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From being able to order taxis to choosing seats on a plane, there is no doubt that Smartphone apps are revolutionising the way we travel.

And it seems that the luxury travel market is no exception.

In fact, providing you have a spare £25,000, hiring a superyacht is little more than a click away.

Naia: Wealthy holidaymakers can hire the Naia superyacht for £415,000-a-week. The 241.5ft vessel has 22 crew members and can accommodate 12 guests in its eight cabins

Axioma: Luxury yachts for charter tend to range from 25 metres to over 90 metres and brokers Yachting Partners International offer vessels that cost between £25,000 and £750,000-a-week to hire 

Naia: The YPI Selection app lets users to find the location of their nearest vessel which they can then charter online

A new Smartphone app aimed at ultra-high net worth individuals allows users to find the location of the nearest vessel which they can then charter online.

The app, called YPI Selection, has been created one of the world's leading yacht brokers Yachting Partners International.

It also provides a wealth of information on luxury yachting including popular holiday destinations, specifications of the yachts themselves and the process of chartering.

A new app created by luxury yacht brokering company Yachting Partners International also allows users to search for their nearest superyacht and hire the vessel immediately online. 

Naia: Executives at Yachting Partners International say that holidaying at sea offers the 'last real place of privacy anywhere in the world'

Naia: Many superyachts now feature air-conditioned gyms, swimming pools and hot tubs as standard features

Naia: The app, called YPI Selection, has been created one of the world's leading yacht brokers Yachting Partners International

The app features the world's first live interactive dedicated yacht search, called 'Yachts Around Me'.

It allows users to find out more about the yachts they see around them or yachts they specifically want to find out more about.

As well as showing their searched yacht's actual real-time location, users benefit from photo galleries and yacht details together with a key indicating whether it is available for charter or for sale.

The APP which works on smart phones and tablets, is free to download.

Axioma: Yachts come with the owner's own personal professional crew and chefs, watersports toys including jet skis and water skis, diving equipment and in some cases even mini submarines and helicopters

Axioma: Charterers tend to charter yachts in the Caribbean in the Winter and the Mediterranean in Summer, although many are now exploring newer areas like South America, Polynesia, New Zealand and Antarctica

Axioma: On-board facilities often include cinema rooms, fully equipped gyms, saunas, Jacuzzis, games rooms, sundecks and swimming pools

Axioma: Those wanting to hire the 236.2ft Axioma yacht will to pay £415,000-a-week. The vessel comes with 20 crew

However, those who will be able to make full use of the facilities may be slightly more limited.

The cheapest yachts featured on the site cost £25,000 to hire for a single week, while the most expensive cost £750,000.

However yachts come with the owner's own personal professional crew and chefs, watersports toys including jet skis and water skis, diving equipment and in some cases even mini submarines and helicopters.

On-board facilities often include cinema rooms, fully equipped gyms, saunas, Jacuzzis, games rooms, sundecks and swimming pools.

Eleonora: Those wanting to charter Eleonora for a week will have to splash out £50,000-a-week

Eleonora: The 162.4ft superyacht comes with seven crew members and can accommodate eight guests in its four cabins

Eleonora: Charterers decide what food, wine and champagne they want on-board in addition to their favourite meals, while also agreeing with the vessel's captain where they want to go during their charter

Charterers decide what food, wine and champagne they want on-board in addition to their favourite meals, while also agreeing with the vessel's captain where they want to go during their charter.

Explaining the appeal of holidaying on a superyacht, YPI's Commercial and Marketing Director Mark Duncan suggest the sea is the last real place of privacy anywhere in the world.

Clients, he added, are treated to all the luxury of an exclusive hotel, but with a change in view every day and the chance to explore coastlines and islands untouched by humans.

'For many people chartering a luxury yacht instead of a private island or boutique hotel is a journey into the unknown.

Naia: The cheapest yachts featured on the site cost £25,000 to hire for a single week, while the most expensive cost £750,000

Naia: The YPI Selection app provides a wealth of information on luxury yachting including popular holiday destinations, specifications of the yachts themselves and the process of chartering

Naia: The app also includes features such as interviews with yacht designers and a beginner's guide to yachting, together with recommended itineraries and photo galleries

'Many can only compare it to holidaying on a cruise ship. Well, the similarities really begin and end with the fact that both vessels float.

'Compared to a cruise ship, chartering a luxury yacht means you have the whole yacht to yourself. You decide where you want to go and when. You decide what you want to see and do with your guests. You decide what you want to eat and drink and when.

'The whole experience is entirely created around you and your guests whether that your family and children or your best buddies. Ultimately it's not just a way to travel – it's a whole bespoke, luxurious experience. And it's one we encourage as many people as possible to experience and savour even just once in their lives.'

Naia: YPI executives claim that chartering a superyacht is 'not just a way to travel – it's a whole bespoke, luxurious experience'

One former client of the company said: 'It's like having the most exclusive holiday resort just for yourself, with the chefs creating menus based around whatever you like, serving them at whatever time of day or night you want. And with a yacht, you get to wake up to a new view every single morning.'

YPI CEO, Philippe Hetland Brault said: 'We started from the principle that an App has to be useful and practical but also fun.

'It occurred to me that yacht owners and yacht charterers often like to be able to find out more about the brand, the age and sizes of those yachts that are around them when they are moored or sailing nearby.

'We know of many yacht lovers who already use websites and Apps to identify yachts around them, however these sources tend to mix yachts with hundreds of small boats and even merchant ships. So we decided to develop an App purely for yachting with the most comprehensive data available and the very best photography.'

Luxury yachts for charter tend to range from 25 metres to over 90 metres.

Charterers tend to charter yachts in the Caribbean in the Winter and the Mediterranean in Summer, although many are now exploring newer areas like South America, Polynesia, New Zealand and Antarctica.