Private yachts are one of the greatest forms of modern luxury, and the largest private yachts in 2014 are spectacles unto themselves, opulent expressions of what wealth and perhaps a little vanity ...

At 482 feet long, it was built in the same shipyard as Azzam, the world’s largest private yacht. With its helipad, the A+ has famously been chartered by Leonardo DiCaprio twice.

Sorry Roman. You've been eclipsed. A new yacht launched Friday by Lürssen, the German luxury boatbuilder, is now the largest motor yacht in the world. It's name is Azzam, and at 590 feet long, it ...

They make some of the world's largest private yachts. It is Benetti that is exhibiting Zazou in Monaco, not a yacht broker, as near as we can tell.

But the largest superyachts are always the star attractions. So without further ado, here’s a preview of the top 10 largest superyachts that will be at the Monaco Yacht Show later this month.

New to the super-yacht scene, the Azzam is the largest private yacht in the world, measuring 590 feet in length (larger than some Navy destroyers). Owned by Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan ...

Thomas Legner, 61, is the general manager of The World, the largest private residential yacht. The ship has 165 apartments that residents own as it continuously sails around the world.

Mansions, fancy cars, and private jets have always been must have status symbols for the super rich. Now you can add mega yachts to that list. And for their elite owners, bigger is always better.

Lisa Verbit has financed loans for wealthy clients to buy elite boats for more than 35 years. She tells Barron’s about the ...

One of the biggest yachts in the world is moored in Elliott Bay. The Serene, a $330 million, 440-foot private yacht belonging to a wealthy Russian vodka distributor, pulled into Seattle’s ...