A Look At Last Months Monaco Yacht Show

It's A Billionaire's Playground! Super-Rich Gather To Show Off World's Most Luxurious Superyachts At Prestigious Festival In Monaco -- Daily Mail

Yacht enthusiasts and the world’s super-rich are gathering in glamorous Monaco for an annual trade show that celebrates the world’s newest, biggest and most luxurious superyachts.

The 24th edition of the Monaco Yacht Show kicked off Wednesday, bringing together buyers, owners and tourists in historic Port Hercule.

Considered the most prestigious pleasure boat show in the world, the 2014 edition is the largest in the event’s history with more yachts than ever before and over 500 exhibitors.

With around 115 superyachts on display, organisers are expecting more than 33,000 people to attend the four-day event before it concludes on Saturday.

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My Comment: 115 yachts on display .... that must have been quite a show.

Working On A Superyacht Is Hard

Dictatorships: Seduced By The Promise Of 24-Carat Glamour, Young Britons Are Signing Up As Superyacht Crew - Only To Find They're Stranded Aboard Floating Tyrannies, Forced To Indulge The Bizarre Whims Of Monstrously Spoilt Owners -- Daily Mail

'Access Interdit,’ says the sign on the Quai des Milliardaires in Antibes. Behind a barrier the superyachts rise like a skyline in white and royal blue. This is the smartest address in a smart town. Riff-raff are discouraged.

Still, nobody pays much attention as I wander up to the first of these beasts, the motor yacht Katara. Owned by the Emir of Qatar, it is thought to have cost around $300 million. Crew in white shirts and khaki shorts swarm over its decks, making final preparations to the scene.

Everything is immaculate. Glasses and cutlery are laid on tables. Sun-loungers are set out on the teak transom, towels rolled in tight cylinders. On the top deck a helicopter waits. It all gleams in the sunshine.

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Editor: The above video is a short description of one crew working on a $10 million dollar average yacht.

Bill Gates Vacations Like A Billionaire

Thanks Dad! Bill Gates Treats His Family To A Mediterranean Vacation On Board A 450-ft Superyacht Complete With A Submarine, 12 State Rooms And A Helicopter To Fly Them To And From Tennis -- Daily Mail

* World's richest man is vacationing with his family off the coast of Sardinia, Italy
* Is renting superyacht for $5million-a-week that cost $330million to build
* Was photographed also enjoying jet-skiing with his wife and three children

Bill Gates vacations exactly like you would imagine the richest man in the world should.

First up a relaxing game of tennis in the morning before being helicoptered - not ferried - back to the superyacht you and your family have chartered to the tune of $5 million-a-week.

Then, an exuberant jet ski around the $330 million boat with wife Melinda and children Rory, Jennifer and Phoebe, moored off the billionaires playground of Porto Cervo, Sardinia.

The Microsoft founder and philanthropist - worth $76 billion - has taken time away from his busy schedule to relax with his family - renting The Serene, the 436ft yacht of Stolichnaya vodka magnate, Yuri Scheffler, as a luxurious base.

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Editor: The bottom video gives a view of the superyacht The Serene:

Top 10 Most Expensive Yacht in the World 2014 (Video)

From YouTube: Here is the list of top 10 most expensive yacht in the world 2014. These are some of the most luxurious and lavish vessels used by some of the richest billionaires in the world.

These list include the following:

10. The Rising Sun
$200 Million

9. Seven Seas
$200 Million

8. Lady Moura
$210 Million

7. Al Mirqab
$250 Million

6. Dilbar
$263 million

5. Al Said
$300 million

4. Superyacht A
$323 million

3. Dubai
$350 million

2. Eclipse
$800 million

1. History Supreme
$4.8 billion