More than 100 superyachts are lined up in Port Hercule for this year's Monaco Yacht Show, and 43 of them were delivered in 2026 alone. But a handful of arrivals are stealing the show — from the biggest boat ever displayed there to hybrids, rebuilds and a record-breaking sailing ketch.
Topping the size chart is Leviathan, Oceanco's 364-foot diesel-electric giant and the largest yacht in this year's fleet. Delivered in 2025, it's showing in Monaco for the first time and takes an unusual angle on ownership: it was built around community and collaboration, with interiors by Mark Berryman Design, and works within the Inkfish fleet on marine exploration missions. Its companion is equally notable — Draak, a 305-footer formerly known as Equanimity and Tranquility, which re-emerged in 2026 after a full rebuild to serve as a research and expedition support vessel alongside Leviathan.
Lürssen's Nixie, at 336 feet, is the largest brand-new delivery on display. The five-year build by RWD has a long, low silhouette, curved glazing throughout, a glass-bottomed pool and a beach club with four sea terraces spanning more than 2,900 square feet.
Turkey has a strong showing. Turquoise Yachts' Angelique, at 288 feet, is both the yard's new flagship and the largest yacht ever completed in the country, with a pool, multiple entertaining decks and a convertible helipad. Ares Yachts' Simena, at 203 feet, is the biggest sailing yacht at the show — a ketch with a 194-foot mainmast, hybrid propulsion and a near-silent electric mode that lets it cruise at eight knots with a 6,000-nautical-mile range.
Elsewhere on the docks: Amels' first 80, Pangea (262 feet), built for long-range cruising with a 2,150-square-foot sun deck and a glass-bottomed pool; Sanlorenzo's largest yacht ever, the 241-foot Silver Fox, premiering as the first in its 74Steel series; ISA's sporty 218-foot Sea Raider X with fold-down terraces and a panoramic pool; and Benetti's 220-foot Dagger, a hybrid B.Now whose fold-down side wings push the Oasis Deck right to the waterline. Riva's Sairu, at 180 feet, is the brand's largest build to date, and Baglietto's 199-foot Kinda II opens a new T60 series with optional electric cruising.
Why it matters: even if a berth at Monaco is out of reach, the show doubles as a preview of where yacht design is heading — hybrid propulsion, exploration-minded vessels and beach clubs that blur the line between boat and sea. Charter and brokerage watchers will also note that several of these hulls will eventually appear on the charter market, making this the first chance to see the next wave of floating holiday options before the brochures catch up. For anyone eyeing a superyacht charter in the Med or beyond, the yachts debuting here today are the itineraries of tomorrow. The show runs in the Principality each September, when Monaco itself is at its most glitzy.
