Check Out Azzam, The Costliest Luxury Yacht in The World

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Check Out Azzam, The Costliest Luxury Yacht in The World

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What does it take to build the world's most expensive yacht? Well it takes many elements including size, style, material, design, etc. but the biggest element that it demands is money; lots of it. Well, welcome to Yacht Azzam belonging to Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President of UAE. Azzam used to be the biggest yacht in the world at one point in time but now it holds the title of being the most expensive one.

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The size of Azzam, one of the world's largest private vessels, is a jaw dropping180 meters (590 feet) and it has taken around USD 600 million to construct. When it comes to luxury, yachts and especially the superyacht take the ultimate glory indeed.
When the beautiful and shimmering superyacht Azzam was launched, it left behind another superyacht called Eclipse owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich both in terms of size as well as price. Both these super yachts are unique in their own ways and remain on top of the most celebrated super yachts across the globe in the world of luxury yachts.

 

Key Points

As a thumb rule, any 100-meter superyacht costs in the range of USD 100-200 million. With Azzam the cost is more than 5 times of this global average.

As a super yacht, Azzam has raised the bar for super yachts both in terms of luxury, grandeur, size and the price tag too. Bigger than a football field and built lavishly for the seas, the class of Azzam is in a league of its own.

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With a cost of more than USD 600 million that has gone into creating this ultimate luxurious yacht, it surely has all luxury and opulence that one could ever wish for.Just a glance at the finer details and you will understand the story.

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Azzam is extraordinarily beautiful and it has been harmoniously designed.

The luxury interior design of superyacht Azzam was done by Lürssen Yachts, a German company and the exterior design of Azzam was taken care of by Nauta Yachts, a company from Italy.


Azzam's top speed - Over 32 knots
Power - Azzam has more than 47,000 horsepower by virtue of its two gas turbines and two diesel engines.
Number of people working on Azzam is around 50.

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End Note

All in all this gigantic luxury superyacht call Azzam is definitely a toast the glamorous world of luxury and opulence. It does justice to the tag of being the most expensive superyacht in the world.


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A luxury enthusiast who is presently pursuing Masters in Global Luxury Goods and Services Management from MIP Politecnico Di Milano and SP Jain School of Global Management. Shaurjyadeep is deeply influenced by the way Europeans perceive luxury. He is a  proud alumnus of Don Bosco School who hai... read more


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