The world's largest sailing ship
The 127m superyacht, called Y721, deployed at the Zwijndrecht shipyard in the western Netherlands earlier this week, according to the Daily Mail. It will be the world's largest sailing cruise ship when completed in 2022, larger than the largest passenger cruise ship today, Sea Cloud.
The confidential yacht of the founder of Amazon will have three sails and three giant holdings. The cruise ship cannot support the helicopter airport due to three sails on the deck.
Jeff Bezos's ownership of the superyacht has been confirmed in the book Amazon Unbound, which describes it as "one of the best sailing yachts yet". The black yacht has been taken out of the shipyard and en route to Alblasserdam, where it will be provided with final accessories.
The superyacht is being built by Dutch yacht manufacturer Oceanco and is said to be based on the company's Black Pearl ship - one of the largest yachts in the world.
Oceanco declined to comment on whether the new cruise ship will be put into operation or not. "Oceanco values the privacy and confidentiality of all our customers and potential customers, so it does not comment on whether we participate in or not participate in specific projects," said Oceanco spokesperson.
Last month, Jeff Bezos lost the world's richest man to space technology rival Elon Musk. Jeff Bezos currently has a net worth of $197 billion.
Jeff Bezos has also purchased a shade yacht from Damen Yachts - used to transport cars and helicopters at sea - which will be a custom version of the YS 7512 model.
The superyacht world of billionaires
The news of Jeff Bezos buying a superyacht has revived interest in the secret world of the rich.
Experts say the superyacht industry has been booming for many years, even during the global economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Shipbuilders have continued to produce large yachts. The BBC quoted experts and brokers as saying that 2020 saw more cruise ships sold than ever, and 2021 will certainly break sales records once again.
Jeff Bezos's superyacht is estimated to be worth about 500 million USD. It is possible that Jeff Bezos's order was placed a few years ago, as such on-demand ships could take about five years to build.
There is no official definition of super yacht (compared to regular yacht), but in the industry, this term is often used to refer to a yacht longer than 22m.
Only a few large superyachts, such as Jeff Bezos's, are completed each year, but high-end projects are often carried out in such a way that manufacturers have to sign non-disclosure deals.
This industry has developed rapidly over the past 20 years. Sam Tucker, head of superyacht research at market intelligence company VesselsValue, said the market is very vibrant. He said that the used cruise market is also improving. According to Tucker, there are currently 9,357 yachts over 19m long in the world.
At famous shipping ports, such as Oceanco in the Netherlands, amateur will try to trace the tail numbers of private jets to determine which billionaire has visited their future yachts.
Tucker said that privacy is the whole issue of owning a yacht. Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates, his technology billionaires, are rumored to be on a cruise ship.
"These are very private assets and one of the reasons they were bought is for privacy," Tucker said. privacy also provides security measures, not an ordinary consideration for the richest people in the world."
The best superyachts are built according to individual requirements, with global craftsmen handling every smallest detail to meet the tastes of the world's top and richest.
