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Does this 357-Foot New Yacht Belong to Steven Spielberg?

Oceanco is keeping details of the mammoth vessel’s owner under wraps.

By Irenie Forshaw

Oceanco is used to catering for the fabulously wealthy; earlier this year the Dutch shipbuilder delivered Jeff Bezos’s gleaming new ship , Koru. Now, the rumor mill is going into overdrive once again. This time, Steven Spielberg is reportedly the billionaire behind its newest yacht: Seven Seas.

Spanning 357 feet, the mammoth motoryacht isn’t as long as Koru – which scooped the title of the longest sailing yacht on the planet at 417 ft – but she does cut an impressive figure. This isn’t Spielberg’s first foray into the yachting world – the Hollywood director had his first ship (also called Seven Seas ) delivered by Oceanco back in 2010.

The original Seven Seas – whose name is inspired by Spielberg’s seven children – measured 282 feet and boasted an expansive spa , gym, beauty salon, and, of course, movie theatre. But the four-time Academy Award winner sold the ship to Canadian billionaire Barry Zekelman in 2021 for a cool $151m (the ship has since been renamed Man of Steel).

It seems Spielberg has caught the superyacht bug; the new Seven Seas is even bigger and more lavish than her predecessor. So, what do we know about the director’s latest ship? While Oceanco has remained relatively tight-lipped on the project, a few key details have emerged which we’ll dive into here.

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Who is building Steven Spielberg’s new yacht?

The superyacht – previously known as project Y720 – was commissioned back in 2022 for a whopping $250m. She was built by Oceanco – the same shipyard that made Spielberg’s old boat in Alblasserdam, a town in the western Netherlands around 12 miles from Rotterdam. Omani billionaire businessman Mohammed al Barwani bought the luxury shipyard back in 2010 (he also owns Turquoise Yachts in Istanbul).

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Oceanco has an impressive track record when it comes to building jaw-dropping superyachts. As well as recently unveiling Bezos’s Koru, four years ago the shipbuilder delivered Black Pearl – a striking three-mast vessel which, at 350 ft, became the largest sailing yacht in the world at the time, and garnered attention for its cutting-edge eco-credentials.

What do we know about the design?

Oceanco collaborated with Dutch firm Sinot Yacht Architecture Design to build Spielberg’s new yacht. The project was overseen by Lateral Naval Architects, with the team carrying out an “extensive optimization process” to ensure Seven Seas met the highest performance standards (she is the first LY3-compliant yacht to feature a Marine Evacuation System).

Powered by twin MTU 20V 4000 M73L diesel engines, she is able to reach top speeds of up to 20 knots and weighs in at 4,444 GT. Her sleek steel hull, teak deck, and lightweight aluminum superstructure give her a graceful silhouette; this is certainly a yacht to turn heads.

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Considerably larger than Spielberg’s former yacht, Seven Seas 2.0 can host up to 14 guests across seven cabins (so there’s plenty of space for his entire family). There’s also room onboard for up to 30 crew, plus a gym, pool, spa, beach club, helipad and tender garage. Oh, and there’s a movie theatre too. Obviously.

The fourth largest project delivered by Oceanco to date, she was glimpsed for the first time in March 2022 being rolled out of the construction shed at the shipyard and was spotted in the Port of Gibraltar in early July.

How about the interiors?

It’s extremely unlikely we’ll get to see inside Spielberg’s new yacht anytime soon, but we do know the interiors onboard Seven Seas have been crafted by Beverly Hills-based designer Molly Isaksen (in a telling sign she was also brought in for the interiors onboard Man of Steel ).

While details remain sparse, Oceanco did reveal we can expect plenty of “natural materials and glass onboard, offering guests an unparalleled outward-looking experience”.

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Steven Spielberg Just Sold His Prized 282-Foot Superyacht ‘Seven Seas’

The luxurious vessel was last listed for $160 million., rachel cormack.

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It’s a wrap for Steven Spielberg’s superyacht Seven Seas .

The world-famous director finally sold his epic 282-footer last week to an unknown buyer, according to Merle Wood & Associates . Although the brokerage firm did not specificity the amount paid, the vessel, now known as Man of Steel , was listed earlier this year for $160 million . Thom Conboy of Denison Yachting represented the buyer, who is apparently a longtime repeat client.

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The blockbuster yacht, built by noted shipyard Oceanco to Spielberg’s exact specifications, first hit the seas back in 2010. The Academy Award winner, who has a net worth of $3.7 billion, spared no expense when designing his dream machine, and this is the first time it has been offered for sale.

Of course, there is a cinema onboard.  Merle Wood & Associates

The glitzy interior, which was penned by Nuvolari & Lenard and Molly Isaksen, spans four decks and offers ample space for entertaining A-listers. The vessel can accommodate 20 guests across nine generous staterooms, as well as 28 crew. The scene-stealer is, of course, Spielberg’s owner’s suite, which features a full-beam stateroom with ensuite and dressing room, along with an office and a terrace with its own private jacuzzi.

Naturally, Seven Seas is brimming with amenities fit for film royalty, including supersized screens in every room and a full movie theater. Elsewhere, there is a sauna, steam room, gym, pool, huge beach club, helipad and countless lounge areas and bars. As expected, there’s also a fully-stocked garage packed with a tender, speedboat, water toys and diving gear.

Seven Seas comes equipped with plenty of toys.  Merle Wood & Associates

Spielberg ensured Seven Seas lived up to her name, too. Over the past decade, the 74-year-old has taken the go-anywhere superyacht all across the seven seas. It’s been spotted sailing off the coast of France during the Cannes Film Festival, and, more recently, on the waters near Antigua and Barbuda. The yacht’s transatlantic capability comes courtesy of twin MTU engines packing 4,680 hp each. She can hit a top speed of 20 knots or cruise at a more leisurely 15 knots.

Now that Spielberg has called cut on Seven Seas , we are patiently awaiting his next marine masterpiece.

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In 2021, the Seven Seas, the luxury yacht belonging to billionaire movie director Steven Spielberg, was sold to billionaire steel magnate Barry Zekelman after being listed for almost $158 million earlier in the year (via Bloomberg ).

Spielberg first commissioned the 282-foot yacht in 2010. The superyacht was designed by Oceanco, a luxury shipbuilding company from the Netherlands. If the name sounds familiar, this company has also recently built a superyacht for Amazon founder  Jeff Bezos . The Seven Seas was custom-made for the award-winning film director and has lots of amenities and high-end features. It's a powerful ship that can hit a top speed of 20 knots and a cruising speed of 15 knots. The yacht also has two MTU engines, which provide a walloping 4,680 horsepower each, according to Robb Report .

In the past, this yacht has been sailing all over and has been seen cruising off the coast of France during the Cannes Film Festival, and in the Caribbean near the islands of Antigua and Barbuda.

It's decked out inside

The Seven Seas has four spacious decks and plenty of room for relaxing and entertaining guests. It features nine cabins that can accommodate up to 20 people, plus 28 crew members. The owner's suite for Spielberg is gorgeous and has a deck with a jacuzzi, office, and private terrace. It also has a full-beam VIP stateroom on the main deck with several other cabins on the lower deck (via Robb Report and Superyacht Times ).

Designers Nuvolari Lenard and Molly Isaksen collaborated to create the boat's lush wooden-themed interior (via Architectural Digest ). As would be expected, a yacht as opulent as the Seven Seas is jam-packed with amenities for Spielberg and his guests to enjoy. Published photos of the Seven Seas show jumbo screens in every room and a home cinema onboard. You can also find a sauna, steam room, gym, massage room, lounge areas, bars, and a swimming pool. This yacht is so large it can even accommodate a helipad. Like other superyachts, it comes with the standard garage where you can fit speedboats, water toys, and diving gear.

Now that Steven Spielberg has sold his yacht, fans just have to wait and see if another mega yacht is coming in the future.

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109-metre Oceanco superyacht Seven Seas delivered

Tuesday, July 4th, 2023

Written by: Marine Industry News

Dutch shipyard Oceanco has delivered its latest project, the 109-metre motoryacht Seven Seas , previously known as Y720.

The vessel launched in March 2022 from the Oceanco facilities in Alblasserdam after being constructed in Zwijndrecht.

Reports speculate the superyacht could belong to film director Steven Spielberg. In 2021, Spielberg sold an 86-metre 2010 Oceanco yacht, also called Seven Seas, to a Canadian billionaire, fuelling rumours that Y720 is a replacement.

Seven Seas is the result of Oceanco’s first collaboration between Sinot Yacht Architecture, which oversaw the exterior and interior, with naval architecture penned by Lateral Naval Architects. Molly Isaksen Interiors handled the interior design, although details of the interiors have not been revealed.

According to the yard, there is ‘exquisite use’ of natural materials and glass onboard, and the owner has played an important role in the vessel’s design.

Seven Seas is also the first LY3-compliant yacht to feature a marine evacuation system.

Seven Seas is the second delivery of 2023 for Oceanco. It handed over 127-metre Koru to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos earlier this year.

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A Closer Look at Steven Spielberg’s Yacht Seven Seas

Few names in Hollywood can compare to Steven Spielberg. The mention of this award-winning filmmaker’s name alone brings about memories of some of the industry’s best movies including Jaws, Indiana Jones, Schindler’s List, Lincoln, Ready Player One, and so many more. While we only know a few details about how Spielberg lives his private life, we do know that he owns a yacht—a superyacht at that. Called the Seven Seas , Spielberg’s yacht is the type that exists only in dreams. We’re going to head for the ocean to take a closer look at Spielberg’s yacht and what makes it incredible.

First off, it’s important to note that Spielberg’s yacht is worth about $184 million. That’s a lot of money, but it’s not that big of a deal for someone whose net worth is about $3.7 billion. Spielberg continues to add to that net worth, not only through making films but also through his yacht. Business Insider tells us that Spielberg actually opened up the doors to his yacht to allow anyone to charter it for a fee. We say anyone because even you can charter the yacht as long as you can afford the monthly fee of $1.2 million. If that fee is a little too steep for you, allow us to just indulge your senses by telling you why the yacht might be worth that much.

First off, it may sound ridiculous but people have insane amounts of money everywhere. And Spielberg can charter his yacht by that much because he is who he is. His superyacht is actually for sale, and it’s a good sales strategy to allow potential buyers to charter the yacht before purchase. This 282-foot long vessel was designed and built by Dutch company Oceano . The style of the yacht is sleek and elegant. Apart from its size, you can tell how luxurious it really is from its exterior design. The blue hull perfectly contrasts the white color of the upper deck platform. It’s simply a stunning view from any angle you take it in.

The Interior

Moving into the interior is a similar experience. Every single room inside the yacht is outlined with beautiful and rich wooden materials. The décor is exotic, eclectic, and equally luxurious. Every single room in the superyacht is larger than average rooms on land. But the room sizes aren’t the best part about the Seven Seas. When Oceano created this yacht, they packed it in with a number of amenities that only the rich could afford to have built. The Seven Seas has a gorgeous infinity pool, but it’s no ordinary infinity pool. This area is outfitted with a 15-foot dual-purpose glass screen that serves as a monitor for movies to be played on. After all, what’s a Spielberg yacht if you can’t watch movies on it? The infinity pool happens to also serve another luxury purpose: a helipad. The pool converts somehow just so a helicopter (maybe Spielberg’s) can come and go as needed. Other amenities in the yacht includes an indoor cinema with a screen larger than the infinity pool’s, a fully equipped gym that features an amazing panoramic view of the ocean, a fully functional spa for relaxation, and of course, a fully stocked bar for some libations.

Watersports

The fun doesn’t end there at the Seven Seas. The yacht will also give you access to a lot of watersports options. As a guest on this yacht, you can have access to various watersports equipment such as snorkels, wetsuits, kayaks, sea bobs, water skiis, and so many more. For those seriously considering renting out this charter, you’d have to consider the accommodations first. The yacht needs 26 crewmembers to be fully staffed. The rest of the guest rooms can be occupied by up to 12 guests, plus Spielberg. While all the guest rooms are lovely and amazing, not all guest rooms are created equal. You could expect that Spielberg’s room happens to be the best, as it features a study room and a Jacuzzi among other special things. All of the guest rooms are fit to welcome some of Hollywood’s royalty including Leonardo di Caprio and actress Blake Lively.

When it comes to performance, only true power could pull a yacht of that size. The Seven Seas has an incredibly powerful engine that has a maximum speed of 20 knots. The superyacht cruises at 15 knots. It has a range of 15,000 nautical miles, and it’s outfitted with some of the best stabilizing mechanisms out there. Interestingly enough, Spielberg is actually prone to seasickness. In fact, he’s said a few times before that he’s actually not much of an ocean person. People have said similar things before only to have their minds changed by the ocean. It’s been rumored that the reason why Spielberg is chartering the Seven Seas is that he wants to sell it for a bigger yacht. Despite the seasickness, Spielberg has fallen in love with the ocean and the boating life. He wants more yacht space than what he’s got now, and we can only speculate that he’s probably looking to spend more time in it than he does now. After all, being in the ocean for a long time can begin to feel claustrophobic. It’s been rumored that Spielberg has his eyes set on a particular yacht that sails at about 300 feet. It isn’t much bigger than the Seven Seas, but it sure costs much more. The new yacht is said to cost $250 million, and it probably has even better amenities than the Seven Seas. For now, Spielberg is enjoying the superyacht he has now until it’s time for the next.

Lily Wordsmith is a freelance writer who has had a love affair with the written word for decades. You can find her writing blog posts and articles while sitting under a tree at the local park watching her kids play, or typing away on her tablet in line at the DMV. In addition to her freelance career, she is pursuing ebook writing with an ever-growing repertoire of witty ebooks to her name. Her diversity is boundless, and she has written about everything from astrobotany to zookeepers. Her real passions are her family, baking desserts and all things luxe.

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Inside Steven Spielberg’s Real Estate Portfolio—Including His Mega-Yacht

Though he’s been in the movie business for more than 50 years, Steven Spielberg only recently shared his own story through the award-winning autobiographical drama  The Fabelmans.  The iconic director has largely kept his private life out of the spotlight, preferring his professional accomplishments to take center stage, but what is known about his off-screen pursuits is that he has a deep love for real estate and luxury vehicles.

“The only difference between redoing the house and making a film is that I paid for it,” he once  told  Architectural Digest  of turning his Pacific Palisades estate into his dream home. In other words, the intentionality and attention to detail that the director is so well-known for onscreen extends into his vast real estate portfolio. Over the years, he has bought and sold properties in Malibu, New York City, East Hampton, and Naples, Florida (though details on his homes there are scarce), among other locales. Here, we’ve rounded up a few of the places he’s called home.

A view of the main house from inside the guesthouse at Spielberg’s East Hampton compound.

In the earlier years of Spielberg’s career, he and his then wife, Amy Irving, lived between an apartment in Manhattan and a summer cottage in the Hamptons. Spielberg had reportedly purchased the main property for the 3.9-acre Hamptons compound at the recommendation of his mentor, media mogul Steve Ross. The director worked with architect Charles Gwathmey to reimagine the main house from an 18th-century Dutch barn (the family later dubbed the house Quelle Barn). Spielberg’s favorite feature of the home? “The statement of the staircase,” he told  AD in May 1988, of the zigzagging stairs that run through the middle of the barn. 

Spielberg’s cedar-shingle guesthouse at his Hamptons property.

In 1991, Spielberg called upon Gwathmey to construct an additional cedar-shingle modern guesthouse, which  was featured in  AD. “Working with Steven is great because he is visual, yet he also believes in collaboration,” Gwathmey told  AD at the time. The building is single-story and features two primary bedrooms that each have their own fireplace, window seat, and outdoor terrace. At the opposite end of the skylit gallery are the children’s bedrooms, outfitted with bunk beds. Several years later, the director and the architect collaborated again after Spielberg purchased several more acres, this time constructing a second guesthouse, a garage with staff rooms above it, and stables. Spielberg still owns this property.

The San Remo in New York City.

Spielberg’s longtime Manhattan apartment is located in the San Remo building, easily one of the most expensive and coveted apartment co-ops in the world. Though it’s unclear when and for how much the director purchased his home in the prewar Beaux Arts building designed by Emery Roth, what is known is that  he owns  a pad on the 17th floor measuring 6,000 square feet and overlooking Central Park West. In 2000,  the  Times reported that fellow residents in the 27-floor luxury building were unhappy with the “jackhammering and renovation” that was going on, so it is safe to assume that Spielberg has made some upgrades to the unit since his purchase. Other celebrities who have lived in the San Remo include Steve Jobs, Bono, Diane Keaton, Bruce Willis, Mary Tyler Moore, and Tiger Woods.

Before Spielberg purchased the five-bedroom, six-bathroom Pacific Palisades property that would become his primary residence, he  already owned two other places in LA—a bachelor pad in Coldwater Canyon and a beach house in Malibu. When he and Irving decided to look for a more permanent home on the West Coast, however, they went with something slightly larger: a 10,000-square-foot tile-roof stucco mansion situated on three hillside acres overlooking the city. “It was like going to Hawaii and finding the perfect cove,” he  told  AD of the residence’s prime location. The Mediterranean-style mansion, which was previously owned by Cary Grant and David O. Selznick, among other Hollywood luminaries, was already impressive, but Spielberg took it upon himself to  further reimagine parts of the property, enlisting the help of architect Harry Newman. 

Steven Spielberg’s Pacific Palisades home on the May 1989 cover of Architectural Digest . 

He doubled its size to 20,000 square feet; created a hobbit-themed TV room with mushroom-shaped windows, a retractable television screen, and curved walls; and installed a 14,000-gallon curved aquarium in the primary bathroom. In the mid-’90s, he added two important structures to the property: a guesthouse and a study, which he wanted to integrate “as if they had always been there,” he told  AD in April 1994. The three structures are connected via a spiral ramp reminiscent of Frank Lloyd Wright’s late work. Spielberg also  added a vineyard  to the property in 2013. The director and his current wife, Kate Capshaw, still consider this compound their primary residence, and  it has been estimated  to be worth upwards of $100 million by the website Celebrity Net Worth.

Spielberg purchased the first of two Malibu properties that would become a mega-compound for $3.375 million this year. More than a decade later, in 2000, he would buy the second for $3.2 million. The two-parcel spread comprised 1.41 acres with a 7,237-square-foot main house and a separate, self-contained guesthouse.  Built in the Arts & Crafts style, the seven-bedroom, eight-and-a-half bathroom residence included a media lounge with a fireplace, a dining area with a bay window, and a spacious home theater. The second-floor primary suite boasted an oceanside terrace, a massage room, and a private library. Spielberg and Capshaw put the sprawling residence  up for rent in 2013, asking $125,000 a month (later, it rose to $150,000 a month) before finally  selling it in an off-market deal for $26 million in 2015.

Spielberg next expanded his East Hampton holdings with the purchase of  a 1900s home for $20 million. The Hollywood icon promptly razed the existing house and planned to build a new mansion in its place on the three-acre pond-front lot, but nothing came of the building plans for years. Finally, in 2014, he  quietly listed the empty  Georgica Cove lot for $24.5 million. It  sold for $21.25 million several months later.

Spielberg then turned his attention from land to sea, commissioning the construction of a 282-foot mega-yacht he named  Seven Seas after his seven children and his wife. The oceanic behemoth was built by Netherlands-based company Oceano, and featured four decks, a swimming pool, multiple spas, full cinema, and helipad. It  could easily accommodate up to 20 guests in its nine staterooms, as well as up to 28 crew members, and with its 77,000-gallon fuel tank, could potentially make a transatlantic trip. The main suite on the upper level featured a private study, a walk-in closet, and a spacious bathroom with spa. Spielberg  listed  Seven Seas for $160 million in spring 2021 and  sold it several months later for  a reported $150 million, to billionaire steel baron Barry Zekelman. The yacht has since been appropriately renamed to  Man of Steel . It has been rumored that in 2019,  Spielberg commissioned Oceano to build a new, even larger yacht measuring 358 feet.

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Steven Spielberg’s Superyacht Could Be Yours For $206 Million

Legendary film director Steven Spielberg has listed his mansion-sized superyacht, the immense 86 metre-long Seven Seas, with plans to palm it off to anyone with a spare US$160 million (AU$206 million) lying around.

Assumedly, the director is selling before he climbs even higher in the world of superyachts – reports indicate that the Hollywood behemoth has commissioned an even bigger boat (insert obvious Jaws reference) for future delivery.

Seven Seas is big enough to accommodate 15-20 people across 7 cabins and 4 decks, including a private owner’s deck with a supersized master bedroom that’s big enough for a study, a bar (reportedly with Guinness on tap), an apartment-sized bathroom, and a private area with an outdoor pool. Space is maximised throughout all interiors, including 4 other large guest suites and a VIP statement on the main deck which measures the full width of the 14.2 metre beam. Another VIP stateroom is located on the terrace deck, sporting a similar size.

The 4 decks are connected both by a vintage glass elevator and a winding stairway, giving guests easy access to amenities like an outdoor swimming pool and two spas, a special screening room, and a gorgeous wood-panelled main saloon which is located on the same upper deck as the owner’s suite. Aft of this watering hole is a lush circular dining room with floor-to-ceiling glass windows that slide open and expand onto a 250 square metre teak deck that has no doubt seen plenty of post-dinner cocktails being toasted to the wide open seas.

Elsewhere on the uppermost deck is the bridge and captain’s quarters, as well as a fitness & wellness centre that spans a gym, massage room, sauna, and steam room.

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The Steven Spielberg superyacht also features a trio of onboard tenders that are fitted to the highest standards of luxury, spanning a 9 metre sports boat, and a 10 metre limo-esque tender. The Seven Seas’ garage also features three Wave Runners and various diving equipment.

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As for what’s driving the entire thing, the Seven Seas is capable of maximum 19.5 knots, with a cruise speed of 14-15 knots. The specs are driven by twin 4,680 horsepower engines, allowing for a range of 8,368km which is more than enough for one easy transatlantic crossing.

Celebrity-owned Megayachts have been plastered all over the internet lately due to a swift uptick in the industry, assumedly driven by the COVID-19 pandemic and the fact that all these mega-rich figures didn’t actually lose much (if any) money during the lockdowns. Just about everyone on the internet would know by now that Jeff Bezos is awaiting a new superyacht from Oceanco which is big enough that it needs its own support yacht, just to fit a helipad and other essentials

If you’ve got a cool $206 million lying around, you could join this list of seafaring moguls. Although most of us will have to contend with picture-induced escapism. As such, check out more images of the Steven Spielberg superyacht below.

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Steven Spielberg’s 282-Foot Superyacht Is a Floating Mansion. It Could Be Yours for $160 Million.

Rich people have multimillion-dollar mansions, maybe even a couple of them. Some even have airplanes. But really rich people, the kind with rivers of money to burn on unnecessary high-maintenance luxuries, have boats. And we’re not talking about boats to skitter around the local lake, but rather multi-deck vessels as long as a football field that are able to cross the oceans with handfuls of staterooms as finely appointed as a five-star boutique hotel and on-board garages full of smaller boats and other watercraft.

Johnny Depp sold his 156-footer in 2015 to JK Rowling, who kept it only about a year or two before selling it on with an asking price of about $20 million ; Giorgio Armani’s 213-foot yacht Main is ominously painted entirely black; Barry Diller and Diane von Furstenberg ply international waters in their three-mast sailing vessel Eos; and David Geffen somewhat infamously self-isolated in the Grenadines on his titanic 454-footer Rising Sun last year during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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It typically takes several years to commission, design and build a mansion-sized yacht, and Hollywood heavy hitter Steven Spielberg took delivery of his custom-crafted 282-foot-long Seven Seas in 2010. Now, after a decade of ownership, not to mention reports dating to 2015 that he’d commissioned an even bigger boat, Spielberg’s Seven Seas is available with a breathtaking asking price of €131 million , about $160 million at today’s rates.

According to online marketing materials, Seven Seas was built to the owner’s exacting specifications by the Dutch shipyard Oceanco with interior design and décor by Nuvolari & Lenard and Molly Isaksen . The standard set up for the four-deck, Beverly Hills mansion-sized behemoth accommodates 15-20 people in seven (and potentially nine) cabins over four decks. Specifications indicate the navy-blue-hulled boat, which is nearly 47 feet wide, has a maximum speed of 19.5 knots (about 22 mph) and a crew of 28, carries 45,000 gallons of fresh water and 77,000 gallons of fuel that at a cruising speed of 15 knots allow it a range of 5,200 miles, more than enough for a transatlantic crossing.

Onboard amenities include a swimming pool, two spas, a total of 17 televisions (plus a screening room), a camera-quipped security system that includes a pirate protection unit and comprehensive smart home technology that controls the audio-visual systems, lighting, climate and window treatments via an iPad.

Spotted in Gibraltar last summer and fall amid the COVID-19 lockdowns, marketing materials indicate Seven Seas is registered in the Cayman Islands.

A curvaceous stairway winds between the various decks but it’s much more fun and less strenuous to us the glass elevator.

The wood-paneled main saloon, on an upper deck along with the owner’s suite, is a ballroom-sized space that spans the full width of the boat with multiple seating arrangements, a large TV and a bar with Guinness on draft. Aft of the saloon, a circular dining room has curved walls of floor-to-ceiling glass that slide open to a teak deck perfect for alfresco pre-and post-dinner cocktails.

Five guest cabins are fitted with ample wardrobes, desk space and a private bathroom, while a full-beam VIP guest cabin, which can be divided into two separate cabins, offers a private sitting room, three closets and two bathrooms.

The owner’s suite occupies a wing of its own on an upper deck with a private office/study, a full-beam stateroom with multiple seating areas, an extensive dressing room lined with built-in wardrobes, and a bathroom that all by itself is larger than a typical Manhattan studio apartment.

The owner’s suite also includes a private deck and spa tub nestled into the boat’s long prow.

Unsurprisingly given its owner, Seven Seas incorporates a state-of-the-art screening room with tiered seating on plush sofas, a full bar and, for impromptu sing-alongs, a baby grand piano.

The uppermost deck includes the bridge and captain’s quarters along with a fitness room and spa complete with massage room, sauna and steam room. A curved wall of glass slides open at the touch of a button to provide access to a sun-splashed deck with a spa tub.

Outside the screening room, at the aft section of the boat, a partially covered 2,700-square-foot teak deck offers a bar, a dining space that comfortably seats 22 and plenty of room to lounge about on cushioned loungers around the swimming pool. Steps on either side of the pool lead down to a swim deck.

The Seven Seas ’ snazzy trio of onboard tenders is every bit as luxe as the yacht they serve and includes a 31-foot sport boat and, for less windy jaunts, a 34-foot “limo” tender. The boat’s massive garage also contains three Wave Runners and a slew of diving equipment, including four Seabobs.

The three-time Oscar winner, who named Seven Seas after not only the seven seas of the world but also his seven children, and his wife, former actress Kate Capshaw, sold their sprawling ocean-front compound in Malibu in 2015 for $26 million to real estate tycoon Steve Gozini, who unsuccessfully tried to sell it the following year for $35 million. Still, they maintain an impressive roster of terra firma residences. In addition to their 20,000-square-foot Mediterranean villa in L.A.’s posh Pacific Palisades — the house was previously owned by Dougles Fairbanks, Jr., David O. Selznick, Cary Grant and Barbara Hutton and Bobby Vinton, there’s a nearby equestrian facility tucked into a quiet canyon. And, on the other coast, they preside over a pond-front multi-residence estate in one of the more coveted areas in the Hamptons that includes a barn-style main house and a guest house designed by famed architect Charles Gwathmey.

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About Steven Spielberg's Super Yacht

• Name: Seven Seas
• Year Built: 2022
• Length: 125 m
• Price: $250 Million
• Owner's Name: Steven Spielberg
• Call Sign: ZGQC2
• Builder: Oceanco

Source of wealth:  Film Production

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2 Amazing Steven Spielberg Sci-Fi Films Are Coming to Hulu Next Month

Hulu is about to get two amazing science fiction movies from Steven Spielberg 's filmography. Super 8 , which Spielberg produced, and Ready Player One , which he directed, will both arrive on the streamer in September.

Super 8 will begin streaming on Hulu on September 1 , while Ready Player One doesn't land on the platform until September 3. The former, written and directed by J. J. Abrams, was originally released in theaters in 2011, where it earned positive reviews from critics and was a box office success. Set in 1979, the movie revolves around a group of teenagers filming their own Super 8 movie when a train derails, unleashing a dangerous presence onto their town. The latter, an adaptation of Ernest Cline's novel of the same name, was released in 2018 to mostly positive reviews. The movie, which follows a teenage orphan as he looks for clues to gain ownership of the virtual reality simulation the OASIS, was a box office hit, grossing over $600 million worldwide.

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Ready Player Two will not be Spielberg's next movie. The acclaimed filmmaker is currently deep into pre-production on an untitled sci-fi movie that is said to be UFO-themed. Spielberg wrote the story for the movie, with David Koepp writing the screenplay. He and Koepp last worked together on 2008's Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull . Emily Blunt has signed on to lead the Spielberg movie, with Colin Firth also in early talks for a role . A May 2026 release date has been set by Universal for the movie.

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Almost every moviegoer should be familiar with Spielberg, who has been churning out commercially successful movies since the mid-1970s. His 1975 movie, Jaws , is often credited with creating the summer blockbuster. His success continued in the 1980s with a string of hits that included E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) and the original Indiana Jones trilogy — Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Temple of Doom (1984), and The Last Crusade (1989).

In the late 1980s, Spielberg began to dabble in more dramatic fare, which continued into the '90s with Schindler's List (1993) and Saving Private Ryan (1998). However, he continued to make blockbuster hits, with Jurassic Park (1993) revolutionizing how Hollywood used CGI in its movies. Most recently, Spielberg helmed a remake of West Side Story and the semi-autobiographical drama The Fabelmans .

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Ready Player One

When the creator of a virtual reality called the OASIS dies, he makes a posthumous challenge to all OASIS users to find his Easter Egg, which will give the finder his fortune and control of his world.

Director Steven Spielberg

Release Date March 11, 2018

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Rating PG-13

Runtime 2 hours 20 minutes

Main Genre Science Fiction

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Jaws' Original Ending Couldn't Be More Different Than The Steven Spielberg Version

At the end of Steven Spielberg's 1975 creature feature "Jaws," Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss), Brody (Roy Scheider), and the grizzled Quint (Robert Shaw) have piloted a boat out into the ocean around Amity Island to apprehend a great white shark that has been eating the locals. Their initial plan is for Hooper to get in a shark-proof cage and shove a poison-tipped harpoon into the sea beast. The shark proves to be too powerful, however, and wrecks the cage. The shark also has the wherewithal to leap onto the stern of their boat, crushing it. The shark also eats Quint. Things are looking pretty bad. 

It's not until Brody drops a pressurized oxygen tank into the shark's mouth and shoots it with a rifle that the animal is killed. The tank blows up, and the fish is reduced to bloody chunks. Hooper and Body, the two survivors, begin paddling back to shore. 

"Jaws" was one of the first movies to be released nationwide on one day. Prior to 1975, most films still opened in big cities like Los Angeles and New York, and then toured the country, staying in theaters for months. Adjusted for inflation, "Jaws" has made over $1.2 billion to date. Something about the killer shark struck a chord with audiences, and "Jaws" ushered in the modern blockbuster as we know it.

The film was based on the 1974 novel by Peter Benchley, and it was a largely faithful adaptation. To streamline the story, Spielberg and his screenwriters cut out a few subplots (Hooper doesn't have an affair with Brody's wife in the movie), but the overall plot remained more or less the same. The ending, however, was altered quite a bit. Benchley conceived an ending that was bleak and lonesome, whereas Spielberg wanted to go out on a note of triumph. 

Hooper dies in the Jaws book

In Benchley's novel, Hooper also tries confronting the shark from inside a shark-proof cage. Just like in the film, the shark breaks through the cage and Hooper flees. However, as Benchley wrote it, Hooper wasn't able to completely get away from the shark and hide underwater. Instead, the shark bites him to death right at that moment. Spielberg knew how to tug on people's heartstrings, however, and understood that showing a still-living Hooper emerge from the water after his shark attack would have people cheering. Hooper was spared. 

Quint dies in both versions, however the circumstance of his death are very different in Benchley's version. As mentioned, Spielberg fed Quint to the shark , only to have Brody kill the beast himself. In the book, Brody is left stranded out in the water while Quint deals the Ahab-like deathblow. As the shark swims toward Brody, hoping for another snack, Quint fires harpoon after harpoon into it. While it swims, the shark eventually succumbs to its harpoon wounds and dies in the water. As the dead shark sinks to the bottom of the ocean, however, a rogue rope gets caught on Quint's foot, and he's dragged under with it. Quint drowns, killed by a shark that's already dead. 

This left Brody all alone out in the open water, something he always deeply feared. The monster had been killed, but its deadly legacy will remain forever. Benchley's ending is more appropriate for a horror story, leaving readers with a sense of deep, existential dread. 

What Benchley thought of Jaws

In Douglas Brode's 1995 book "The Films of Steven Spielberg," it was written that Benchley, as part of his contract, was allowed to write the screenplay to "Jaws." It was also handy for the studio, as Benchley wasn't part of the writer's union, and they needed a script in the middle of a writers strike. Benchley reportedly wrote three drafts of the script before handing it over to other, more experienced screenwriters. Benchley is credited as one of the writers alongside Carl Gottlieb, who co-wrote "Jaws 2," "Jaws 3-D," "The Jerk," and "Doctor Detroit." Gottlieb also directed the 1981 comedy "Caveman" with Ringo Starr. 

Benchley said on his website  (which compiled various articles, forwards, and introduction that he has written over the years) that he was impressed with the final screenplay, and he was actually totally okay with certain subplots being cut out for efficiency's sake. Benchley felt that Spielberg's version let the characters stand out a little more sharply. As for the ending,  Spielberg made it into something explosive and sensational. Also, Spielberg gave his film a happy ending, which wasn't the point of the novel.

It's hard to say if Benchley's original ending would have made "Jaws" even more popular, but the version we got was certainly popular enough. "Jaws" is re-watched in theaters to this day. 

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Missing Tech Tycoon Mike Lynch's Business Partner Dies After Being Hit by a Car Days Before Yacht Sinking: Police

Lynch's former business partner and co-defendant Stephen Chamberlain was struck by a car on Aug. 17, and police announced that he'd died three days later

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The co-defendant of British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch , who is still missing amid a superyacht sinking in Sicily , has died after being struck by a car, police have confirmed.

Stephen "Steve" Chamberlain, 52, died in the hospital after being hit by a car in Cambridgeshire, England, on Saturday, Aug. 17 authorities said in a statement on Tuesday, Aug. 20. Local police are now investigating his death as they are seeking witnesses to the incident.

Authorities previously reported that a pedestrian in his 50s had been “seriously injured” in the collision, which happened at around 10:10 a.m. on Saturday. The driver of the car was confirmed to be a 49-year-old woman who “remained at the scene.”

The Guardian reports that Chamberlain was out for a run at the time he was hit, citing his attorney Gary Lincenberg.

Cambridgeshire police shared a statement from Chamberlain’s family in tribute: “Steve was a much-loved husband, father, son, brother and friend. He was an amazing individual whose only goal in life was to help others in any way possible. ... He will be deeply missed but forever in the hearts of his loved ones.”

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Chamberlain was the co-defendant of Lynch in a U.S. trial over his tech company Autonomy. He was accused of fraud and conspiracy over allegedly inflating the company's earnings with Lynch ahead of an $11 billion deal with Hewlett-Packard, per The Times ,  TechCrunch  and the  Associated Press .

The former business partners were both acquitted of all 15 charges in June by a San Francisco jury.

Following Chamberlain's death, his attorney Lincenberg described him as "a courageous man with unparalleled integrity."

"We deeply miss him," Lincenberg said, according to the BBC . "Steve fought successfully to clear his good name at trial earlier this year, and his good name now lives on through his wonderful family."

Lynch remains missing along with his daughter Hannah and four others after the yacht they were aboard sank off the coast of Sicily on Monday, Aug. 19, following a serious storm, PEOPLE previously reported.

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The Italian Coast Guard said in a statement obtained by PEOPLE that the Bayesian , a 183-ft. yacht flying the U.K. flag, sank near Porticello around 5 a.m., local time on Monday after a "violent storm."

Twenty-two people were on the vessel at the time, including 10 crew and 12 passengers, authorities said.

Lynch’s wife, Angela Bacares, was among the 15 people rescued, PEOPLE reported. Six additional people — including two Americans and four British citizens — remain missing, the coast guard and local sources said.

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A spokesperson for Sicily's civil protection agency, Francesco Venuto, previously told the BBC that authorities believe the missing are trapped in the yacht.

"We've been searching all day with helicopters and boats. We've found nothing,” said Venuto. “That wouldn't make sense; in these conditions, we should have found something by now.”

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