Overview
AKULA yacht charter in Mediterranean
A AKULA charter is strongest when the yacht choice is tied to the route. For larger private groups, celebrations, and corporate hosting, the useful question is how a flagship charter mood built around privacy, hosting, and status fits matching yacht size, cruising area, and guest profile before comparing rates and whether boarding, service, and guest movement are planned before the day starts.
Baglietto171m12 guests5 cabins
Charter fit
How to use AKULA
AKULA is best considered for larger private groups, celebrations, and corporate hosting, with a flagship charter mood built around privacy, hosting, and status. The useful planning angle is a larger group day where deck flow matters, not a generic yacht-listing comparison.
Shortlist logic
Why this yacht belongs in the conversation
AKULA should make the shortlist when the brief needs a larger group day where deck flow matters around Mediterranean and Caribbean. The decision should weigh 171'8 / 52.32m, 12 guests, 5 cabins, 2024 against route timing and guest flow.
- Best use
- a larger group day where deck flow matters
- Guest profile
- 12 guests; larger private groups, celebrations, and corporate hosting
- Route style
- Caribbean and Bahamas winter cruising; strongest when boarding, service, and guest movement are planned before the day starts
- Port logic
- match the yacht to the charter area before treating global availability as realistic
- Compare by
- compare by guest flow, deck use, and cabin layout before price alone
- Watch-out
- the best-looking option is not always the best route option once boarding point, lunch, and return timing are fixed
When this yacht makes sense
AKULA suits larger private groups, celebrations, and corporate hosting when the brief is a larger group day where deck flow matters. The 12 guests profile gives enough structure to plan the guest list early. 5 cabins also makes overnight suitability easier to judge.
Where to use it
Mediterranean can work well for AKULA, but the route needs discipline. The best plan keeps the day focused instead of trying to collect too many stops, especially when boarding, service, and guest movement are planned before the day starts.
Season and booking notes
Season matters because berth pressure, weather windows, and guest expectations change the charter. peak season dates, when cruising area, berth access, and crew availability should be checked early. A useful shortlist should also explain why compare by guest flow, deck use, and cabin layout before price alone.
Life on board
a flagship charter mood built around privacy, hosting, and status. For active guests, the onboard recreation list is worth checking before the final route is set. This is where a broker note is more useful than a raw specification list.
Compare before booking
Do not compare AKULA on price alone. The stronger comparison is whether another yacht makes Caribbean and Bahamas winter cruising easier, gives the group a better deck rhythm, or solves a port constraint more cleanly.
What to verify
A good recommendation for AKULA should include one reason to choose it and one condition to verify. That keeps the page useful for real charter planning instead of becoming another listing entry.
Technical profile
Specifications
- Builder
- Baglietto
- Length
- 171'8 / 52.32m
- Built
- 2024
- Guests
- 12
- Cabins
- 5
- Crew
- 10
- Price context
- $315,000 p/week + expenses
- Cruising speed
- 12 Knots
- Model
- T52
- Beam
- 29'2 / 8.9m
- Draft
- 8'10 / 2.7m
Charter price
What the charter price is really buying
AKULA is positioned around $315,000 p/week + expenses, before the final charter budget is shaped by APA, tax, fuel, berths, provisioning, delivery and the route requested.
Build and scale
Baglietto build, 171m class
Guest experience
The value is in the way the yacht supports guests: cabins, deck space, crew flow, toys, tenders, service rhythm and the ability to make the route feel effortless.
Operating reality
Fuel, provisioning, berths, delivery, local taxes and crew gratuity should be clarified before treating any weekly or day rate as the full charter budget.
Guest fit
Who AKULA suits
Strong
Families and private groups
AKULA gives the group a cabin-led base for multi-day planning, with space to balance privacy, meals and time on deck.
Strong
Active charter guests
The yacht data includes toys or tenders, so the charter can be planned around swimming, water time and an active anchorage rhythm.
Strong
Event or hosting briefs
The guest profile supports larger private groups when service flow, boarding and deck use are planned early.
Inspect style
Design-sensitive clients
Interior mood, deck style and service tone should match the client. The right yacht is not only the largest available yacht, it is the yacht guests want to live in.
Charter fit scorecard
AKULA by charter criteria
Space and comfort
5/5
The 171m class gives the yacht its baseline for deck space, cabins and guest flow.
Toys and activity
4.5/5
The available toy and tender data supports a more active charter plan.
Wellness and amenities
4.5/5
Amenities and features give the yacht stronger onboard value beyond transport.
Price clarity
Visible
Rate context is available, but APA, tax, fuel, berths and delivery still need confirmation.
Comparison
AKULA vs newer 80m+ yachts
Newer yachts in the same class may offer fresher interiors, newer beach clubs or updated wellness layouts. AKULA should be compared on guest fit, refit status, deck flow, crew programme, toys, range, availability and the route you actually want to run.
The strongest shortlist is not the newest yacht by default. It is the yacht whose layout, service style and operating assumptions match the client, the port and the itinerary.
Profile
About AKULA
Toys
When not cruising Akula has onboard an incredible selection of water toys and accessories for you and your guests to connect with the waters around you. You'll be loving the huge adrenaline rush as you zip over the water on one of the two Yamaha FX SVHO WaveRunners. In addition there are waterskis that are hugely entertaining whether you are a beginner or a seasoned pro. Additionally, there are two F5SR SEABOBs, offering a truly remarkable experience that lets you skim along the surface or swim with the fishes quietly and safely. If that isn't enough Akula also features wakeboards, kayaks, paddleboards and snorkelling equipment. When it comes to Tenders, Akula has you covered - with two tenders, including a Fjord Tender. Akula and her crew are available for charter this summer for cruising within the Mediterranean. She is already accepting bookings this winter for cruising in the Caribbean. As you can see, luxury motor yacht Akula offers guests the very best onboard experience, from its sun-kissed top deck down to its standout waterside beach club promising truly memorable vacations that you"ll want to repeat again and again.
Overview
The 52.3m/171'7" motor yacht 'Akula' is an excellent new superyacht for the luxury charter market. Delivered by the Italian shipyard Baglietto and featuring interior styling by Italian designer Enrico Gobbi she can comfortably accommodate up to 12 guests in 5 cabins. From bow to stern, Akula is brimming with an fantastic array of social and dining areas, both inside and out, making her the ideal yacht for relaxing and entertaining whilst on charter. She has sensational features such as beach club and gym.
Performance Range
Akula is built with a steel hull and aluminium superstructure. Powered by twin Caterpillar engines, she comfortably cruises at 12 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 16 knots with a range of up to 4,500 nautical miles from her 70,000 litre fuel tanks at 11 knots.
Guest Accommodation
Built in 2024, Akula offers guest accommodation for up to 12 guests in 5 suites. She is also capable of carrying up to 10 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht charter experience.
Onboard Comfort Entertainment
Keeping comfortable and entertained on Akula is easy thanks to the available amenities including the pool, useful to practice your technique or just cool off. Even the most discerning of charter guests will enjoy the included beach club or a gym with all the latest equipment is available for a good work out. Soak up the bubbles in style in the deck jacuzzi. Whatever your activities on your charter, you'll find some impressive features are seamlessly integrated to help you including Wi-Fi connectivity, allowing you to stay connected at all times, should you wish. Guests will experience complete comfort while chartering thanks to air conditioning.
Onboard
Experience
Special features
- Impressive 4
- 500nm range
- Built in 2024
- Generous pool
- Interior design from Enrico Gobbi
- Intimate beach club
Amenities
- Exterior Bar
- Sun Deck
- Owner Study
- Foredeck Seating with Table
- Outdoor Shower
- Wi-Fi
- At-Anchor Stabilizers
- Sunpads
- Swimming Pool
- Deck Jacuzzi
- Gym
- Beach Club
Water toys
- 2 x 3 seat Yamaha FX SVHO Waverunners
- 2 x F5SR Seabobs
- 2 x 2 Person Seaeagle Kayaks
- 2 x Paddleboards
- Water-Ski
- Wake Board
- Snorkelling Equipment
Tenders
- 1 x Fjord Open Tender with 2 x Volvo
- 1 x Williams Jet Tenders 445 Tender
Commercial
Rates and seasons
Summer Season
$325,000 p/week + expenses
Mediterranean · France
Winter Season
$325,000 p/week + expenses
Caribbean · Bahamas
Cruising
Regions
Mediterranean · Caribbean · Bahamas · Croatia · Greece
Planning notes
Before you request dates
- Confirm whether AKULA's 12 guests profile fits the full party.
- Check whether AKULA's 5 cabins layout fits overnight plans.
- Match the first route draft to Caribbean and Bahamas winter cruising.
- Ask why AKULA beats the nearest alternative for a larger group day where deck flow matters.
- Confirm the port plan: match the yacht to the charter area before treating global availability as realistic.
- For AKULA, include boarding point, must-do stops, and whether the route should stay focused on Mediterranean and Caribbean.
Availability
Request AKULA charter availability
Share your dates, destination, guest count and preferred pace. A charter expert will confirm availability, rate context, APA assumptions and whether AKULA fits the route.
FAQ
AKULA charter questions
Is AKULA a good fit for Mediterranean?
Yes, if the route is planned around matching yacht size, cruising area, and guest profile before comparing rates. The broker should confirm dates, boarding point, guest count, and cruising area before treating it as available.
Who should consider AKULA?
AKULA is strongest for larger private groups, celebrations, and corporate hosting. The final recommendation depends on how the cabins, crew setup, and Mediterranean and Caribbean timing fit the brief.
What should I send before requesting AKULA?
For AKULA, share the date window, boarding point, day or overnight format, and how formal the onboard service should feel.