ALKYONE is a twenty four metre Azimut from 2017, refreshed in a 2024 refit, a planing motor yacht that brings the Italian yard’s sleek modern design and genuine pace together at a size that stays easy and immediate. She looks after nine guests across four cabins with a crew of four, and her appeal is a bright contemporary interior and a quick, composed hull in the clear water of Greece and the Aegean. For a family or a group of friends who want a stylish, properly crewed yacht with real deck space, a turn of speed and the freedom to chase the next island, she reads as current and welcoming.
Her point of difference is the Azimut pedigree and the performance that comes with it. The yard built sleek, well engineered motor yachts for owners who wanted comfort and pace in equal measure, and ALKYONE still shows that character, with a planted ride at speed and a light filled interior of pale timber and soft upholstery. The 2024 work refreshed the finishes and the systems, so a charter aboard her feels current and cared for while the triple Volvo IPS pods underneath deliver a quick, quiet cruise. Four cabins for nine guests keep the party close, and a thirty five knot top end turns a run to the next island into a short, lively passage.
Life in the open air spreads across the decks. The foredeck opens into a generous run of sun pads under a bimini for lying out over the water, the aft deck sets out a teak table a few paces from the sea for shaded lunches and long dinners, and a sea level platform aft gives easy access to the water with the tender and a set of toys close at hand. It is an open, sociable layout that keeps the party together through the day and offers a quieter corner forward when one is wanted, with the clear Aegean always a step away from wherever the yacht has dropped anchor for the afternoon.
Inside, the main deck is bright and contemporary, a single open space arranged for easy living. The main salon gathers around a soft sofa with the sea drawn in through large windows, a dining area sits within the same bright volume around a white table with dark chairs, and the lower helm reads as part of the open plan a few steps forward. The whole deck flows together so the party stays connected whether at the table, on the sofa or watching the coast slip by from the helm. The finish is crisp and modern throughout, pale timber against soft upholstery, a fresh and uncluttered mood that keeps the focus on the light and the water beyond the glass.
Accommodation is arranged over four cabins for nine guests. The master cabin takes a private, well lit position with a wide bed, warm wood joinery, generous storage and its own bathroom, while a double cabin and a twin, each quiet and comfortable with their own facilities, look after the rest of the party below deck alongside a further guest cabin. It is a flexible plan that suits a family or a group of friends, the twin with its two single beds ready for children or younger guests sharing, and every cabin finished to the same crisp, modern standard as the main deck, settled and restful at the end of a long day in the sun.
Under way she is in her element, a quick, assured planing yacht that holds a fast, dry cruise and feels planted even when pressing on toward a thirty five knot top end. Her natural ground is Greece and the Aegean, the harbours and clear water of the Cyclades, the Ionian and the Dodecanese and the quiet coves around Corfu and Crete all within an easy run of one another, exactly the kind of island hopping a yacht with her turn of speed was made for. Recently refitted, crisply finished and attentively crewed, ALKYONE is a lively and good value way to charter the Greek islands with the whole party kept close.
