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Four Seasons says its Four Seasons I yacht cruise will begin sailing in January 2026 with suites that range from $20,000 to $350,000 per voyage.
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Four Seasons says it will begin sailing an ultra-luxury yacht cruise in January 2026.The 222-guest vessel would have 95 spacious suites and 11 dining options — but food wouldn’t be free.The largest suite would have four floors and bedrooms, a spa, and a price of $350,000 per sailing.
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Four Seasons plans to expand its high-end hotels and resorts portfolio with a luxury 222-guest cruise ship.
The company says the 95-suite vessel will debut in January 2026 and cost a minimum of $20,000 per weeklong sailing.
For that price, the luxury hospitality giant says travelers would enjoy a one-to-one guest-to-staff ratio and massive suites spanning as many as four floors. If all goes as planned, the 679-foot-long Four Seasons I could become one of the most expensive and opulent options in the cruise industry.
The ultra-plush 14-deck Four Seasons I is scheduled for 19 voyages in 2026 to more than 130 Caribbean and Mediterranean ports.
Reservations for the ship, shown in a rendering, started as invite-only, exclusive to repeat Four Seasons guests and travel partners.
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Reservations opened two weeks ago. Those interested can register to join a waitlist or book through a travel agent.
So far, “sales have been very encouraging, and the demand is exciting to see,” Thatcher Brown, chief commercial officer and head of joint operations for Marc-Henry Cruise Holdings, told Business Insider in a statement. The company is a joint owner and operator of Four Seasons Yachts.
Renderings make the Four Seasons I look as opulent as the brand’s land-based properties.
The smallest suite, shown in a rendering, would have one king bed.
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Four Seasons says its vessel will have 95 suites ranging from 537 to 9,975 square feet, some with three bedrooms.
The smallest suite starts at $19,700 for a five-night roundtrip voyage to Athens, Greece.
No windowless interior cabins here: Like other ultra-luxe cruises, the suites would all have terraces and floor-to-ceiling windows.
Modular walls would allow suites to be combined to span more than 13,000 square feet. The Portofino Suite, shown in a render, would 4,219 square feet.
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Customers could expect upscale amenities like a walk-in closet, down-filled duvets and pillows, and marble dual vanity bathrooms, per Four Seasons.
The most premium suites would also feature additional accommodations for “personal assistants,” such as au pairs or security personnel.
Others, like the largest Funnel Suite, would have its own spa and kitchen.
Four Seasons says the Funnel Suite, shown in a rendering, would sleep up to five adults and one child.
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Four Seasons says the 9,975-square-foot mansion, partially perched in the ship’s glass-lined funnel, will span four floors, four bathrooms, three bedrooms, and three powder rooms.
Not to mention the private elevator, pool, and $350,000-a-voyage price tag.
Accommodations of this price and size are generally unheard of in the cruise industry.
Regent Seven Seas’ latest Seven Seas Grandeur flexes a $6 million art collection with original Pablo Picasso prints and a custom Fabergé egg.
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Luxury operator Silversea says the largest suite on its upcoming 728-guest Silver Ray will be 1,324 square feet. Competitor Regent Seven Seas’ new Seven Seas Grandeur debuted in 2023 with a more expansive six-guest 4,443-square-foot option.
Both suites’ sizes and prices — Regent’s starts at $42,000 per person for a total of $252,000 at maximum occupancy — would be stunted by Four Seasons’ promise of a 9,975-square-foot, $350,000 floating mansion.
But cabins with six-digit prices aren’t unheard of.
Icon of the Seas’ Ultimate Family Townhouse can accommodate up to eight guests.
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While not a luxury cruise line, Royal Caribbean’s popular three-floor townhouse on the new Icon of the Seas is being booked at an average of $100,000 a week — although it’s about four times smaller than Four Seasons’ largest.
Royal Caribbean and other mass-market cruise lines are beloved, in part, for their unlimited complimentary food options.
Dining options include Mediterranean and “comfort food favorites,” according to the future cruise operator. Its upcoming vessel is shown in a rendering.
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Regent Seven Seas’ all-inclusive fare also covers caviar, foie gras, and Champagne.
But don’t expect any of these to be free on the Four Seasons I.
Breakfast would be complimentary. Lunch, dinner, and booze would not.
The first 19 voyages of the Four Seasons I — shown in a rendering — include 10 itineraries from late January 2026 to mid-June. Its first Caribbean cruises would spend a week sailing to islands like St. Barts, Nevis, the Grenadines, and Curaçao.
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The vessel’s 11 restaurants and lounges would be priced similarly to Four Seasons’ on-land properties. (A dinner entrée at its resort on the Caribbean island of Nevis — also one of the ship’s destinations — ranges from $34 to $163.)
The pricing structure may sound odd to most cruise traditionalists. (Hey, at least WiFi would be “free.”)
The “watersport offerings” at the marina, shown in a rendering, would be complimentary.
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But some of the ship’s amenities could look familiar: Like most cruise liners, the Four Seasons I would have a pool, spa, and clubs for children and teens.
The company also promises a lounge and marina that will open onto the water, giving guests direct access to activities like snorkeling or windsurfing.
Four Seasons Yachts plans to take delivery of its $399 million vessel, now being built by famed Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, in late 2025.
Fincantieri has built ships for companies like Silversea, Norwegian Cruise Line, and Disney Cruise Line. The 65-foot-long pool it is building on the Four Seasons I, shown in a rendering, could be lifted to level the deck, turning it into a large open-air venue space.
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A second Fincantieri-built ship would join the hospitality company’s fleet the following year. The next vessel would cost more than 400 million euros, about $429.2 million, Four Seasons says.
This isn’t Four Seasons’ first foray into itinerary-based vacations.
Four Seasons’ custom Airbus A321neo private jet flexes a lounge for in-flight workshops, a physician, and a chef.
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The company has also found “tremendous success” in its private jet-based “cruises,” Alejandro Reynal, the president and CEO of Four Seasons, told BI in a statement.
Its 2024 vacation-by-air itineraries started at $135,000 for a 16-day Asia tour. Demand has been growing, he said, “signaling that luxury travelers are looking for immersive, exclusive, end-to-end travel journeys that allow them to explore the world with their favorite brands.”
But its new ultra-luxe cruise arm would be entering an increasingly crowded luxury market, soon to be dominated by like-minded hospitality giants.
Ritz-Carlton’s Evrima, shown in a rendering, flexes a marina similar to what Four Seasons promises on its first vessel.
The Ritz Carlton Yacht Collection
High-end Aman Resorts and Orient Express plan to launch their own luxury cruises in 2027 and 2026, respectively.
Staying ahead of the competition, Ritz-Carlton debuted its first 149-suite Evrima yacht cruise in 2021, with a second 224-cabin ship scheduled to begin sailing later this year. Its least expensive itinerary is currently $5,100 per person for a six-night voyage from Barbados to Puerto Rico in early 2025.
Interested in a hotelier-owned vacation at sea but don’t want to pay the luxury price tag? Margaritaville’s cruise is an affordable $75 for two nights.
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