ATHENS, GREECE — The Persefoni yacht, already one of the Greek islands' most celebrated superyachts, has cemented her status as the Aegean's most talked-about vessel this season after playing a central role in one of the most high-profile Hollywood productions currently filming in Greece. The 53.8-metre Mariotti motor yacht — designed throughout by Luca Dini Design & Architecture, comprehensively refitted in 2023, and managed by Emperio Yachting Alliance — transported a major Hollywood film production team and talent between Greek locations in March 2026, underscoring her reputation as a vessel operated and maintained at the very highest level of the superyacht world.

The production in question is The Riders, one of the most anticipated Hollywood films of the coming season, which has been shooting across multiple locations throughout Greece — from the coastal town of Nea Makri on the Attic coastline, to the island of Evia, to central Athens. Greek production crews confirmed that the Persefoni yacht served as the transportation vessel for the production, arriving at the Halkida waterfront on the island of Evia in the early hours of March 5 — a logistical operation that reflects the operational precision and capability that Emperio Yachting Alliance brings to every aspect of the Persefoni programme. The story was first reported by Keep Talking Greece and Athens News, both of whom confirmed the vessel's role in the production's movement between filming locations.

For the Persefoni yacht, the involvement in a major Hollywood production is entirely consistent with a vessel that has long operated at the intersection of superyacht excellence and the world's most glamorous events. Her well-established presence at the Monaco Grand Prix — where she has hosted VIP guests and major corporate clients in one of the world's most logistically demanding environments — speaks to a vessel and management team comfortable operating under the highest levels of scrutiny and expectation.

The Persefoni yacht is a 53.8-metre motor yacht built by the prestigious Mariotti Yachts shipyard in Genoa in 2012 — the same series that produced the celebrated Sea Force One, designed by the same Luca Dini Design & Architecture studio. At 928 gross tonnes across a 10.5-metre beam, she carries a volume that is exceptional for her length — creating living spaces of genuine palatial warmth and generosity that have made her one of the most consistently admired vessels in the Greek islands charter fleet. Her Lloyds-classified steel hull, twin Caterpillar engines delivering a range of 5,000 nautical miles, and zero-speed at-anchor stabilisers make her equally capable as a passage-making vessel and a stable, serene floating base across the full range of Greek island environments.

The 2023 refit programme, overseen by Emperio Yachting Alliance, brought every element of the vessel's mechanical systems, guest spaces, and operational infrastructure into full alignment with contemporary standards — ensuring that the Persefoni yacht combines the structural confidence of a proven Mariotti hull with the operational currency of a recently comprehensively updated superyacht. A professional crew of 13, including a world-class chef trained at one of Athens' finest Michelin-recognised restaurants, delivers a standard of onboard experience that is reflected in the vessel's growing reputation both within the professional superyacht community and among the global cultural elite who have chosen her as their vessel of choice in the Greek islands.

As Greece continues to attract major international film productions and the global talent that accompanies them — drawn by the country's extraordinary landscapes, ancient harbours, and the quality of Mediterranean light that no studio has ever successfully replicated — the Persefoni yacht is uniquely positioned as the vessel that moves between these worlds with equal ease: a superyacht of genuine operational excellence that is equally at home hosting a Hollywood production transfer at dawn on the Evia coastline and a private sunset dinner anchored in a deserted Cycladic bay.

For more on The Riders production and its movement across Greek filming locations, read the full coverage at Keep Talking Greece: https://www.keeptalkinggreece.com/2026/03/05/brad-pitt-filming-halkida-evia-march-2026/