Celebrities looking to escape the winter blues were spotted enjoying a slice of sunshine on board various superyachts this festive season. In keeping with tradition, much of the excitement was centered around the famous New Year's Eve festivities in St. Barths. BOAT reports on all of the famous faces celebrating the holidays at sea...
P. Diddy
American rapper and record producer Sean Love Combs, also known by his stage name P. Diddy, shared various snaps on Instagram of his luxury family holiday onboard the 85 metre AK Yacht flagship Victorious. Diddy was joined by his new girlfriend Yung Miami, having spent the lead-up to the New Year cruising through the Caribbean before ending up in St. Barths to ring in 2023. Prior to hosting the A-listers, the crew on board Victorious were involved in a 16-hour search and rescue mission after responding to a distress call in the North Atlantic that had left five passengers stranded at sea.
Paris Hilton
Socialite and business woman Paris Hilton wished her followers a "Merry Christmas from Paradise" in a post showing her celebrating the festive period in the Bahamas. She and husband Carter Reum wore matching Christmas-themed pyjamas while cruising on board Sunreef Yachts' 24 metre 80 Power model named Pronto. The new multihull has an invisible aft garage concealing a jet ski and an impressive array of water toys, and can accommodate up to nine guests in four en-suite cabins.
Lil Huddy
Cole Chase Hudson, known professionally as Lil Huddy, was spotted boarding a tender linked to Lürssen's 72.5 metre Coral Ocean. Huddy is an American media personality, known for his former high-profile relationship with TikTok star Charli D'Amelio and for co-founding the TikTok collective The Hype House. The yacht in question, Coral Ocean, underwent an extensive refit beginning in 2019 and was recently featured in Drake's music video for his song Sticky.
Alec Monopoly
Street artist Alec Monopoly, named after the Parker Brothers classic board game character, posted a photo of him celebrating New Year's in St. Barths on board the 70 metre Royal Denship yacht Force Blue. The yacht was recently subject to a massive refit and extension and she was spotted among various other high-profile yachts such as 97 metre Vava II, 109 metre Bravo Eugenia and 139 metre Rising Sun.
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