Four Seasons’ First Ultra-Luxury Yacht Cruise Ship Floated by Fincantieri

A new yacht-style cruise ship which is billed to be at the forefront of the ultra-luxury segment of the market was floated today, January 23, in Ancona, Italy at the Fincantieri shipyard. Name Four Seasons I, the new cruise ship is also part of the emerging trend seeing luxury hotel brands leveraged into the cruise industry.

The companies report the design brief for the cruise ship called for mixing a superyacht that evoked mid-century glamour with the luxuries of the Four Seasons brand. Designer Fredrik Johansson, partner and executive director of Tillberg Design of Sweden, says the cruise ship’s design captures th…