Four Seasons I’s $31,000 Fare Should Include More Than Breakfast

Four Seasons I has 11 dining venues and a seven-night starting fare of $31,000. Yet breakfast is the only meal included. I’d expect a yacht at that price to take meal bills out of the holiday, not leave them as a separate consideration.

The 222-guest vessel launched in March 2026, bringing Four Seasons into a growing field of hotel brands selling holidays at sea. The pitch rests on unusually spacious accommodation and a one-to-one staff-to-guest ratio. Including only breakfast still feels ungenerous for such an expensive trip.

Orient Express made a different choice. Its 110-passenger Corinthian, unveiled in April and described by Channel NewsAsia as the world’s largest sailing yacht, offers three-day voyages starting at $19,500 on an all-inclusive basis. These are different vessels and trip lengths, but the distinction in what their fares cover is clear. I prefer the approach that makes meals part of the purchase.

The hardware makes a stronger case than the fare structure

Built by Fincantieri, the 207-meter Four Seasons I has 95 suites, with even the smallest measuring 473 square feet. Alongside its dining venues are four pools, a spa, a gym and a marina deck for water sports.

The four-level Funnel Suite takes the private accommodation much further, adding its own small pool, gym and spa, plus panoramic glazing. Swedish designer Martin Brudnizki designed the public spaces, including a champagne and caviar bar.

That is a convincing collection of reasons to pay a premium. Space and intensive service are tangible benefits. Charging separately for lunch and dinner is harder to present as an improvement to the experience, however good the restaurants turn out to be.

Corinthian measures 220 meters and has 54 sea-view suites, five restaurants and eight bars. Its facilities include a spa with a hammam, a beauty salon, two pools and a marina deck.

Its more distinctive feature is the propulsion system. Three carbon masts carry rigid SolidSail sails that can tilt and retract, working alongside hybrid power. Corinthian can operate entirely under wind power when conditions permit. Hybrid propulsion supports maneuvering and operation in weak or unfavorable winds.

Following Ritz-Carlton to sea

Four Seasons I’s autumn program covers the French and Italian Rivieras before an eight-day Atlantic crossing departing November 8. Corinthian will offer three- to seven-night autumn itineraries around the Iberian Peninsula, along with a 14-day voyage from Lisbon to Barbados.

The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection entered cruising with Evrima in fall 2022, followed by Ilma in 2024 and Luminara in 2025.

Fashion designer Johanna Ortiz contributed design details to Ilma and had not previously taken a cruise. “I was amazed at how good the food was,” Ortiz said, “and how you could always find a space on the deck to yourself to watch the sun go down over the sea.”

That is a more useful description of luxury than another list of finishes.

More luxury ships are on the way

The additions extend beyond hotel-branded yachts. Explora Journeys introduced its third ship, the 268-meter Explora III, in July. It is the line’s first LNG-powered vessel and is 19.2 meters longer than Explora I and Explora II.

Its all-suite accommodation includes penthouses and residences, while facilities include five heated pools, six main restaurants, sports courts and a wellness area. Seven-night fares start at $4,340 per person. The ship departed Barcelona in August for Northern Europe and Iceland, with an October transatlantic itinerary scheduled to take it via Greenland and North America to the Caribbean.

Aman plans to enter the market next spring with the 47-suite Amangati, featuring minimalist interiors and a wellness-focused onboard offering.

Regent Seven Seas Cruises expects Seven Seas Prestige to make its maiden voyage from Barcelona to Miami in December 2026. Its first new vessel generation in more than a decade will carry 822 guests in 411 suites, each with a private balcony. Plans include 11 dining venues, a sports and pool deck, and the largest spa and gym in Regent’s fleet.

Four Seasons I has the hardware. But at $31,000 for a week, including dinner should be the easy part.