4 many years after Duran Duran launched the hit single Rio (“Her title is Rio …”), CRN launches a 62m yacht of the identical title. Customized for an proprietor trying to “share the cruising expertise with household and shut pals”, Rio actually delivers.
She has spent her first summer time season within the Mediterranean and greater than lived as much as her proprietor’s expectations forward of the yacht’s much-anticipated world premiere at this 12 months’s Monaco Yacht Present.
That includes 4 social decks plus a technical deck, Rio provides loads of house for as much as 12 visitors, together with her outside and indoor areas equally vibrant, spacious and alluring.
Vibrant cabins in an array of blues, yellows, reds and greens embrace an impressive master bedroom on the higher deck, identified right here because the proprietor’s deck.
There’s a surprising full-beam VIP ahead on the primary deck and one other full-beam VIP on the decrease, the place there are two extra roomy doubles and a twin. And it’s fast and straightforward to get round Rio, with an elevator serving all ranges.
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Omega, Pulina Styling
Constructed as Undertaking C138 on the Ferretti Group Superyacht Yard, the 1,218GT megayacht was launched this January earlier than being delivered and leaving Ancona in Could.
Dutch studio Omega Architects created the outside of the sporty-looking metal and aluminium construct, which options flowing hull traces and a near-vertical bow. The aft fundamental deck profile exhibits Omega founder Frank Laupman’s signature arches, which shield the deck and guarantee privateness whereas framing excellent views from the aspect and stern.
Out of doors areas embrace a bow lounge with a spa pool and clear deck house for train or events, whereas the solar deck has an enormous spa pool and cinema zone aft of the wheelhouse. Nevertheless, we’ll begin on the seashore membership, the place the large swim platform may be dressed with outside furnishings and toys.
Inside is the wellness lounge, which may be accessed from the swim platform by way of a rising central door or from the main-deck saloon by stairs.
In addition to a hammam and bathe, the wellness lounge has a variety of water toys, a big TV that doubles as an interactive whiteboard for video games and different leisure, and a nook cosy by the steps.
And if you happen to’re in search of the large toys, an 8m Pascoe Beachlander tender, 4.2m rescue tender and two Sea-Doo Spark jetskis are saved excessive above the water in a storage in direction of the bow of the primary deck, whereas there’s additionally a 14m Sacs Insurgent 47 luxurious RIB.
Principal Sights
On the primary deck, the aft cockpit provides an infinite coated lounging house with a large aft couch, smaller sofas on both aspect, espresso tables and fuschia-coloured poufs.
Just like the seashore membership, it provides a touch of the full of life colors that await behind the sliding glass door to the saloon, the place the styling by Italy’s Pulina Unique Interiors is on present.
American walnut is used for the flooring, whereas the partitions are in white lacquered oak. Nevertheless, the proprietor requested “shiny, vibrant areas and a contented environment for the youthful members of the family to get pleasure from”, so white tones and pure supplies are set off by pops of color and vivid décor impressed by unique motifs.
The saloon begins with a classy American bar, bar stools and lounge chairs, with the world appearing as a relaxing hangout zone earlier than the room widens for the formal eating space and a big couch going through an 83-in TV. Full-height home windows mild up the eating and lounging space and provide spectacular views.
Additional alongside, the central foyer options the elevator and a chic staircase in bleached pickled oak, whereas white-leather wall coverings with steady stitching give a easy quilted look.
A hall leads previous the massive galley and to the full-beam VIP suite, grand sufficient to be thought-about a second grasp. The hallway leads previous an enormous walk-in wardrobe and into the primary bed room, that includes white tones and bright-blue profiling.
A forward-facing, king-size mattress is flanked to starboard by a comfortable espresso space, and to port by a desk; on the proprietor’s request, there’s a workspace within the three largest cabins. Ahead are two symmetrical bogs.
Color Under
Down from the main-deck foyer to the decrease deck, there’s a completely outfitted gymnasium to starboard and 4 en-suite visitor cabins, every with white lacquered-oak staved partitions spiced up with dashes of color for the wall panels, profiling and furnishings. Crema d’Orcia and Calacatta Vagli Oro marbles grace the visitor bogs.
Aft is the full-beam VIP, lit up by shades of purple and brown, and that includes a forward-facing mattress and a desk on starboard, whereas to port is a walk-through wardrobe resulting in a twin-sink lavatory.
To port, playful pastel greens are the theme for a twin cabin with a Pullman bunk, a room best for kids. Ahead are two an identical double suites, every lined in inexperienced/blue with pops of yellow.
All of the cabins and visitor areas embrace smart-automation expertise permitting visitors to manage air con, curtains, lighting (together with brightness) and all AV gear.
The spacious crew quarters are within the ahead a part of the decrease deck and embrace an enormous crew mess with seating for at the least 15, a pantry and 7 neatly completed cabins.
Sky Lounge & Celebration Zone
The higher deck options the huge master bedroom and is termed on Rio because the proprietor’s deck, however it will be a pity to assume household and pals couldn’t get pleasure from its three huge and really distinct social areas.
The partially coated aft deck incorporates a full-beam row of sofas and chairs that face the yacht’s fundamental alfresco eating space, the place there’s a custom-made spherical teak desk. To port is an American bar with barbecue in beautiful Irish Inexperienced marble with bright-green veining.
The realm may remodel into an open-air social gathering zone with DJ console, whereas a custom-designed RGB lighting set up completes the impact.
With the console related to the ship’s Domotics system, the audio may be broadcast all through the yacht, indoors and out, in a managed manner. The realm is a pure hub, with stairs to each the primary and solar decks, aspect walkways to the huge bow lounge and direct entry to probably the most spacious inside zone.
Computerized sliding glass doorways unveil the massive sky lounge, which has lots of house between the sofas and chairs lining both sides of the room.
Full-height home windows provide breathtaking views and plenty of pure mild for this standout social zone, which will also be used as a cinema, video games room or assembly room.
Ahead, the hallway to the proprietor’s suite options hand-painted artworks depicting a jungle filled with vibrant animals, with the bespoke items created on the proprietor’s route.
The blue-themed proprietor’s suite begins with a chaise longue and vainness desk to starboard, whereas there’s an antique-blue leather-based high on the cabinets and storage operating round a lot of the room.
Calacatta Vagli Oro marble on the partitions and Crema d’Orcia marble flooring. Its distinctive function is a spectacular tub by the home windows for having fun with the view from the consolation of a heat tub.
Ahead, the totally {custom} king-size mattress incorporates a white-leather headboard with a 3D impact from the vertical petrol-blue leather-based inlay. To port, the research space has a desk that may rotate 90 levels into an L-shape, so a sea view can also be on provide.
The proprietor’s suite additionally has a ahead view of the putting open-air bow lounge. Providing 1,240sqft of deck house, the world is centred round a teak spa pool, which is recessed for privateness from the helm station and to be out of the wind when cruising. If required, a cover can shield it from the solar.
In any other case, this huge outside house may be dressed with poufs, chairs and solar loungers, cleared for yoga and health periods, or present a surprising dance ground below the celebs at night time.
In the meantime, the solar deck or wheelhouse deck provides a spacious outside zone with a pool, built-in solar pad alongside one aspect, sofas and an American bar with an analogous Irish Inexperienced marble high to the bar on the deck under.
Like a lot of the outside areas, the world is extremely versatile and might turn into a completely outfitted open-air cinema or karaoke lounge, with a giant display and projector that slide down from the ceiling.
Nevertheless, this yacht actually makes her mark within the day, when her mild, shiny interiors, knockout views, and full of life outside zones make you realise why yachting is a lot enjoyable. So, if you happen to’re in search of 62m of enjoyable within the solar and color throughout you, head for Rio.
This text first appeared on Yacht Type.
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