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The world's largest privately owned residential yacht will be anchored off St Peter Port Harbour today, so it's inhabitants can visit Guernsey before sailing off on an 11-day tour of the Svalbard Archipelago.
Ahead of its stop off VisitGuernsey said it is the fourth time the boat, called The World, has anchored in local waters.
The Ship - which is home to between 150 and 200 residents and guests at any one time - last visited Guernsey in July 2010.
Since then it will have circumnavigated the earth at least twice.
Pictured: A file image of The World
The World was launched in 2002 with 165 luxury Residences which is now home to "a diverse group of residents from 19 countries" who all own their own homes onboard the boat.
They circumnavigate the globe every two to three years following a selected itinerary that they choose with expeditions and experiences provided.
Pictured: Part of The World website detailing life on board the boat
As one would expect from a boat like this, there are a number of onboard facilities including:
During their brief stop off in Guernsey, the residents on board the boat have a number of experiences planned for them including an evening reception at Castle Cornet, a private showing of Victor Hugo’s Drawings: Visions of Exile, an evening with the Seigneur of Sausmarez Manor, cycling tours across the island and a hiking expedition in and around St Peter Port.
From Guernsey, The World will sail on to the Netherlands before embarking on its 11-day Svalbard Archipelago expedition at the beginning of August from Tromso, Norway. In early autumn, The World sails back to the British Isles to experience other island communities including the isolated archipelago of St. Kilda and on to the Hebrides such as the Glannan Isles, Shetland Islands and Orkney Islands.
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