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Looking to throw the most exclusive World Cup watch party? Charter a yacht

You can sleep on it, sail it between cities, and host a legendary watch party on its deck

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The cinema screen on the STARFIRE yacht
Screenshot Northrop & Johnson

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is just a few weeks away, and already, people are looking for unique ways to watch the tournament. You can watch things live if you’re lucky enough to snag a ticket. Some hotels are offering premium packages costing up to half a million dollars. And you can always just charter a yacht for a few weeks. Luxury yacht brokerage Northrop & Johnson has several of its vessels available for charter on the East Coast during the tournament.

This includes the SEA OWL 88, which the company describes as “A sleek 2022 Azimut yacht with expansive windows, open-plan living spaces and generous outdoor entertaining areas.” You can snag the SEA OWL 88 from $85,000/week. Then there’s one of the newer yachts, the MISS MICHELLE. It’s a 122-foot Horizon RP yacht with spacious, modern interiors and strong long-distance cruising capability. The NICOLE EVELYN is all about comfort. Northrop and Johnson describe the Trinity-built vessel as having “a Jacuzzi, expansive sunpads, outdoor bar and movie screens on both the bridge deck and sundeck.” It could be your home base during the 2026 World Cup for $165,000/week. Finally, the 190-foot Skyfall offers over 3,700 square feet of outdoor living space. Like the NICOLE EVELYN, it boasts a sundeck with a Jacuzzi, while also rocking a plunge pool, bar, and alfresco dining areas. It’s the largest yacht on offer, but also the most expensive, starting at $290,000/wk

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All of the yachts have large screen viewing capabilities, akin to an outdoor cinema in many cases. So you can pack the deck, load up on cocktails, and have a tournament to remember with your friends, family, and associates. A couple of yachts are also available in the Mediterranean, if you like the idea but would rather enjoy the tournament from Europe.

It’s a venue, transport, and accommodation all in one

The Nicole Evelyn yacht at sea
Screenshot Northrop & Johnson

As you’ve chartered the yacht, and yachts tend to be mobile, you can theoretically use it as both transport and accommodation during the tournament. So if you do stag tickets to games in New York and Boston, and you can work out docking with the brokerage, then it’s likely you can take your yacht between games while enjoying all of the facilities in between.

But even if you don’t make it into a stadium, you’ll still be able to host some of the most memorable watch parties of the 2026 World Cup.

While the month-long festival of football pretty much involves a match a day, you still have plenty to do on the chartered yachts when no balls are being kicked. For instance, SEA OWL 88 comes with a Sea Doo personal watercraft you can take out on the ocean at your leisure. NICOLE EVELYN features a sun deck and a jacuzzi, making it perfect for people who love a bit of leisure time.

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