Kismet
- LOA: 122 m
- Gross tonnage: 4,918 GT
- Delivered: 2024 (build name Project Jag)
- Builder: Lurssen (Germany)
- Exterior design: Nuvolari Lenard
- Interior design: Reymond Langton Design
- Guests: 20 in 11 cabins, crew around 37
- Award: Motor Yacht of the Year 2025
The entertainer's flagship
Kismet is the latest and largest yacht of that name for her owner, a clear step up from the 95-metre Lurssen he ran before. Delivered in 2024 at 122 metres and 4,918 GT, she was conceived as a floating venue as much as a private home. The industry recognised her the following year with the Motor Yacht of the Year award, a mark of how completely she delivered on her brief. She represents a distinct philosophy at the top of the market, one built around fun.
Where many large yachts aim for serene restraint, Kismet leans into spectacle and social life. Her owner, who runs an NFL franchise and an English football club, wanted a vessel that could host and entertain at scale. That intent shaped every deck. The result is a yacht with a personality that is rare at this size.
A bold profile
The exterior styling came from Nuvolari Lenard, who gave Kismet a striking and confident profile across her five decks. She has a steel hull and aluminium superstructure and a beam of around 17.8 metres. The design makes room for an extraordinary amount of open deck space, because so much of the yacht's purpose plays out in the open air. Even at rest she reads as a yacht built for gathering.
A jaguar motif runs through the vessel as a nod to the owner's Jacksonville Jaguars, and the project itself was known during construction as Project Jag. That personal branding is woven into the design rather than bolted on. The overall look is glamorous and deliberately expressive. It is a yacht that does not try to hide what it is for.
The rare superyacht built for fun, from the basketball court to the submarine.
A bespoke interior
Inside, Reymond Langton Design created what the yard has described as a bespoke tribute to the owner's life and tastes. The interior features floor-to-ceiling glass, intricate paint and marble detailing and several fireplaces spread through the accommodation. The spaces are rich and layered rather than minimal. Craftsmanship is evident throughout, in keeping with Lurssen's standards.
The engineering supports a long list of heavy amenities without compromising the yacht's sea-keeping. Structural provision for pools, a submarine and large entertainment spaces has to be designed in from the keel up. Lurssen's naval architecture makes room for all of it while keeping the vessel stable and quiet. The technical achievement is easy to overlook behind the spectacle.
A floating entertainment complex
Few yachts can match Kismet for the sheer variety of things to do on board. She carries a basketball and pickleball court, three swimming pools, an outdoor cinema, a DJ booth with a dance floor, and an underwater viewing lounge. Multiple fireplaces and firepits are spread across her decks for cooler evenings. The ship was planned so that large groups could be entertained in many different ways at once.
For adventures away from the ship she carries a submarine and a full complement of water toys. The accommodation hosts up to twenty guests in eleven cabins, with a crew of around thirty-seven. That level of crewing supports the constant activity the yacht was built for. Life aboard Kismet is designed to be busy and social rather than quiet.
A very public yacht
Kismet's owner is not a mystery. She was built for Shahid Khan, the Pakistani-American billionaire who owns the Jacksonville Jaguars and Fulham Football Club, and he has spoken openly about her. That openness is unusual at this level, where most owners stay anonymous. Khan also charters Kismet, which brings her further into public view.
Her arrival in New Orleans for the 2025 Super Bowl put her in front of a mainstream audience far beyond the yachting world. As a charter yacht she also has a commercial life, offered at rates that place her among the most expensive vessels available. That combination of personal use and charter income is itself a modern model for owning a yacht of this scale. Kismet shows how a giant yacht can work as both home and business.
Design
- Exterior: Nuvolari Lenard
- Interior: Reymond Langton Design
- Naval architecture: Lurssen
Who it is for: A sociable owner who wants to host and entertain at scale, and who treats a yacht as a venue as much as a private retreat.
Guide price: Charters from ~EUR 3,000,000/week (~US$3.3M); estimated value ~US$360 million (SuperYachtFan; owner Shahid Khan).