The German shipyard Lloyd Werft is to build the 155-metre megayacht “Beyond Horizons” for the Maybach Ocean Club. With the signing of an agreement, the club has now secured a construction slot at the yard. Delivery is scheduled for the 2029/2030 winter season.
The Maybach Ocean Club has selected Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven as its construction partner for its megayacht project “Beyond Horizons”. The strategic partnership was formalised on 12 June 2026 at the Mercedes-Benz Centre of Excellence in Sindelfingen with the signing of an agreement.
The agreement secures a construction slot in Bremerhaven and marks an important milestone in the technical planning phase. The final shipbuilding contract is due to be concluded by the end of 2026. The 155-metre megayacht is scheduled to enter service in the 2029/2030 winter season.
“Today is a decisive moment for the Maybach Ocean Club as we move from vision to reality,” said Captain Matthias Bosse, Co-Founder and Managing Director of the Maybach Ocean Club. “Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven brings an extraordinary heritage of German engineering excellence, precision and discretion to this project. Together, we are creating an icon of contemporary luxury at sea.”
Lloyd Werft has experience in megayacht construction
Founded in 1857, Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven has demonstrated its position in global shipbuilding through technologically advanced megayachts such as “Luna” and “Solaris”.
“With this community-based model, our client is pursuing an extraordinary and forward-looking concept for the future of yachting. We see great potential in opening up entirely new market segments and user groups,” said Thorsten Rönner, shareholder and Managing Director of Lloyd Werft.
For Lloyd Werft, the key challenge lies in turning this vision into reality while meeting the highest standards of engineering and manufacturing expertise, according to Rönner. The collaboration represents uncharted territory for all partners and demonstrates the enormous potential created by combining bold ideas with maritime expertise.
Lloyd Werft is ideally positioned thanks to its shareholder structure, Rönner continued. With Lürssen and ZECH, the company has strong partners at its side. In particular, Lürssen’s decades of experience and international reputation in building some of the world’s most sophisticated yachts provide an excellent foundation for successfully delivering a project of this scale and innovative character.
In addition to an uncompromising commitment to luxury, “Beyond Horizons” has been designed with future alternative fuels in mind. Lloyd Werft will equip the megayacht with a hybrid propulsion system that is technically prepared for future operation using methanol (“methanol-ready”). Until methanol becomes more widely available in the maritime sector, biodiesel will be used as a transitional solution.
Only 300 selected members will enjoy the superyacht
The Maybach Ocean Club was developed by yacht specialist Splendid Sea AG in official partnership with Mercedes-Maybach and is intended as a natural evolution of the Maybach brand in the ultra-luxury segment. For the first time, the automotive design philosophy of “Sensual Purity” is being transferred to the maritime world on this scale.
The exterior and more than 4,600 m² of deck space were created in close collaboration between the Mercedes-Benz design team and yacht specialists Dölker + Voges Design. Characteristic features include elongated proportions, sculptural surfaces and distinctive Maybach design elements.
The concept is based on the founders’ observation that more than 90% of yachts worldwide are used by their owners for only four to six weeks per year and remain unused in port for the rest of the time, while crew, energy and maintenance costs continue to accrue.
The Maybach Ocean Club therefore deliberately departs from traditional sole ownership and yacht charter models, establishing a new form of ultra-luxury at sea. The concept is based on a strictly limited shared ownership model (fractional ownership): a maximum of 300 selected individuals worldwide will gain access to this maritime lifestyle.
Ownership rights are organised through a dedicated foundation established specifically for this purpose, ensuring a stable long-term ownership structure. Each membership includes around four weeks per year on board “Beyond Horizons”, while all administrative, technical and operational matters are managed centrally.
“At the heart of the Maybach Ocean Club is a community of 300 exceptional individuals from around the world, connected through shared experiences at sea,” said Co-Founder Michael Hehn. “The club embodies Maybach’s design language and commitment to innovation, but it stands for something even more fundamental: the opportunity to share extraordinary places, inspiring encounters and unforgettable moments with the people who matter most to us.”
