Nearly a century and a half after the launch of its first luxury train, the Orient Express has taken to the water, unveiling plans for the world's largest sailing yacht, to be known as Orient Express Silenseas.
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The yacht is the result of a unique French partnership between hospitality leader Accor and Chantiers de l'Atlantique, a global shipbuilding company.
Described as "the sailing yacht of the future" Orient Express Silenseas will set sail in 2026.
Chairman and CEO, Accor Sébastien Bazin, said: "With Orient Express Silenseas, we are beginning a new chapter in our history, taking the experience and excellence of luxury train travel and transposing it onto the world's most beautiful seas."
At 220 metres long the sailing yacht will feature 54 suites measuring on average 70-square-metres and will include a 1415-square-metre Presidential Suite with large private terrace. There will be two swimming pools, two restaurants, an amphitheatre-cabaret and a speakeasy bar.
It will have three SolidSail rigs, a revolutionary wind propulsion system and a hybrid propulsion system running on liquefied natural gas (LNG).
Managing Director, Chantiers de l'Atlantique, Laurent Castaing, promised that the vessel "would become the ship of reference in terms of environmentally-friendly operation and design".
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