PENELOPE is a 2005 ISA Yachts motor yacht of forty eight metres, a full displacement superyacht from the Ancona yard given a thorough refit in 2024. She carries twelve guests across six cabins with a crew of nine, which gives her the space, the service and the sea keeping of a true superyacht, a yacht built to cross a sea and arrive fresh rather than to dash between bays. The recent refit has kept her feeling current below decks, so an established hull now presents with a clean, well kept interior from the salons to the cabins.
Life aboard spreads across several decks, each with its own character. The sun deck up top is the open air heart of the yacht, with seating, sunbathing and room to take in the view, and it carries a space to keep active on the water as well. Below it the decks step down to shaded lounging and dining close to the water, so there is always a corner in the sun and a corner in the shade whatever the hour. The wide side decks make moving about simple and safe, and the stern opens to the sea for swimming and the water toys.
Inside, she offers a generous run of interior living space. The main salon is a light filled room with a comfortable lounge and seating set against tall windows, and a second salon gives a warmer, more intimate room in rich timber for a quiet evening or a smaller group. A separate sky lounge on the upper deck adds a third interior living area with the best views aboard, and a proper wheelhouse keeps the yacht running smoothly behind the scenes.
Accommodation sleeps twelve across six cabins, a layout that looks after a large party in comfort. The cabins run to doubles and twins, each with its own bathroom, good headroom and the warm timber and neutral tones that carry through the yacht, which makes her work for several couples travelling together as readily as for a family with children and grandparents. With six cabins and twelve berths she is a genuine choice for a larger group who want to travel together without anyone feeling squeezed.
A superyacht of this size rewards a varied itinerary, taking longer passages in her stride and settling comfortably at anchor for a swim and a long lunch. The crew of nine handle the running, the cooking and the detail, so the days belong entirely to the guests, whether that means swimming off the stern, taking dinner served on deck or simply watching the coast slide by from the sun deck.
Her displacement hull and her size give her a steady, reassuring feel on the water, settled in a seaway and quiet at anchor, the kind of platform that suits a week of proper cruising rather than short hops alone. The 2024 refit has given her a fresh, current interior to match the space and the service she has always carried, so she reads as a well kept superyacht rather than a yacht of her year.
She is well suited to the Western Mediterranean, cruising the harbours and anchorages of the Riviera, the Italian coast and the islands at a pace that suits the day. For a larger party who want the space, the crew and the wellness of a true superyacht finished to a current standard, PENELOPE is a comfortable and genuinely capable choice.
