GRAND ILLUSION Motor yacht for charter
- Length: 44.2m (143ft)
- 10 guests in 5 cabins
- Built: 1994 (refitted 2017), Palmer Johnson, United States Of America
- Rate from (per week)
- USD 99,999
Both the Caribbean and The Bahamas are tailor-made for exploration by yacht. With bays, islands, beaches and lagoons, these islands are truly a playground for the luxury yacht charter experience, and there is no better way to enjoy these bejewelled islands than on board GRAND ILLUSION 44m (145ft).
- Regularly maintained
- Shaded deck dining and deck areas
- Jacuzzi on sun deck
- Zero speed stabilisers to reduce any rolling motion while at anchor
About GRAND ILLUSION
Description
Both the Caribbean and The Bahamas are tailor-made for exploration by yacht. With bays, islands, beaches and lagoons, these islands are truly a playground for the luxury yacht charter experience, and there is no better way to enjoy these bejewelled islands than on board GRAND ILLUSION 44m (145ft).
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Another gleaming day begins in your main deck master suite. Draw back the drapes and let tropical sunshine fill the room. After freshening up in his-and-hers en suites, sharing a marble shower room, and picking out your morning outfit from the walk-in wardrobe, it’s time for breakfast on the sundeck. Fresh fruit, waffles, eggs how you like them, fresh smoothies from the wet bar – however you love to start your day, the chef and crew will be delighted to oblige.
Now it’s toy-time, so you and your guests head down to the outsize swim platform ‘beach’ where the yacht’s three waverunners are moored in the inflatable dock and ready to delight. SeaBobs, kayaks, snorkel gear, and inflatable towables for the 5.5m (18ft) tender, GRAND ILLUSION delivers thrills and spills in abundance. Watch the fun from sea level on a sun lounger on the swim platform or relax in the main deck aft lounge.
Lunch is taken on the upper deck aft, shaded from the midday sun. Freshly caught and grilled fish, colourful salads, charcuterie and cheese, whatever you want, that’s what you’ll get. As the yacht cruises smoothly to the next amazing anchorage, you and your guests can chill together in the 10-person sundeck jacuzzi watching sports on the pop-up TV, kick back in the semi-circular sun lounge or top up your tan on the sun loungers aft with refreshment from the wet bar. Maybe you’d prefer a movie in the sky lounge’s convertible cinema?
With the anchor down, it’s time to head ashore, meet the locals and feel the relaxed tropical vibes that make these islands extra special. You’ve already briefed the captain and crew on your dinner preferences. You can indulge in local delicacies ashore, BBQ on the beach with the soft sand beneath your feet, dine beneath the stars on the sundeck as music and laughter fill the air, or celebrate something special with formal dining inside on the main deck. Either way, the occasion is perfectly set up with sundowner cocktails to toast another joyous day.
However you love to spend time together, an unforgettable experience is waiting. Call our charter experts to start planning now.
Specification & rates
| Summer cruising Bahamas | USD 115,000/USD 125,000 per week (low/high) |
| Winter cruising Bahamas | USD 99,999/USD 115,000 per week (low/high) |
| Built | 1994 (refitted 2017), Palmer Johnson, United States Of America |
| Length | 44.2m (143ft) |
| Guests | 10 |
| No. of guest cabins | 5 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Beam | 8m (7.9ft) |
| Draft | 2.4m (26.2ft) |
| Gross tonnage | 420 |
| Maximum speed | 13 knots |
| Cruising speed | 12 knots |
| Fuel consumption at cruising speed | 80 litres per hour |
| Cabin types | 5 (4 × double, 1 × twin) |
| Engines | 2 × 1,400hp Detroit Diesel |
Tenders & toys
Tenders & toys
- 1 × Tender
- 3 × Waverunners
- 2 × SeaBobs
- Surfboard
- Wakeboard
- Waterskis
- Inflatable tows
- Snorkelling gear
- Fishing gear
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