Octopus
Check Availability ›M/Y Octopus is the trailblazer, redefining what an expedition yacht could be. Now available for the first time for exclusive charter, she is the perfect luxury launchpad for extraordinary adventures.
The Northwest Passage, the High Arctic, Antarctica, Papua New Guinea and Challenger Deep -EYOS and the yacht Octopus have a rich history. The EYOS team is proud to have contributed expertise, logistical support, or guidance in these challenging regions during her tenure as a groundbreaking expedition yacht. Now we’re here to help intrepid explorers take Octopus in interesting new directions. Where do you dream of going? What experiences do you imagine? EYOS has the expedition credentials to bring your ‘mission’ to life.
Commissioned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, M/Y Octopus was the largest private yacht ever when it launched in 2003. Today, she remains one of the largest private yachts in the world. Her size, however, is surpassed by the scale of her ambitions. Allen himself famously described her as “less a Bentley than a Range Rover,” because of the state-of-the-art equipment on board.
In the past, Google’s “Explore the Ocean” project and the Discovery Science Channel documentary team used her ROV. The Royal Navy used Octopus to search for a bell from a British WWII-era battleship. Allen tweeted first-hand eyewitness accounts of James Cameron’s record-breaking Challenger Deep mission from Octopus’ helicopter circling overhead. And Mick Jagger recorded in the onboard studio.
Now, her 2021 refit preserves her expedition bona fides. She boasts an ice class for polar exploring; two helipads and two helicopter garages. In her garage are 7 tenders including her powerful 54’ Delta ‘tender.’ Discover a fleet of boards, from wake and surf boards, to wind and kite surfers, even electric foil flight boards, for personal forays. And with a glass-bottom observation lounge, and a fully equipped dive center, including an ROV, make the undersea part of every expedition. Her beautiful interiors and superb amenities, with accommodations for up to 12 guests, dial up the quality of life aboard. A stylish new Beach Club opens to the sea. The bridge deck features a heated freshwater swimming pool with a retractable glass floor that raises to deck level for entertaining. Adjacent is a bar, spa pool and an open-air pizza oven.
Octopus has ranged widely. And now under private charter, she will explore the four corners of the world again.
