The Orient Express brand, part of the Accor group, is to launch a luxury yacht dubbed Orient Express Silenseas in 2026. The 722-foot-long luxury vessel will have 54 suites (including a presidential suite with terrace), two swimming pools, two restaurants, an oyster bar, a theatre and a private recording studio. The yacht will be the first of two built for Orient Express by luxury shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique. The interiors will be designed by architect Maxime d’Angeac, who is also responsible for restoring and updating the historic Orient Express wagons. The exterior, designed by Stirling Design International, is inspired by the modern movement of the 1930s. It will have a hybrid propulsion system that will, in principle, use natural gas (LNG) and eventually green hydrogen, once the fuel is approved for commercial vessels.
