Day 1483 (Wednesday) 30th June 2021

It was lovely and warm again this morning and Huw kindly gave me a lift to Saint Jean Cap Ferrat. We were a bit early so Huw showed me how to use the flower naming app called ‘Picture this’ and I thoroughly enjoyed playing with it 

This is Texas lantana

 

This is a Mexican lily

These are African lilies

This an Indian shot, a species of Canna lilies 

and this is Oleander

As always I had a very pleasant 90 minutes in the garden behind the architect’s office with Christel and Brice. I bought a cordon bleu baguette sandwich and ate some of it at the bus stop admiring the view 

 

and some more at the bus stop in Beaulieu before working with Odile and her daughter Sarah.

I caught the bus back to Villefranche getting off at Leopold II to meet Huw to make the beds for the next guests arriving on Saturday. Huw looked at the AirBnB listing and read through all the reviews it had had since we looked after it. They were all so positive it was great to see except one from the horrible Parisiennes who visited earlier this year. They were just revolting people so hopefully any future guests will ignore them.

This beautiful yacht arrived in the bay yesterday and Huw used his app to get its name so that I could look it up.

Motor Yacht Nero

USD 525,000

Built

2007 (refitted 2021), Corsair Yachts, China

Length

90.1m (295.6ft)

Guests

12 in 6 cabins

It looks even better from the balcony at the big apartment

(this photo obviously isn’t mine)

About NERO

The most head-turning yacht on the planet is ready to welcome you back on board and you will be thrilled with her new features. After an extensive 2021 refit and upgrades programme, NERO is available for charter once again, with a host of crowd-pleasing new features.

NERO, the queen of any anchorage anywhere in the world, has an all-new state-of-the-art gym on the sun deck with top-of-the-range Technogym kit including a Kinesis, treadmill, cross trainer and a cardio bike. You will also find loose weights and everything needed for yoga and pilates including a qualified physical trainer as part of the crew.

Another new feature is the beauty salon on the upper deck, complete with a professional Nilo chair, which not only enables manicures, pedicures and hair treatments, but also converts into a massage table. After your treatment by the crew's very own beautician and masseuse you can freshen up in the en suite bathroom and shower and emerge energised and ready to take on the world. She also has a second massage room if you need a change of scene.

Outside she looks utterly immaculate following a full repaint and deck refresh. Inside the great Laura Pomponi has introduced new handmade carpets throughout and a new hardwood floor in the sky lounge, new soft furnishings and fabrics, new sofas in the main guest areas and a scattering of new artworks.

Younger guests will also be delighted to know about the upgraded Icon AV/IT system, which enables streaming for all devices and a genuinely theatrical experience in the observation lounge cinema. They will also be delighted to find out about the two new pizza ovens in the completely rebuilt galley.

It's not just NERO that's received all the love, her distinctive 9.5m Corsair custom-built tender has been completely refitted so guests can arrive in impeccable style. 

Add a new inflatable waterslide and five box-fresh SeaBobs to an already packed toy garage and it's clear that NERO is in absolutely tip-top charter condition.

If you feel like being the centre of attention while working on your fitness, pampering yourself, dining exquisitely, swimming in the pool, practicing your golf swing and having a whale of a time on the water, you need look no further than NERO.

Key features

In 2021 she underwent a high profile extensive refit

Spectacular owner's duplex suite with separate lounge, study and his and hers bathrooms

Dedicated spa with on board masseuse and beautician

Dedicated sun deck gym with state of the art equipment and fitness instructor

5.7m resistance pool on the foredeck and large jacuzzi on the sun deck

Zero speed stabilisers to reduce any rolling motion while at anchor

Nero charter rates and destinations

Summer season

May - September

Low Season

€497,000p/week + expenses
Approx $602,000

High Season

€525,000p/week + expenses
Approx $636,000

Cruising Regions 

Mediterranean 

Croatia, Greece, Italy, Montenegro, Turkey

Hot spots:  Amalfi Coast, Ibiza, Mykonos, The Balearics

Winter season

October - April

Low Season

$525,000p/week + expenses

High Seaso

Cruising Regions:

Caribbean: Antigua, Bahamas, Saint Martin, St Barts

Hot spots  Virgin Islands

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