With on board wellness an increasing priority for superyacht owners, spas on yachts are becoming even more luxurious. From saunas and steam rooms to on board massages and beauty treatments, these superyachts spas have everything you need for a pampering at sea. We round up the best below...
Converted into a luxury explorer yacht by Icon Yachts in 2020, Ragnar has been designed for cruising cold weather climes where guests can hit the slopes on skis or snow scooters. After a day in the snow, the spa is the perfect place to warm up; finished in warm travertine and teak for Zen feel, amenities include warmed benches, a sauna and a snow machine.
Styled by Reymond Langton Design, the spa on board 95.2 metre Kismet is finished with dark and dramatic colours, located deep in the yacht's interior in a cosy and meditative space. Rich-coloured stones blended with glass and carved woods set the scene for relaxation before guests unwind in the hammam, spa pool, cold plunge pool, steam shower or massage room.
La Datcha's lower deck aft hosts a wellness centre complete with a traditional hammam and Finnish sauna, as well as a fully equipped gym. The main attraction in the spa is the special stalagmite ice fountain embellished with atmospheric LED lighting that allows guests to enjoy the contrast of cold ice on hot skin after a sauna. There's also a hot tub and massage room for unwinding after a busy day exploring.
When Tatiana is anchored the aft door and side terraces unfold, revealing her main attraction; an inviting spa. The leisure space encompasses two pools, one above the other and two bars, one exterior on the upper level, the other on the lower deck at the forward end of the pool.
Light comes from reveals in the walls and small LED lights shining like tiny stars over a lounge adjacent to a shell door. Glass columns, Carrara marble anda backlit blue agate floor near the bar complement the teak deck that surrounds the pool. There’s also a cosy massage room with another shell door, for a massage en plein air, a shower and a steam room to round out the luxurious space.
The owner of 65 metre Life Saga’s “doesn’t go indoors unless the weather is diabolical,” according to her captain, but he does, there's an exeptional spa at his disposal. The beach club, which opens on three sides, has a spa pool, built-in sun pads, a sauna. If these aren’t reasons to go in and relax, then maybe the massage area or “emotional shower” are? Another notable feature is the technogym exercise equipment adjacent to the pool.
Designed by Andrew Winch, Ace features a luxurious spa on her lower deck amidships, complete with a hammam, sauna, spa pool, icy plunge pool and a lounge adjacent to a huge fold-down sea terrace.
Described as “one of the most beautiful and functional spas ever seen”, it was inspired by Roman villas. There are Romanesque pietra dura (mosaics using semi-precious stones), Byzantine-style mosaic floors, columns and hand-painted trompe l’oeil lemon groves.
Guillaume Rolland of Studio Liaigre created a cosy, sauna-like atmosphere for the spa adjacent to a workout room on the lower deck of this Abeking & Rasmussen explorer yacht. At 72.25 metres overall and 2,200GT, Cloudbreak has plenty of room to cater for adventure seekers.
The full banya experience is available to guests arriving on board the 85 metre Lürssen superyacht Amatasia, which was built for a former Olympic cyclist. Her elegant spa was designed by Winch to welcome athletes and provide them with the best in restorative treatments. "This isn’t your typical spa,” explains studio founder Andrew Winch. “It’s a toning spa for athletes. It had to be designed like an important sports facility and it has its own spa manager.”
So what can a sporty guest on board Amatasia expct? There are multiple saunas and steam rooms with a selection of birch and eucalyptus twigs for smoking on the small brazier, a 12-seater spa pool, a full-depth plunge pool chilled down to 8˚C, an ice fountain, hydrotherapy showers, a hair salon, a massage room and "experience showers" which offer varying temperature, light, acoustic and aroma settings to simulate bathing by the Niagara Falls or in a Caribbean storm.
Situated in this 73.5 metre Amels yacht’s amidships beach club, the wellness centre on board Plvs Vltra boasts a Jacuzzi, sauna, hammam, massage room and a nail/hair studio. And when you want to freshen up after a relaxing dip in the sea, there’s the choice of an outdoor balcony shower, indoor shower or a bath.
As an explorer yacht designed to take on the world, Legend draws on a wide range of international cultures for her stunning interiors. When it comes to the superyacht spa, it is Bali that provides the inspiration, with intricate stonework, decorative wood carvings and Buddhist statues giving this area a peaceful South East Asian atmosphere.