The prestigious luxury yacht building company, Heesen Yachts is pleased to announced that the revolutionary superyacht GALACTICA STAR has received an award as the ‘Best Luxury Yacht’ at the Arabian Business Lifestyle Awards 2014. GALACTICA STAR yacht is a magnificent 65-metre vessel with aluminium hull and superstructure designed by Van Oossanen and Heesen Yachts Naval Architects and exterior lines by Frank Laupman of Omega Architects.
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On April 2, 2014 Arabian Business hosted its inaugural Arabian Business Lifestyle Awards. The event attended by over 600 of VIP’s at Dubai’s Montgomery Golf Club and was dedicated to distinguishing up-to-date trends and styles, from lavish cars to super yachts, arts, fashion, fine dining, sports and travel.
Toby Scruby, Al-Futtaim Marine, Heesen Yachts UAE agent, received the prize by Arabian Business Lifestyle Editor Salma Awwad and Joelle Mardinian from Maison De Joell.
“As the official agent of Heesen Yacht’s in the UAE, we were delighted to receive the “Best Luxury Yacht” award at this year’s Arabian Business Lifestyle Awards for Heesen’s Galactica Star. The event was dedicated to distinguishing up-to-date trends and styles, from lavish cars to super yachts, arts, fashion, fine dining, sports and travel, Heesen’s Galactica Star to have been awarded amongst the world’s most luxurious products is a well-deserved achievement”
Galactica Star superyacht has now won her fifth international recognition; after receiving the Best of the Best Award by Robb Report China, the Prix du Design from HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco, the Nautilus award from Yacht Design Magazine and La Belle Classe from the Yacht Club de Monaco.