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"Liberty"Le Boat launches new luxury boat class for chartering

Comfortable and easy to operate. The Liberty was designed for inexperienced charter guests with high expectations.
Photo: Jill Grigoleit
With the Liberty, Europe's largest provider of licence-free boating holidays has introduced a new boat class to its fleet for the start of the 2025 season. In addition to the budget, comfort and premium categories, the charter company Le Boat wants to tap into further customer potential with the new "Luxury Class" at the upper end of the product range.
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Le Boat's new flagship is designed as a two-cabin version with five berths and is particularly suitable for couples and small families. As with the previous models in the Horizon series, the most striking feature is the light-flooded rooms.

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Large panoramic windows create an all-round view in the spacious saloon. The sleeping cabins are also equipped with skylights and panoramic windows in the hull. Memory foam mattresses are designed to provide additional sleeping comfort. The interior can be air-conditioned and heated, allowing the boat to be used in different seasons and charter regions. The modern kitchen is equipped with various extras, such as a built-in dishwasher and a Nespresso coffee machine. The saloon offers plenty of storage space as well as an entertainment system with Smart TV, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connections.

As with the Horizon series, the Liberty is also equipped with a bathing platform at the stern and a spacious and well-equipped flybridge with an outside steering position. On the sun deck, in addition to the seating area with table, there is a grill plate, a fridge drawer and large sun loungers in the bow area.

Part of one of the largest investments in the charter industry

The Le Boat fleet is spread across 18 cruising areas in Europe and Canada. Thanks to a ten-year project with the French Groupe Beneteau and the Polish shipyard Delphia, it will grow to 1,300 boats in the coming years. The Liberty is part of one of the largest investments in the charter industry. The company has ordered a total of 400 new houseboats in the Horizon and Liberty series from Beneteau and Delphia for around 100 million euros. 100 of these are to be delivered within the next three years, 25 before the end of this year.

The expansion of the premium segment is a response to the increased expectations of boat tourists for comfortable and carefree holidays, said Le Boat Managing Director Cheryl Brown at the launch of the Liberty in Saint-Jean-de-Losne. In addition to comfort and equipment, the focus in the development of the new model was on intuitive and simple operation. This is because the charter company's main target group continues to be customers without a boating licence or experience. Thanks to the joystick, the bow and stern thrusters can be conveniently operated with one hand. "We want to make boating attractive and accessible to more people and reach customers who may never have been on a boat before," says Brown.

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Le Boat charter bases for the Liberty

The new model has been available at Le Boat charter bases in France, on the Mecklenburg Lake District, on the Thames and in the Netherlands since April. A larger Liberty version with three to four cabins is already being planned. This is expected to be launched in 2027 and will expand the range for larger groups.

Technical data

  • Length: 11,23 m
  • Width: 3,90 m
  • Standing height: 2,06 m
  • Clearance height: 3,12 m

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