Ghost III

Ghost III went by the name Nassima for her first ten years. Acico built her in aluminium at Enkhuizen in the Netherlands and launched her in July 2012; Olivier F. van Meer handled the naval architecture and the outside, and Maja von Dewitz of VDP Studio the rooms, which the Austrian firm List fitted out. Her first owner wanted a boat for long trips with friends, many of them spent fishing, so range mattered: her tanks hold 72,800 litres, enough for roughly 8,600 miles if the captain keeps her at ten knots. She changed hands in 2022, took her present name and was refitted that same year.

The thing guests remember inside is a big saltwater aquarium set between the main saloon and the aft deck, so you walk past fish on your way out to lunch. Further forward on that deck is a real fitness room with Technogym machines, something few boats of this length give up space for. The owner's suite has the bridge deck to itself, with a private terrace and lounge at the back, and the whole level can be closed off. One deck down, the VIP spans the hull from side to side, next to the twin cabins, two of which can be converted.

Up top, a round bar anchors the sun deck, near the Jacuzzi, the loungers and a table for meals outside. Stabilisers that keep working when she is stopped take the roll out of nights spent at anchor. The toy list is long: two Sea-Doo jet skis, Seabobs, a Fliteboard, paddleboards, a slide that drops from the sun deck, an inflatable trampoline and a netted sea pool that keeps jellyfish away from younger swimmers. An 11.6-metre Pardo 38 and a smaller Williams jet tender cover the trips ashore. She is registered as an RYA watersports centre and a PADI dive centre, so guests can earn certificates during the week.

Her charter grounds lie in the western half of the Mediterranean; her papers allow commercial work under the French and Italian registers, and she also holds a licence to charter in Greece. For a celebration on board she can host up to 70 people for a day at anchor, although the flag state has to grant an exemption first, which can take a month.

Ghost III works best for a family with children of different ages, or for friends who want a busy week on the water and do not mind sharing twin cabins. A group in which every couple expects a double bed, or anyone set on a recent build, should look elsewhere.