Legend

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Legend is a 77-metre expedition yacht with an ice-breaker heritage, originally built in 1974 and comprehensively rebuilt, most recently in 2019. She sleeps up to twenty-six guests across thirteen cabins, an unusually high capacity for an explorer, which makes her a favourite for larger adventure groups. She has spent years cruising from the poles to the tropics, and her charter programme is among the most established in the expedition sector.

On board

Her thirteen cabins, including a master, VIPs, doubles and twins, are built for comfort in demanding conditions, and the interior carries a Balinese spa, cinema, sauna, salon and gym for the long days that remote cruising brings. A crew of around eighteen, with expedition experience, run the yacht and its shore programme. The atmosphere is warm and lived-in, a genuine base for exploration rather than a showpiece, and the volume aboard suits big groups travelling together.

On deck & in the water

Her capability is the draw: a commercially certified helipad, a garage-stored submarine, snowmobiles, tenders and a full toy inventory let guests explore above and below the water in almost any environment. Her ice-strengthened hull opens Norwegian fjords, Arctic ice and Antarctic waters, while a swimming pool and jacuzzi keep tropical charters comfortable. From polar landings to Caribbean beaches, she adapts her programme to wherever a charter wants to go.

Why she books

Legend books because she offers serious expedition capability at a capacity, twenty-six guests, that few explorers can match, and at a rate that makes bucket-list adventure achievable for a larger party. Groups planning Norway, Antarctica or off-grid itineraries, and those who want an ice-capable yacht for a warm-water winter, seek her out. Her long, proven programme reassures first-time expedition charterers.

Aboard

• Ice-breaker heritage
• Submarine and helicopter
• Balinese spa and pool
• Cinema and sauna
• Up to 26 guests

Cruising grounds

• Worldwide
• Norway/High Latitudes
• Caribbean
• West Mediterranean

The waters, charted

Where she earns her keep, in depth: Greenland & Disko Bay · The Galápagos · Fiji · The Seychelles. The full atlas of 44 waters — and the glossary for the terms.

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