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Inside the modern-day superyachts, which are packed with extras like Imax theaters, 'ski rooms,' and miniature hospitals

Áine CainJul 18, 2022, 23:23 IST

According to The New Yorker, the conservative megadonor Robert Mercer's yacht — the $90 million Sea Owl — was put up for sale recently.

The yacht reportedly comes furnished with "several auxiliary boats, a Steinway piano, a variety of frescoes, and a security system that requires fingerprint recognition."

Bold, another superyacht, "styled like a warship" and featuring a helipad, was profiled.

The New Yorker reported that more and more yachts have begun embracing "novelties" like Imax theaters ...

... miniature onboard hospitals, complete with pathogen-testing equipment ...

... and "ski rooms where guests can suit up for a helicopter trip to a mountaintop."

According to The New Yorker, different groups of vastly wealthy people tend to gravitate toward clashing styles.

According to the article, wealthy Middle Eastern sheikhs often commission "baroque indoor spaces" to beat the heat.

Meanwhile, Russian oligarchs often install spaces for banyas — steam baths that are significant in Russian culture.

Other wealthy superyacht owners rely on showstopping artwork to awe passengers.

Infamously, the Saudi crown prince hung up Leonardo da Vinci's "Salvator Mundi" — the most expensive painting ever sold — on his superyacht. Some claim the painting is not genuine.

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