Royal Romance (yacht)
Royal Romance is a 92.5-metre luxury motor yacht built by Feadship (hull number 1005). It was designed by De Voogt Naval Architects, with interiors by Seymour Diamond. The yacht has a steel hull, aluminium superstructure and teak decks, and was launched in 2014 and delivered in July 2015.
Key details
- Length: 92.5 m (303 ft); Beam: 14.3 m (47 ft); Draft: 3.85 m (12.6 ft)
- Engines: Twin MTU diesel engines, 3,004 hp each (total 6,008 hp)
- Speed: Up to 15 knots (cruising ~12 knots)
- Capacity: 14 guests, 22 crew
- Not for charter
- Notable feature: a swimming pool on the main aft deck
- Flag/state register: Cayman Islands (Lloyd’s Register)
Ownership history and legal events
- Delivered to Viktor Medvedchuk in July 2015; sold on 31 March 2021
- After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Medvedchuk faced sanctions from the United States, European Union and Ukraine
- The yacht was seized in the Croatian port of Rijeka in March 2022 as part of asset proceedings
- In November 2022, Croatian authorities, with FBI involvement, conducted searches related to money-laundering allegations against Medvedchuk and his wife
- A Croatian court ordered the yacht to be transferred to the Ukrainian Asset Recovery and Management Agency (ARMA) to preserve its value for potential sale
- In May 2024, ownership was transferred and the yacht was registered to the state of Ukraine
This page was last edited on 3 February 2026, at 15:04 (CET).