Roman Abramovich’s new toy has usurped the title from the P. M. of the UAE ‘ floating pleasure palace. You could imagine that all these non-public ships would be close in design, but the top 10 biggest yachts in the world do not have quite as much in common as you could think. Yes-yes, they are all gigantic, and dear, and they float, but that’s where the majority of the commonality ends, since these mega yachts are as disparate as the people that own them. Does size actually matter? Well, it does to some.

It’s tough to visualize you can have 10 times more fun on a five hundred ‘ ship than on a 50-footer, but you can almost surely invite more buddies along.

Many of those mega yachts are available for non-public charter, so if you are thinking about dropping a couple of hundred million on purchasing a mega yacht, you might like to try leasing first.

The hundred thousand or so you spend for 2 weeks could truly save you some time and cash down the line regarding redecorating. Of course, how can you know exactly how many pools, picture theaters, orgy pits and cup-holders you would like till you have had a try out?