Island Heiress Superyacht

A water slide into the sea and scuba diving among her toys are the two things that mark Island Heiress out, and she carries both on a hull that was refitted in 2024. Cheoy Lee built her in 1996 as a 145ft (44m) superyacht, Mulder Design drew her exterior and Gloria Lo-Gross her interior.

Comfort under way

Zero-speed stabilisers work with her stopped as well as moving, so the roll is taken out of her at anchor and not only at speed. Twelve knots is the pace she holds between islands, and 22 knots at the top end is there for putting distance behind her quickly.

On deck

Her deck jacuzzi puts a hot soak in the open air, and the water slide runs from the deck into the sea, so the way into the water is a ride in itself.

Water toys

A single Wave Runner and a single Seabob travel with her, so each is for a rider at a time, and SUP boards and inflatable toys give the rest of the party the water at a slower pace. Scuba diving and snorkelling are both aboard, so a diving party has the depth covered while snorkellers stay at the surface, and her beach tender takes everyone ashore.

Where she cruises

Bequia in the Grenadines is her home port, with Grenada and Barbados inside her range from there. She also works St Lucia, Martinique, Guadeloupe and Antigua and Barbuda, seven grounds in all, which for divers means a wide choice of water to go down into.

Accommodation and crew

Twelve guests sleep across her six cabins and the same twelve is her daytime ceiling, so a day aboard Island Heiress is never more crowded than a night. Inside, a cinema, karaoke and a PS4 give a family entertainment that does not depend on the sea, and December, January, February and March are her peak months.

Charter notes

Island Heiress suits two couples or a family with divers among them on a week's charter, and her hire comes with ten crew for the twelve guests, a crew nearly as large as the party it serves.