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Guests
18
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Cabins
9
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Crew
36
| Length | GT | Built |
|---|---|---|
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110m
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4,693 GT | 2018 |
| Beam | Draft | Top Speed |
| 18.5m | 4.4m | 18.5 Kts |
Delivered in 2018, Ambassador is a 110m motor yacht built by Dutch shipyard Feadship. She features exterior design by Michael Leach and interior styling by Brian McCarthy Inc..
Key Features
- Impressive top speed of 18 knots
- Retractable beach club
- Dual helicopter landing areas
- Expansive deck areas to relax on
- Side loading tender garage
- Oval swimming pool
Design & Construction
Designed around a full displacement steel hull and an aluminium superstructure she features a 18.5m beam and a 4.4m draft. The yacht is built over 4 decks with an internal volume of 4,693 GT (Gross Tonnes). The design also incorporates a heli-pad.
Construction started in early 2015 with the keel laid under the project name 'Feadship 1007'. The yacht was designed and constructed in compliance with the Lloyds Register technical standards. Launched in June 2018 this yacht undertook sea trials over the following months. She was delivered to her owners in October 2018.
Exterior Design
At 110m (360.9ft), Ambassador could easily have looked heavy. Michael Leach Design went the other way, using long curves, deep cut-outs and very little hard vertical structure to keep the profile moving. The result is a big yacht that still feels drawn out and low, especially in side view.
The bow is long and clean, with the helipad taking up most of the foredeck. It is not tucked into some spare bit of deck either. Aviation use was built into the yacht from the start, and Ambassador was the first yacht with a designated landing pad for tilt-rotor aircraft. There is another helicopter area aft, so the yacht can handle aircraft at both ends without asking the guest decks to give up too much space.
The big oval openings in the superstructure are more than styling. They carve out sheltered terraces and break up the mass of the upper decks, while the curved glass keeps those spaces tied back into the interior. From the stern, the decks step back in broad layers, each one with its own seating and shade. The effect is soft rather than architectural, which matters on a yacht this tall.
The mast is another big part of the look. Tall, arched supports carry the radar arrays above the yacht and echo the same curved forms used below. It is almost part sculpture, part working structure, and it gives Ambassador a very easy-to-recognise silhouette.
Aft, the beach club opens directly onto the water with fold-down side terraces and a broad swim platform. The transom is quite enclosed from the sides, so the space feels private despite being right at sea level. It is a good counterpoint to the much more open aft decks above.
Interior Design
Ambassador's interior has a warmer feel than the exterior might suggest. Brian J. McCarthy came to the project from residential design, and that shows in the way the rooms are put together. There is plenty of scale, but very little sense of a yacht trying to impress through sheer decoration.
Cream walls, dark wood, polished stone and soft fabrics do most of the work, with colour coming from rugs, cushions and art rather than large architectural gestures. The main saloon uses wood-inlaid columns to give some structure to the room without making it feel formal, while curved furniture and low tables keep the spaces more relaxed.
The oval library is one of the more distinctive rooms, with limited-edition Tato club chairs and a bold orange, black and cream rug. Elsewhere, French influences appear in the form of barrel-back seating, glossy timber tables and marble, but they are used sparingly.
That restraint matters because the yacht is huge. Rooms of this size can easily become cold or overdone, but Ambassador tends to use grouped seating, softer lighting and strong texture to pull them back towards something more domestic.
Michael Leach Design also worked on the interior, so the curved language of the exterior carries through in places rather than stopping at the glass.
Accommodation
Ambassador accommodates up to 18 guests in nine cabins.
The layout includes the owner's suite, two VIP staterooms, two double cabins, two twin cabins and two cabins with Pullman berths. That gives the yacht a useful mix for family groups and guests, without forcing every cabin into the same format.
There are also two staff cabins for up to four household staff, which is worth separating from the main crew count because it says something about how the yacht is intended to operate. Ambassador can carry up to 36 crew, so the service side is on a scale that matches the rest of the yacht.
At this length, privacy is less about squeezing cabins into remote corners and more about giving different groups their own routes and spaces. The yacht's depth and deck count allow guest, staff and crew movement to stay apart far more easily than on smaller yachts, which is one of the practical gains of her size.
Performance & Capabilities
Ambassador is powered by twin Caterpillar 3516-C diesels producing 2,870hp each, with a top speed of 18 knots and a cruising speed of around 12 knots.
The more interesting point is the propulsion setup itself. Ambassador was fitted with Feadship's first bespoke diesel-electric propulsion system, which was developed around the yacht rather than lifted from a standard package. On a vessel of this size, that gives more freedom over how power is generated and used across the hotel load and propulsion systems.
Stabilisers support comfort at anchor and underway, while the yacht's full-displacement hull keeps the focus on range, ride and quiet running rather than outright speed.
Her operational setup is also unusually broad. Ambassador has helicopter capability, a tender garage, a full beach club, an elevator and substantial toy storage, so she can support long periods away from shore without every guest movement having to revolve around the main tender.
Amenities
In addition, adjoining the water, a beach club lets those on board enjoy the feeling of being close to the sea. The yacht can house plenty of nautical toys and accessories, with a well-appointed tender garage for storing her impressive locker. An elevator makes the yacht fully-accessible, while air conditioning offers increased on-board comfort and underwater lights will turn plenty of heads when the sun goes down. Ambassador also features a deck jacuzzi for cooling off.
Member of the World's Biggest Yachts Club
This yacht is proudly ranked at 59 in the YB100, our exclusive list of the World's Biggest Yachts by Gross Tonnage. It has held this distinguished position for 5 years, 11 months, showcasing its unmatched true size.
This yacht also entered the traditional Top 100 Longest Yachts in 2018 at 33 and is now ranked 52, holding a spot in the table for 7 years, 10 months due to its extraordinary length.
To understand the difference visit our page on the World's Biggest Yachts.
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