This jewel of technology and Art Deco refinement required four years of work and the expertise of hundreds of workers and artisans. The latest luxury invitation to travel from Orient Express concerns neither a train nor a hotel, but a sailing yacht—the largest in the world (220 meters, 15,000 tons)—a true ode to the French art of living.
Registered in Saint-Tropez, the Orient Express Corinthian departed on May 2 from the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, where it was built, to head for the French Riviera and begin its inaugural season. Until October, it will cruise the Mediterranean and Adriatic before crossing the Atlantic to spend the winter in the Caribbean.
The yacht was christened last month by Archbishop Nicolas of the Orthodox Patriarchate of the Nations during a ceremony opened by an aerial salute in the French tricolor of blue, white and red. It was a moment of emotion and pride attended by France’s junior minister for the sea, Catherine Chabaud, alongside Accor…
