Montserrat at 1,000,000 euros per week brings together two of the most unusual propositions in the private travel world: the most significant megayachts in active charter operation, and one of the Caribbean least visited and most singular destinations. The island known as the Emerald Isle of the Caribbean, its southern third buried under the 1995 Soufriere Hills volcanic eruption, provides a backdrop that even the most seasoned travellers find genuinely unusual.
At this price point, the yacht itself is the primary driver of the experience. A vessel from 140 to 165 metres with a crew of forty or more, a helicopter, a submersible, a physician and a sommelier overseeing a cellar of 1,200 or more bottles. The guests number fewer than twelve across eight or more suites spread across four dedicated guest decks. The ratio of resource to person is extraordinary by any standard.
Montserrat serves as one stop on a wider Eastern Caribbean programme. From Little Bay anchorage, the tender accesses the island and the helicopter covers the Soufriere Hills exclusion zone from a safe altitude, providing a unique aerial view of the buried Plymouth ghost town and the active volcanic dome. The programme extends south through Guadeloupe, Martinique and St Lucia before returning north through Nevis and Antigua to St Martin.
The programme budget at this level, replacing the traditional APA, runs to 280,000 to 350,000 euros for a full week.
