Latest posts with tags "Necker island"

Four Seasons Offers New Private Island in Maldives

Jun 07, 2016 / Travel

This UNESCO hideaway offers unprecedented luxury and personalized services despite its seclusion and exclusivity.


Richard Branson’s Necker Island Villa Burns in Fire

Aug 26, 2011 / Celebrities

Kate Winslet and members of Richard Branson‘s family escaped unharmed Monday when a lightning storm hit the Virgin tycoon’s Caribbean island home, which was destroyed in a blaze. Winslet carried Branson’s 90-year-old mother Eve out of The Great House on Necker Island as the flames took hold in the early hours of the morning. “She […]


Branson’s Necker Belle Sets BVI Regatta Record

Jun 03, 2011 / Events

Sir Richard Branson just set a new record in the British Virgin Islands with his 105-ft. carbon fibre catamaran Necker Belle. While manning the helm Branson had the distinction of captaining the largest multihull to ever participate in a BVI regatta. While he didn’t actually win the race, he added one more honorific to his […]


Richard Branson’s Catamaran Is Open For Charter

Jan 06, 2010 / Yachts

Richard Branson has completed a refit of his 105-foot carbon fiber catamaran and is offering it for charter this season, starting next month. Originally launched as the Lady Barbaretta in 2003 and now named Necker Belle, she spent two years being done over at Australia’s Azzura Marine and their in-house fittings division AM Interiors. The […]


David Beckham Rents Private Island for Victoria

Jul 08, 2009 / Celebrities

British football star David Beckham is planning to take his wife Victoria to the very exclusive Necker island for their wedding anniversary. The two have been married for 10 years now. “Becks has pulled in a few favours. He bought Victoria a lot of other gifts to mark the occasion but the big surprise is […]


Necker Island Rental

May 14, 2008 / Hotels

Sir Richard Branson’s famous Necker Island, a 74 acre paradise in the British Virgin Islands, can be rented for $47,000 a night for up to 28 guests. If that sounds a little steep, there are certain times when you can rent rooms in one of the island’s six guest houses starting at $23,500 a week. […]


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