The New Golden Fleet: Ultra-Luxury Yachts Redefining Private Voyages

Four Seasons I represents the brand’s most ambitious undertaking since its founding: a 679-foot vessel built at Italy’s Fincantieri shipyard at a cost exceeding €400 million. The yacht carries just 95 suites—the largest accommodations in its class—ranging from 473 to an extraordinary 9,975 square feet. The nearly 1:1 staff-to-guest ratio ensures the same intuitive, anticipatory service that defines Four Seasons on land.

Eleven distinctive restaurants and lounges bring Michelin-caliber dining to sea, from a champagne and caviar bar to Japanese omakase at Miuna. The 20-metre aft pool, inspired by the legendary Christina O yacht, anchors the social experience, while a state-of-the-art transverse marina brings guests level with the water for watersports and exploration.

Inaugural itineraries span the Mediterranean, Caribbean, and Adriatic, with pricing from approximately $3,000 to $50,000 per night. A second vessel has already been ordered for 2027, signaling both confidence and demand.

The name means “peaceful motion” in Sanskrit, and everything about Amangati suggests a vessel designed to extend Aman’s philosophy of serene minimalism to the open water. At 600 feet with just 47 suites—each with floor-to-ceiling windows and private terraces—the ship offers an exclusivity ratio that even Aman’s most intimate land-based resorts would envy.

Designed by SINOT Yacht Architecture, the interiors draw from traditional Japanese ryokan architecture: clean lines, natural materials, spaces that breathe. Four dining concepts range from Nama, Aman’s signature Japanese restaurant, to the elemental refinement of the Aman Grill. A jazz club provides soulful evenings of live music and crafted cocktails. The spa, crowned by a Japanese garden with uninterrupted horizon views, offers treatment rooms that open to private terraces and whirlpool baths.

Two helipads and six tenders ensure access to the most secluded coastlines. The ship’s hull was towed from T. Mariotti’s Genoa shipyard in December 2025, with initial Mediterranean voyages planned for spring 2027—including the much-anticipated Venice Grand Canal sunset transit.

While Four Seasons and Aman prepare to launch, the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection has been quietly building the playbook since 2022. Three vessels now comprise the fleet, each representing an evolution in ultra-luxury yachting.

Evrima (2022): The pioneering vessel with 149 suites accommodating 298 guests, Evrima established the template—intimate scale, AD Associates interiors, and the Ritz-Carlton service culture adapted for sea.

Ilma (September 2024): The second vessel expanded to 224 suites and 448 guests, introducing LNG hybrid propulsion and a more refined design language by Tillberg Design of Sweden. The Pool Bar, Mistral restaurant, and expanded spa represent lessons learned from Evrima’s inaugural seasons.

Luminara (June 2025): The newest addition matches Ilma’s 224-suite configuration while introducing Asia-Pacific itineraries from December 2025—the first ultra-luxury hotel-branded yacht to base operations in the region.

All three vessels share Aivan-designed exteriors and interiors that feel less nautical and more residential—closer to a Ritz-Carlton suite than a ship’s cabin.