Like every year, a few days before New Year's Eve, Juliana Airport receives dozens of private jets. On board celebrities and other millionaires and billionaires who come to feast in luxury villas or on Megayachts!
Michael Jordan's plane - recognizable by its design - landed on December 27, for example.
Most of the stars do not stay in Saint-Martin / Sint Maarten but go to Saint-Barth. Today, nearly 80 mega-yachts are already anchored in Gustavia bay or are docked in the port. Among them are ships worth several tens of millions of dollars.
We can already see Symphony, Bernard Arnault's yacht (LVMH). 101 meters long, it can accommodate up to 16 guests and has 27 crew members. Symphony is a private boat and is not rented. Unlike Here comes the sun, an 83 meter long apartment yacht to the founder of Petroalliance, Alexander Dzhaparidze. It is offered for rental starting at $ 1,2 million per week (+ food and other expenses). It can accommodate 12 guests and has 25 crew members.
Another luxury yacht in Gustavia, Phoenix 2. A 90-meter-long ship that can accommodate up to 12 guests and 27 crew members, available to charter from $ 1 million per week. Its owner is the family of the Polish billionaire, Kulczyk.
The Indian yacht, Ravi Ruia, founder with his brother of one of the biggest groups in the world, Essar Group, is in Saint-Barth. Sunrays, 85 meters long and with a capacity of 16 guests and 27 crew members, is not available for rental; it is recognizable by its duck blue hull. It is the 61st tallest boat in the world.
The 12th longest megayacht, Rising sun, 138 meters, anchors in the bay of Gustavia. It belongs to the American music and film producer, David Geffen. It has a capacity of 18 guests and 45 crew members. It is a private boat.
Among the other vessels present in St. Barts: Mia Elise II, 60 meters (from 430 USD per week), Odessa, 000 meters (from 49 USD per week), Galaxy, 238 meters (from 000 USD per week), Utopia, 56 meters (from 273 USD per week), Perseus 000 sailboat, 72 meters (from 435 USD per week), Excellence V, 000 meters (from 3 60 USD per week).
Of course, the Eclipse, the second largest yacht in the world, is in Saint-Barth like every year. Its owner, the Russian Roman Abramovich, also owns a villa there at Anse Gouverneur. He used to spend New Years Eve there and organize a private concert with international stars as guest of honor. Have already come to sing the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Prince, U2, Beyoncé or the Black Eyed Peas. Note that this year, it offers with the community and the Eden Rock hotel, one of the three free concerts offered on the port of Gustavia.
Le Grand Bleu, another yacht bought by Roman Abramovich but given to his friend Eugene Shvidler, is in Saint-Barth. 113 meters long, it is recognizable at its stern where there is a sailboat.
Ectasea, an 86 meter long yacht, had also been bought by Roman Abramovich but is today owned by Pakistani Alshair Fiyaz. Ectasea is currently anchoring in Simpson bay. Just like Arctic, a former tug on the high seas transformed into a yacht by Australian billionaire James Packer.
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