- A floating, mansion-like yacht was shown at the 60th annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show in October.
- It’s being touted as the world’s first yacht to be made entirely out of stainless steel.
- A spokesperson for the company told FOX Business that “a few billionaires” had expressed interest in the vessel.
- The asking price for the base 9,000-square-foot model is $12 million.
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A vessel named Mansion Yacht was shown at the 60th annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show in October, and people have been buzzing about it ever since. According to FOX Business, the yacht is the first ever to be made entirely from stainless steel.
“It does a whole bunch of other things that a normal yacht doesn’t do, so it doesn’t replace an ocean-going yacht, but it definitely is a great addition to the yacht family,” Bruno Edwards of Mansion Yachts told FOX Business.
Edwards told Business Insider in November that the company’s base 9,000-square-foot model has an asking price of $12 million. And apparently, “a few billionaires” had already expressed interest at the time.
“This will be the first one that we sell,” Edwards told FOX Business in November. “We’ve already had a lot of interest, so we are waiting on our first contract.”
In the meantime, scroll down to learn more and to look inside the stunning Mansion Yacht.
FOX Business reports that the Mansion Yacht is the first yacht to be made entirely out of stainless steel.
It was shown at the 60th annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show in October.
Source: FOX Business
The 84-foot long vessel has a total 9,000 square feet of space — enough to accommodate 149 people.
Source: FOX Business, Mansion Yachts
It has a 1,600-square-foot entertainment area on the front deck, along with a 3,300-square-foot viewing space.
Source: Daily Mail, Mansion Yachts
The Mansion Yacht has five bedrooms ...
Source: Daily Mail, Mansion Yachts
... five bathrooms ...
Source: Daily Mail, Mansion Yachts
... and a hot tub that can fit up to seven people.
Source: Daily Mail, Mansion Yachts
The boat has 18-feet hydraulic legs which can keep it propped up above water, giving the impression that it is floating.
Source: FOX Business, Mansion Yachts
It's also relatively eco-conscious, with 72 solar panels capable of producing 15 kilowatts of electricity.
Source: FOX Business, Mansion Yachts
However, despite its name, the Mansion Yacht is not technically a yacht.
"It does a whole bunch of other things that a normal yacht doesn't do, so it doesn't replace an ocean-going yacht," Bruno Edwards from Mansion Yachts told FOX Business. "But it definitely is a great addition to the yacht family."
Source: FOX Business, Mansion Yachts
Edwards told Business Insider that the base model of the vessel has an asking price of $12 million.
Edwards also noted that the Mansion Yacht's stainless steel will keep the maintenance costs low.
"It is actually 25% of the maintenance cost of a fiberglass boat," Edwards told FOX Business.
Source: Daily Mail, FOX Business, Mansion Yachts
The views, at least, are pretty priceless.
