Overview
- Reports on Sunday said Lionel Messi has commissioned a Sunreef Ultima 88 that is under construction at Sunreef’s shipyard in the United Arab Emirates with media estimates placing its value between €8 million and €10 million.
- The catamaran is reported to measure roughly 26.8–28.4 metres in length and about 9.1–9.3 metres in beam and will feature a full-beam master suite with a private sauna plus multiple guest cabins and large social decks.
- Sunreef and retailer descriptions say the vessel will be part of MIM Ocean and marketed as MIM Ocean 10 for commercial charter through Med Cat Yachts, which has published weekly rates from about €78,000 in low season to €95,000 in peak weeks.
- The model offers hybrid propulsion and solar options and the unit Messi ordered is reported to have two 1,000-horsepower engines, though the final technical fit-out, contract price and delivery date have not been publicly confirmed.
- The commission extends Messi’s broader hospitality push tied to MIM Hotels by adding a high-end charter asset to a fleet that already rotates between the Balearic Islands in summer and the Caribbean/Bahamas in winter, a move that could boost revenue and global brand reach.