$1,800 a seat: luxury yachts evacuate people from Lebanon as flights dry up

$1,800 a seat: luxury yachts evacuate people from Lebanon as flights dry up

Demand is high amid Israeli bombardment but prohibitive cost and visa requirements mean it is not an option for most

The Princess 2010 yacht is an impressive specimen of a boat. Before the war, its gleaming white hull could be seen cruising Lebanon’s coastline, revellers making sure they enjoyed every inch of the 24-metre-long vessel they each paid $600 to ride.

Since Israel started an intense bombing campaign across wide swathes of Lebanon on 23 September, the Princess has been making a very different type of journey. The $1.3m craft has been ferrying families from Beirut to Cyprus, bottles of champagne replaced by hastily packed suitcases.

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