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It is tradition for Magic Johnson to take six weeks out of each year to rent out stupidly luxurious yachts and sail them around exotic places with a handful of chosen celebrities.
Last year, Magic brought Steve Harvey and Samuel L. Jackson onboard The Siren, a 241-foot yacht with a weekly rental price tag of over $700,000 for the high season.
Magic upped the stakes this year by commissioning a yacht called the Aquila, a 281-foot ship that costs $1 million per week to rent. According to Burgess Yachts, the Aquila is the largest yacht to be built in the U.S.A. since the 1930s.
85.6-meter AQUILA (launched as 'Cakewalk' in 2010) was the largest yacht built in the US since the 1930s! pic.twitter.com/HNVoNHS6pi
— Vincent Finetti (@VincentFinetti) February 26, 2017
The 86.5m superyacht Aquila (formerly Cakewalk) owned by the Waltons – largest private yacht built in the US. pic.twitter.com/8Q7c5gEWH6
— Earl Karanja (@Earlsimxx) January 15, 2017
The superyacht officially fits 12 guests, who are catered to by a crew of 28 people and features a gym, cinema room, spa and two massage rooms, jacuzzi, a night-club on an outdoor deck, state-of-the-art a/v equipment with movies and music on demand, and satellite communications.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=13&v=wk5ELhhFyXg
Here is Magic and his wife Cookie enjoying some time off the Amalfi coast.
This year, Magic invited celebs like L.L. Cool J and Rodney Peete aborad to enjoy a yacht cruise vacation that typically lasts six weeks ($6 million).
They look like they’ve having a decent time.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B0wD1bcnk38/
I’m going canoeing next weekend! Yay!