Check Out the Amels Entourage Yacht Interior Ambience

“When the sun sets, the yacht transforms, shifting from day to night, evoking a completely different feeling,” says Diego Burdi, the co-founder of interior-design firm Burdifilek. This is just the beginning of how he describes what it feels like to be aboard the Amels Entourage. In fact, he calls her “a floating oasis of luxury,” where the interiors are “a playground of timeless elegance.”

the Amels Entourage has a customized superyacht staircase

This Amels 60, a.k.a. the ex-Project Witchcraft, saw delivery earlier this year. The owner turned to the Canadian design studio with a crystal-clear vision of entertaining and having guests flow from one area to another. Interestingly, the 197-footer (60-meter) is the studio’s first superyacht project. It’s renowned for its work with the W hotel, Club Monaco in New York, and other high-profile commercial design commissions. Regardless, Burdifilek welcomed the opportunity to delve into a completely new arena, exploring how to enhance the onboard experience.

The overarching feeling is “comfort with a sense of peace conveyed through a monochromatic palette,” Burdi notes. But, it goes deeper than that—to the point of rearranging interior structures and even extending decks. Take the main interior stairway, for instance. “The structure is on the outside and tucked away—which is substantially different than previous models,” points out Arie Midavaine, the shipyard’s project manager while the yacht was in build. It lends greater space for guests to move around, he adds, plus it’s more striking in style.

Further unusual, the Amels Entourage has a twin guest stateroom right next to the main-deck master suite. The rest of the guest staterooms—four in total—remain below decks, however. And the owner preserved the fold-down balcony off the master suite. Still on the subject of accommodations, the 13 crewmembers have a bigger laundry room and more dry stowage in their area.

the monochromatic interior of the Amels Entourage superyacht

Outside, meanwhile, the Amels Entourage looks decidedly different, too. Rather than showing off the series’ signature angular windows, she has more traditional, uninterrupted glass along her decks. Additionally, the sundeck is nearly five feet (1.5 meters) longer, yet another owner request. Similar to the shifted staircase, it provides more space for guests to move around. Highlights up here include a hot tub ringed with sunpads, a barbeque, a large bar, alfresco dining, and shaded seating. Preserving an extra few inches of usable space, the poles for the sun awnings are outside the deck’s rails.

Oftentimes, owner-requested changes inspire shipyard and design teams to incorporate them as standard features. This is the case with the 830-gross-ton Entourage. The extra length for the sun and bridge decks will now benefit all future clients.

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