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Any property advisor worth their salt will always tell you
that the three most important factors when buying a
house are location, location, location. They’ve got a
point. Every other aspect of the property is changeable
from the bricks and mortar to the landscaped garden. Its
location, on the other hand, is permanent – either you’ve
got an idyllic spot with a view to die for or you haven’t.
Surely that’s why superyachts are the ultimate luxury.
You can have all the comforts of home AND change
location any time you want. It’s also rather convenient
that two-thirds of the world’s surface is covered with
water, giving yacht owners access to countless stunning
places denied to the majority of the landbound
populace. So how come the bulk of the superyacht fleet
still spends the summer months clustered together in
one tiny corner of the Mediterranean then moves to an
even smaller clutch of islands in the Caribbean for the
winter? Admittedly, they are both nice spots, well
equipped to deal with the demanding needs of the
megayacht fleet, but there’s a whole world of
opportunity out there waiting to be discovered.
That’s why we have dedicated this issue to alternative cruising destinations. We aren’t the only ones to have
spotted this gap in the market. An increasing number of superyacht owners and charter operators are relocating
their vessels to far-flung corners of the globe to entice the growing band of charter guests tired of cruising round
the same old watering holes. We’ve searched the planet for the pick of these yachts and the experiences they
offer, from sunbathing with iguanas in the Galapagos to snorkelling with elephants off those gems of the Indian
Ocean, the Andaman Islands.
Visit our online map to explore the world's most idyllic charter destinations and the superyachts that sail there. |
