Orient Express Sailing Yachts news

The coastline recedes and light dances across a tranquil Mediterranean. Time seems to stretch beneath three soaring sails, opening the way for curiosity and the simple joy of being elsewhere. Seventy-two hours aboard Orient Express Corinthian begin with a shift in perspective, an invitation to experience French savoir-faire reinvented at sea.

Orient Express Sailing Yachts is partnering with the Festival de Cannes for its 79th edition, taking place from 12 to 23 May 2026. Two names woven in the collective imagination, two French legacies carried by the power of dreams and excellence.

With Corinthian, Orient Express proposes a different way of travelling by sea, freer, more intimate, more attentive to the rhythms of sailing and guided by favourable winds. The yacht reflects a modern philosophy of exceptional navigation.

Orient Express Corinthian, the world's largest sailing yacht was named on 29 April 2026 in Saint-Nazaire. Flying the French flag, this 220-metre sailing ship heralds a new era of travel, uniting French decorative craftsmanship with cutting-edge naval innovation.

With its new generation of sailing yachts, Orient Express returns to the essentials: the wind. Enhanced by advanced innovations, this approach offers a different way to explore the sea - slower and more contemplative, where sailing itself becomes central to the journey.

Alongside the emblematic routes of the Côte d'Azur, the Italian Riviera and the Adriatic, Orient Express now introduces new voyages through Greece, Türkiye, the United Kingdom and Northern Europe.

In June 2026, Orient Express will set sail on an extraordinary new voyage, unveiling the Guerlain Spa aboard Orient Express Sailing Yachts, the most singular maritime wellness destination ever imagined.

Orient Express and Chantiers de l'Atlantique celebrate a defining moment in the story of Orient Express Sailing Yachts: the keel laying of Orient Express Olympian, the brand's second sailing yacht.

This high-precision manoeuvre calls on unique expertise at the crossroads of aeronautical and naval engineering.

The yacht underwent her float-out: this operation formally ushered the world’s largest sailing yacht from structural build into systems-integration and finishing phases, marking her official debut on the water.

For travelers accustomed to the world’s most exceptional hotels, trains, and private retreats, the term luxury cruise company has thinned with overuse. The word appears everywhere, yet means far less than it claims.

Imagine a soft knock on the door. Morning light filtering through linen curtains. The hush of the sea. The warmth of teak beneath bare feet.

The announcement of a sailing yacht built at this scale naturally draws attention to engineering and dimension — mast height, structural balance, and technical achievement.

Approaching a destination slowly changes the way it is perceived. By sea, arrival gains depth, extending the journey into the place itself. Summer belongs to the Mediterranean; winter returns to the Caribbean.

Approaching a destination slowly changes the way it is perceived. By sea, arrival gains depth, extending the journey into the place itself. Summer belongs to the Mediterranean; winter returns to the Caribbean.