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[ 08-25-2004: Message edited by: miv ]
but i wan't a design with alse decks on the back of the ship, not a helicopter landing platform,
Pam
Pam, here are a couple of pics of the Le Grand Bleu:
and here are several images of Octopus, currently the world’s largest motor yacht owned by Paul Allen of Microsoft fame...
The bridge on Octopus, of all the superyachts that I know of, has the closest resemblance to that of a modern cruise ship. Though I'm not sure whether you’ll see superyachts of 60, 70 or 80 metres with QM2 bows and bridges.
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nycruiser, Abramovich is probably better known to Brits & Europeans, as he's often in the news here regarding Chelsea Football club. The only reason I would have known of him & his yachts. [Not that I watch football at all, but you couldn't miss the news clips during the Euro Comp this year].
Are these the most modern and biggest yachts of today ??? The term "yachtlike" can disappear, at least in the positive sense.They look like antarctic exploration vessels, not hedonistic pleasure craft.
Pelorus is sleek indeed.
"Kalizma" and "Christina O" are more the archetypal yachts, and "Pelorus" of these days.
The bridge of the Grand Bleu reminds me a bit of the bridge of the "Achille Lauro".
I think Roman Abrahamovitch is best known in UK - I could only place him because of the reference to the Chelsea Football Club (and that is all I know about him). I haven't seen reports about him and his yachts (but then I rarely read the sports sections of the newspapers)
J
I really don't think we'll ever see a junior QM2 yaught.. except when those German brothers (that builded a large RCI ship- seen in some post a while ago) will start building it sometime.
Not the prettiest modern yacht in my opinion, her lines look a bit disjointed to me.
And here are some images of Pelorus, his other superyacht, which is sleeker in looks. I also agree with Pam regarding this one.
A bow view.
Her relative size to one of the Seabourn Yachts.
A view of her transom stern, which hides a tender and water-toys garage.
And a starboard side view in Montecarlo.
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[ 08-26-2004: Message edited by: bulbousbow ]
These are also not mine, and they too will only be used in this discussion forum.
quote:Originally posted by bulbousbow:To the uninitiated Roman Abramovich is a Russian billionaire who controls Sibneft ("Siberian Oil"). He also owns the London based Chelsea Football Club (soccer club to the North Americans). Le Grand Bleu is 354', and is the sixth largest yacht in the world (for the time being).Pam, here are a couple of pics of the Le Grand Bleu:and here are several images of Octopus, currently the world’s largest motor yacht owned by Paul Allen of Microsoft fame...The bridge on Octopus, of all the superyachts that I know of, has the closest resemblance to that of a modern cruise ship. Though I'm not sure whether you’ll see superyachts of 60, 70 or 80 metres with QM2 bows and bridges.**************************************************Cheers
A friend of mine is a cousin of Paul Allen and has spent quite a bit of time aboard Octopus. She told me that he is currently planning a larger version of this yacht, that should be quite a ship!
quote:lasuvidaboy wrote:A friend of mine is a cousin of Paul Allen and has spent quite a bit of time aboard Octopus. She told me that he is currently planning a larger version of this yacht, that should be quite a ship!
In fact at the present time I think there are a couple of yachts either being built or planned that will be bigger than Octopus. Maybe Paul Allen is going to build one even bigger than those. Like you said, lasuvidaboy, it should be quite a ship.
If I find any pics of the larger yachts I'll post them so that you can compare them to Octopus.
quote:Originally posted by bulbousbow:rd77, I'm adding a few more superyacht images at this location: More odds and ends for Cruise Talk.These are also not mine, and they too will only be used in this discussion forum.**************************************************Cheers[ 08-26-2004: Message edited by: bulbousbow ]
Nice stuff, especially of the ALEXANDER! Where did you find this?
[ 08-27-2004: Message edited by: RobHolland ]
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