Celebrities spotted on superyachts during the holidays

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... 

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. 

Shaun White, Nina Dobrev and Sir Lewis Hamilton

Elsewhere in the world, Olympic snowboarding champion Shaun White offered glimpses of his holiday spent ringing in the new year from Antarctica. In one of the posts shared to Instagram, White is seen leaping from the deck of the explorer yacht, Octopus, directly into the icy water before hopping into the Jacuzzi onboard with Formula 1 ace Lewis Hamilton. White's girlfriend, actress Nina Dobrev, also accompanied him on the vacation, posting various snaps from her Instagram with a spectacular view of icebergs in the background. At 126.2 metres, Octopus is currently ranked as the 25th largest yacht in the world, featuring an expansive array of amenities including two helipads, a glass-bottom swimming pool that doubles as a dancefloor and a cinema.