AZIZA is a modern Italian tri-deck from ISA Yachts in Ancona, delivered in 2013, and her case rests on volume. At 40.9 metres she carries the deck area and interior space of a far larger yacht, yet hosts a considered eight guests across four cabins. That ratio is the point. Space per guest is generous here, and it shapes the whole experience, from the way she lies at anchor to the way she moves down a coast.
Her hull is displacement, so she is calm and quiet at sea. She holds a settled 12 knots and reaches 14 when a schedule asks for it, drawing only 2.4 metres, which lets her work the shallow coves of Ibiza, Mallorca and Menorca with ease. Twin Caterpillar engines and a fully licensed Spanish charter permit make her a natural fit for a long Balearic summer.
Inside, the mood is light and current rather than heavy or formal. The main deck opens with a foyer and lounge that flows into a dining area framed by tall glass, filling the room with sea light. A separate sky lounge and bar sit on the upper deck, a quieter room for evenings, films or a nightcap away from the main gathering spaces. Warm timber, pale fabrics and clean detailing keep the design composed and contemporary throughout.
The accommodation is arranged for real rest. The master is a bright, full suite with its own marble bathroom, and the four guest cabins, three doubles and a twin, are finished to the same standard. Every cabin is designed around easy movement and privacy, so a party of eight is never on top of one another.
Outside is where AZIZA truly delivers. The sun deck carries a jacuzzi, a shaded bar and a run of loungers, while the aft decks give guests somewhere to gather out of the sun. Her beach club and toy garage open the yacht to the water, and a deep locker of waverunners, paddleboards, a wakeboard, inflatable tows and full diving equipment turns each anchorage into a day on the sea.
Her deck flow is one of her quiet strengths. Guests move naturally from the shaded aft cockpit up to the sky lounge and on to the open sun deck, so the yacht offers a different mood at every level and every hour. The Balearics reward that flexibility. A morning might begin with a swim in the clear water off Formentera, run through a long lunch at anchor below the cliffs of Menorca, and close with dinner on deck as the lights of Ibiza come up. AZIZA is sized and crewed to make that kind of day feel unforced, with seven crew who anticipate rather than intrude and a galley team used to hosting eight guests to a high, consistent standard.
For a charter of eight who value light, space and a settled Mediterranean rhythm, AZIZA reads as a private home at sea rather than a hotel. Her crew of seven keep the days effortless, from an early swim off the platform to a late dinner under the stars, and her Balearic base puts the best of the western Mediterranean within an easy morning’s cruise.
