Custom160m12 guests6 cabins
Custom · Mediterranean · Caribbean · Bahamas · Croatia · Greece · Italy · France · Spain
Overview
A BALU 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
BALU 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
BALU should make the shortlist when the brief needs a high-service event charter around Bahamas and Mediterranean. The decision should weigh 160'9 / 49m, 12 guests, 6 cabins, 2015 against route timing and guest flow.
BALU 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 BALU, 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 onboard setup should be reviewed against the route before the day is confirmed. This is where a broker note is more useful than a raw specification list.
Do not compare BALU 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 BALU 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
BALU should be priced against the full charter brief, not only the headline yacht size. Availability, season, APA, tax, fuel, berths and delivery shape the final number.
Custom build, 160m 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
BALU gives the group a cabin-led base for multi-day planning, with space to balance privacy, meals and time on deck.
Confirm toys
Ask which toys, tenders and swim setups are currently offered before building the route around water sports.
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 160m class gives the yacht its baseline for deck space, cabins and guest flow.
Check list
Confirm the current toys and tenders before promising an active water-sports day.
4.5/5
Amenities and features give the yacht stronger onboard value beyond transport.
On request
Availability, rate, APA and operating assumptions should be confirmed with the broker.
Comparison
Newer yachts in the same class may offer fresher interiors, newer beach clubs or updated wellness layouts. BALU 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
The 49m/160'9" 'Balu' motor yacht built by shipyard Custom is available for charter for up to 12 guests in 6 cabins. Built in 2015, Balu offers beautifully proportioned decks for exquisite indoor/outdoor living during a luxury yacht charter.
Built with a steel hull and aluminium superstructure, she offers greater on-board space and is more stable when at anchor thanks to her full-displacement hull. Powered by twin Caterpillar engines, she comfortably cruises at 12 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 16 knots with a range of up to 2,050 nautical miles. Her low draft of 2.2m/7'3" makes her primed for accessing shallow areas and cruising close to the shorelines. Showcasing meticulous craftsmanship coupled with high-end luxurious finishes, motor yacht Balu certainly has the "wow" factor, along with state-of-the-art amenities and array of water toys, promising truly unforgettable yacht charters for even the most discerning guests.
Balu offers guest accommodation for up to 12 guests in 6 suites comprising a master suite and five double cabins. She is also capable of carrying up to 9 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht charter experience.
Onboard
Cruising
Mediterranean · Caribbean · Bahamas · Croatia · Greece · Italy · France · Spain
Planning notes
Availability
Share your dates, destination, guest count and preferred pace. A charter expert will confirm availability, rate context, APA assumptions and whether BALU 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.
BALU 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 BALU, share the date window, boarding point, day or overnight format, and how formal the onboard service should feel.
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