See Four Seasons' upcoming ultra-luxury cruise with a $350,000-a-week suite bigger than most homes

Brittany ChangApr 14, 2024, 17:53 IST

Four Seasons says its Four Seasons I yacht cruise will begin sailing in January 2026 with suites that range from $20,000 to $350,000 per voyage.Four Seasons

Four Seasons says it will begin sailing an ultra-luxury yacht cruise in January 2026.
The 222-guest vessel would have 95 spacious suites and 11 dining options — but food wouldn't be free.

Four Seasons plans to expand its high-end hotels and resorts portfolio with a luxury 222-guest cruise ship.

The company says the 95-suite vessel will debut in January 2026 and cost a minimum of $20,000 per weeklong sailing.

For that price, the luxury hospitality giant says travelers would enjoy a one-to-one guest-to-staff ratio and massive suites spanning as many as four floors. If all goes as planned, the 679-foot-long Four Seasons I could become one of the most expensive and opulent options in the cruise industry.

The ultra-plush 14-deck Four Seasons I is scheduled for 19 voyages in 2026 to more than 130 Caribbean and Mediterranean ports.

Reservations for the ship, shown in a rendering, started as invite-only, exclusive to repeat Four Seasons guests and travel partners.Four Seasons

Renderings make the Four Seasons I look as opulent as the brand's land-based properties.

The smallest suite, shown in a rendering, would have one king bed.Four Seasons

No windowless interior cabins here: Like other ultra-luxe cruises, the suites would all have terraces and floor-to-ceiling windows.

Modular walls would allow suites to be combined to span more than 13,000 square feet. The Portofino Suite, shown in a render, would 4,219 square feet.Four Seasons

Some options, like the 7,952-square-foot Loft Suite, could be adjoined with seven other cabins to accommodate up to 20 people.

A rendering shows the Loft Suite, which would have a pool, three outdoor showers, and an outdoor gym.Four Seasons

Others, like the largest Funnel Suite, would have its own spa and kitchen.

Four Seasons says the Funnel Suite, shown in a rendering, would sleep up to five adults and one child.Four Seasons

Accommodations of this price and size are generally unheard of in the cruise industry.

Regent Seven Seas' latest Seven Seas Grandeur flexes a $6 million art collection with original Pablo Picasso prints and a custom Fabergé egg.Brittany Chang/Business Insider

But cabins with six-digit prices aren't unheard of.

Icon of the Seas' Ultimate Family Townhouse can accommodate up to eight guests.Brittany Chang/Business Insider

Royal Caribbean and other mass-market cruise lines are beloved, in part, for their unlimited complimentary food options.

Dining options include Mediterranean and "comfort food favorites," according to the future cruise operator. Its upcoming vessel is shown in a rendering.Four Seasons

Breakfast would be complimentary. Lunch, dinner, and booze would not.

The first 19 voyages of the Four Seasons I — shown in a rendering — include 10 itineraries from late January 2026 to mid-June. Its first Caribbean cruises would spend a week sailing to islands like St. Barts, Nevis, the Grenadines, and Curaçao.Four Seasons

The pricing structure may sound odd to most cruise traditionalists. (Hey, at least WiFi would be "free.")

The "watersport offerings" at the marina, shown in a rendering, would be complimentary.Four Seasons

Four Seasons Yachts plans to take delivery of its $399 million vessel, now being built by famed Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, in late 2025.

Fincantieri has built ships for companies like Silversea, Norwegian Cruise Line, and Disney Cruise Line. The 65-foot-long pool it is building on the Four Seasons I, shown in a rendering, could be lifted to level the deck, turning it into a large open-air venue space.Four Seasons

This isn’t Four Seasons' first foray into itinerary-based vacations.

Four Seasons' custom Airbus A321neo private jet flexes a lounge for in-flight workshops, a physician, and a chef.Four Seasons

But its new ultra-luxe cruise arm would be entering an increasingly crowded luxury market, soon to be dominated by like-minded hospitality giants.

Ritz-Carlton's Evrima, shown in a rendering, flexes a marina similar to what Four Seasons promises on its first vessel.The Ritz Carlton Yacht Collection

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