The Orient Express could also be synonymous with luxury train travel, however 140 years on from its revolutionary rail enterprise, the firm is launching an opulent sailing yacht named the Orient Express Corinthian. With 54 suites, the all-new Orient Express Corinthian, the world’s largest sailing yacht, at 220 metres lengthy, is a “floating sanctuary of refinement” providing sea views for every visitor because it journeys by way of the Mediterranean.
The luxury liner has many eating places on board, all overseen by multi-starred Michelin chef Yannick Alléno, together with La Table and La Terrasse – which mixes tremendous eating with Art Deco design and is illuminated with pure mild, creating a laid-back but refined environment. There’s additionally a beautiful Art Deco oyster and Champagne bar, L’Encre, providing mild refreshments and views of the ocean.
What’s extra, friends can take pleasure in a contact of pampering at the yacht’s wellness suite, full with a hair salon and spa by Guerlain.
“For more than 160 years, Chantiers de l’Atlantique has been building ships that define their era,” Laurent Castaing, CEO of the French shipyard, stated in a assertion. “Orient Express Corinthian is the latest proof of this: 720 feet, 15,000 tonnes carried by the wind, three SolidSail sails… the fruit of 10 years of research and development. It is a concrete, technical response to the decarbonisation challenges facing maritime transport.”
Making its maiden voyage at the starting of May, the Orient Express Corinthian will sail throughout the Mediterranean and the Adriatic, earlier than crossing the Atlantic and reaching the Caribbean in winter.
Meanwhile, the Corinthian’s sister ship, the Olympian, is predicted to set sail in 2027 and is at the moment being fitted.
Take a sneak peek inside the Orient Express Corinthian beneath…
The OE Corinthian from Orient Express CompanyJean-Marie LIOT / Orient Express