- Luxury hospitality company Four Seasons has launched a new cruise ship division called Four Seasons Yachts.
- Four Seasons’ first ship will be 679 feet long and 14 stories tall and will sail in the second half of 2025.
- Companies such as the Ritz-Carlton and Margaritaville have also launched or are planning to launch cruise ship businesses.
Hospitality company Four Seasons has launched a new cruise division called Four Seasons Yachts.
Source: Four Seasons
And now is the perfect time
In a memo dated Oct. 11, 2022, UBS analysts said the luxury liner market is doing “extremely” well, with cruise prices skyrocketing in 2023 despite continued recession fears. It has said
Source: Insider
But high-paying avid travelers will have to wait a few more years before vacationing at a Four Seasons hotel at sea.
The brand’s first Mediterranean and Caribbean cruise will set sail in late 2025.
The cruise ship will be built by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri.
The Italian shipbuilder has a lot of experience.The company has built ships for popular cruise lines such as Carnival, Norwegian, Disney and MSC.
Source: Fincantieri
Four Seasons has placed an order for two more ships, which could bring the total to $1.17 billion.
Source: Four Seasons
Future projects aside, the upcoming Four Seasons ship is said to have 95 suites on its 679-foot-long, 14-level ship.
It wouldn’t be a Four Seasons suite without extravagant amenities like wide windows, high ceilings and a terrace.
Cabin sizes on this cruise ship start at an average of 581 square feet, including outdoor space.
At 818 square feet, most suites pale in comparison to the largest four-level, 9,600-square-foot rooms, which feature private spas and pools.
Luxurious cabins on this ship don’t come cheap.Each suite will cost $4.2 million to build.
Four Seasons has yet to announce details such as onboard amenities.
So far, the cruise ship is known to have 11 bars and restaurants, including a sushi bar, a marina with a water playground, and a Four Seasons-approved spa.
Source: Four Seasons
In addition to its traditional hotel business, Four Seasons also operates travel divisions such as private jets, and has launched a cruise brand this time.
Source: Insider
Four Seasons isn’t the first major hotel company to set sail on the ocean
The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
The connection between hotels and cruise ships is surprisingly deep. In 2017, fellow luxury hotel brand Ritz-Carlton unveiled its eponymous Yacht Collection, unveiling its first cruise ship, Evirma. did
Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
However, it has since been postponed several times due to the new coronavirus and budget issues.
Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Source: Insider
Margaritaville, a leading hospitality company that operates restaurants, hotels and RV parks, has also debuted its own, albeit less luxurious, cruise line, Margaritaville at Sea.
Margaritaville Paradise
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[Original: Four Seasons is launching a cruise ship with 95 suites as demand for luxury cruising goes ‘off the charts’ — take a look at the new ship]
(Translation: Mayuko Oba Editing: Toshihiko Inoue)
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