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Symphony At Sea: A Glimpse Into LVMH CEO’s $150 Million Superyacht

Bernard Arnault, rumored to have been the third richest man in the world, owns one of the grandest yachts at sea. The impressive superyacht boasts a vast interior and eye-catching aesthetic that make it notable on any list. Mr. Arnault is the CEO of the French luxury goods company LVMH (Louis Vuitton, Moet, Hennessy ) and has caught the attention of yachting enthusiasts with his exceptional seabound treasure.

In 2015, the high-end yacht builder, Feadship, built the $150 million superyacht. Mr. Arnault purchased it, and named it Symphony , a musical metaphor for the billionaire’s undisturbed ocean getaway. It ranks in the top 50 of biggest yachts in the world measuring roughly 333 feet with a max speed of 21 knots, so it’s no wonder that it continues to catch stares wherever it’s docked.

On top of that, the elaborate interior makes this sizable structure stand out from the rest. Zuretti Interior Design, a French studio specializing in luxury superyachts, took on the task of perfecting it. The artisan space was inspired by residences in Bali and Thailand. The walls and floors were covered in light wash wood panels that suggest a hint of ‘upscale tropicale’ . Meanwhile, neutral furniture with gold decor tells a luxe story. On the outside, she has a clean navy blue trim close to sea level that draws the eye to her bright white finish.

This stunning yacht can house nearly 20 guests and has space below deck for a crew of 38. The glamorous owner’s suite includes a private deck with access to an intimate sauna experience and even better views.

This mega yacht has no shortage of amusements. The aft deck has an incredible glass-bottom pool while the bow is taken over by a sleek helipad. A fully-equipped gym also resides here along with a pop-up golf tee. Toys in tow include inflatables, a slide, jet skis, and sea bobs.

Last we heard, the billionaire’s not chartering his vessel, but his own personal guests will take interest in some of the unique features. Those curious about the mechanics behind the craft can have a museum-like experience on board with access to a massive display that tracks speed, rpm, and even allows a glimpse at the underwater camera.

Mr. Arnault has connections in the industry, but he remains quite private amidst it all. Not only is he a shareholder in Dior, but he owns the yacht shipyard Royal Van Lent where his yacht was built. His wallflower behavior spurred his desire to trade in his private jet , but thankfully, Symphony encompasses the calm that he continually seeks. It’s doubtful he’ll part ways with her anytime soon.

The most stunning features of Bernard Arnault’s $150 million superyacht – Known as the Louis Vuitton boss’ summerhouse on the sea, the vessel is longer than two Olympic sized swimming pools it has glass walled corridors, an infinity pool, DJ booth and a video wall.

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SYMPHONY Yacht – Luxuriant $150 Million Superyacht

SYMPHONY yacht is a 101-metre (333 ft) luxury yacht built by the Dutch shipyard Feadship and delivered to the owner in 2015.

She is currently the largest yacht ever built by Feadship and ranks in 51st place on the list of biggest yachts in the world.

SYMPHONY yacht interior

The interior of SYMPHONY was developed by Zuretti Interior Design , a French studio specializing in luxury superyachts.

She can accommodate twenty guests in eight cabins as well as a crew of 38 in below-deck cabins.

The large owner’s suite has a private deck with exceptional sea views and even a separate sauna.

The interior of SYMPHONY is somewhat unusual and unlike other luxury yachts. Most of the floors and ceilings are encased in light wood paneling complemented by wooden furniture and elements of gold as well as natural tones.

The yacht has a grand piano, a swimming pool with a waterfall and jets that simulate currents, a cinema, a gym, and a wellness center. There is an onboard steam room and several saunas.

SYMPHONY has two elevators, one of which features a 15-meter interactive video screen that can play video footage at the request of the guests. 

Specifications

The SYMPHONY yacht has a volume of 3,463 tons and a total length of 101 meters (333 ft). Her beam measures 14.1 meters (46.3 ft) and her draft 4.1 meters (13.5 ft).

She has a steel hull and a large aluminum superstructure.

SYMPHONY yacht is powered by four MTU engines, however, she uses 30% less energy than traditional vessels her size.

Due to advanced hybrid propulsion technology, she is able to store energy in a battery bank that works together with her diesel engines.

The yacht reaches maximum speeds of 21 knots and cruises comfortably at 10 knots.

The exterior of SYMPHONY was designed by Tim Heywood , a well-respected name in the industry.

SYMPHONY is a white yacht with dark blue elements close to the waterline, lending her a streamlined appearance.

She is known for carrying a wide variety of water toys, including inflatables, a slide, jet skis, and sea bobs.

Her aft deck includes a pool, and her bow has a large helipad perfect for allowing her owner to arrive and depart comfortably.

SYMPHONY was acquired by Arnault in 2015 for a price of US$150 million. She has annual running costs of US$10 to 15 million and is not currently available for charter.

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Bernard Arnault : pourquoi le superyacht du milliardaire français a été interdit d'entrer dans le port de Naples

l'essentiel Le superyacht de l'homme le plus riche du monde est resté bloqué à l'entrée du port de Naples. On vous explique pourquoi.

Le Symphony, le superyacht du milliardaire français Bernard Arnault, est resté bloqué à l'entrée du port de Naples, vendredi 23 juin, rapporte le  Corriere della Sera . La raison ? Sa taille. En effet, depuis cette année, le nouveau règlement interdit l'entrée des bateaux de plus de 75 mètres de long, pour des raisons de sécurité.

Comme l'indique Bateaux.com , Symphony mesure 101,5 m de long et de 14,10 m de large. Sur la plage avant, se trouvent un héliport, un salon d'observation, un bar et un spa. Le bateau possède aussi un écran de projection en plein air, un cinéma HD sur le pont inférieur, une piste de danse, un salon de beauté, un practice de golf, une salle de gym, une salle de musique avec piano à queue ou encore une bibliothèque. Il dispose également d'une piscine de nage à contre-courant d'une longueur de 6 m dotée d'une cascade et d'un fond en verre transparent.

"Les répercussions économiques pour Naples seront considérables", a déclaré auprès de nos confrères Massimo Luise, l'un des administrateurs du port de Mergellina. Selon lui, l'impossibilité d'accueillir ces yachts produira "des pertes de 50 000 à 100 000 euros par jour, soit des dizaines et des dizaines de millions en une saison".

Il y a quelques jours, le voilier de l'homme d'affaires américain Barry Diller, long de 90 mètres, n'a également pas pu rentrer dans le port de Mergellina.

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Du moment qu'Elon Musk arrive à garer ses satellites en orbite !? What else? Heu... "Arnault, l'homme le plus riche du monde".... Oh, les vilains zozos en fac de journalisme! ... Va falloir commencer à songer à vous informer sérieusement......

C'est ballot, j'ai connus un problème similaire, ma fourgonnette ne rentrait pas dans mon garage. J'ai pas pensé à contracter la DDM pour donner les dimensions, ils auraient peut-être fait un article. Mais la mairie à perdu moins d'argent.

On attend toujours la création de l'équivalent d'emplois de la part de Mélenchon !!!

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French businessman, investor, and art collector Bernard Arnault is the chairman and chief executive of the world's largest luxury goods company, LVMH Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton. He is currently the third richest person in the world and the richest person in Europe. The French fashion tycoon is one the world's ultimate taste-makers and his ownership of the super yacht Symphony is a proof that he likes the combination of class and beauty which comes with a price. With the billions of wealth he has accumulated over the years, it is not at all surprising that he bought a luxury yacht.

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Bernard Arnault is the proud owner of the largest Feadship to be ever made according to the Yacht Habor. The CEO of the French multinational luxury goods conglomerate, LVMH, owns the luxury mega yacht which is worth $150 million. It is not surprising that Bernard Arnault would spend so much for a luxury yacht since he has a stunning net worth of $93.5 billion and currently among the top ten billionaires in the world and recognized as the richest man in France.

Arnault first ventured into the yacht industry back in 2008 when he led the acquisition of the British yacht manufacturer called Princess Yachts. Since then LVMH has been working closely with the world leading brand of custom-built luxury mega-yachts, Feadship. It was in 2015 when Arnault decided to buy Symphony for $150 million. The super yacht has about estimated running costs of $10 to 15 million per year and currently not available for charter.

The Superyacht Symphony comes with eight huge staterooms that can fit about sixteen guests and a comfortable berthing that can accommodate about 27 crew members on board the yacht. It also has a private deck for the owner. It is created to accommodate about thirty six passengers. The exteriors of the yacht were designed by the world class renowned company Tim Heywood Design. The interiors on the other hand were aesthetically designed with the décor of the yacht being done by the one and only Zuretti Interior Design. The Symphony has been constructed by the Feadship at the Royal Van Lent Shipyard as a simple Project 808.

The luxury yacht is currently among the most sought-after private vessels . Bernard Arnault’s luxury vehicle at the sea is far more than par excellence. It is powered by a 2,415 hp Wärtsilä engine which comes with a powerful battery bank and about three generator sets. It also houses the string of amenities of the yacht such as the appointed entertainment areas, the al fresco bar area for parties and events and the state-of-the-art kitchen that is serving stunning decadent French delights. It is also a 101-meter luxury yacht that was built at the Royal Van Lent Shipyard. Symphony has a steel hull that has an aluminum superstructure. The yacht has complied with the amended Passenger Yacht Code (PYC).

The luxury yacht is said to be an eco-friendly yacht which uses a hybrid propulsion technology and powered by a 4x MTU 16V4000M73 engine. Due to the advance hybrid propulsion technology, the yacht can store energy in its battery bank that can work together with its diesel engines. The main engine on the other hand works hand in hand with the generators and modern battery bank that were attached to the yacht. It uses about 30% less than the energy that a normal yacht uses. The maximum speed of the yacht is about 21 knots and the cruising speed is about 10 knots. The Symphony was ranked 50 th out of the top 100 superyacht around the world with a 101.5 meter six deck. The structure of the yacht was made by the De Voogt Naval Architects. The floors and ceilings of the yacht are encased in a light wood panel which was complemented by the w ooden furniture with accents of gold and natural tones .

The Symphony contains luxury features such as the 6 meter glass-bottom swimming pool located on the main deck, an outdoor cinema that was aesthetically placed on the bridge deck and a stunning Jacuzzi on the yacht’s sundeck. The owner’s deck is also equipped with two bathrooms, sauna, forward terrace that has a Jacuzzi as well, a private office space, a spacious lounge and dressing rooms. Since the wife of Arnault, Helene Mercier, is a concert pianist, there is also a piano on board. The owner’s deck also has deck area perfect for lounging with a dining table that can accommodate about 20 people. It also has two elevators for passengers to use and one elevator even features a 15-metre interactive video screen which can play video footages upon the request of the guests.

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Bernard Arnault : le superyacht de l'homme le plus riche du monde interdit d'entrer dans le port de Naples car il est trop grand

Le bateau du milliardaire français mesure 101 mètres de long, soit 26 mètres de plus que la limite autorisée pour entrer dans le port de Naples depuis cette année.

Symphony , le superyacht du milliardaire français Bernard Arnault, dispose d'une piscine avec un fond en verre sur le pont principal, d'un cinéma en plein air, d'un jacuzzi et d'un sauna, entre autres, mais il a un problème : il mesure 101 mètres de long , 26 mètres de plus que la limite autorisée pour entrer dans le port de Naples .

L'homme le plus riche du monde s'est ainsi retrouvé bloqué vendredi près du Castel dell'Ovo, dans la baie de Naples (Italie), sans pouvoir amarrer son yacht de luxe  dans le port de Mergellina. En effet, le nouveau règlement de la Capitainerie Maritime interdit depuis cette année l'entrée des bateaux de plus de 75 mètres de long, pour des raisons de sécurité.

"Des pertes de 50 000 à 100 000 euros par jour" pour Naples

Comme le propriétaire de LVMH (Dior, Bulgari, Fendi, Givenchy, Louis Vuitton, Tiffany et Moët & Chandon), le bateau  de l'homme d'affaires américain Barry Diller, long de 90 mètres, n'a pas non plus pu rejoindre le port de Mergellina , rapporte le  Corriere della Sera .

Dans les colonnes du journal italien, le président du syndicat des industriels napolitains, Costanzo Jannotti Pecci, s'est plaint de cette mesure et a déclaré que "la renommée d'une ville comme Naples augmente grâce à ces personnes".  "Les répercussions économiques pour Naples seront considérables" , a estimé de son côté Massimo Luise, l'un des administrateurs du port de Mergellina. Il calcule que l'impossibilité d'accueillir ces yachts produira  "des pertes de 50 000 à 100 000 euros par jour, soit des dizaines et des dizaines de millions en une saison".

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Et ben moi, avec ma barque en bois de 3,75 mètres et mes deux rames, je peux y aller dans ce port. Comme quoi, le fric ça fait pas tout, et être petit et inconnu, c'est top...

Problème de riche ! Je suis persuadé que tous les smicards, travailleurs pauvres et futurs retraités de 64 ans vont compatir et verser une larme

Même capable de se renseigner sur les conditions d'entrée dans le port de Naples !... À moins que ce ne soit que pour faire le buzz : si c'est cas, c'est réussi...

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Billionaires ‘disappointed’ after superyachts banned from Naples port

Yacht belonging to world’s second-richest man, Bernard Arnault, falls victim to new size restrictions at Italian city’s Mergellina port

A superyacht owned by Bernard Arnault – the world’s second-richest man – has been banned from docking in Naples owing to a new regulation that has left multibillionaires “thoroughly disappointed” about missing out on staying at the southern Italian city.

Symphony, the LVMH boss’s 101 metre long, six-deck vessel was cast adrift off the coast of Naples before being told it could not be hosted at Mergellina port due to a recently introduced limitation on size.

The ban reportedly came as a surprise to the fashion tycoon , who has previously been able to dock the yacht, which contains a glass-bottomed swimming pool and outdoor cinema, at the port.

Corriere della Sera reported that the media tycoon Barry Diller was also forced to renounce Naples after the Mergellina harbourmaster banned yachts of more than 75 metres in length for security reasons.

A source at the port said the move was “incomprehensible” given that megayachts had been able to dock there for the past 20 years, and that Naples would miss out on the type of visitor who brought some lustre to a city that “often makes the news for negative reasons”.

“I am getting many letters from magnates saying they’re thoroughly disappointed that they can’t dock in Naples any more,” the source added.

One of the letters, from a company that charters a yacht owned by a Turkish billionaire and is registered in the Cayman Islands, said: “Our boat measures 85 metres and I have seen larger ones moored there without any problem. Why is this no longer possible? Big yachts bring money, they bring jobs, and it’s really regrettable that they can no longer stop in Naples.”

Business unions have also criticised the new regulation.

“There are many consequences,” Costanzo Jannotti Pecci, the president of the Naples unit of Unione Industriali, told Il Mattino. “There is a feeling that superyachts mustn’t come to Naples. There even seems to be a lack of awareness of the pleasure that a tycoon might get from our city. The fame of a city such as Naples increases through these people.”

Massimo Luise, who manages a pier at Mergellina that hosts luxury yachts, told Corriere della Sera that while he respected the rules, the economic repercussions for Naples were considerable.

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“It’s a shame for Naples, a special city full of culture and tradition which can no longer welcome guests of the calibre of Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnny Depp, Jeff Bezos and Jennifer Lopez, who over the years have come here,” he said.

While Naples may be out of bounds, the rich and famous have been attracting attention as they enjoy other parts of Italy . Last week, a Spanish tourist and fan of DiCaprio almost drowned after attempting to swim to a superyacht moored off Forte dei Marmi in Tuscany to get a glimpse of the actor, who was onboard.

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Une piscine à fond transparent, un cinéma, un practice de golf… "Symphony", le méga-yacht du patron du groupe de luxe LVMH Bernard Arnault, a de quoi se faire remarquer. Au total, le navire de six étages fait la taille d’un stade de foot. Problème, ce n’est adapté à tous les ports. Le 23 juin dernier, le géant s’est ainsi vu recaler du port de Mergellina, à Naples. Depuis cet été, la capitainerie impose une limite. Les navires de plus de 75 mètres, soit tout de même la longueur d’un Airbus A380, n’ont plus le droit d’y entrer pour  "raison de sécurité" . Ces immenses bateaux gênent les autres en masquant par exemple la signalisation. Avec ses 101 mètres de long, le "Symphony" a donc été obligé d’attendre dans la baie de Naples avant de trouver une autre solution. Un peu plus tôt, c’est le yacht d’un milliardaire américain, Barry Diller, long de 90 mètres, qui avait subi le même sort. À titre de comparaison, si on alignait trois de ces méga-yachts, ils occuperaient la même place que le plus grand paquebot du monde.

Des ultra-méga yachts en construction

L’ensemble des ports de plaisance de Naples ont désormais une limitation. Toutefois, l’agrandissement d’un autre espace est à l’étude afin de pouvoir accueillir ces colosses, indique l’Amiral Vella dans le média italien Il Mattino . De quoi rassurer le président de l’Union industrielle de Naples, qui met en avant le caractère stratégique des yachts. Selon lui,  "des réunions de plusieurs dizaines de personnes y ont lieu, à l’abri des regards indiscrets, avec un résultat direct de dizaines de millions d’investissements" , rapporte le quotidien. La folie des grandeurs de ces milliardaires rencontrent parfois des obstacles. Ainsi, le fondateur d’Amazon, Jeff Bezos avait défrayé la chronique avec son yacht de 127 mètres de long, en construction dans le port de Rotterdam. Il ne pouvait en sortir à cause d’un pont historique, le De Hef, trop bas. Solution envisagée : le démonter. Toutefois, face aux critiques, celle-ci n’a finalement pas été retenue.

Un impact carbone colossal

L’existence même de ces engins interroge du point de vue écologique. Selon le compte Twitter @YachtCO2Tracker, le "Symphony" aurait rejeté 1 250 tonnes de CO2 en un mois, lors d’une croisière en Méditerranée. C’est l’équivalent de l’empreinte carbone moyenne de 150 Français en un an. Le mode de vie des ultra-riches est de plus en plus critiqué à l’heure où chacun doit réduire ses émissions de CO2. Les contestations ont commencé avec les jets privés, ces moyens de déplacement en moyenne 10 fois plus carbonés par passager que des vols de ligne. En particulier, les vols de cinq patrons français, dont Bernard Arnault, avaient été épinglés par le compte twitter @i_fly_bernard. En juillet 2022, ils avaient émis 520 tonnes de CO2, c’est-à-dire l’empreinte annuelle moyenne de 52 français. Outre l’impact environnemental, se pose aussi la question d’une transition juste. Alors que les centres urbains français limitent de plus en plus l’accès aux véhicules les plus polluants au travers des ZFE (zones à faible émission), les yachts et jets privés ne subissent pas de régulation équivalente. Les critiques émises à leur égard reflètent le besoin de justice sociale dans la transition écologique. Selon une étude de l’Ademe, 66% des Français se montrent prêts à changer leurs mode de vie … à condition que les efforts soient partagés. Seuls 12% accepteraient des changements sans condition. Fanny Breuneval

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