Man of Steel

Man of Steel left the Oceanco yard in the Netherlands in 2010 under the name Seven Seas, with both her exterior and interior by Nuvolari Lenard. Her most recent refit dates from 2023. The detail everyone remembers is at the stern: an infinity pool with a glass end wall on the aft deck, an idea Oceanco had first tried on Alfa Nero. When needed it is covered over to become a landing pad for a helicopter or simply more room for a party, and after dark a projector can throw a film onto the glass.

Walnut, teak and rosewood set the tone indoors, softened by natural textiles and an earthy palette. The main saloon converts into a proper screening room, with a five-by-two-metre screen and two rows of raked seats. Beside it lies a space of roughly 250 square metres under a skylight that dims at the touch of a switch, large enough for a relaxed lunch or a black-tie dinner. On the upper deck aft, a round table seats fourteen for meals in the open.

Privacy is handled generously. The owner's suite, which includes a study and a dressing room, controls a private stretch of the top deck ahead of the atrium. From there a door leads out beside a small plunge pool onto a bow deck with no winches or chains in sight, since all the mooring equipment is housed one level down, and it is off limits to everyone else. One VIP is tucked away on its own on the terrace deck; the second VIP and four more suites share the main deck. For the rest of the day there is a spa, a gym and a beach club.

With a range of about 5,200 nautical miles and a crew of 28, she switches seasons without fuss. For summer 2027 she is offered on the Riviera and around Corsica, Sardinia and the Amalfi Coast, or further east in Greece, Croatia, Turkey and Malta; in winter 2026/27 she cruises the Leeward Islands and the Bahamas.

She suits a multi-generation family or a large group of friends, up to twelve, who want space to spread out, the option of entertaining on a grand scale and a principal guest who can disappear completely. Anyone who prefers the newest interior trends, or a smaller boat that can slip into tight coves, should look elsewhere.