Leopard88m
Leopard · Caribbean · Antigua · Bahamas · Cuba · Saint Martin · St Barts · Virgin Islands
Overview
A ZEN 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
ZEN 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
ZEN should make the shortlist when the brief needs a high-service event charter around Bahamas and Mediterranean. The decision should weigh 88' / 26.82m, 2006, built by Leopard, published seasonal rate data available against route timing and guest flow.
ZEN suits larger private groups, celebrations, and corporate hosting when the brief is a high-service event charter. Guest count should be checked before comparing routes. For overnight requests, cabin layout should be confirmed before quoting.
Bahamas can work well for ZEN, 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 ZEN 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 ZEN 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
ZEN is positioned around $45,000 p/week + expenses, before the final charter budget is shaped by APA, tax, fuel, berths, provisioning, delivery and the route requested.
Leopard build, 88m 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
Check layout
ZEN can work for private groups when the day plan and guest count fit the onboard layout.
Confirm toys
Ask which toys, tenders and swim setups are currently offered before building the route around water sports.
Selective
For event-style use, confirm legal guest capacity, deck flow and whether the yacht is intended for cruising or static hosting.
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 88m 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.
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. ZEN 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 26.82m/88' 'Zen' motor yacht built by shipyard Leopard is available for charter for up to 6 guests in 3 cabins. This yacht features interior styling by Arno. Built in 2006, Zen is the ideal luxury yacht for kicking back and relaxing whilst on charter, showcasing clever use of space with an artful combination of integrated systems and luxurious features, she's a crowd-pleaser for sure.
Zen is built with a composite hull and GRP superstructure. Powered by twin MTU engines, she comfortably cruises at 36 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 42 knots. Her low draft of 1.19m/3'11" makes her primed for accessing shallow areas and cruising close to the shorelines. Based in the magical waters of the Caribbean all year round Zen is ready for your next luxury yacht charter. Let Zen Discover the magical places, food and experiences of the the Caribbean. Motor yacht Zen has an array of charter-focused amenities to ensure a memorable experience onboard whatever the destination.
Zen offers guest accommodation for up to 6 guests in 3 suites.
Whatever your activities on your charter, you'll find some impressive features are seamlessly integrated to help you, notably air conditioning to keep your comfortable throughout your charter.
Onboard
Commercial
$45,000 p/week + expenses
Caribbean · Antigua · Bahamas · Cuba · Saint Martin · St Barts · Virgin Islands
$45,000 p/week + expenses
Caribbean · Antigua · Bahamas · Cuba · Saint Martin · St Barts · Virgin Islands
Cruising
Caribbean · Antigua · Bahamas · Cuba · 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 ZEN 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.
ZEN 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 ZEN, share the date window, boarding point, day or overnight format, and how formal the onboard service should feel.
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A charter expert stays visible from enquiry to shortlist, with email or WhatsApp follow-up when timing, routes or guest needs change.
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The shortlist should clarify the exact yacht, dates, guest count, boarding point, route, price assumptions, inclusions, exclusions and payment conditions.
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