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The best pictures of Koru

In 2022, the 125.8-metre sailing yacht Koru made history when she hit the water at Oceanco ’s Alblasserdam facilities. Now successfully delivered, she is the flagship of the Oceanco fleet and the largest Dutch-built yacht in the world. 

BOAT rounds up the best pictures of the three-masted sailing yacht owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos...

Koru unable to dock in Florida

Koru arrived at Port Everglades, Florida in November 2023 following a months-long Mediterranean cruise that included stopovers in Dubrovnik, Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer and Calabria (according to BOATPro ). The sailing yacht was too large to anchor in the nearby marina, which has a maximum capacity of 121.9 metres. She was photographed instead docking next to a 297-metre cruise ship named Rhapsody of the Seas .

Koru's helicopter landing

Last summer, Koru was spotted in the French Riveria alongside her 75-metre support vessel Abeona . Delivered by Damen Yachting two months before the mothership, Abeona is equipped with a helipad and hangar for a D14 value helicopter– which is clearly being put to good use. Accommodation is for up to 45 people onboard Bezos' support vessel, including crew, guests and other specialist staff.

Koru in Portofino

Koru and Abeona also travelled to Portofino in the summer of 2023, with both Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez sighted enjoying lunch and taking photographs while on board. 

Koru's figurehead

Throughout construction, it was difficult to get a glimpse of the details on board Koru ; but once handed over, all of her traditional features could be admired up close. As well as the intricate gold paintwork and scarlet bootstripe, the yacht also features an elaborate figurehead made of polished wood. The woman is wearing a necklace with a symbol in the pendant, which some have speculated could be the Māori symbol meaning "koru".

Koru in front of Palma Cathedral

After delivery, the schooner spent some time enjoying the waters of Mallorca. The Balearic hotspot is a magnet for superyachts during the Mediterranean season, but Koru had the quiet anchorage largely to herself after leaving the Oceanco shipyard. Her classic lines could be appreciated in all of their glory against the backdrop of Palma Cathedral. 

Koru delivered to Mallorca

In April 2023. Koru was delivered and undertook her maiden voyage from the Netherlands to Gibraltar. She then headed onwards to Palma, giving the world a first glimpse of her cascading aft decks, mighty masts and elaborate aft deck pool arrangement. She was flying solo in Mallorca, but was later joined by support vessel Abeona .

Koru in Gibraltar

Following her successful sea trials in Rotterdam, Koru embarked on journey to Palma, Mallorca that involved an overnight anchorage in Gibraltar. The sailing yacht was sighted passing through the Strait of Gibraltar a second time on her cross-continental journey from the Mediterranean to the USA in November 2023.

Koru on sea trials

Koru was spotted departing from Rotterdam in the early morning light of February 13 to begin sea trials. The 125.8-metre Oceanco set sail across the North Sea to put her performance to the test after hitting the water for the first time in August 2022. The traditional three-masted schooner yacht has a midnight blue hull, traditional canoe stern and the unique addition of a chair at the very tip of the bowsprit. Her name represents the idea of life’s perpetual movement and is a Māori word closely related to that of an unfurling leaf.

Koru with her masts stepped

The yacht was seen for the first time in her final form on the dock in the Port of Rotterdam. Her trio of masts was stepped here to avoid having to dismantle any bridges to allow the Oceanco giant yacht to pass under. The maximum height of the bridge is 70 metres; the masts on Koru are thought to measure between 65 and 85 metres. The first images of Koru indicate the yacht will have plenty of features for her owner to enjoy, including an aft deck pool and a large, uncluttered sundeck.

Koru launched

The 125.8-metre yacht was moved from Oceanco’s primary facilities at the crack of dawn to enter the final stages of construction. The hull was transported via Dordrecht and Spijkenisse (Oude Maas), and her masts were transported separately via the slightly shorter Rotterdam Centre (Nieuwe Maas).

Koru moves through the Dutch canals

Before she hit the water, the hull of Koru was loaded onto a transport vessel and she made the journey through the Dutch canals for further construction work. The yacht was captured against the backdrop of the quaint Dutch countryside, revealing her classic-looking lines and long rows of windows.

Koru from a bird's eye view

As she was wheeled out of the shed into the light of day, yacht-spotters were able to get their first proper aerial shot of the yacht, without her masts. 

Koru rolls out of the shed

When Oceanco completed the work on the hull, the yacht was rolled out of the shed to reveal a crisp navy hull and white superstructure. Koru ’s exterior design immediately drew a comparison to Lürssen’s 93-metre sailing yacht Eos , which was designed by US-based Langan Design . This was the world’s first sighting of the already iconic superyacht.

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An inside look at jeff bezos’ $500 million superyacht and what it costs to keep it afloat.

Cliché but true, the second-richest man on the planet, according to Forbes , owns the tallest sailing yacht in the world . In fact, the 417-foot Koru is so big, it has its own 250-foot support vessel .

Priced at $500 million, the Koru hit the sea for the first time in 2023 and has since ferried Jeff Bezos and company around the globe. Complete with three massive 229-foot masts, it can reach a top speed under sail of 20 knots, according to the New York Post — which is approximately 23 miles per hour.

Made for a group, up to 18 guests can set sail on the yacht, allowing Bezos to bring family and friends on vacation with him. Here’s a look at the Koru’s extravagant features and how much it costs to operate his floating mansion.

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Key Features

As expected Bezos’ yacht is dripping with luxury. With a net worth of $203.8 billion — as of May 4, 2024, according to Forbes — he can afford to outfit the Koru with nothing but the best and he did just that.

The superyacht has three outdoor decks, with two containing swimming pools, according to the New York Post. It also features a cinema, several lounges and multiple business areas, according to Luxuo .

Highly personalized, the yacht is complete with a figurehead modeled after Bezos’ fiancée Lauren Sanchez. Even its masts are luxurious, as the Amazon founder chose in-boom furlers, which keep the canvases at the bottom of the mast above the deck, creating a pristine and spacious rope-free deck.

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Support Vessel

One of the most shocking features of the Koru is the fact that it requires its own support vessel. The $75 million Abeona features a helipad that Sanchez has been spotted using to park her personal helicopter, according to the New York Post.

Designed to carry extra gear, four jet skis, two fast launches and a dinghy were spotted on the Abeona during a 2023 trip to Mallorca, Spain, according to the New York Post. It’s also capable of lifting a small submarine, but Bezos isn’t believed to own one — at least not yet.

Additionally, the support ship has two extra staterooms, which can accommodate four guests. This could come in handy if Bezos wants to entertain a larger group than can fit on the Koru.

On-Board Crew

It probably isn’t a surprise that operating both the Koru and the Abeona is no small task. From staff to drive the boats and maintain them to caring for guests onboard, Bezos needs a small army at sea.

The Koru has a crew of up to 36 people, according to The New York Post. If you think that’s a lot, the Abeona requires up to 45 crew and support staff.

Annual Operating Costs

Purchasing the Koru and Abeona cost Bezos more than half a billion dollars, but his expenses didn’t end there. As you might imagine, the annual cost to maintain a superyacht and its own enormous supporting yacht is more than most people earn in a lifetime.

The Koru costs approximately $25 million in operating expenses per year, according to the Daily Mail . Much less, but still sky-high, Bezos spends around $5 to $10 million on annual maintenance costs for the Abeona, according to Super Yacht Fan ).

When their owners are on dry land, yachts have to find a parking space. However, even this doesn’t always come cheap for Bezos and the Koru.

In November 2023, the billionaire’s yacht arrived in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, but was too big to fit in the port with all the outer superyachts, according to the Daily Mail. Therefore, it had to be docked with cruise ships at Port Everglades, at a rate of $16,500 per week.

While one week of storage might be more than the average person can afford, picking up the tab for any number of weeks would clearly be no issue for Bezos. While his superyacht and the many expenses surrounding it are clearly astronomical, he’s still living well within his budget.

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Jeff Bezos’ New Yacht Is Finally Ready to Set Sail

Amazon’s founder has been spotted on Koru, a massive schooner with a design that evokes the golden age of sailing in the early 20th century.

By Kevin Koenig

Just in time for the high season of yachting in the Mediterranean, when multimillion-dollar megayachts descend on ports like Monte Carlo and St. Tropez, Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, has been photographed with his partner Lauren Sánchez on his new boat, Koru, off the coast of Spain.

Mr. Bezos’ vessel is a sailing yacht, a departure from the diesel-powered, floating palaces popular with other billionaires. But it is still massive. At 417 feet, Koru is the world’s largest sailing yacht, according to Boat International , and it cost an estimated $500 million to build, Bloomberg reported . (Parsifal III, the boat featured on Bravo’s reality series “Below Deck Sailing Yacht,” is 177 feet long — less than half the length of Koru — and cost $18 million , according to the website SuperYachtFan.)

A spokesperson for Mr. Bezos did not comment for this article; neither did Oceanco, Koru’s builder. Here is what to know about the boat.

For traditionalists, Koru is refreshing. At a time when yacht design skews outrageous — see the lizardlike, 262-foot Artefact or the otherworldly 463-foot Yas — Koru stands out as a schooner, a sailing vessel with two or more masts. Photos reveal a large sailboat with three masts, an on-deck pool and a voluptuous mermaid on the bow, that bears a resemblance to Ms. Sánchez. But otherwise, the sleek, classic lines suggest the patrician age of yachting in the early 20th century, said Robert B. MacKay, author of “The Golden Age of Newport Yachting: Between the Wars.”

“With the clipper bow and the dark hull and the masts,” Mr. MacKay said, referring to Koru’s concave, pointy forward section, “it reminds me of a boat built in 1930 for J.P. Morgan Jr., Corsair IV. It is almost like a reincarnation. It’s certainly at odds with the stuff the oligarchs are building — those look like bloated Clorox bottles.”

Compared with the world’s very largest motor yachts — built for sheer size and the accompanying bragging rights — Koru could almost be considered quaint. Azzam, one of the world’s largest motor yachts, is nearly 200 feet longer.

The Experience

Koru will be propelled primarily by the wind. “Sailboats are usually greener than most powerboats,” said Don Anderson, a former captain of M5 , the world’s largest single-masted sailboat, at 256 feet. “I’d like to think that Koru will be one of the most ecological yachts out there, with its sails and also with the technology that will be aboard.”

“When you’re on a sailboat, you’re more in touch with the wind and the waves than on a powerboat,” he continued. “You’re more susceptible to the elements, too. But you can leave California, and once you get past the Catalinas you can basically surf downwind all the way to Hawaii. All you need to do is run with the waves.”

Mr. Bezos has been a guest on similar boats, according to Bloomberg: In 2019, he was spotted on Eos , a 305-foot sailing yacht owned by Barry Diller and Diane von Furstenberg.

Bill Tripp, a Connecticut-based naval architect, said the appeal of this type of boat is clear: “When you are on a powerboat, you ask, ‘Are we there yet?’ and on a sailboat, you’re enjoying the ride and the ocean so much that you don’t ask that question.”

Koru will be trailed by Abeona, a 246-foot support vessel. Superyachts often have support vessels following along behind them. These “shadows,” as they are colloquially known, are for the “toys” — the ATVs, supercars, seaplanes, motorcycles, smaller boats, scuba gear, personal submarines and even helicopters that pleasure boaters might bring on a trip. According to its builder, this model of boat can carry these gadgets along with dozens of crew members. (Ms. Sanchez flies helicopters, and the couple was recently photographed taking a helicopter to board Abeona and then Koru.)

Abeona, a motor yacht, will have enough range to follow Koru from the Mediterranean to the Caribbean — a common course for yachts — on a single tank of gas.

The Kerfuffle

Koru set off a controversy last year — before it was even completed — in a face-off with the Dutch city of Rotterdam. The boat was built at Oceanco’s facility in Alblasserdam, the Netherlands, and needed to pass the historic Koningshaven Bridge, known as “De Hef,” in Rotterdam, to undergo testing in the North Sea.

When the city announced it would dismantle the bridge to allow the boat and its mainmast — an estimated 230 feet tall — to pass through unscathed, locals were angry. They planned a protest to throw eggs at the yacht as it cruised by. In the end, the bridge was not taken apart, and the yacht was towed to a different location to have its masts attached.

Koru is Maori for “coil” or “loop” and refers to the unfurling of a fern frond. The koru design is common in traditional Maori art, where it symbolizes new life, growth and peace. Mr. Bezos included a photo of a koru frond in an Instagram post on Jan. 1, 2022.

Brad Stone, who was the first to report on Koru, in his 2021 book “Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire,” said the name was “consistent with where we see him today.”

“He is no longer this single-minded tech guy,” Mr. Stone said. “He’s in media and Hollywood and has a new relationship.”

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Jeff Bezos’s $500 Million Megayacht Was Spotted Undergoing Test Trials in the North Sea

The amazon founder's y721 koru from oceanco has finally hit the high seas., louisa ballhaus, louisa ballhaus's most recent stories.

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Bezos ran into some trouble earlier this year when it came out that the Koningshaven Bridge in the Netherlands might have to be dismantled to let Y721 Koru pass through, as the megayacht’s 229-foot masts exceeded the bridge’s 131-foot clearance. City officials briefly agreed to disassemble the bridge but then decided against it in the face of public backlash, according to The New York Times. That negative reaction included a threat from residents to show up and pelt rotten eggs at the $500 million behemoth.

Oceanco, the company that built Y721 Koru, ultimately decided against applying for the permit that would be required for dismantling Koningshaven Bridge, and the boat was instead quietly towed to another shipyard without its mast.

Bezos’s completed yacht will be accompanied by a 246-foot-long “shadow yacht” called YS7512, Damen Yacht’s largest-ever support vessel. It will fit 45 people onboard, feature a helicopter hangar and storage for Jet Skis and other water toys and is reportedly called Abeona , according to Boat International .

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An Inside Look at Jeff Bezos’ $500 Million Superyacht and What It Costs To Keep It Afloat

C liché but true, the second-richest man on the planet, according to Forbes , owns the tallest sailing yacht in the world . In fact, the 417-foot Koru is so big, it has its own 250-foot support vessel .

Priced at $500 million, the Koru hit the sea for the first time in 2023 and has since ferried Jeff Bezos and company around the globe. Complete with three massive 229-foot masts, it can reach a top speed under sail of 20 knots, according to the New York Post — which is approximately 23 miles per hour.

Made for a group, up to 18 guests can set sail on the yacht, allowing Bezos to bring family and friends on vacation with him. Here’s a look at the Koru’s extravagant features and how much it costs to operate his floating mansion.

Also take a look at Bezos’ mansion collection.

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Key Features

As expected Bezos’ yacht is dripping with luxury. With a net worth of $203.8 billion — as of May 4, 2024, according to Forbes — he can afford to outfit the Koru with nothing but the best and he did just that.

The superyacht has three outdoor decks, with two containing swimming pools, according to the New York Post. It also features a cinema, several lounges and multiple business areas, according to Luxuo .

Highly personalized, the yacht is complete with a figurehead modeled after Bezos’ fiancée Lauren Sanchez. Even its masts are luxurious, as the Amazon founder chose in-boom furlers, which keep the canvases at the bottom of the mast above the deck, creating a pristine and spacious rope-free deck.

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Support Vessel

One of the most shocking features of the Koru is the fact that it requires its own support vessel. The $75 million Abeona features a helipad that Sanchez has been spotted using to park her personal helicopter, according to the New York Post.

Designed to carry extra gear, four jet skis, two fast launches and a dinghy were spotted on the Abeona during a 2023 trip to Mallorca, Spain, according to the New York Post. It’s also capable of lifting a small submarine, but Bezos isn’t believed to own one — at least not yet.

Additionally, the support ship has two extra staterooms, which can accommodate four guests. This could come in handy if Bezos wants to entertain a larger group than can fit on the Koru.

On-Board Crew

It probably isn’t a surprise that operating both the Koru and the Abeona is no small task. From staff to drive the boats and maintain them to caring for guests onboard, Bezos needs a small army at sea.

The Koru has a crew of up to 36 people, according to The New York Post. If you think that’s a lot, the Abeona requires up to 45 crew and support staff.

Annual Operating Costs

Purchasing the Koru and Abeona cost Bezos more than half a billion dollars, but his expenses didn’t end there. As you might imagine, the annual cost to maintain a superyacht and its own enormous supporting yacht is more than most people earn in a lifetime.

The Koru costs approximately $25 million in operating expenses per year, according to the Daily Mail . Much less, but still sky-high, Bezos spends around $5 to $10 million on annual maintenance costs for the Abeona, according to Super Yacht Fan ).

When their owners are on dry land, yachts have to find a parking space. However, even this doesn’t always come cheap for Bezos and the Koru.

In November 2023, the billionaire’s yacht arrived in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, but was too big to fit in the port with all the outer superyachts, according to the Daily Mail. Therefore, it had to be docked with cruise ships at Port Everglades, at a rate of $16,500 per week.

While one week of storage might be more than the average person can afford, picking up the tab for any number of weeks would clearly be no issue for Bezos. While his superyacht and the many expenses surrounding it are clearly astronomical, he’s still living well within his budget.

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Celebrities Love Croatia – Jeff Bezos Brings Friends

Katarina Anđelković

Updated on: August 18, 2023

August 17, 2023 – It is no secret that celebrities love Croatia. Whether it is for work or pure relaxation, everyone from sports stars such as Michael Jordan , Novak Đoković , Roger Federer , to singers and actors like Niall Horan , Beyonce and Jay Z , Kevin Spacey and so many more have been and have come back to Croatia.

This year, one particular group has attracted quite a lot of attention from Croatian media. As Index writes, Jeff Bezos is sailing around Croatia on the Koru yacht worth half a billion dollars.

Koru is a 127-meter-long vessel, which is actually more similar in structure to a sailboat, making it the largest sailboat in the world. The builder of the yacht is Oceanco from the Netherlands, which launched the yacht in 2023.

“With the masts and the dark hull, it resembles a ship built in 1930 for JP Morgan Jr., the Corsair IV. Like a reincarnation of that ship. It certainly contrasts with the ships the oligarchs are building today,” Robert B. MacKay told the New York Times, author of The Golden Age of Newport Yachting: Between the Wars.

Koru is also considered “the most ecological yacht in the world” because it is primarily powered by the wind. “Sailboats tend to be greener than most boats,” said Don Anderson, former captain of the M5, the world’s largest single-masted sailboat. “I think Koru will be one of the most environmentally friendly yachts in the world, with the sails and the technology that will be on her,” he added.

Up to 18 guests can stay on the superyacht, with accommodation for up to 40 crew members, including the ship’s captain. In the world ranking of the largest yachts, Koru took 32 nd place. It is also the largest yacht built by Oceanco. Its annual maintenance and operation cost around 25 million dollars.

It sails under the flag of the Cayman Islands (a country with 1322 yachts registered under its flag). Koru is accompanied by Ebeona, a 76-meter support vessel. Superyachts often have auxiliary vessels accompanying them. These “shadows”, as they are called, are used to transport various “toys” – most often they are cars, seaplanes, motorcycles, smaller boats, diving equipment, submarines, and even helicopters.

In Bezos’s case, it could be a helicopter, as his fiancee Lauren Sanchez is licensed to operate helicopters, and recently the couple was filmed boarding Ebeona by helicopter. The auxiliary ship has enough range to accompany Koru from the Mediterranean to the Caribbean.

The Friends

As Večernji writes, on his Croatian holiday Jeff Bezos hosted the famous couple Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom, who were filmed on Stradun on Wednesday evening. The group brought another friend, the famous American musician Usher.

Everyone enjoyed a walk through the old city center in a great mood, accompanied by their bodyguards. For the evening walk, Katy and Orlando decided to coordinate their fashion, so they both chose white outfits. The famous singer wore a simple white short dress and flat sandals, while her fiance Bloom wore shorts, a t-shirt, a vest and sandals, and completed the styling with a hat. In a slightly more daring edition, Usher wore a combo of white trousers with a colorful shirt with white details, which attracted a lot of attention from the crowd.

Although the big stars attracted a lot of attention from passers-by on Stradun, they behaved rather inconspicuously and, judging by the photos, it seems that they were very interested in the architecture and that they were looking around all the time, writes Story .

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Jeff Bezos' hot yacht summer with fiancée continues in Croatia with Orlando Bloom, Katy Perry, and Usher

• Jeff Bezos was spotted visiting Croatia with his fiancée Lauren Sanchez.
• The pair was photographed walking and sailing with A-listers Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom, and Usher.
• Weeks earlier, the couple hosted a lavish engagement party on Bezos' $500 million yacht.

Jeff Bezos is summering in style.

The latest stop on his hot yacht summer with his fiancée, Lauren Sanchez, was Croatia, a hot spot in Europe popular with travelers , and they were joined by some A-list friends.

Bezos and Sanchez were recently seen enjoying the summer weather with Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom, and Usher, according to photos published in People.

Bezos, Sanchez, Perry, Bloom, and Usher were photographed walking around Dubrovnik, Croatia, according to the report, a coastal city known for being a filming location for " Game of Thrones. " The group was spotted walking around the city and spending time on a boat, according to Page Six , although it's not clear if they took the party back to Bezos's $500 million superyacht.

Insider reached out to the group for any comment on the Croatia trip but did not hear back ahead of publication. Bezos and Sanchez seem to have a longstanding friendship with Perry and Bloom. In 2019, when Bezos hosted a private dinner party for Sanchez's 50th birthday, Perry and Bloom made the guest list, according to Page Six.   Earlier in 2019, Bezos also hosted a concert for Amazon employees. Katy Perry shared a photo to her Instagram with Bezos and Lil Nas X. Perry gave a live performance at the event, which was hosted to celebrate that year's Prime Day sales event. 

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Bezos and Sanchez have had a social summer as they celebrate their engagement. Just weeks ago, the couple hosted an engagement party on Bezos' $500 million yacht in Italy, according to Page Six . The guest list reportedly included Bill Gates, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Kris Jenner, along with other stars. 

The relationship between Bezos and Sanchez became public news in 2019 after Bezos and ex-wife  Mackenzie Scott Bezos divorced. Bezos and Sanchez got engaged earlier in 2023.  Perry and Bloom, like Bezos and Sanchez, are also engaged. They got engaged in 2019 and have a daughter together.

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Jeff Bezos’ Koru sailing yacht has finally arrived in the US, and it’s so enormous that it did not fit next to other superyachts at the Port of Everglades. The $500 million vessel was finally docked next to gigantic oil tankers at the South Florida seaport.

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Jeff Bezos' multi-million dollar yacht, Koru, docks at Port Everglades

According to boat international, the koru is the world’s largest sailing yacht, and reportedly cost an estimated $500 million to build, by monica galarza • published november 28, 2023 • updated on november 29, 2023 at 12:37 pm.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' massive yacht has officially dropped anchor in Port Everglades.

Video captured by NBC6 shows the enormous 417-foot yacht docked in Port Everglades Tuesday weeks after the billionaire announced he was moving back to the Sunshine State, after spending nearly three decades in Seattle.

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According to Boat International , the Koru is the world’s largest sailing yacht, and reportedly cost an estimated $500 million to build.

Bezos stepped down as the CEO of Amazon almost three years ago and said in a social media post that operations for his rocket company, Blue Origin, are “increasingly shifting” to Cape Canaveral, which is about 200 miles north of Miami.

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In October, Bloomberg News reported that Bezos had purchased a mansion in the area known as “Billionaire Bunker” for $79 million, after buying a neighboring estate for $68 million.

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And in an Instagram post, the 59-year-old announced plans to return to Miami — where he spent his high school years — to be closer to his parents and his partner, Lauren Sánchez.

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Seattle has been Bezos' home since 1994 when he started Amazon out of his garage.

The Instagram post includes a brief video tour led by Bezos of Amazon's first office, with his father behind the camera.

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Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Spotted Hanging Out with Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom, and Usher in Croatia

The couple most recently celebrated their engagement with a party onboard Bezos' yacht on the Amalfi Coast in Italy earlier in August

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Jeff Bezos  and  Lauren Sánchez 's summer travels have taken them to a new destination!

After embarking on a European getaway that included hosting an engagement party earlier this month on the Amazon founder's yacht on the Amalfi Coast in Italy, the couple was spotted taking an evening stroll in Dubrovnik, Croatia.

The billionaire, 59, and Emmy Award-winning journalist, 53, were dressed casually as they walked hand in hand down Stradun, Dubrovnik's main street, with Bezos' security following close by. Tourists and locals were spotted stealing a glance as they were joined by Katy Perry , Orlando Bloom , and Usher .

Perry, 38, and Bloom, 46, were seen hanging out with the group just a few weeks after the couple was spotted vacationing in Saint-Tropez, France , while on their own romantic getaway that included a stop in London .

Usher, 44, joined in on the trip a few weeks after wrapping the first run  of his Las Vegas residency and releasing his latest single, "Good Good ," featuring Summer Walker and 21 Savage .

Speaking about how his concert performances inspired the new music drop , he shared with PEOPLE exclusively, "I look out in the audience sometimes and I can see tears and I see his eyes, or I see guys singing a song that normally like, this guy super-duper hard, why the hell is he singing that song so emotionally? Oh s---, that means he probably experienced some idea of what it was to even make it. So I get really excited about that, so much so that it made me want to make new music."

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It's been a celebratory couple of months since news of Bezos and Sánchez's engagement broke in May . Following the news, a source  told PEOPLE  that the couple "are really in love and happy, which makes everyone who knows them happy."

"They have been talking about it for a long time. All of her friends say this is her dream come true," the source added. "She found the man she wants to spend the rest of her life with, and they felt the time was right. He has all the money in the world, and what was missing was someone to share it with and everybody on both sides is very happy."

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Lauren Sanchez reacts to ring bearer offer for wedding with Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos

Lauren sanchez excitedly spoke about marrying amazon billionaire jeff bezos, sharing her joy about their relationship and their upcoming wedding..

Lauren Sanchez, former entertainment journalist and helicopter pilot, is eagerly awaiting her wedding to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. In an interview with Extra on Monday, Sanchez expressed her excitement about tying the knot with Bezos, saying she is “most excited” to “get to marry the man of (her) dreams.”

(Also read: Lauren Sanchez posts heartwarming video to celebrate Jeff Bezos’ birthday )

Excitement for marriage

Sanchez, 54, couldn’t contain her enthusiasm as she discussed her upcoming nuptials. “He’s amazing. I get to spend the rest of my life with him, and he loves my kids. That’s what I’m most looking forward to,” she shared. The helicopter pilot has three children: son Nikko, 23, with her ex Tony Gonzalez, and two children, Evan, 18, and Ella, 16, with her ex-husband Patrick Whitesell.

She and Bezos, 60, have been publicly dating since 2019, with the Amazon founder proposing four years later. Sanchez recounted the proposal to Vogue in November 2023, sharing how she was momentarily overwhelmed when Bezos presented her with a cushion-cut diamond ring. “When he opened the box, I think I blacked out a bit,” she admitted.

(Also read: Jeff Bezos still using homemade desk from Amazon’s early days, Lauren Sanchez shares pic )

Lauren Sanchez on wedding details

Despite their plans, the couple is still deciding on wedding details. “We’re still thinking about it. Is it going to be big? Overseas? We don’t know yet,” Sanchez told Extra. She did mention that she has been focused on the release of her children’s book, The Fly Who Flew to Space, but plans to “get to the wedding soon.”

During her chat with Extra host Billy Bush, a light-hearted moment ensued when Bush jokingly offered to be the ring bearer. Sanchez, amused, responded, “Oh, that’s good. That’s good. I was looking for one.”

No specifics about the wedding’s date or location have been revealed yet, but Sanchez’s excitement is palpable. Bezos, previously married to MacKenzie Scott, has three children with his ex-wife. The couple’s blended family, which Sanchez affectionately calls the “Brady Bunch,” spends regular time together. “On a typical Saturday, we hang out and have dinner with the kids. You never know where the conversation is going to go,” she remarked during an interview with WSJ. Magazine .

A mega-yacht and a dazzling ring

Earlier in 2023, Sanchez and Bezos made headlines as they sailed across Europe on their mega-yacht, Koru. While the paparazzi were fixated on the power couple, it was Sanchez’s spectacular engagement ring that frequently stole the limelight. The ring, featuring a reportedly 20-carat pink diamond, generated significant buzz. Although neither Bezos, 60, nor Sanchez, 54, disclosed specifics, friends of the couple confirmed the engagement to various entertainment outlets. They also hosted an engagement celebration aboard their $500 million yacht, which saw high-profile guests such as Bill Gates, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Queen Rania of Jordan in attendance.

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