A few months from now, we’ll get our first real looks at the newest Riva megayacht model, the Riva 90. Judging from the artist’s rendering above, the sleek style of the full Riva line lives on. And, she promises fast speeds similar to her smaller and larger sisters.
The 93’5” (28.5-meter) Riva 90 comes from collaborating with Riva’s longtime design partner, Officina Italiana Design. “In terms of its dimensions and other factors, the Riva 90 is the natural evolution of a flybridge yacht of a decade ago: the Riva 85 Opera,” explains Mauro Micheli, chief designer. “Clearly, however, Riva 90 mirrors an aesthetic direction that we embarked upon in very recent times.” Micheli specifically mentions two flying-bridge megayachts: the Riva 100 Corsaro, a recent model, and the Riva 110 Dolcevita, an upcoming model.
As for that aesthetic direction, the Riva 90 uses more glass for hull windows. Floor-to-ceiling glass benefits the saloon, with a second huge port in the owner’s stateroom forward on the main deck. The owner’s stateroom is full beam, too (21’3”, or 6.5 meters). Even the captain and crew benefit from bigger glass panes, in the wheelhouse. The guest staterooms below decks do, too.
Speaking of which, the Riva 90 gives you options when it comes to guest capacity. Hull number one has four cabins below decks, a combination of queens/VIPs and twins. However, Riva also has a five-stateroom layout, if you cruise with big groups of family and friends. Either way, you should all feel comfortable, since Micheli says Officina Italiana Design “exploited the headroom in the interiors.” He does not specify what that headroom is, but does say, “We thought long and hard about the space aboard to guarantee the owner and his family would be genuinely at their ease.”
Furthermore, the decor throughout the Riva 90 has a nautical feel. “In a departure from the general trend with similar craft, we decided to avoid the ‘showroom’ effect you see on today’s boats,” Micheli explains. Rather, the Riva 90 has “distinctive features that are all our own, rather than striving for cutting-edge solutions at all costs.”
When it comes to performance, the Riva 90 stays consistent with her heritage. Hull number one has the optional MTU 16V 2000 M93 diesel engines, for an expected top speed of 30 knots. Cruising should come around 26 knots, which in turn should permit a 300-nautical-mile range. If you still want speed but just not that much, choose the standard MTU 12V 2000 M96L engines. In that case, you should see a 26-knot max speed and 22-knot cruise. Range should also improve, too, to 320 nautical miles at cruising speed.
Once arriving at your favorite anchorage, the Riva 90 lets you launch watertoys. A Williams 395 tender and a PWC fit in the transom garage and can launch independently.
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