Play With Richard Branson's New Toy For $88,000 Per Week
When we aren't out jetting around or hopping a high-speed train, we like to fantasize about that other form of transportation: the almighty ship. So to allay our own curiosity as much as yours, we're spotlighting yachts with either notorious owners or histories...or both. Know of a bootylicious boat? Let us know.
Who doesn't dream of owning a lush private island in the Caribbean? Perhaps Virgin Group head honcho Richard Branson, who has been living the dream since 1979, when he purchased Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands and turned it into a private resort.
If you can't afford to take over the whole island for your vacation, at a cost of $47,000 a day, then how about chartering his new catamaran yacht, the Necker Belle, for a mere $88,000 a week? She'll be fresh from a makover (she used to be the Lady Barbaretta) in February 2010, just in time to catch the end of the rich exodus to the Caribbean in winter.
For $88K, you better be getting some good stuff, right? Well, the 105-footer can sleep only eight guests in her four double jacuzzi-equipped cabins, and has only seven crew. Check out her old plans; we sincerely hope that Richard at least includes a massage table and maybe a hottub in addition to plans for an open-air cinema screen.
Nonetheless, the Necker Belle isn't built for those who want all the bells and whistles of an uber-luxe yacht; she's for the set who consider having only their family around them plus a private chef to be ultimate luxury. And we can't help but see Richard's side of things when we think about sailing around the Med on her. Sigh.
Related Stories:
· Captain's Blog of the Necker Belle [Captain's Blog]
· Necker Belle [Virgin Limited Edition]
· Hot Yachts Coverage [Jaunted]
[Image: Virgin Limted Edition]
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