Palmer Johnson171m12 guests5 cabins
A DB9 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 turning a global yacht shortlist into a realistic private charter plan and whether the route protects hosting time on deck.
Palmer Johnson · Monaco · French Riviera
Overview
A DB9 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 turning a global yacht shortlist into a realistic private charter plan and whether the route protects hosting time on deck.
Charter fit
DB9 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 private celebration or corporate hosting brief, not a generic yacht-listing comparison.
Shortlist logic
DB9 should make the shortlist when the brief needs a private celebration or corporate hosting brief around Mediterranean and Caribbean. The decision should weigh 171'9 / 52.36m, 12 guests, 5 cabins, 2010 | 2025 (Refitted) against route timing and guest flow.
DB9 suits larger private groups, celebrations, and corporate hosting when the brief is a private celebration or corporate hosting brief. The 12 guests profile gives enough structure to plan the guest list early. 5 cabins also makes overnight suitability easier to judge.
Mediterranean can work well for DB9, but the route needs discipline. The best plan keeps the day focused instead of trying to collect too many stops, especially when the route protects hosting time on deck.
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. Water toys and tenders make the day more active when the anchorage is right. This is where a broker note is more useful than a raw specification list.
Do not compare DB9 on price alone. The stronger comparison is whether another yacht makes Croatia, Greece, Italy, France, or Spain depending on season easier, gives the group a better deck rhythm, or solves a port constraint more cleanly.
A good recommendation for DB9 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
DB9 is positioned around €265,000 p/week + expenses Approx $311,500, before the final charter budget is shaped by APA, tax, fuel, berths, provisioning, delivery and the route requested.
Palmer Johnson build, 171m 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
DB9 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 171m 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. DB9 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
Equipped with a selection of water-toys DB9 lets you and your guests turn the Mediterranean into your own private playground. Take to the sea on the Jet Skis offering you power and control on the water. Additionally, there are towable toys offering fun and adventure. Another excellent feature are waterskis that are hugely entertaining whether you are a beginner or a seasoned pro. If that isn't enough DB9 also features a seabob, wakeboards, kayaks, kneeboards and paddleboards. When it's time to travel from land to see, it couldn't be easier with a 6.4m/21' Castoldi Jet Tender. Based in the magical waters of the Mediterranean all year round DB9 is ready for your next luxury yacht charter. Let DB9 Discover the magical places, food and experiences of the the Mediterranean. Open yacht DB9 is an outstanding pedigree yacht that delivers on all fronts for superlative luxury yacht vacations.
The 52.36m/171'9" open yacht 'DB9' by the American shipyard Palmer Johnson offers flexible accommodation for up to 12 guests in 5 cabins and features interior styling by Italian designer Nuvolari Lenard. Dynamic DB9 can zip across the waters at a thrilling pace, and particularly impresses guests with her outdoor spaces perfect for lounging and sunbathing.
Built with a aluminium hull and aluminium superstructure, she benefits from a semi-displacement hull to provide exceptional seakeeping and impressive speeds. Powered by twin MTU engines, she comfortably cruises at 20 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 30 knots with a range of up to 3,400 nautical miles from her 117,000 litre fuel tanks at 13 knots. Her low draft of 1.6m/5'3" makes her primed for accessing shallow areas and cruising close to the shorelines. DB9 features at-anchor stabilizers providing exceptional comfort levels.
Built in 2010, DB9 offers guest accommodation for up to 12 guests in 5 suites comprising a master suite, two VIP cabins and two twin cabins. There are 9 beds in total, including 1 king, 2 queen and 4 singles. She is also capable of carrying up to 11 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht charter experience.
Keeping comfortable and entertained on DB9 is easy thanks to the available amenities, particularly the pool, useful to practice your technique or just cool off. 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, particularly Wi-Fi connectivity, allowing you to stay connected at all times, should you wish. You can stay comfortable on board whatever the weather, with air conditioning during your charter.
Onboard
Commercial
€290,000 p/week + expenses Approx $340,500
Mediterranean · France · Italy · Monaco · Amalfi Coast · Calvi · Corsica · French Riviera · Sardinia
€290,000 p/week + expenses Approx $340,500
Mediterranean · France · Italy · Monaco · Amalfi Coast · Calvi · Corsica · French Riviera · Sardinia
Cruising
Monaco · French Riviera
Planning notes
Availability
Share your dates, destination, guest count and preferred pace. A charter expert will confirm availability, rate context, APA assumptions and whether DB9 fits the route.
FAQ
Yes, if the route is planned around turning a global yacht shortlist into a realistic private charter plan. The broker should confirm dates, boarding point, guest count, and cruising area before treating it as available.
DB9 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.
For DB9, share the date window, boarding point, day or overnight format, and how formal the onboard service should feel.
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