When I first wrote about the world’s new largest yacht in 2007, I said it would be slightly longer than 525 feet. Yet during construction, the length of the ship–named Eclipse and owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich–started to increase. By 2010, the ship was reported to be anywhere from 530 to more than 550 [...]
Russian multimillionaire, Roman Abramovich is going to follow the South African World Cup matches from his luxury yacht called Eclipse, near the South African shores. According to SuperYachtTimes.com online rankings, the 162,5 meters long ship is the biggest motor yacht in the world. The German press reported that the ship will take off in a [...]
Roman Abramovich has become so frustrated over delays to the completion of his new £310 million superyacht Eclipse that he has allegedly threatened to withhold the final payment for the vessel. The Eclipse, the biggest and most luxurious private yacht ever built, was due to be delivered on December 22 this year. But four years [...]
The $3 billion worth of vessels anchored for sale in the Monaco harbor draw a grin from Monte Carlo Luxury Yachts broker George Fortune. “Super yachts are a particularly male-driven thing”, he says, surveying the principality annual super-yacht show. “Somebody always has one bigger than yours”, the 55-year- old salesman explains from the bow of [...]
