{"id":61678,"date":"2024-01-05T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yachtingmagazine.com\/?p=61678"},"modified":"2024-01-05T11:44:02","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T16:44:02","slug":"vicem-empire-headed-for-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yachtingmagazine.com\/yachts\/vicem-empire-headed-for-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Vicem\u2019s &#8220;Empire&#8221; is Headed for Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yachtingmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Vicem-empire-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image disable-lazyload\" alt=\"Vicem Yachts Empire\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yachtingmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Vicem-empire-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.yachtingmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Vicem-empire-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yachtingmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Vicem-empire-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.yachtingmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Vicem-empire-1-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.yachtingmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Vicem-empire-1.jpg 1200w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">The 95-foot <i>Empire<\/i> from Vicem Yachts is a trideck yacht built via cold molding.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Pozitif Studio<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yachtingmagazine.com\/yachts\/new-yachts-vicem-65-classic-flybridge\/\">Vicem Yachts<\/a> in Istanbul says the Vicem 95 <em>Empire<\/em> is now headed to Australia, where it will cruise the owner\u2019s home waters and make its public debut in May at the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Empire<\/em> is a highly customized, cold-molded composite build that\u2019s part of Vicem\u2019s Cruiser line, which includes models from 67 feet to 107 feet length overall. The trideck <em>Empire<\/em> has a flybridge as well as a shaded cockpit, along with numerous details that Vicem says make this motoryacht \u201cthe pinnacle\u201d of its custom-build program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yachtingmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Vicem-empire-2-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Vicem Yachts Empire\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yachtingmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Vicem-empire-2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.yachtingmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Vicem-empire-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yachtingmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Vicem-empire-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.yachtingmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Vicem-empire-2-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.yachtingmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Vicem-empire-2.jpg 1300w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">The yacht&#8217;s master stateroom is full beam with a king-size berth.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Pozitif Studio<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>The design, according to the builder, pays homage to the Vicem 107. \u201cThe owners came to speak to us with a very clear idea in mind,\u201d Deniz Sonmez, Vicem\u2019s head of interior designers, stated in a press release. \u201cThey had fallen in love with the classic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yachtingmagazine.com\/vicem-107-special-delivery\/\">Vicem 107 Cruiser<\/a> and wanted a yacht built in her image. Our in-house design team took full account of their requests and created a layout precisely tailored to suit their wishes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the foredeck, <em>Empire<\/em> has seating, dining and a separate lounging area for sunbathing. Side decks give guests a straight path to the aft deck, where there is shaded dining for 10 people along with a fridge, sink and flip-down television.<\/p>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yachtingmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Vicem-empire-3-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Vicem Yachts Empire\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yachtingmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Vicem-empire-3-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.yachtingmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Vicem-empire-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yachtingmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Vicem-empire-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.yachtingmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Vicem-empire-3-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.yachtingmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Vicem-empire-3.jpg 1300w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">Vicem optimized the foredeck real estate with a lounge and dining area.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Pozitif Studio<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>Up on the flybridge\u2014which spans two-thirds of the yacht\u2019s deck length\u2014there\u2019s a wet bar with two refrigerators, an ice maker, a sink and a freezer. Informal dining and seating for 10 people is on this deck, along with a hot tub, tender storage and a crane with a lifting capacity of 2,200 pounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>Empire<\/em> carries all the classic Vicem design features, with lots of outside space, long overhangs and shaded side decks,\u201d hull designer Yusuf Altundasar stated in the press release. \u201cIn this, she is perfectly tuned for a luxurious lifestyle in the sun, whether that\u2019s our home waters in the Mediterranean or the sunny shores of her owners\u2019 native Australia.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yachtingmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Vicem-empire-4-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Vicem Yachts Empire\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yachtingmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Vicem-empire-4-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.yachtingmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Vicem-empire-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yachtingmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Vicem-empire-4-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.yachtingmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Vicem-empire-4-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.yachtingmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Vicem-empire-4.jpg 1300w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\"><i>Empire<\/i> has an open main-deck floor plan. It&#8217;s also notable for no less than nine woods with several finishes.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Pozitif Studio<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>Inside, the layout is open plan with the galley, dining for eight, and seating on a single level. A separate service galley is belowdecks because sometimes, the owner likes to cook in the main-deck galley, surrounded by guests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also belowdecks are the crew and guest spaces, separated by the amidships engine room (which houses twin 1,600-horsepower MTU engines). The master stateroom spans the full beam with a king-size berth and a sofa. The VIP is in the bow, and there\u2019s a twin-berth guest stateroom with a Pullman berth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What kind of wood is used in <\/strong><em><strong>Empire<\/strong><\/em><strong>\u2019s interior?<\/strong> Nine kinds of woods with multiple finishes, including various shades of oak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Where to learn more:<\/strong> go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vicemyachts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vicemyachts.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The highly customized 95-foot motoryacht is the latest build in Vicem\u2019s Cruiser line.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":61686,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"BS_author_type":"BS_author_is_guest","BS_guest_author_name":"Yachting Staff","BS_guest_author_url":"","hydra_display_date":"","hydra_display_updated":false,"_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"","_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","arc_story_id":"","arc_website_url":"","custom_permalink":"","arc_subtype":"","arc_exclude_from_feeds":false,"sponsored":false,"sponsored_label":"Sponsored Content","sponsored_display_label":false,"sponsored_image":false,"post_right_rail":true,"post_right_rail_ad_1":true,"post_right_rail_ad_2":true,"post_right_rail_ad_3":false,"post_right_rail_ad_4":false,"post_right_rail_recirc":true,"fixed_anchor_ad":true,"post_top_ad":true,"post_off_ramp":true,"post_taboola":false,"labels":true,"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":"\"\"","apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"footnotes":"","sponsored_url":"","social_share":true,"ad_targeting":"","ad_settings_ads_on_this_page":true,"ad_settings_automatic_ad_injection_into_the_content":true},"categories":[163],"tags":[1543,482,443,164],"acf":[],"apple_news_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yachtingmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61678"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yachtingmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yachtingmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yachtingmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yachtingmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61678"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.yachtingmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61678\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yachtingmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yachtingmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yachtingmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yachtingmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}