Largest yacht for rent.

Who can say no at £1.25M per week? Did the lottery winners see this?

Is Abramovich bored with new yacht already? £300m vessel for rent after six months
By Daily Mail Reporter

Last updated at 1:47 AM on 20th July 2011

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With two swimming pools, two helipads, a gym, hair salon, dancefloor and submarine, there is plenty to occupy even the most discerning visitor.

But it seems Roman Abramovich has already tired of life on board the world’s largest private yacht.

Just six months after taking delivery of the £300million vessel, the Russian billionaire is renting it out – for £1.25million a week.
Pushing the boat out: The 533ft Eclipse cost £300m but is already up for rent
Luxury: The world’s largest private yacht owned by billionaire Roman Abramovich as it arrives in the Caribbean
The Chelsea football club owner is rumoured to have spent only a few hours on board the Eclipse, which comes equipped with 70 staff, a missile defence system, armour plating and bulletproof windows.

Even if the military-grade security is breached, the occupants are safe in the knowledge that they can make a James Bond-style escape in a submarine that can dive to a depth of 150ft.

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And there’s plenty of room to entertain friends, with 15 double bedroom cabins all equipped with their own luxury bathrooms and 6ft wide television screens. Parties on the 533ft yacht are guaranteed to stay private, as it’s fitted with an ‘anti-paparazzi shield’ that fires a laser beam of light at cameras to ruin photographs.
Sea change: Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich and his girlfriend Dasha Zhukova want rid of the ship
The 20,000 sq ft interior also houses a sauna, steam bath and whirlpool to help guests wind down.

But despite everything Eclipse has to offer, Abramovich, 44, is already letting it out through SuperYachtsMonaco.

Potential customers will need deep pockets, however, as it’s priced at a staggering £175,000 a day – and filling the fuel tank will cost a further £400,000.

Abramovich, who owns three other superyachts, ordered the Eclipse in 2006. It first set sail from Hamburg’s Blohm + Voss shipyard in June 2009.

The boat maker carried out further testing and refinement before Abramovich took delivery of his flagship yacht in late December last year.
But he was criticised last month when the enormous vessel moored unannounced in Venice.

Locals and tourists complained that the yacht was ruining the city’s scenic views.

To keep the boat running, Abramovich employs 70 staff, with annual costs estimated to be around £50million.

The Eclipse is around 11ft longer than the Dubai, previously the world’s largest private yacht, owned by Sheikh Mohammed and named after the emirate he rules.

Comments (10) More money than sense, the whole idea of building the yacht was a big ego trip anyway, he wanted the biggest private yacht afloat (which is already being out sized by two new yachts about to be launched), it cost him half a billion with multiple delays and now 50million a year to maintain, he’s trying to recoup a little of his waisted cash from this white elephant. One word to describe him….. idiot.
– sorry about that, Sydney Australia, 20/7/2011 05:34
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So to ‘pay’ for its self he needs to clear a million each and every week.
– bob, China, 20/7/2011 04:17
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Look with his money he could clear the world debt. But these people don’t think about things like that.
– Jessand, Putney, SW London, 20/7/2011 03:40
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It looks like a Star Wars Imperial Cruiser when viewed from above.
– george, hollywood, ca, 20/7/2011 03:21
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Abramovich’s latest is huge but IMO nothing can beat Dennis Washington’s beautiful Attessa 3.
– AllAgog, Canada, 20/7/2011 03:14
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Obviously has more money than sense
– bob , outside UK, 20/7/2011 02:54

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