You know you’re onboard a special yacht when a pizza oven and a teppanyaki grill are part of the bridge-deck bar. Entertainment is a big part of the everyday lives for the owners of the yacht Amor à Vida, so naturally that extends to how they enjoy the water. In fact, from the day they signed the contract, they had big plans to travel the world with their equally big family and friends. Sharing good times over good meals and wine, amid a floating home where they planned details down to the corners, were important, too.
Stirring emotions at her launch in January, this nearly 222-footer (67.55-meter) is significantly larger than the owners’ previous superyacht, a 151-footer (46-meter). Similarly, she has ample volume, 1,447 gross tons. Each of these affords a lot more usable space for tailoring, into which the owners dove head-first. That didn’t surprise CRN or Amor à Vida’s design team, Nuvolari-Lenard, but the very first interior sketch request certainly did. Nuvolari-Lenard initially offered the master suite drawing, but the husband turned it down. Instead, he wanted to see the beach club. The primary reason: It’s more than a waterside lounge. It’s is also a gym and a spa, each integral to how the owners and guests live. Each area has its own opening platform as well, for elevating guests’ immersion into the seaside ambience.
Speaking of elevated immersion, the highest point aboard the yacht Amor à Vida keeps the family strongly connected to the sea. As odd as that may sound due to being four levels above the waterline, the crow’s nest does have the best views. Three pedestal chairs perch at the forward rail, while a forward-facing sunbed tucks against the mast. Unobstructed views throughout the yacht were important to the owners, so the crow’s nest—more accurately a crow’s deck—delivers. Come nighttime, it still brings the family together, since it transforms into an alfresco cinema.
Uncommon requests that make perfect sense for the owners’ family and friends command attention throughout the megayacht. For example, the bridge deck’s pizza oven can cook four pizzas simultaneously. Just inside the doors to the bridge-deck lobby, meanwhile, is a sort of VIP pantry. Added at the wife’s request, it’s for the owners, family, and friends to help themselves, not solely for the crew. Both the main deck and upper deck have similarly larger-than-usual pantries, too, for ensuring high levels of service for respectively nearby dining areas.
Arguably the best example of how the owners of the yacht Amor à Vida enjoy exceptionally special on-water living is the main deck. A traditional saloon and formal dining-area arrangement just doesn’t suit them. Just inside the aft-deck glass doors, and in keeping with how the views are incredibly important to them, the dining table runs lengthwise alongside the full-height glass to starboard. The 13 layers of blue resin in the oval tabletop, a custom piece, echo the surrounding seascapes. Similarly, the bronze rope design rimming the table signifies their love of cruising. So does the same design in cast plaster on the bar, opposite.
Separating the dining area from the saloon/TV lounge is a cozy games area with another custom table. It’s ideal for playing backgammon, among the husband’s passions. Between the detailing of the flanking cabinetry, the curvature of the cabinets, and the artwork above them, the area is a feast for the eyes as well.
Warm sycamore wood and touches of color, predominantly in hues of peacock blue, treat the eyes throughout the decks. In the five guest staterooms, playful pops of red, orange, yellow, and more lend each its own personality. Although five staterooms for family and friends seems typical, one of them has two surprises in store. Firstly, it’s full beam forward on the main deck. Secondly, it can transform into two suites via a sliding partition between the lounge and the bed.
The owners reviewed a lot of mockups to ensure everything, down to the height of seats, met the envisioned experience. As a result, the yacht Amor à Vida lives up to her name—meaning “love for life” in Portuguese. One last requirement, strongly recommended by their representatives from Moran Yacht & Ship, supports this as well. A hybrid propulsion system is aboard—notably, a first for CRN. It permits silent, emission-free entry and exit from marinas and bays. It can allow similarly quiet station keeping for a few hours, such as lunch in a harbor. Additionally, the battery bank can power the hotel loads overnight. CRN estimates about 13,200 to 21,130 gallons (50,000 to 80,000 liters) of fuel savings per season due to the system sending power back to the hotel load during navigation.
The owners and their extended family aren’t be the only ones who can appreciate these measures. The yacht Amor à Vida charters selectively throughout the year, in Moran Yacht & Ship’s central agency. Primary charter guests can fall asleep to the stars visible through the master suite’s skylight. Full charter parties can chat with the Michelin-trained chef about his multiple culinary influences. Japanese cuisine is among them—ideal for that teppanyaki grill.
CRN crn-yacht.com
Moran Yacht & Ship moranyachts.com
Nuvolari-Lenard nuvolari-lenard.com
More About the Yacht Amor à Vida
LOA: 221’6” (67.55 meters)
Beam: 38’7” (11.8 meters)
Draft: 10’10” (3.3 meters)
Guests: 12-14 guests in 6-7 staterooms
Engines: 2/2,012-hp MTUs
Range: not available
Builder: CRN
Stylist: Nuvolari-Lenard
Naval Architect: Ferretti Group Engineering Department
Interior Designer: Nuvolari-Lenard
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