Nouvoyage, the Boston-based designer of luxury amphibious limousines, is moving up. Until now, Nouvoyage has concentrated on selling its Limousine Tender 33 to the superyacht market. Now, it’s aiming larger craft at the cruise line industry.
The company says its 45-foot “shadow tenders,” complete with leather seats, galley, head, A/C, heat, retractable sun roof and gull-wing doors, can follow (shadow) liners to take passengers to shore and back. They also could fit into a ship’s garage and be launched from an articulating beach deck. Passengers could board the tender while still in the garage, and then arrive at the shore destination well ahead of the crowds, ready to be driven around in luxury to visit sites off the beaten track.
The 33-foot tender tops out at 28 knots on the water and 85 mph on land. If you really want to make an entrance, the Nouvoyage limousine tender is your ride. On its website, Nouvoyage says it is “a brilliantly designed craft that is at once artisanal, supremely functional and altogether enviable. The perfect vehicle for those accustomed to living the good life, non-stop.”
The company suggests that the amphibious tender allows guests to spend another day or so on shore; it then could drive on land to meet the mothership at its next destination (assuming it’s on the same island or land).
The Limousine Tender 33 holds 12 passengers and two crew. A 500-hp Yanmar diesel generates electricity to power a 130-hp Remy electric motor on each wheel on land, or two Hamilton jets on the water. The limousine’s underbody is built in a modified catamaran configuration.
The tender costs between $2 million and $3.5 million, depending on the cabin amenities.
Specs.: LOA: 33’0”; Beam: 8’6”; Draft: 2’3”; Disp.: 13,500 lbs. Fuel: NA; Water: NA; Power: 1×500-hp Yanmar diesel, 2xHamilton water jets, 4×130-hp electric motors. Read more:
