Ilma
The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
The second Ritz-Carlton yacht, grown substantially in scale while keeping the anchorage habit.
Scale was the question hanging over The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, and Ilma answered it in 2024: around 46,750 tons and 448 guests, a marked step up from the yacht that started the brand. The extra volume went to variety — in dining, in open space, in suite categories — while the operating idea of hotel service culture, a marina-style stern and Marriott Bonvoy earning carried over intact.
Her map is the collection's core triangle: the Mediterranean plus the Greek Isles and Adriatic in the European season, the Caribbean across the winter. She still calls at harbors sized for yachts rather than liners, which keeps the ports as boutique as the ship. If Evrima is the purist's yacht, Ilma is the same idea with more elbow room.
In Service Since 2024
One of The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection's newer ships
448 Guests
At double occupancy — the number that sets the ship's whole rhythm
46,750 Gross Tons
Roughly 104 tons per guest — the space ratio luxury lines compete on
Ilma Highlights
More Yacht, Same Manners
The step up to around 46,750 tons buys broader dining and lounging options, yet anchorage stops and the opening stern platform stay central to how she operates.
Greek Isles in the Rotation
Her European seasons reach past the core Mediterranean into the Greek Isles and Adriatic — small-harbor coastlines that fit the collection's port philosophy.
Bonvoy at Sea
Sailings sit inside the Marriott Bonvoy ecosystem, so the loyalty position you have built ashore keeps working while you are aboard.
Where Ilma Typically Sails
Ilma: FAQs
How is Ilma different from Evrima?
Size, mostly: Ilma, delivered in 2024, is by far the larger ship at around 46,750 tons for 448 guests. She uses the difference for more restaurants, more open space and a wider suite range, while the service culture and stern marina stay common to both.
Where does Ilma spend her year?
European seasons cover the Mediterranean and the Greek Isles and Adriatic, and winters shift to the Caribbean. Itineraries favor yacht-scale harbors, so expect ports the mainstream ships skip.
Is Ilma still a yacht at 448 guests?
In behavior, yes. She anchors where liners cannot, opens the stern to the water, and runs at a guest count most luxury ships would call intimate — the label holds even if the tonnage grew.
What is the smart way to book Ilma?
Lock the sailing before the flights, then work the air deliberately — her embarkation ports are usually a connection beyond the main hubs. Biirdee prices the business-class routings into those gateways and adds the pre-cruise night, so the yacht is the easy part of the trip.
Biirdee · Cruise Desk
Sail on Ilma
Tell us the region and rough dates — the desk checks Ilma's deployment, holds the right suite category, and builds the trip around her schedule.
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