Superyachts for charter with the coolest water toy collections

Stats: 126.2 metres, Lürssen, 2003, 12 guests, 42 crew

The former explorer yacht of Paul Allen was designed to reach the earth’s furthest corners, and she’s got just the right kit for such adventures – including her own marina and a fleet of no less than seven tenders. Guests can enjoy sky-high chopper sightseeing tours launched from either of the two helipads, skim across the waves with her e-foiling toys or dive to the depths with the ROV, Triton submarines and fully-equipped dive centre. After exploring your surroundings, take in a movie in the private cinema, swim some laps in the pool or head to the wellness centre for a spa treatment.

Octopus’ formidable toybox is paired with an ice-class hull so that charter guests will be able to make the most of the remote destinations of Central America, the South Pacific and northern Europe during this summer’s charter season.

Octopus is managed by Camper & Nicholsons with charters starting from $2,200,000 per week.

Stats: 75.5 metres, Oceanco, 2008, 12 guests, 21 crew

The perfect charter yacht for sports fanatics, half of Wheels’  lower deck is dedicated to water sports. This includes a fleet of Jet Skis, SeaBobs and tenders, dive gear and a sailing catamaran. Novices and amateurs alike can also be taught on board by Wheels’ multi-skilled crew, comprising experts in wakeboarding, kitesurfing, sailing, scuba diving, yoga, and personal trainers to help you reach your fitness goals in the fully-equipped gym.

After a day on the water, relax with a treatment from the dedicated onboard masseuse, take a dip in the sundeck hot tub, watch a film under the stars in the outdoor cinema or retreat into the luxurious split-level master suite with its private study. Celebrating a special occasion? Wheels’ elegant, Asian-inspired main saloon can be transformed into a nightclub with built-in disco lights and smoke machines.

Wheels is managed for charter by Fraser with a weekly rate starting from €740,000.

Stats: 51.82 metres, Benetti, 1998, 12 guests, 11 crew

Refitted in 2020, Akira One has all the charm of a classic Benetti with her elegant wood-panelled interiors, but her toybox is bursting at the seams with modern trinkets and gadgets for charter guests to enjoy. Alongside the usual SeaBobs, Jet Skis and kit for waterskiing, windsurfing and snorkelling, Akira One boasts other unique toys including an inflatable water park, pedal boards and water bikes on catamaran inflatable boards. There’s also an inflatable water slide and a Flyboard for making impressive splashes into the water. Afterwards, unwind in the hot tub or soak up the sun on the top deck.

Akira One is managed by Atlanta Golden Yachts with a weekly charter rate starting at €140,000.

Stats: 72 metres, Dunya Yachts, 2013, 12 guests, 20  crew

Axioma has some marvellous toys to offer guests, including an Aquaglide custom slide and an ocean pool. She also has a range of inflatable pool toys such as a basketball set and football net, perfect for letting the kids have a paddle in the sea. Additionally, she boasts two inflatable sailing boats, water skis for adults and children, an eight-person banana boat, SeaBobs, a Waverunner, kayaks, paddleboards, diving equipment and a surfboard. 

Back on board, Axioma’s elegant Alberto Pinto interiors offer an impressive mezzanine main saloon, a formal dining room, a 3D cinema, a fully-equipped gym, a massage room, steam room and deck spaces complete with a Jacuzzi with a swim-up bar.

Axioma is managed by YPI and has a weekly charter rate starting from €450,000.