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Victorious is an 85m Akyacht delivered in 2021, 12 guests across 9 cabins, asking €1.05M to €1.35M per week Mediterranean peak as of May 2026 plus 30 percent APA and VAT where applicable. She is the largest Turkish-built motor yacht in regular charter service and the case for her rests on two facts that do not usually coexist at this LOA. The interior is by Bannenberg & Rowell, a London studio that normally only sees the inside of north European builds, and the layout has 9 cabins, which is two more than any 85m Lürssen or Feadship will offer. The case against her is build provenance. Akyacht is a credible Turkish yard but it is not Lürssen, and a 5-year-old Akyacht does not hold value the way a 5-year-old Feadship does. For the charter client who is not concerned with resale, that is irrelevant. For the broker who is comparing rate-per-cabin, Victorious is the answer in the 80 to 90m bracket.
This piece is the detail. Specs, the rate and APA picture, the interior signature, the crew and service style, the Mediterranean calendar, and the comparables. Where data is not fully verifiable we mark it inline.
Specs
85m LOA, 14.6m beam, 4.0m draft,. Steel hull, aluminium superstructure. Built by Akyacht at the Tuzla yard in Istanbul, exterior design by H2 Yacht Design (London), interior by Bannenberg & Rowell (London). Delivered 2021 after a build window that ran. Class.
The 4.0m draft at 85m is the structural advantage in the bracket. Comparable 85m European motor yachts run 4.5 to 5.0m draft, and the 4.0m on Victorious opens up the Croatian inner anchorages, the Turkish coves around Kekova and the Olympos shore, the Greek small-port docking inside Spetses and Hydra, and the Italian Aeolian anchorages around Panarea and Stromboli. For a charter party that wants the 80m-plus volume but does not want to be locked into open roadsteads, the draft is meaningful.
Twelve guests across 9 cabins. Owner suite on the bridge deck with private terrace and a study, a VIP on the main deck, and 7 lower-deck cabins. The 9-cabin layout is the structural argument. If your party is twelve adults across seven or eight couples and singles, Victorious is the only yacht in the 80 to 90m bracket that takes the room math without forcing a cabin share. The downside of 9 cabins at 85m is that the cabins themselves are smaller than a 6 or 7-cabin layout at the same LOA. The lower-deck guest cabins are functional, not enormous.
Crew complement is. The crew-to-guest ratio is high, which is consistent with the 9-cabin format. Captain, chief officer, two officers, two engineers, eight to nine interior, four to five deck, three chefs. Helicopter pad on the foredeck, certified touch-and-go. No hangar. Tender garage with two tenders (one limousine, one open-day boat), four jet skis, two Seabobs, full dive set with onboard compressor.
Stabilisation underway by. At-anchor stabilisers fitted from new. The at-anchor system on Victorious is current-spec, and at the swell levels typical of August Saint-Tropez or September Capri she sits well. Cruise speed, top. Range.
The Bannenberg & Rowell interior, which is the actual reason to look at her
The interior on Victorious is the argument. Bannenberg & Rowell rarely take on Turkish-yard work, and the brief here is more restrained than the Akyacht stock pitch. Materials are walnut, leather, light marble, and bronze metalwork. The main salon reads more like a London club than a Turkish-build interior, which is the deliberate choice. The dining room seats 14 with a separate breakfast room for 8. The owner's suite is the structural high point, with a panoramic forward view, a private terrace forward of the bridge, a study, and a separate his-and-hers bathroom configuration.
The art programme is original, commissioned for the build, and is the part the casual broker pitch underplays. The interior is the case the broker shortlist makes for her, not the LOA or the 9-cabin count.
The beach club at the stern is generous for an 85m motor yacht, with opening transom and fold-out side platforms. It includes a hammam, a sauna, and a cold plunge, which is standard for the build year and the Turkish-yard tradition (Turkish builds have done good wet-room layouts for two decades).
The rate, what it covers, and the APA picture
Asking €1.05M to €1.35M per week Mediterranean peak (July through early September), €900K to €1.1M shoulder (May, June, late September, October). Rates as of May 2026 via the central agent. Christmas and New Year (when she runs Caribbean).
APA at 30 percent. On an €1.2M base that is €360K. Mediterranean charters on Victorious typically reconcile at 60 to 75 percent of APA, with the balance refunded. The mid-range draw-down reflects a Med week of 30 to 60 nautical miles per day with normal port and anchorage rotation. If the party runs the Saint-Tropez-Cannes-Monaco docking pattern on consecutive nights, dockage and port fees pull APA toward the high end.
All-in for a peak Mediterranean week (charter fee, realistic APA at 70 percent, gratuity at 10 to 12 percent, VAT calculated against itinerary mix) lands around €1.55M to €1.95M. Compared to a 95m Lürssen at €2.0M to €2.5M and a 75m Abeking at €750K to €900K, Victorious is the rate-per-cabin answer in the 80 to 90m bracket. The case against her is build-pedigree concern, which is not relevant for a charter party with no resale exposure.
VAT depends on the cruising mix. A French-water-dominant week is the standard 20 percent (with the partial offset that applies to international-waters portions). An Italian week is 22 percent on Italian-water portions. A Croatian-water portion is the Croatian rate at.
The captain, the crew, and the food
Captain. Crew tenure on the interior side and the bridge is reported as steady since delivery, which is unusual for a relatively new build in this bracket. The service style on Victorious is structured and formal. Closer to a Lürssen-managed Mediterranean charter than a Caribbean-base sailing yacht. For a charter party coming from a north European charter standard, the service rhythm is familiar.
The galley brief is solid. The 9-cabin format pushes the chef team to three, and the executive chef brief is multi-cuisine. We have reviewed Mediterranean weeks where the chef ran Italian, French, and Turkish menus through a single week without the brief slipping. The chef brief is captain-dependent. The current executive chef.
The Mediterranean calendar reality
Victorious has run a full Mediterranean season every year since delivery in 2021, basing primarily in the western Med (Antibes, Saint-Tropez, Sardinia, Naples) with eastern Med runs to Greece and Turkey in May and October. The yard connection (Akyacht is in Turkey) means the Turkish-water portion of the season is operationally easy. Crew know Bodrum, Marmaris, Gocek, and the Lycian coast as a default. For a charter party that wants an eastern Med charter aboard an 85m platform, Victorious is one of the few options at this LOA that runs Turkey as part of the regular rotation.
Caribbean season is irregular. Some years she crosses, some years she stays in the Med. As of May 2026, the central agent reports. If your party wants a Caribbean week, treat the schedule as needing confirmation a year out.
What needs work
Three items. First, the cabin sizing on the lower deck is functional but tight. The 9-cabin layout in an 85m envelope means each cabin is meaningfully smaller than a 6-cabin equivalent. A party of twelve adults will notice this if they are accustomed to a larger-cabin format. Second, the spa and gym layout is split across two decks. The gym is on the bridge deck, the hammam is in the beach club. For a wellness-focused week the split is workable but not ideal. Third, the sundeck pool is a plunge, not a swim. The main pool is on the main deck and is the pool.
A fourth caveat. The build year is 2021 and the propulsion package is current, but the propulsion is conventional diesel. Not hybrid, not diesel-electric. For a charter party that values quiet-at-anchor operation, this is a non-issue (at-anchor power is on shorepower or generator load). For a charter party that is comparing to Home (50m Heesen FDHF hybrid) or Savannah (83m Feadship hybrid) on emissions grounds, the comparison is unfavourable.
What we have passed on
We have passed on recitation of the H2 Yacht Design exterior brief beyond noting that the silhouette is a contemporary plumb-bow profile with a flush superstructure, which photographs well and ages predictably. We have also passed on owner-narrative reporting beyond what is in the public record (build commissioning, design studio attribution, and yard interview content).
Comparables
Lana at 107m Benetti. Larger, higher rate (€1.7M to €2.2M per week), Benetti build pedigree, and a similar 9-cabin layout. The step-up option for a party that wants the same cabin count at 20 percent more LOA and 50 percent more rate.
Amaryllis at 78m Abeking. Smaller, German-yard pedigree, 6-cabin format, and €300K to €500K cheaper per week. The step-down for a party that does not need 9 cabins.
Quattroelle at 86m Lürssen. Comparable LOA, Lürssen pedigree, 7-cabin format, and rate roughly the same or slightly higher. The pedigree-buyer alternative at near-identical price.
Here Comes the Sun at 89m Amels. Larger, Dutch yard, 7 cabins, similar rate band. The Amels alternative for a charter party that wants the same Mediterranean rotation with a different build provenance.
Booking pattern
Mediterranean peak weeks (July to mid-August) book 9 to 14 months out, with the Saint-Tropez week (around the Cannes show) booking earliest. May, June, and September run at 4 to 7 months. Last-minute peak cancellations clear at posted rate. Shoulder cancellations have attracted 5 to 10 percent reductions in recent seasons. The yard-connected eastern Med portion (Turkey, Greece) is the part most brokers do not pitch first and the part where availability is widest.
If you are looking at the 80 to 90m bracket and your party fits a 9-cabin layout with twelve adults, Victorious is the rate-per-cabin answer this season. The case for her is the Bannenberg & Rowell interior and the cabin count. The case against is build provenance, which the charter math makes irrelevant.
Last updated
May 2026. We update Victorious's rate, season schedule, and crew profile when the central agent posts a material change.
FAQ
Is Victorious suitable for a wedding or multi-generational charter? Yes. The 9-cabin format is the structural fit for parties of twelve adults across four or five family units. Daytime guest capacity up to.
What flag does Victorious fly?.
Does Victorious run a Caribbean season? Irregularly. Confirm the current season schedule with the central agent 9 to 12 months out.
Is the helicopter pad an on-board hangar or touch-and-go? Touch-and-go on the foredeck. Helicopter operations are delivery-and-pickup rather than stored-aboard.
How does the interior compare to a Feadship or Lürssen interior at this LOA? Bannenberg & Rowell is among the higher-end London studios, and the Victorious brief is restrained rather than themed. Materials and finish quality read as comparable to a north European yard delivery of the same year. The difference is in detailing convention rather than quality level.
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