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Heesen will present the 55m PA’LANTE at Monaco Yacht Show 2026 following her June delivery, giving the Smart Custom steel yacht its official show debut.
Heesen Yachts is preparing the 55-metre motor yacht PA’LANTE for her official public debut at the Monaco Yacht Show 2026, following delivery from the Dutch shipyard in June. The custom steel yacht is one of Heesen’s major 2026 deliveries and will bring approximately 760 GT of interior volume to Port Hercule from 23 to 26 September.
PA’LANTE, hull YN 21055, was built on Heesen’s proven 55-metre steel platform but developed as a Smart Custom project. Exterior design is by Omega Architects, with interiors by Luca Dini Design and Architecture. The yacht accommodates 12 guests in six staterooms and was conceived for long-range Mediterranean and blue-water cruising.
Heesen announced PA’LANTE’s delivery after successful North Sea sea trials, with the yacht leaving the Netherlands for a shakedown cruise before joining her owners in the Mediterranean. The Monaco appearance will therefore be the first major international show opportunity to inspect the completed yacht after several months in operation.
The shipyard describes the yacht as a combination of its established steel-hull engineering with a higher degree of customisation than a conventional series build. That approach allows owners to retain a proven technical platform while adapting layout, styling and onboard systems around a more individual brief.
At 55 metres overall and about 760 gross tonnes, PA’LANTE sits in a size category where interior volume and long-range capability become as important as headline length. The six-stateroom arrangement provides accommodation for 12 guests, while the steel displacement hull is intended to support extended cruising rather than purely coastal operation.
Omega Architects developed the exterior profile, while Luca Dini Design and Architecture handled the interior. Heesen has not publicly disclosed the yacht’s sale price or owner identity, and Superyacht Guide does not estimate those figures without a defensible source.
The Monaco Yacht Show remains the principal late-season European showcase for larger new-build superyachts. PA’LANTE’s appearance gives Heesen a current delivery to present directly to owners, representatives and brokers while the yard continues work on several projects already in construction.
Superyacht Guide will update coverage if Heesen releases additional technical information, imagery or confirmed show-position details before the opening of Monaco Yacht Show 2026.
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