Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri formally handed over the vessel known as Four Seasons I to Marc-Henry Cruise Holdings LTD, the joint owner and operator of Four Seasons Yachts.
The ceremony took place at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard on February 25th.
The vessel represents the first unit completed under Fincantieri’s Navis Sapiens program, a digital-ship architecture developed through the Fincantieri Ingenium venture to apply artificial-intelligence-enabled systems and real-time data to the vessel’s operational environment.
Designed with a gross tonnage/volume of approximately 34 000 and a LOA length of 207 m/679 ft, Four Seasons I departs from conventional large cruise ship practice by offering a limited complement of 95 suites arranged in a residential-style layout, each conceived as an ocean-facing sanctuary.
The most expansive stateroom, the Funnel Suite, comprises about 457 m2 of indoor-outdoor space, situating it among the most generous private quarters constructed for a hospitality vessel to date.
Built with advanced environmental protection systems and extensive open-air living spaces, the vessel embodies an approach that emphasises direct connection with the surrounding sea.
The delivery ceremony at Ancona was attended by senior executives from Fincantieri and Four Seasons Yachts along with local civil and ecclesiastical officials. It followed months of assembly at the shipbuilding yard, where 2000+ personnel from Fincantieri and partner companies completed outfitting and systems integration.
The Ancona yard’s substantial production capabilities, including significant gross tonnage capacity and advanced manufacturing technologies, were cited as critical to meeting the technical and design challenges posed by this bespoke vessel.