Whisper

Whisper is the yacht that chartered for nearly a decade as Kismet. Lürssen delivered her in 2014; she changed hands in 2023, took her current name and went through a refit in 2024. Espen Øino designed the exterior and Reymond Langton Design the interior, whose centrepiece is a main saloon two decks high, hung with a 350-kilogram chandelier and arranged around a grand piano. If you are searching for her under the old name, note that the Kismet now on the market is a different, larger Lürssen.

Above all, this is a yacht made for entertaining. The sun deck has a 12-metre mosaic pool with an integrated Jacuzzi; after dark the aft-deck lounge can be cleared for a sports bar or for dancing; and the beach club at the waterline turns into a nightclub. A retractable outdoor fireplace takes the chill off late evenings, the foredeck has a basketball court, and films can be shown in an indoor cinema or under the stars.

The spa is the other reason to choose her. Its Persian-inspired design brings together a hammam, a plunge pool, a sauna and a hair salon, with massage and beauty rooms alongside. Among the guest cabins there is a so-called sea cabin, placed for anyone prone to motion sickness, a small detail that matters on a week with open-water crossings. A glass lift links the decks and the yacht is wheelchair friendly.

Summers are spent in the Mediterranean, from the Balearics and the Riviera to Corsica, Sardinia, Greece, Croatia and Turkey, and she winters in the Caribbean, with Saint-Barthélemy and Antigua among her regular stops.

Whisper suits a group of friends or an extended family who will spend their evenings together and want the yacht itself to be the venue: dinners that run late, music on deck, a spa morning after. She is less suited to travellers looking for remote, expedition-style cruising, and a couple who want a quiet, understated week may find her more stage than they need.