2024, are offering 39 apartments for sale on the boat starting at €9.5m each.
The project will give buyers “the intimacy of a private yacht alongside the chance to network in a vibrant community of like-minded owners”, investors in the €500m project said today.
Somnio will be more than 40m longer than Azzam, which currently holds the record for the world’s largest boat and is owned by the Abu Dhabi royal family.
The project is being led by Carl Le Souef, a US millionaire who founded skincare firm Private Formula International and now runs sustainable tech group Somnio Global, the Financial Times reported.
Construction has
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