Overview
TAO yacht charter in France
A TAO 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.
Princess68m6 guests3 cabins
Charter fit
How to use TAO
TAO 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
Why this yacht belongs in the conversation
TAO should make the shortlist when the brief needs a private celebration or corporate hosting brief around France and Mediterranean. The decision should weigh 68' / 20.73m, 6 guests, 3 cabins, 2012 against route timing and guest flow.
- Best use
- a private celebration or corporate hosting brief
- Guest profile
- 6 guests; larger private groups, celebrations, and corporate hosting
- Route style
- Croatia, Greece, Italy, France, or Spain depending on season; strongest when the route protects hosting time on deck
- Port logic
- decide the first cruising area before comparing rates, cabins, and crew style
- 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
TAO suits larger private groups, celebrations, and corporate hosting when the brief is a private celebration or corporate hosting brief. The 6 guests profile gives enough structure to plan the guest list early. 3 cabins also makes overnight suitability easier to judge.
Where to use it
France can work well for TAO, 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 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. 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.
Compare before booking
Do not compare TAO 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.
What to verify
A good recommendation for TAO 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
- Princess
- Length
- 68' / 20.73m
- Built
- 2012
- Guests
- 6
- Cabins
- 3
- Crew
- 2
- Price context
- €32,500 p/week + expenses Approx $38,000
- Cruising speed
- 28 Knots
- Model
- Custom
- Beam
- 17'6 / 5.33m
- Draft
- -
Charter price
What the charter price is really buying
TAO is positioned around €32,500 p/week + expenses Approx $38,000, before the final charter budget is shaped by APA, tax, fuel, berths, provisioning, delivery and the route requested.
Build and scale
Princess build, 68m 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 TAO suits
Check layout
Families and private groups
TAO can work for private groups when the day plan and guest count fit the onboard layout.
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.
Selective
Event or hosting briefs
For event-style use, confirm legal guest capacity, deck flow and whether the yacht is intended for cruising or static hosting.
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
TAO by charter criteria
Space and comfort
5/5
The 68m 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
TAO vs newer 60m+ superyachts
Newer yachts in the same class may offer fresher interiors, newer beach clubs or updated wellness layouts. TAO 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 TAO
Overview
The 20.73m/68' motor yacht 'Tao' by the British shipyard Princess offers flexible accommodation for up to 6 guests in 3 cabins. Built in 2012, Tao is a luxury charter dream, offering excellent indoor and outdoor spaces sure to delight guests.
Performance Range
Powered by twin Caterpillar engines, she comfortably cruises at 28 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 35 knots. Her low draft of makes her primed for accessing shallow areas and cruising close to the shorelines. 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. Tao offers you and your guests the perfect platform from which to enjoy your next luxury yacht charter. Please enquire for details of her summer and forthcoming winter cruising grounds and availability. This luxury motor yacht for charter is in prime condition to host your next holiday of a lifetime.
Guest Accommodation
Tao offers guest accommodation for up to 6 guests in 3 suites comprising a master suite, one double cabin and one twin cabin. She is also capable of carrying up to 2 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht charter experience.
Onboard Comfort Entertainment
Whatever your activities on your charter, you'll find some impressive features are seamlessly integrated to help you including air conditioning to keep your comfortable throughout your charter.
Onboard
Experience
Special features
- Cruising speed of 28 knots
- Sleeps 6 guests
- Williams Tender
- Able to access shallow bays and coves
Amenities
- Stabilizers Underway
- At-Anchor Stabilizers
- Air Conditioning
Tenders
Commercial
Rates and seasons
Summer Season
€32,500 p/week + expenses Approx $38,000
Winter Season
€32,500 p/week + expenses Approx $38,000
Cruising
Regions
Mediterranean · Caribbean · Bahamas · Croatia · Greece · Italy · France · Spain
Planning notes
Before you request dates
- Confirm whether TAO's 6 guests profile fits the full party.
- Check whether TAO's 3 cabins layout fits overnight plans.
- Match the first route draft to Croatia, Greece, Italy, France, or Spain depending on season.
- Ask why TAO beats the nearest alternative for a private celebration or corporate hosting brief.
- Confirm the port plan: decide the first cruising area before comparing rates, cabins, and crew style.
- For TAO, include boarding point, must-do stops, and whether the route should stay focused on France and Mediterranean.
Availability
Request TAO charter availability
Share your dates, destination, guest count and preferred pace. A charter expert will confirm availability, rate context, APA assumptions and whether TAO fits the route.
FAQ
TAO charter questions
Is TAO a good fit for France?
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.
Who should consider TAO?
TAO is strongest for larger private groups, celebrations, and corporate hosting. The final recommendation depends on how the cabins, crew setup, and France and Mediterranean timing fit the brief.
What should I send before requesting TAO?
For TAO, share the date window, boarding point, day or overnight format, and how formal the onboard service should feel.
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