The luxury cruise Yacht Seabourn Sojourn

In its first new route went liner luxury Sojourn Luxury Passenger Yacht, which replenished the fleet of the company Yachts of Seabourn, a member of the holding company Carnival Corporation. Route 14-day journey aboard the Seabourn Sojourn includes stops in Scotland, Denmark, Iceland, Norway and the Netherlands. Cruise will end on June 20 in Dover.
The ceremony of christening the ship took on board the ship during a cruise on the River Thames. Godmother of the new super-liner was the famous British supermodel the 60's, the actress and singer Twiggy (Twiggy). According to her, elegant interior and smooth contours make the ship one of the most elegant in the sea.





The luxury cruise Yacht Seabourn Sojourn.

World’s Top Ten Yacht Owners

What’s a billionaire to do when the thrill of the private jet wanes? Head for the open sea in one of the new deluxe leviathans of the oceans – the bigger, the better.....

1. Sheikh Mohammed bin : Rashid Al Maktoum – Dubai, 525ft, was originally commissioned by the Prince of Brunei but construction stopped when his funds ran out. Sheikh Mohammed took over construction, and created the largest existing yacht.

Dubai, 525ft

2. Roman Abramovich : Pelorus, 377ft, Ecstasea, 282ft, Le Grand Bleu, 370ft. Eclipse is under construction at the moment, and at 550ft will replace the Dubai as the largest yacht in the world.
  

Pelorus, 377ft

Ecstasea, 282ft

Le Grand Bleu, 370ft

3. Larry Ellison : After having Rising Sun, 453ft, for only ten days, Ellison considered selling it: “I do still think it’s excessive. It is absolutely excessive. No question about it. But it’s amazing what you can get used to.”

Rising Sun, 453ft

4. Paul Allen : Octopus 417ft, Tatoosh 302ft. When completed, the Octopus had no berth, so Allen bought another yacht, Hanse, 162ft, in order to acquire a parking spot in the much coveted Yacht Club Marina in Antibes. Related Links

Octopus 417ft

Tatoosh 302ft

5. Tom Perkins : Maltese Falcon, 289ft. Unlike most superyacht owners, Perkins, former husband of author Danielle Steel, has been sailing all his life and the Maltese Falcon was designed by him to be the fastest sailing superyacht in the world.

Maltese Falcon, 289ft

6. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal : Kingdom 5KR, 282ft, was formerly owned by Donald Trump and was bought by the Prince for $18 million. After a complete refurbishment it is now rumoured to be worth $100 million.

Kingdom 5KR, 282ft

7. Philip Green : Lionheart 206ft. A yacht twice as big is under construction and his friends have apparently nicknamed the giant cruiser-to-be “Billion Dollar Baby”.

Lionheart 206ft

8. Bill Joy : Ethereal, 190ft, under construction (computer rendering left). Joy is the co-founder of Sun Microsystem, and has been dubbed “the Edison of the internet”. The Ethereal is his first yacht and set to be the most ecologically sound boat in history, as designed by Ron Holland.

Ethereal, 190ft

9. Valentino : TM Blue One, 152ft. The initials TM stand for his parents’ names, Theresa and Mauro.

TM Blue One, 152ft

10. Lakshmi Mittal : Approached by Larry Ellison when the latter was considering selling the Rising Sun, as he was one of the few people who could afford it, but Mittal opted to build his own, which is now under construction, shrouded in mystery and rumoured to be bigger than any of the others on this list.

Yacht Coming soon !

* Source by : http://www.timesonline.co.uk

Abramovich's yacht Eclipse is equipped with a system of protection from the paparazzi

Russia billionaire Roman Abramovich, is further developed in his new yacht Eclipse, which is the largest and most expensive private vessel of its kind in the world, has decided to equip its system of protection from the paparazzi. Writes The Times, the device is able to record the work of light-sensitive elements of digital cameras, and aimed a laser beam to suppress their work. The system operates in automatic or manual mode.

Abramovich has commissioned a new yacht, which was the fourth in his private fleet in 2007. Project work carried out by design offices Atabeyki Design Development, and the ship was built at the shipyards Blohm + Voss in Hamburg.

Descent yachts on the water was held June 12, 2009, and by Christmas will be a transfer of the owner. A few days ago, according to The Times, Eclipse came out for sea trials, which will last ten days. The vessel length of almost 170 meters are about 150 technical personnel.

The yacht is equipped with the latest technology and is equipped with a powerful system of protection. Housing and windows, according to the newspaper, capable of withstanding a hit by the missile. In addition, since in France for "Eclipse" is planned to install anti-missile system. In case of an emergency on board are minipodlodka and two helipads.

As noted by The Times, the cost of the yacht was originally estimated at 350 million euros, but in the course of its further equipment costs amounted to the current time 800 million euro.

While the size of Abramovich's because of the crisis fell, according to The Sunday Times Rich List, to 4,2-7,7 billion euros, he continues to make costly acquisitions. Last week it became known about a billionaire buying a plot of land on the Caribbean resort island of Saint Barthelemy area of 70 acres (28 hectares). Property value is estimated at 60 million euros.