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Eyes are heading toward the floating palace Alba largest yacht in the world

Alba, those who own the most luxurious mansions on land carry this penchant for palaces to the high seas as well. This is what Lürssen did when it was commissioned by the late President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed, to build this floating palace, which is considered the largest luxury yacht in the world.

Owner of the luxury yacht Azzam

Azzam’s yacht is undoubtedly a valuable asset worthy of its owner, His Highness the late Prince. Azzam was initially much smaller in size, but to accommodate the Sheikh’s directives, it became the largest privately owned mega yacht in the world that could be called a luxury floating accommodation suitable for ownership. For now,

Azzam’s future is convincing, but it will be interesting to see where he sets sail again. According to AutoEvoluton, it appears that there is a new owner.

Azzam has been designed to comfortably accommodate up to 36 guests in 18 suites. Additionally, there are 30 staff cabins aboard. She is also capable of carrying up to 20 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht experience.

The Azzam yacht was built by German company Lürssen Yachts in 2013. Since then, it has held the title of the largest superyacht in the world. The company was able to deliver the yacht in a short construction time of less than three years by employing an army of 4,000 people.

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The interiors of this memorial at sea were entrusted to French designer Christophe Leoni who once worked his magic on some of the residences and palaces of kings. He used intricately veneered wood furniture with mother-of-pearl inlays to create the Empire style of the early 19th century.

The Azzam yacht was built by German company Lürssen Yachts in 2013. Since then, it has held the title of the largest superyacht in the world. The company was able to deliver the yacht in a short construction time of less than three years by employing an army of 4,000 people.

The interiors of this memorial at sea were entrusted to French designer Christophe Leoni who once worked his magic on some of the residences and palaces of kings. He used intricately veneered wood furniture with mother-of-pearl inlays to create the Empire style of the early 19th century.

Azzam is built with a steel hull and aluminum superstructure, with teak decks. Powered by a twin gas turbine General Electric (LM2500 +G4) 40,200hp engine, she comfortably cruises at 12 knots and reaches a maximum speed of 34 knots. Azzam features at-anchor stabilizers providing exceptional comfort levels. She was built to Germanischer Lloyd ✠ 100 A5 Motor yacht ERS, ✠ MC AUT classification society rules

On the other hand Pleasure Craft, ALBA is currently located at EMED – Piraeus Area at position 37° 56′ 10.6″ N, 023° 38′ 52.7″ E as reported by MarineTraffic Terrestrial Automatic Identification System on 2022-06-14 11:04 UTC (13 minutes ago) Marine Traffic reported
The wind in this area at that time blows from the Northwest direction at force 2 Beaufort.
ALBA (MMSI: 319167700) is a Pleasure Craft and is sailing under the flag of Cayman Is.
Her length overall (LOA) is 32 meters and her width is 8 meters.
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