Every year, NBA legend and Los Angeles Dodgers owner Magic Johnson takes several of his friends on a whirlwind vacation, and this year he’s doing so on a massive yacht.
After COVID-19 dashed plans for the 2020 trip, the 61-year-old sports legend used the same boat he chartered last year, a 281-foot yacht dubbed Aquila, via TMZ.
The yacht reportedly costs $1.1 million a week, an increase from the $950K a week Johnson spent in 2019, though it certainly seems worth it, as celebrity friends such as Samuel L. Jackson, L.L. Cool J, Rodney Peete, Holly Robinson Peete, Vanessa Bell Calloway and others have been sharing amazing photos and videos from the trip.
It’s owned by Ann Walton Kroenke, who is an heir to the Walmart fortune.
Yacht: Every year, NBA legend and Los Angeles Dodgers owner Magic Johnson takes several of his friends on a whirlwind vacation, and this year he’s doing so on a massive yacht
Impressive: The yacht has room for 12 guests and also fits a crew of 28, with amenities such as a gym, jacuzzi, movie theater, spa and even it’s own nightclub
Trip pics: The yacht reportedly costs $1.1 million a week, an increase from the $950K a week Johnson spent in 2019, though it certainly seems worth it, as celebrity friends such as Samuel L. Jackson, L.L. Cool J, Rodney Peete, Holly Robinson Peete, Vanessa Bell Calloway and others have been sharing amazing photos and videos from the trip
The yacht has room for 12 guests and also fits a crew of 28, with amenities such as a gym, jacuzzi, movie theater, spa and even it’s own nightclub.
The vessel also features a luxurious master cabin also known as the ‘owner’s deck’, which boasts his and hers ensuite bathrooms as well as a study and a salon.
Owned by Ann Walton Kroenke – heir to the Walmart fortune – the yacht took five years to build and first made its debut at the 2010 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, where it was presented under the name of Cakewalk.
The yacht, built by Derecktor Shipyards on commission for Charles Gallagher, is the biggest yacht to be built in the USA since the 1930s. It weighs in at 2,950 tons.
Yacht features: The yacht has room for 12 guests and also fits a crew of 28, with amenities such as a gym, jacuzzi, movie theater, spa and even it’s own nightclub
LL’s video: Rapper and actor L.L. Cool J provided one of the best looks at the yacht in his most recent Instagram video taken on Tuesday afternoon
Cakewalk went on sale in 2011 and was finally sold to businesswoman Ann, 72, in 2014, who swiftly renamed it Aquila and sent it for extensive renovations at the UK’s Pendennis yard which took 12 months to complete.
The vacations have previously spanned around six weeks, including a 2017 trip on a ship called the Siren, which ran $700K per week.
Rapper and actor L.L. Cool J provided one of the best looks at the yacht in his most recent Instagram video taken on Tuesday afternoon.
‘From Farmers the rock to the Porto Cervo Dock. You can do it too,’ he said referencing Farmers Boulevard from his hometown of Queens, New York City.
The video featured a boat the rapper, Johnson, Jackson and others were riding on before it docked with this mega yacht.
All of the posts that LL Cool J shared featured brief by inspirational captions such as, ‘You have limitless potential,’ ‘You can make it happen,’ ‘If you can conceive it you can achieve it’ and ‘Believe in yourself.’
Long way from home: ‘From Farmers the rock to the Porto Cervo Dock. You can do it too,’ he said referencing Farmers Boulevard from his hometown of Queens, New York City
Docked: The video featured a boat the rapper, Johnson, Jackson and others were riding on before it docked with this mega yacht
Samuel L. Jackson took a more humorous approach, tagging all of his posts with #yachtootawkinboutwillis and #yachtyyachtyyachtyyachtyyachtyyachtyyachty.
Magic himself shared a lot of group photos, including one with just all of the guys, himself, Jackson, Peete, LL and Tony Calloway, an anesthesiologist and husband to actress Vanessa Bell Calloway.
He also shared a video from Tony’s birthday celebration on the yacht, along with snaps of him and his wife Cookie with Jackson and his wife LaTanya in Sorrento.
Humor: Samuel L. Jackson took a more humorous approach, tagging all of his posts with #yachtootawkinboutwillis and #yachtyyachtyyachtyyachtyyachtyyachtyyachty
Guys shot: Magic himself shared a lot of group photos, including one with just all of the guys, himself, Jackson, Peete, LL and Tony Calloway, an anesthesiologist and husband to actress Vanessa Bell Calloway
Group shot: He also shared a video from Tony’s birthday celebration on the yacht, along with snaps of him and his wife Cookie with Jackson and his wife LaTanya in Sorrento
Holly Robinson Peete shared a picturesque snap with her husband Rodney Peete just off the coast of Positano.
She also shared a picturesque view from the Villa Tre Ville in Positano and shots from the city of Sorrento.
The couple were all smiles in one snap, which Holly included with the hashtag #MagicSummer2021
Holly and Rodney: Holly Robinson Peete shared a picturesque snap with her husband Rodney Peete just off the coast of Positano
Picturesque: She also shared a picturesque view from the Villa Tre Ville in Positano and shots from the city of Sorrento
Magic summer: The couple were all smiles in one snap, which Holly included with the hashtag #MagicSummer2021
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