Sailing in to steal the show in Monaco is the 90m Lurssen Phoenix 2 on sale with yacht broker Cecil Wright for the handsome sum of €124.9m (EU VAT paid). While there’s no shortage of yachts, tenders and all the toys that go with a life well-lived at sea, not all craft are created equal.

Here’s our guide on how to navigate the biggest and best yacht shows of the season. Parties, plush restaurants and super high-end shopping experiences await yacht show attendees. With more than 200 boats heading to Monaco’s majestic Port Hercule, 1,300 expected to be floating in the bay in Fort Lauderdale and a further 50 lining up in Abu Dhabi, the yacht industry clearly remains in rude health. Following that, attention turns across the Atlantic to the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show between 25-29 October, before the year is all but rounded off with the Abu Dhabi International Boat Show from 16-19 November.

Like a parking lot for the world’s wealthiest individuals, Monaco is the jewel in the crown of the yacht show calendar, which takes place 27-30 September.

Attracting some of the greatest floating fortresses ever created, the glitz and glamour of seeing hundreds of superyachts moored up in a sparkling bay is unparalleled. W hen it comes to showing off top-end transportation, there’s everything from hugely prestigious concours car shows to aircraft extravaganzas, but nothing comes close to a yacht show.

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