Cruising the high seas in luxury

The yacht SeaQueen Stephanie leaving Penang island with the Gurney Drive and Tanjung Tokong skyline in the background. — Photos: CHAN BOON KAI/ The Star and WARREN TAN

Most water vessels are used for transport, fisheries and military conquests.

But since pharaonic times, there have been pleasure craft built for no other purpose than recreation and leisure travel.