Saudi prince's $280M superyacht is like a floating palace that even has three hospitals built inside it

This is Al Salamah, a massive superyacht commissioned by a Saudi prince who turned it into a floating city.

Launched in the last century, Al Salamah includes a hospital, among other things.

But there are two things about it that are quite surprising.

One of which is the size, because despite being absolutely massive, this isn’t even one of the top 10 largest yachts in the world.

This is actually not the only yacht in the world that comes with its own hospital

Launched in 1999, Al Salamah was built for Saudi Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz, who wanted the vessel to be completely self-sufficient – like a floating city.

In addition to its medical facilities, the ship features a gym, a spa, two beauty salons, a helipad, a private theater, and a library.

This is a rare feature, but not unheard of.

Lady Moura, built for another Saudi billionaire, was also designed with a full onboard hospital.

While it is standard practice for massive commercial cruise ships to carry medical clinics, it remains a rare flex for private luxury yachts.

The yacht became briefly available in the open market in 2013, with an asking price of $280 million.

But, as of 2026, she still belongs to the King of Saudi Arabia.

This superyacht is smaller than it looks

Despite being so massive – 139 meters or 456 feet – Al Salamah is not the largest yacht in the world.

Not even close, in fact.

This is actually ‘only’ the 17th largest yacht in the world, just marginally larger than Roman Abramovich’s Solaris and a tiny bit smaller than another yacht built by Lürssen, Scheherazade.

Most of the yachts that make up the top 10 are owned by Abu Dhabi’s Al Nahyan family.

They own Azzam, which is the largest, Blue, A+, and Opera.

Interestingly, Jeff Bezos’ Koru is often excluded from this list because technically that’s a sailing boat, not a motor yacht.