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We take a look at the 12 largest luxury vessels on display at prestigious annual event featuring superyachts together worth US$3.5 billion
This year’s four-day Monaco Yacht Show – held in the city state of Monaco, on the Mediterranean coast – which is often regarded as yachting's most prestigious event, ended on Saturday.
On display in the glittering Port Hercules were 121 superyachts, collectively worth US$3.5 billion.
Individually, the average value of each superyacht was about US$31 million.
Of these superyachts, 42 were making their worldwide debuts and 45 per cent were less than two years old.
The event’s biggest yacht, Aquarius, was 312 feet long, while the biggest yacht making its debut, Dar, measured 295 feet long
Yet just as impressive as their worth and age was their size: the average length of the superyachts on display was about 168 feet (50 metres) – up compared with those attending last year's event.
The average volume of the superyachts also increased by nearly 15 per cent compared with those last year.
However, these sizes were nothing compared with those of the show's superstars – the giant superyachts that overshadow. all others
The event’s biggest yacht, Aquarius, was 312 feet long, while the biggest yacht making its debut, Dar, measured 295 feet long.
We have rounded up the 12 largest superyachts that were displayed during the show – all of which measured more than 230 feet.