The Riviera Belize 66 Sedan is a 69-foot luxury motor yacht launched by the award-winning Australian yacht-building firm Riviera in 2019. Designed in partnership with 4D Designs, this beautiful yacht evokes the golden age of sailing with its sleek, classic-contemporary design, blending the arching curves of a mid-century cruiser with the clean lines of a modern-day luxury car. Elongated hull portholes recall the romantic allure of Transatlantic cruise ships, while interior design makes use of only the very finest materials and an elegant finish that will impress the most discerning guests.
Head out onto the lengthy foredeck to discover a sedate al-fresco lounge with a U-shaped sofa that surrounds a timber-lined dining table. The seating out here can be used as sunpads or, with the backrests flipped up, as more conventional and convivial seating. Side-decks lead all the way back to a full-beam, teak-lined bathing platform to stern that can be lowered entirely into the water, while a vast tender garage back here boasts enough room for a Williams jet-tender. The deluxe aft-cockpit impresses with a transom sofa, an L-shaped settee, a high-gloss teak-lined table and a wet-bar station to port with two outdoor Kenyon grills, a huge fridge-freezer and an icemaker. This entire area sits under a structural overhang for the perfect amount of shade, though built in glazed skylights keep the space feeling bright at all times.
Steel-framed sliding glass doors lead into a refined main-deck salon with a walk-in aft-galley. This kitchen boasts a Miele two-zone hob, an oven, chunky Vitrifrigo fridge-freezer units, a wine-cooler, a double steel sink, a dishwasher and marbled work surfaces, along with grain-matched, handcrafted cabinets. Ahead of this there is a plush salon with a teak sole or soft carpeting that hosts a white leather L-shaped sofa, an adjustable table, a love-seat and bespoke cabinetry, all framed by cinema-screen side windows with wooden frames. The salon sits underneath a vast glazed sunroof that opens up at the touch of a button, while a skipper’s door to port allows easy access to the foredeck.
A racing-style helm with thoughtful ergonomics features a central armrest between two leather piloting chairs with digital throttles and a Penta joystick, while the dash boasts a rich timber-lined steering wheel, a high-speed compass, a trio of Garmin touch-screen devices, a CZone monitoring system, Interceptor trim-tab switches, and retro-themed chrome-lined analogue instrumentation for a blend of old-world charm and cutting-edge technology..
A capacious lower-deck can accommodate up to eight overnight guests across four staterooms, though for a little extra space down here exchange one of the cabins for a full-beam bathroom to create a Grand Presidential suite amidship. In this full-beam and palatial room you can expect a work-desk, two double-width, full-height cedar-lined closets, a king-sized bed, a block-stitched leather chaise-longue and a full-beam bathroom with a wet-room shower, a pair of porcelain sinks and a dressing room. A compact lounge room to starboard sits across from a twin cabin to port, while two more bathrooms with shower cubicles separate this space from a VIP stateroom with a queen-sized bed to the bow.
A pair of 1000HP Volvo Penta D13 IPS1350 diesels promote top speeds touching 34 knots, while at a slick cruising speed of 24 knots you will enjoy a range of around 411 nautical miles. Take things a little slower and enjoy a 621 nautical mile range at around 12 knots, or rev up the engines from a standing start and reach planing speeds in as little as 7.7 seconds.