But Bezos and his superyacht guests appear undaunted by coverage of their travels.
Bezos named his mega-boat Koru after a Maori symbol of growth (perhaps a reference to being the world’s largest sailing yacht at 417ft long) and new beginnings.
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Koru took its maiden voyage to Gibraltar in April, and a flurry of photographed stops followed. In May, a shirtless Bezos and his now-fiancée Lauren Sánchez – who has a striking resemblance to the sculpture on Koru’s bow – took the yacht for a spin off the coast of Spain before sailing it to the Cannes Film Festival.
In June, Koru made its way to the Italian Riviera, where the couple posed for photos on the ship’s deck. Then it stopped by the Italian island of Capri before posting up at nearby Positano, a cliffside town that’s become a favourite of celebrities and travel influencers.
Another highlight of this year’s yacht season was the 305ft Eos, owned by billionaire Barry Diller and fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg, which also had a busy summer criss-crossing the Mediterranean.
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A staple of superyacht season, Eos’ 2023 summer schedule included an early stop in Mallorca, where Diller and von Furstenberg hiked with Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King; a trip to Greece where von Furstenberg visited with British Vogue editor Edward Enninful and Valentino co-founder Giancarlo Giammetti; and a stop on the Amalfi Coast where von Furstenberg snapped a picture with Kris Jenner.
In August, the ship made its way to Croatia where its owners dined with Hollywood A-listers Candice Bergen, Emma Thompson and producer Jason Blum, as well as Diane Sawyer and Creative Artists Agency partner Bryan Lourd.
The Eos docked in Venice to end its summer season, where von Furstenberg hosted the annual DVF Awards – and began furnishing one of her dry-land residences.
Not too far away in Venice’s harbour was Maìn, Giorgio Armani’s yacht, on which he hosted guests including Sydney Sweeney and Kerry Washington as part of his One Night Only fashion event earlier this month.
Many of the world’s other famous superyachts – and the folks who frequent them – appear to have largely avoided the public eye this summer.
“In a world of long-lens constant paparazzi, there is a place for relaxed privacy that many of us take for granted,” a long-time superyacht employee, who requested anonymity to speak candidly, recently said.
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