Yachting tips

Deck the gangways with boughs of holly.

Luxury cruise fans will soon have another option in Alaska. The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection recently announced brand-new itineraries in the Last Frontier starting in 2026.

MSC World America will bring a new world of cruising to Florida's shores when it makes its debut in April 2025, and we couldn't be more excited.

While Boston wasn’t the first place my parents arrived to in the United States, I’ve always thought of the city as the start of our lives in this country. It’s where my dad got his degree, where my brother and I were born, and where my mom advanced her English beyond the canned simulacra of ESL textbooks—in Chinatown restaurant booths and in conversations with other grad student couples. Boston still feels like a starting point of sorts for us, and I was excited to visit once again from my current home in New York.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation and emails with Victoria Blinova, 30, about living in Dubai and moving to London. The below has been edited for length and clarity.

MSC Cruises fans will soon receive more perks for their loyalty.

If sailing a luxury yacht from Venice is on your travel wish list, take note.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Hannah Staddon, a 31-year-old private chef who works onboard the Mucho Gusto , a luxury charter in the British Virgin Islands. It has been edited for length and clarity.

Want to vacation like a billionaire? You can — for $3 million a week.

A cruise on the Mediterranean Sea aboard a superyacht was supposed to be a celebratory event for the British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, who was acquitted in June of fraud charges tied to the sale of his company, Autonomy, to the tech giant Hewlett-Packard.

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez soaking up the sun. Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian's wedding. Beyoncé's carefree jump into the ocean.

A cruise on the Mediterranean Sea aboard a superyacht was supposed to be a celebratory event for the British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, who was acquitted in June of fraud charges tied to the sale of his company, Autonomy, to the tech giant Hewlett-Packard.

A cruise on the Mediterranean Sea aboard a superyacht was supposed to be a celebratory event for the British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, who was acquitted in June of fraud charges tied to the sale of his company, Autonomy, to the tech giant Hewlett-Packard.

British couple Lily Davison and Nik Dorward are the faces that'll greet you when you board the Sailing Location, a private luxury yacht that takes passengers around the Bahamas for $34,000 per trip.

Uber is getting into the yachting game, expanding its boat options across Europe and tapping into a beloved mode of transportation.

Move over, Jeff Bezos. Mark Zuckerberg is looking like this summer's Poseiden.

It's been only a few weeks since The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection shared images of Ilma, the second ship in its fleet. Now, the luxury sailing arm of Marriott Bonvoy is back with news on the collection's third ship: the Luminara.

As Croatians tell the story, the Greek hero Odysseus was shipwrecked and held captive on the Croatian island of Mljet. Visiting in May, I and six other sailors embraced the myth when the motor on our 54-foot yacht failed.

Summer has officially begun, and billionaires have already dispersed to their favorite vacation spots to enjoy the spoils of their labors.

A version of this article originally appeared in Architectural Digest.

MSC Cruises has announced that they will bring their beloved MSC Yacht Club experience to cruisers in North America in 2025. Their new megaship, MSC World America, will have seven distinct districts so guests can easily customize their vacation and prioritize what they most want to experience on board the ship. MSC Yacht Club will be one of those districts.