Curvelle Teams With Lila-Lou

There was a time when fractional yacht ownership meant the yacht in question had a “safe,” even mundane, interior design. The assumption was that anything straying from middle of the road would lessen broad appeal.

These days, owners want something with more style, even if they don’t possess full ownership. (You need only look at the number of owners lined up for the YachtPlus program, whose superyachts are designed by Sir Norman Foster and are anything but traditional.) The team at Curvelle recognizes the importance of this, and as a result it’s collaborating with Lila-Lou Design Studio on four new projects.

The first is the Curvelle 33x9, measuring 33 meters (108 feet). To be built by Cheoy Lee, the 33x9 is also a catamaran design, bearing a 9-meter (29-foot) beam. (On an interesting side note, Curvelle likes to quote a Chinese proverb to explain why its offerings are strictly catamarans: “It is better to stand on two legs than one.”) Six staterooms will accommodate up to 12 people, including the owner, all on the main deck. Equally noteworthy, the cabins can be reconfigured upwards of 20 different ways, according to Curvelle, depending on each owner’s needs. For example, Owner A may like the six-stateroom setup, as he’ll be taking a handful of other couples on a cruise. Meanwhile, Owner B may want three large suites, where there’s a bedroom and a sitting room, as seen above. The crew will change the layout according to the owners’ wishes just prior to them embarking on a cruise. To further provide owners with options, Curvelle and Lila-Lou are making the rooms available with all doubles, all twins, or a combination of the two.

Curvelle’s director Luuk V. van Zanten says that construction on the 33x9 should begin in October. The video here gives you a good idea of what the finished megayacht will look like.

 

Written by: Diane Byrne

Diane M. Byrne is the founder and editor of the daily updated website Megayacht News. A longtime yachting writer, she also contributes to Yachts International, Boat Exclusive, and other magazines. She is additionally a member of the International Superyacht Society Board of Directors and Vice Chair of the U.S. Superyacht Association.