Glossary Term
Megayacht
A megayacht is a very large (often 60m+) luxury yacht at the upper end of the private-yacht market. The term is widely used in media, brokerage, and industry conversation, but it does not have one single universal threshold that applies in every context. In practical use, it usually points to yachts that sit above the ordinary superyacht range in scale, complexity, and onboard capability.
At this level, the yacht often operates more like a small ship in terms of crew structure, technical systems, guest capacity, support requirements, and regulatory attention. Space for tenders, wellness areas, specialist equipment, and long-duration provisioning becomes more common, and the vessel’s size affects berthing, logistics, route planning, and maintenance decisions in a much bigger way.
The term is helpful as a market shorthand, but it is less precise than formal measurements such as length, gross tonnage, class status, or flag requirements. For that reason, megayacht is best understood as a large-scale luxury category label, used to signal operational and commercial magnitude more than a single fixed legal definition.