VIVA II is a 26-metre Azimut motor yacht delivered new in 2025, a fast, bright flybridge-era design that puts speed and light ahead of bulk. Twin MAN V12 engines give her a genuine 24 knot cruise and a top end near 26, so she covers ground between anchorages in a way heavier yachts of her length cannot, then settles into a calm, glass-wrapped platform once the hook is down. Her point of difference is that pace paired with real volume: five cabins for ten guests on a hull built to move.
The living spaces are modern and open. The main salon runs in pale timber and cream over a gold-toned rug, wrapped in full-height windows that bring the sea into the room, with a dining table set forward beside the galley bulkhead. The feel is current and uncluttered, low seating and soft light rather than heavy formality. Forward on the main deck a sunken lounge sits behind the screen, a private corner of sofas away from the busier aft deck, while the sun deck above carries chairs, a table and open sun pads under a slim hardtop for the social middle of the day.
Outdoor life centres on the water. The aft deck opens to a dining table at the stern, shaded by the deck above and a step from the swim platform, the natural gathering point at anchor. The foredeck lounge gives a quieter alternative forward, and the sun deck a higher one above, so a group of ten can spread out across the yacht rather than crowd a single space. Toys launch easily from the stern, and the fast hull means a long lunch ashore and a swim in a second bay can both fit into one day.
Accommodation is arranged over five cabins. The master runs full beam amidships, a wide room in warm wood with windows low to the sea, a seating area and a large ensuite. A VIP double with a wide bed under a hull-side window, a further double and a twin complete the layout, each finished to the same standard with good light and considered joinery. A crew of four runs the yacht and keeps the service quiet and attentive.
For charter, VIVA II suits a group who like to keep moving. Her speed makes her ideal for a week that takes in several ports rather than one, and her open decks and bright salon make the hours in between easy. Cruising the Mediterranean, she reaches the Riviera, the islands and the coast between them without the long passages a slower yacht would need. New in 2025, quick, light and arranged around its guests, she is a strong choice in the mid-twenties-metre class for charterers who want to see more of a coastline in the time they have.
The pleasure of a fast yacht is that distance stops dictating the week. A morning swim in one bay, lunch ashore in a port an hour up the coast and a sunset anchorage somewhere quieter are all comfortably within a single day, and VIVA II takes them in her stride without the long slow passages a heavier yacht would need. Back at anchor the open decks and the bright salon take over, and the crew of four keep the switch between motion and rest smooth. For an active group she turns a cruising ground into something you cover rather than glimpse.
