How to get an invite onto the world’s biggest mega-yacht

Quintessentially One is about the impressive people on board; the vessel is just a backdrop, says Nikki Ekstein.

It takes a lot of good business to be able to afford a megayacht. But owning one is very, very bad business, according to Aaron Simpson, founder and group chairman of the members-only concierge service Quintessentially.

“It costs 10 percent of a yacht’s purchase price just to maintain that boat every year,” said the London-based entrepreneur.