The Amazon founder announced his move earlier this month
Jeff Bezos brought his 417-foot yacht to Florida!
The Amazon founder’s $500 million ship, named Koru, docked at Port Everglades, WPLG reports. Due to its enormous size, it had to be parked next to an oil tanker and next to other large cargo carriers, according to Gizmodo.
Jeff Bezos announces that he is moving from Seattle to Miami: ‘It’s an emotional decision for me’
Koru is the largest sailboat in the world and has three masts and several decks, according to Boat International.
Aerial view of the 417-foot luxury yacht Koru. Guy Fleury/AP/Shutterstock
It was spotted at sea for the first time at the beginning of this year. His arrival on the Southeast Coast comes nearly a month after the 59-year-old entrepreneur announced he was moving from Seattle to Miami. Bezos announced the move in an Instagram post published on November 2.
“I’ve lived in Seattle longer than anywhere else and have so many amazing memories here. As exciting as moving is, it’s an emotional decision for me. Seattle, you will always have a piece of my heart,” he shared in the caption.
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez relationship timeline
The post included a clip of Bezos touring Amazon’s first office, filmed by his father. In the post, he wrote that his parents, along with fiancee Lauren Sánchez, inspired his move.
“My parents [Miguel and Jacklyn] they’ve always been my biggest supporters,” Bezos wrote. “They recently moved to Miami, where we lived when I was younger (Miami Palmetto High class ’82 — GO Panthers!) I want to be close to my parents, both Lauren and I we love miami.”
Bezos and Sánchez, 53, went public with their relationship in January 2019. PEOPLE confirmed that the two got engaged in May. The news comes after the two were spotted traveling on a yacht during a romantic European getaway.
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Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez were seen on their yacht. AbacaPress / SplashNews.com
In addition to featuring a wooden sculpture reminiscent of Sánchez, the boat has become the couple’s preferred method of transportation during their summer travels, including stops in Saint-Tropez and multiple parts of Italy. The yacht was also the venue for the couple’s engagement celebration in August.
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After the celebration, an insider told PEOPLE that they “had a great time with close friends” and that they are “not planning a wedding yet.”
They are still just enjoying their engagement, the source said.
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