SIMULL is a 20-metre Prestige 630S, one of the French shipyard’s most successful designs at this scale, launched in 2018 and refitted in 2022. She charters Croatia and Montenegro from EUR20,000 per week with a crew of two, offering the kind of intimate, owner-operated cruising that larger yachts cannot replicate.
At this size, every layout decision counts. The Prestige 630S earns its reputation through a single-level living concept that runs from the cockpit through the salon and forward to the helm, no steps, no transitions, just a continuous flow of teak, glass and upholstered seating. It makes the yacht feel considerably larger than her 20 metres suggest, and it defines how guests use the space: casually, fluidly, without ceremony.
The cockpit is the social anchor. A dining table seats the full complement of six for evening meals, shaded by the flybridge overhang and close enough to the water that the Adriatic light fills the space from three sides. Forward, the salon lounge offers an L-shaped sofa facing a media console, with the galley tucked neatly to port, close enough for conversation, screened enough for working. Full-height windows wrap both sides, giving the interior the feel of a glass pavilion rather than a below-deck cabin.
The flybridge is a genuine second level, not the token sunpad that many yachts in this class offer. A helm station sits forward with a companion seat alongside, while a sofa and dining arrangement occupy the aft section. The sunpad forward is large enough for two and faces the bow, giving guests a private zone above the cockpit traffic. It is the best spot aboard for a quiet afternoon at anchor.
Below deck, three cabins accommodate six guests. The master cabin forward takes the full beam with a queen bed, an en suite with separate shower, and hull windows that bring in natural light from both sides. A flat-screen TV sits on the forward bulkhead. The VIP cabin aft is a genuine double with its own en suite, finished to the same standard, dark-toned wood, clean lines, soft indirect lighting. A third cabin offers convertible twin beds that can be joined into a double, suited to children or a third couple. Each cabin has its own en suite, a detail that punches above weight at 20 metres.
Powered by twin Volvo Penta engines, SIMULL cruises at 20 knots and reaches a top speed of 29 knots, fast enough to island-hop the Croatian coast without burning daylight. The draft of 1.46 metres opens anchorages that deeper-keeled yachts cannot reach, particularly among the shallow bays of the Kornati archipelago and the turquoise coves south of Dubrovnik.
The water-toy locker at the stern carries snorkelling equipment, paddleboards and a tender for shore runs, the essentials for a Dalmatian coast itinerary without the clutter of a full toy garage. Launching and recovering is a one-person operation from the swim platform, keeping crew workload light and response time short.
SIMULL’s refit in 2022 refreshed soft furnishings and technical systems, keeping the yacht in current condition without the premium of a new build. For a small group looking to charter the eastern Mediterranean at a rate that reflects the intimacy of the experience rather than the scale of the vessel, she is a sharp, well-maintained choice.
