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Super World Travelers: Yachting With the Stars Aboard the S.S. Jolie

Thar she blows! Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie joined the ranks of celebrity yacht owners like Oracle founder Larry Ellison and Donald Trump, dropping a cool £70 million (or approximately $137 million US) on a 240-foot, triple-decker boat. The Italian-built tub reportedly contains six bedrooms, a gym, swimming pool, helicopter pad and even its own submarine for underwater exploration. (Apparently Maddox's lobbying for a Starbucks went unnoticed.) They'll be able to pick it up at the Privilege Yard outside of Rome sometime in 2009. C'mon Brad, put a giant yacht Wii in for the kids will ya?

Brangelina's latest purchase may sound extravagant, but in the world of celebrity yachts it's pretty medium-sized. Sure, it's a market where the likes of Diddy and Jay-Z can afford to rent, not buy, but their houseboat-away-from-home would never make the Power and Motoryacht magazine's list of 100 biggest yachts, nor can they compete with state-owned yachts like Dubai's disco palace or Qatar's 42-member crew. That's just Brangelina's way of staying in touch with the rest of us -- kind of like the way Angelina allegedly leaves her children in studio day care, despite having four nannies.

It must be noted, however, that Brad is a repeat yacht offender -- although his last yacht purchased with then-wife Jennifer Aniston cost a mere $5.7 million. The new boat will be built in Civitavecchia, a town 50 miles northwest of Rome that is used as a major cruise line gateway to the city.

Related Stories:
· Jolie, Pitt buy Italian luxury yacht [IHT/AP]
· £70m is a Pitt-ance for yacht [The Sun]