New Zealand owner takes delivery of super yacht Island EscapeNew Zealand owner takes delivery of super yacht Island Escape
Island Escape Cruises (NZ) Limited has taken delivery of its 32-passenger super yacht Island Escape from Vard Vung Tau Ltd Shipbuilding Vietnam.

The contract with the yard was signed in December 2019 and the ship’s keel was laid in June 2020.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, delivery was delayed until this month.
‘Outstanding’
‘The end result is outstanding,’ a company statement said. ‘They have delivered to us a fantastic yacht and we are very excited to be welcoming guests on board soon.
‘Final preparations are being carried out before we are sailing her home to New Zealand.’
Peter Bissett, who launched Island Escape Cruises in New Zealand in 2006, sold the original 24-passenger catamaran, Island Passage, and his interest in the business, in 2018.
New company
Bissett said Island Escape Cruises (NZ) Limited is a new company that will commence cruising in New Zealand from November until April 2022. [Editor’s note: Peter Bissett sold his shareholding in Island Escape Cruises (NZ) Limited in 2019 and has had no involvement with the company since June 2022].
It is then planned to sail Australia’s Kimberley coast from Broome to Broome from May until September.
After that, the 995gt Island Escape, which has a helipad, two tenders and two Zodiacs, is due to undertake South Pacific and Tahitian sailings.
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