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![]() CRN 60 "GiVi"![]() A vessel created and developed as a small floating town where you can lead a refined lifestyle and let yourself be spoilt by a highly privileged crew.
It's evident at once that the crew's quarters on the lower deck are part of this repertoire of elements fundamental to the quality of shipboard life. In fact the owner's absolutely commendable opinion is that the well-being and satisfaction of personnel (20 when fully manned) is fundamental to ensuring maximum well-being for the twelve guests. So there's a spacious crew mess and a rationalised relaxation area - finished with extremely good taste - which constitute the shared spaces of a vaster zone which is divided into eight double cabins with private bathroom and walk-in wardrobe. The crew's service areas occupy the sub deck and include a laundry and a refrigerated pantry whose side opening facilitates taking on provisions. The captain's cabin is on the upper deck, immediately adjacent to the bridge. Well, so far the background, the layout and the philosophy. Because the foregoing description is the interpretative key to understanding the architectonic choices that make this vessel a rare example of perfect balance between rationality and timeless elegance. In describing the style of its creation the yard hints at a faint harking back to the past, to Old England atmospheres recreated through well defined forms which, very tastefully indeed, blend in with current trends and reveal the owner's intention to furnish his yacht with sober elegance and high functionality. On all four of "GiVi's" decks the furnishings - by Zago - have the warm tones of mahogany, standing out against the blond oak flooring. The same goes for the boiserie, highlighted by precious raw silks in green-mauve, selected with extreme care at Jim Thompson's celebrated Surawong Road atelier in the heart of Bangkok. Lighting throughout the vessel is supplied by the gentle transparencies of appliqués created by the master glassmakers of La Murrina. Exclusive forms - like the shell-shaped lights in pink mother-of-pearl - exalt the traditional values of Murano glass: lightness and luminosity. The panoramic saloon with its vast windows is a natural continuation of the outdoor area. Its stylistic lightness is underlined with furnishings inspired by an original sense of naturalness which is given largely by the Smania sofas in rattan, handmade and embellished with ivory and sand coloured linens. A completely different tone reigns in the formal dining room amidships, dominated by a table in precious wood with the wind rose inlaid in marble. Access is by way of a sophisticated bar which - aided also by the play of colours - closely recalls the typical conversation areas on the great Italian transatlantic liners, where wealthy passengers would consume their 'appetisers' while awaiting a sumptuous dinner. The most private section of the yacht is the forward half of the main deck. The entrance is a charming lobby featuring a great stairway with engraved treads that leads to the upper levels. From the lobby, a corridor runs along the longitudinal axis of the deck - actually more of a gallery, with numerous works of art - giving onto five VIP cabins (there are another two twin cabins on the lower deck) and with the owner's suite at the end. Each guest cabin is identified by the colour of the quilted silk headboard, boiserie and bedspread, and each has a bathroom in antiqued marble with floors decorated in Genoese style. Dulcis in fundo, the owner's suite. Extending the full width of the 11 metre beam, this sumptuous stateroom is split into two distinct spaces: a vast night zone with central double bed, breakfast corner, two walk-in wardrobes and a great bathroom with twin entrances, double facilities and a spectacular shower in the middle; the other space is an elegant study with access from both the cabin and the corridor. Lastly, a word about the tenders. The large side-access garage houses a 9.5 metre Riva, based on the design of the Sunriva line and suitably adapted to its current use, and a Riva Rivale of no less than 52 feet for more demanding trips. Sorry if all this isn't enough. |