Recently launched at the Benetti Livorno shipyard, 55 metre superyacht Ocean Paradise is firmly set at having people talk about her at her debut during this year's edition of the Monaco Yacht Show. This bold and modern vessel will present the industry with her unique sense of style, refreshingly different approach to design and a quirky and confident personality that showcases a pleasant, bubbly sense of fun. From her lush contemporary interior designs, generously spacious onboard ambiance and playful sense of luxury, Ocean Paradise will surely become the talk of the town. With a distinct and personable sense of design and full collection of luxurious amenities, she is surely ready to comfort all her future charter guests in style.
Her exterior shows strong features, with a sleek silhouette, sharp curving lines and an overall look that is largely sportive, subtly futuristic and all elegant. With her white hull and superstructure, Ocean Paradise boasts a crisp clean look with bold confidence, strength and grace. She combines ample personality with eloquent Italian charm, an appealing blend that is surely inviting to take a closer look.
What becomes instantly apparent upon boarding, is that Ocean Paradise offers her guests a unique sense of style, boasting designs that blend shapes, colours and materials with a few daring details here and there. This forms an overall scheme that is rich and stylish, intriguing and fresh. There is a pleasant sense of openness and contemporary glamour everywhere onboard, with surprising dashes of eclectic colours and patterns spicing up her overall soothing lounge atmosphere. This results in a pleasant playfulness, showing that Ocean Paradise is all about seducing her guests with some serious fun.
Starting off with the main aft deck, a spacious and modern cockpit presents a fitting introduction to Ocean Paradise's light, airy and modern style. With a large U-shaped lounge sofa aft, a set of modern coffee tables and several large poufs, this area makes perfect use of impressive panoramic surroundings with a light, personal sense of style. Guests can lounge, relax and enjoy an informal style, which is inviting and fresh. Bubbly and colourful upholsteries are easily combined with crisp white fabrics, a perfect mix of serene and passionate. Black high-gloss superstructure walls and large sliding glass doors add a touch of glamour while the spacious, teak-clad deck spaces give off a luxurious, breezy vibe.
Downstairs aft, the transom opens up and folds out to reveal a generously sized swimming platform and beach club area. White modern wicker loungers accompanied by hockers are paired with black wicker, glass-topped side tables and a bright, flowery pattern for poufs and cushion upholstery. Again, there is a pleasantly airy and informal ambiance, a delightful combination of perfect privacy, enchanting vista views and the luxury of a refreshing dive in the sea at one's fingertips. Relaxation is just a plunge away. This spacious area, with exterior shower, offers a stylish, cozy and welcoming environment where ample hours will be filled with luxurious enjoyment and stylish fun. Ocean Paradise obviously offers a complete collection of toys and tenders, assuring every guest any sportive activity and pastime imaginable.
Inside, the main saloon presents the contemporary cool, gentle extravagance that is the key to Ocean Paradise's generous style. From the attractively textured flooring of brushed bleached white oak, to the large, plush and extravagantly curvy sofa-elements, and from the clean white textured wall paneling to the rich burgundy carpet, cushion and chair upholstery, the main saloon gives off a brightly welcoming, exquisitely contemporary vibe that is both chic and informal. The open plan saloon consists of a spacious lounge aft and formal dining fore. The lounge, with modern transparent chairs and a large, organically shaped white lounging element, offers a great, light ambiance. With large windows supplying ample natural light, the elegant light design is emphasised, while floor-to-ceiling cabinets aft not only offer storage space, but supply some cozy privacy as well. Here, natural light flows in through the skylight.
Fore, the dining area is visually separated from the lounge by contrasting flooring, with high-gloss natural stone with inlaid framing opposite the rougher bleached oak of the lounge. The modern, high-gloss dark dining table is surrounded by classic dining chairs in black wood and off-white upholstery. A modern centrepiece lighting fixture, consisting of three rows of 12 round lights, bathes the dining area in pleasant illumination, while RGB LED lighting hidden throughout the saloon offers colourful dashes of light in every thinkable colour.
Overall, the main saloon is a chic, contemporary and surprisingly different room, with cool and welcoming style, shapely furnishing and light, luxurious palettes of colours and materials. Large windows supply perfect views, while there is still a pleasant sense of privacy throughout.
Moving fore through the equally light and airy main foyer, the master suite can be reached. The spacious foyer houses a soothing zen garden, which offers a delicate contrast to the chic design of this bright space. One is welcomed into the wonderfully spacious master suite through the master entrance.
Here, a large daybed and flatscreen television offer a great private retreat, perfect for intimate movie nights. The full beam master stateroom is lush, spacious and contemporary, with high contrasts in colour and material palettes. Predominantly white and black, the sleek stateroom offers several surprising design features that turn the room into a rich area that combines cool style with lightness and perfect privacy. The crisp white carpeting boasts a high-relief texture that is instantly reminiscent of virginal sandy beaches, greatly appealing to every guest lucky enough to feel this lush softness on their feet every morning. Large floor-to-ceiling bedside mirrors house an organically shaped, integrated lighting element, with additional lighting framed along floors and ceilings. For added colour, LED-lighting frames around the bed allows for a personal touch, influencing the colour and ambiance of this cool stateroom at the touch of a button.
Large, column-shaped windows port side add some panoramic glamour while maintaining a sense of intimacy, while starboard there is one of the master suite's most enticing features in the form of a large private balcony. Sliding glass doors lead outside, onto a terrace that is truly a gem. Picture perfect panoramas from the privacy of one's own suite are simply a dream come true and it's very easy to imagine guests enjoying a lovely private sunrise breakfast and sunset cocktails before bed here. In any case, taking in some fresh air and lounging about in the white wicker hammock chair, reading a book or enjoying the view, this balcony is one of the master's most appealing assets. Inside, a large glass wall separates the stateroom from the bathing section of the en suite, which offers a big central shower cove, large oval tub, separate toilet area and a big dressing room with ample storage space. This full beam en suite, with white marble as key design ingredient, is light, lavish and contemporary, an stylish and soothing space that is the perfect extension of the master stateroom. In total, the impressive master suite offers lightness, modern style and luxury galore, all in a cool an breezy ambiance.
Ocean Paradise offers lush accommodation for a company of up to 14 guests. Belowdecks, there are four luxury guest suites to be found, two doubles and two twins, the latter each with an extra Pullman berth. All guest suites offer the superyacht's high contrast colour scheme of ample white with black detailing, and added vibrant colours in the lighting throughout. Plush carpeting, ample natural light and a contemporary look and feel welcome all guests for a stay that will be luxurious and stylish every single time. Guest en suites are of a warmer colour scheme, with darker materials offering sleek dwellings in eloquently modern designs. All guest accommodations offer big en suites with large shower areas, bright, luxurious staterooms and ample storage space.
Upstairs, an upper deck VIP suite offers extra guest accommodation, equally well appointed, stylishly designed in a blue and white colour palette and with a warm ambiance. A spacious en suite turns these quarters into a convenient extra guest space, easily accessible right adjacent to the sky lounge.
The sky lounge is a grand, open and soft space where relaxing and informal lounging is key. With a large grey L-shaped sofa, white bar and a games table with chairs present as main ingredients, the sky lounge offers a soft modern coziness in a colour palette of white, black and grey.
Plush upholstery and carpeting, soft shapes, panoramic vista views and an actual games-table, with integrated screen and built-in joystick, are some of the many appealing amenities in the sky lounge. Large round lights in the ceiling add a playfulness, making this space into a wonderfully casual casual lounge.
Outside, there is an impressively spacious aft deck veranda, open, airy and wonderfully flexible. From the bar and al fresco dining table to the port side lounging daybed, starboard U-shaped lounge sofa and aft panoramic seating, the veranda hosts an impressive luxurious feel with exquisite vistas framing the area's magnificent deck space. Perfectly flexible, this is a wonderful deck space for any social occasion for a company of any size. The high-gloss contemporary dining table is surrounded by black and white chairs, located on top of the main saloon's skylight.
It's obviously apparent that Ocean Paradise offers an amazing array of luxury amenities, great contemporary style and a wonderful, welcoming ambiance, so her massive sun deck is simply icing on the cake. The large panoramic lounge area offers an eclectic selection of lounge furniture, ranging from a sofa and wicker chairs to a big, round daybed. Guests have many possibilities, but perfect relaxation is simply guaranteed. A large lounge bed, in the familiar brightly coloured floral pattern upholstery, is centrally located and a perfect spot for relaxing, soaking up some sun and enjoying each other's company. Moving fore, there are two symmetrically placed lounging spaces, each with a big L-shaped sofa accompanied by a side table and a set of comfy poufs. Lounging here, right next to the fully equipped bar which offers an integrated flatscreen television, guests are presented with anything they want for a day of perfect relaxation. Fore of the bar, a large Jacuzzi tub, surrounded by big sun pads and magnificent views, perfectly completes Ocean Paradise's impressive sun deck.
Ocean Paradise offers a complete array of luxurious amenities to successfully accommodate every company of charter guests. With her cool style she is never cold and always hospitable. Minimalistic but never boring, she welcomes her guests into an oasis of glamorous style, offering everybody onboard chic accommodation, spacious ambiance, ample amounts of luxury amenities and a few surprising design features. There simply couldn't be any other name more appropriate for her, other than Ocean Paradise.
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