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First Impression: LohengrinDate toured: October 2008
The public relations representative for management company International Yacht Charter quickly added that guests have been known to dine on the platform, right there at water level. I think the platform is big enough to fit all 10 of them at once, too. Very cool—if guests want a change of scenery from the large, round dining table on the bridge deck. I’m not sure that I would. It’s pretty nice up there, too. Inside, Lohengrin is what I would call a traditional motoryacht, drenched in rich, dark woodwork accented by lighter, elegant fabrics. One feature that will give you an idea of her elegance is the gold-leaf cathedral ceiling in the foyer, above the grand staircase. There are five guest cabins including a split-level master suite that has a king-size bed on its bottom level (with nine feet of headroom) and a sitting area a few steps up, overlooking the yacht’s bow through a panoramic sweep of windows. Some other Trinity yachts switch this layout, putting the master sitting room below and the bed on the level with the great view. I think Lohengrin’s use of this space offers far more privacy to guests who are in bed, since the bed is not within view of crew who might be working in the yacht’s bow area. The other four guest cabins are on the bottom deck, three of them with king-size beds and the fourth with twin-size beds. The forward guest cabin on the starboard side has a bathtub with whirlpool jets in addition to the shower, but otherwise, the amenities in each bottom-deck cabin looked virtually identical to me. Lohengrin’s owner is serious about offering her for charter, the public relations representative told me, offering her for 10 guests with nine crew at a lowest weekly base rate of $230,000. Any reputable charter broker can tell you more.--Kim Kavin
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Lohengrin is a 161-foot motoryacht that launched in 2007 from Trinity Yachts, an American shipyard that is quickly becoming well known for its oversized swim platforms. That’s the first thing I noticed aboard Lohengrin, for sure. As I stood on the swim platform, I couldn’t help but envision six or eight people putting on scuba gear or organizing other water sports simultaneously without bumping into each other even once.