Hybrid 352-Foot gigayacht up for sale
While owners typically wait five years for their custom builds, the Benetti Luminosity was listed just weeks before her scheduled delivery to her owner.
It’s a chance to buy a new, 352-foot Benetti-built superyacht without the usual five-year wait. It’s priced at a quarter of a billion dollars, according to the Robb Report.
Launched to huge fanfare at Benetti’s Livorno yard in Italy in February 2019, Luminosity should be completed this summer. Luminosity is jointly listed with the brokerage firms Fraser and Burgess.
“This is truly a rare opportunity for a buyer to acquire an essentially brand-new yacht, without the lengthy build time, and all the planning and engineering time,” says Stuart Larsen of Fraser Yachts. “Plus, Luminosity comes with a two-year factory warranty.”
There’s no word as to why the owner is selling, though Larsen says it’s not unusual for an owner to put a new yacht on the market so soon after launch.
Designed to be one of the “greenest” superyachts on the ocean, the Benetti features advanced diesel-electric hybrid power. Its high-tech battery technology includes 35 tons of lithium polymer batteries that provide power for up to 12 silent hours at anchor with zero emissions and no generator noise.
The yacht’s interior has almost 9,000-square-feet of floor-to-ceiling windows on four levels.
She can accommodate 26 guests in 12 suites, including a huge dedicated owner’s deck with large terrace, and an elevator that services every deck level.
Built with a steel hull and aluminium superstructure, the exterior was designed by a consortium that included Azure Naval Architects, Reymond Langton Design, Zaniz Interiors, and Giorgio Cassetta. The sleek, minimalistic interior is the work of London-based Zaniz Jakubowski of Zaniz Interiors.
One of the yacht’s multitude of features includes a state-of-the-art health club with drop-down hull doors that open it to the sea on three sides. It features a steam room, gym, and cold plunge pool maintained at an invigorating 4°C.
In the beach club is a 323-sq-ft counter-flow pool that, at the touch of a button, can convert into a dance floor.
To launch the collection of tenders, jet skis, rescue boats and nautical toys, there are no fewer than 12 cranes on board, according to the Robb Report.
