Cantieri di Pisa153m12 guests6 cabins
Cantieri di Pisa · Caribbean · Bahamas · Antigua · Saint Martin · St Barts · Virgin Islands
Overview
A BALISTA 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 balancing destination, season, guest count, and onboard style before dates are confirmed and whether the yacht is not forced into a rushed sightseeing loop.
Charter fit
BALISTA 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 high-service event charter, not a generic yacht-listing comparison.
Shortlist logic
BALISTA should make the shortlist when the brief needs a high-service event charter around Bahamas and Mediterranean. The decision should weigh 153'3 / 46.71m, 12 guests, 6 cabins, 2013 | 2019 (Refitted) against route timing and guest flow.
BALISTA suits larger private groups, celebrations, and corporate hosting when the brief is a high-service event charter. The 12 guests profile gives enough structure to plan the guest list early. 6 cabins also makes overnight suitability easier to judge.
Bahamas can work well for BALISTA, but the route needs discipline. The best plan keeps the day focused instead of trying to collect too many stops, especially when the yacht is not forced into a rushed sightseeing loop.
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.
a flagship charter mood built around privacy, hosting, and status. The toy and tender setup gives the broker more room to shape swim stops and guest flow. This is where a broker note is more useful than a raw specification list.
Do not compare BALISTA on price alone. The stronger comparison is whether another yacht makes Mediterranean summer routes easier, gives the group a better deck rhythm, or solves a port constraint more cleanly.
A good recommendation for BALISTA 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
Charter price
BALISTA is positioned around POA, before the final charter budget is shaped by APA, tax, fuel, berths, provisioning, delivery and the route requested.
Cantieri di Pisa build, 153m class
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.
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
Strong
BALISTA gives the group a cabin-led base for multi-day planning, with space to balance privacy, meals and time on deck.
Strong
The yacht data includes toys or tenders, so the charter can be planned around swimming, water time and an active anchorage rhythm.
Strong
The guest profile supports larger private groups when service flow, boarding and deck use are planned early.
Inspect style
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
5/5
The 153m class gives the yacht its baseline for deck space, cabins and guest flow.
4.5/5
The available toy and tender data supports a more active charter plan.
4.5/5
Amenities and features give the yacht stronger onboard value beyond transport.
Visible
Rate context is available, but APA, tax, fuel, berths and delivery still need confirmation.
Comparison
Newer yachts in the same class may offer fresher interiors, newer beach clubs or updated wellness layouts. BALISTA 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
Set against the backdrop of your chosen cruising ground, you and your guests can enjoy endless days of fun on the water with the exceptional collection of water toys and accessories aboard Balista. Principle among these are waterslides for guests of all ages to enjoy. You'll be loving the huge adrenaline rush as you zip over the water on one of the Yamaha VX Deluxe WaveRunners. In addition there are towable toys offering fun and adventure. If that isn't enough Balista also features waterskis, scuba diving equipment, a seabob, wakeboards and kneeboards. Balista features three tenders, but leading the pack is a 11.3m/37'1" Intrepid to transport you in style. As you can see, luxury motor yacht Balista 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.
The 46.7m/153'3" motor yacht 'Balista' (ex. Project 12) by shipyard Cantieri di Pisa offers flexible accommodation for up to 12 guests in 6 cabins and features interior styling by Cantieri di Pisa. Boasting an array of sumptuous living areas laid out invitingly to create a warm and welcoming atmosphere onboard, motor yacht Balista is the perfect luxury charter yacht for friends and family. She has sensational features such as beach club and gym.
Built with a GRP hull and GRP superstructure, she has impressive speed and great efficiency thanks to her planing hull. Powered by twin MTU engines, she comfortably cruises at 17 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 26 knots with a range of up to 660 nautical miles from her 46,000 litre fuel tanks at 10 knots. An advanced stabilisation system on board reduces the side-to-side roll of the yacht and promises guests exceptional comfort levels at anchor or when underway.
Families will particularly love Balista thanks to her child-friendly setup. Built in 2013, She offers guest accommodation for up to 12 guests with a layout comprising a master suite, one VIP cabin, two double cabins and two twin cabins. The supremely spacious full beam master suite incorporates its own study and dressing room as well as a his and her bathroom. There are 10 beds in total, including 1 king, 3 queen, 4 singles, 2 pullmans and 1 convertible. She is also capable of carrying up to 9 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht charter experience.
On your charter, you'll find plenty to keep you busy and entertained including a beach club for you to relax on the edge of the water. Maintain your fitness routine and work out in the well-equipped gym and 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
Commercial
POA
Caribbean · Bahamas
POA
Caribbean · Antigua · Bahamas · Saint Martin · St Barts · Virgin Islands
Cruising
Caribbean · Bahamas · Antigua · Saint Martin · St Barts · Virgin Islands
Planning notes
Availability
Share your dates, destination, guest count and preferred pace. A charter expert will confirm availability, rate context, APA assumptions and whether BALISTA fits the route.
FAQ
Yes, if the route is planned around balancing destination, season, guest count, and onboard style before dates are confirmed. The broker should confirm dates, boarding point, guest count, and cruising area before treating it as available.
BALISTA is strongest for larger private groups, celebrations, and corporate hosting. The final recommendation depends on how the cabins, crew setup, and Bahamas and Mediterranean timing fit the brief.
For BALISTA, share the date window, boarding point, day or overnight format, and how formal the onboard service should feel.
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