This 187-Foot Superyacht Is Redefining Exploration, Here's How You Can Charter It

There are yachts designed for stillness, anchored in the Med, drifting between beach clubs and long lunches, and then there are yachts built to move. To discover. To go where almost nothing else does.

Solace belongs firmly in the latter.

The 187-foot Feadship superyacht is currently undertaking a years-long global expedition, a journey that trades predictable cruising grounds for some of the most remote and rarely accessed waters on Earth. And, unusually, it’s not reserved solely for its owner. Select guests can step on board for week-long legs of what is being called the Solace Odyssey, a voyage that spans everything from the Canadian Arctic’s Northwest Passage to the untouched islands of Papua New Guinea’s Bismarck Archipelago.

This is not travel as spectacle. It’s travel with intent.

Encounters You Can’t Simply Book

The journey began in Dominica, but even here, the experience was anything but expected.

Guests slipped into the water and found themselves within metres of giant sperm whales, watching them glide, circle, and communicate in their natural environment. These are the kinds of encounters that typically require years of planning and permits. Here, they unfold as part of a wider narrative.

On board, exploration is layered with meaning. A dedicated cabin has been reserved for scientists and researchers, bringing a deeper dimension to each destination. On this particular voyage, a specialist studying sperm whale communication joined the trip, transforming post-dinner conversations into something closer to a private lecture series, driven by curiosity rather than itinerary.

Built for the Edges of the Map

With a range of 4,500 miles, advanced forward sonar, and the ability to operate автономously for up to a month, Solace is engineered for the kind of travel most yachts simply aren’t designed to attempt.

Its tenders—purpose-built for exploration, extend that reach even further, allowing guests to move seamlessly from superyacht comfort to remote shoreline discovery.

This is a vessel that doesn’t follow routes. It creates them.

A Different Kind of Luxury

And yet, for all its technical capability, Solace never loses sight of what luxury should feel like.

Following a major refit, the interiors lean into understated elegance, mid-century silhouettes paired with contemporary pieces from Liaigre and Holly Hunt. Spaces feel intentional rather than excessive, refined without being overworked.

The details, however, are anything but subtle.

A glass-fronted sauna opens directly onto the ocean, offering the rare thrill of stepping from heat into polar waters. A forward Jacuzzi and cold plunge pool frame some of the world’s most dramatic scenery. There’s an enclosable bridge deck for all-weather comfort, a floating inflatable dock, and a full suite of wellness offerings, including onboard therapists.

Even in the most remote corners of the world, the experience remains resolutely seven-star.

Exploration, Reimagined

At its core, Solace represents a shift in what yachting can be.

This is not about ticking destinations off a list or circling familiar coastlines. It’s about accessing the inaccessible, understanding the unfamiliar, and doing so without compromising on comfort or design.

A superyacht, yes, but one with purpose.

And for those invited on board, it offers something increasingly rare in modern luxury: the feeling that you are part of something genuinely extraordinary, unfolding in real time.

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