“the White Lotus” Viewers Are Window-Searching for This Superyacht

Vacationers at “The White Lotus” lodge — HBO’s hit sequence — wish to stay giant.

The backdrop for season three consists of luxurious villas and bougie wellness spas on the unique seashores of Thailand. Nonetheless, the final two episodes have featured scenes in a most likely costlier filming location: on a superyacht known as Spacecat.

Within the sequence, the 117-foot vessel is owned or chartered by the character Gary — performed by actor Jon Gries — and has hosted an extravagant occasion and a wild evening up to now. Watching the episodes these previous two Sundays, it has been laborious to not drool over the pool, bar, and different luxurious facilities aboard Spacecat.

In actual life, it’d value at the very least six figures to obtain it from yacht brokerage Northrop & Johnson. With 4 cabins and 9 crew members providing a “seaside membership” expertise, Spacecat begins at $160,000 for one week.

The hefty price ticket hasn’t stopped “The White Lotus” viewers from being curious concerning the luxurious catamaran because of its prosperous on-screen passengers.

Inside the first three days of the primary episode Spacecat appeared in, clicks on its itemizing on the web site had been up 37,000%, a Northrop & Johnson spokesperson instructed Enterprise Insider.

Nonetheless, the yacht’s dealer stated nobody has booked the vessel up to now.

Spacecat is accessible for constitution from Phuket, Thailand, about 200 miles from Koh Samui the place “The White Lotus” was filmed. Very similar to the vibes of the fictional White Lotus lodge, Northrop & Johnson advertises a “zen-like” and “family-friendly” atmosphere aboard its vessel.

The chef on board affords French and British delicacies with a twist of Asian and Center Jap flavors, in line with the itemizing. For leisure actions, Northrop & Johnson lists wakeboarding, Jet Skis, and E-foil surfboards, a preferred five-figure water toy that billionaire Mark Zuckerberg has been noticed having fun with.

Spacecat was launched in 2022, and it was designed by designer Espen Øino in collaboration with Silver Yachts.

The newest season of “The White Lotus” was filmed on the 4 Seasons Resort Koh Samui and the Anantara Mai Khao Villas Phuket. Prior seasons had been additionally filmed at 4 Seasons resorts in Maui and Italy.

Publicity from the present gave every resort a lift in curiosity or bookings, as viewers obtained a glimpse of the luxurious villas and suites that value 1000’s per evening. Season three is not over but, however Thailand is already feeling the impact.

“The Director of Thailand’s Tourism Authority has stated they anticipate about 20% rise in tourism on account of the present,” a 4 Seasons Koh Samui spokesperson instructed BI in February. They did not specify a time interval.