Michael Jordan arrives at billionaire’s favorite Caribbean resort to celebrate New Year with $80 million

For years, St. Barts has been every celebrity’s favorite destination during the holidays. This year, the Caribbean island also welcomed a host of celebrities for the post-Christmas bash. Michael Jordan is one of those guys who loves to throw the ball back into the clear waters of sunny St. Barts. Like other billionaires, he arrived in style.

Celebrity spotters spotted MJ’s sailing yacht Joy, moored off the St. Bart’s coastline, marking his presence. He’s not the only one around. Jeff Bezos, Mike Tyson, Jake Paul, Mets owner Steve Cohen, Jennifer Lopez and honorary Kardashian Scott Disick have all appeared on the island.

Jordan and Joey are one of the highlights of this year at St. Bart’s. The yacht is 230 feet long and worth $80 million. Of course, that’s nothing compared to DreamWorks titan David Geffen’s $400 million masterpiece, but it’s still impressive. In addition to its 19-person crew, a highlight of the ship is the basketball court on deck.

Contrary to popular assumption, Jordan does not own Joey.Indian billionaire Sameer Gehlaut is the real owner of this yacht and he has rented it out to the following people his magnanimity $840,000 per week.

The yacht’s owner’s interior was designed by Studio Indigo. It has a spa, its own clubhouse, trampoline, elevator, play deck, Jacuzzi, gym and more.

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Michael Jordan also frequently used a more obscure vessel called Mr. Horrible. It sold for just $21 million. One of his boats, the Catch23, placed third in the Mid-Atlantic Fishing Championships. But when it comes to flying to St. Barthélemy, he clearly has a favorite option.

MJ’s little joys during tough times

MJ is understood to have purchased or chartered at least three different yachts. He was first spotted on Joy’s deck in 2016 when he sailed to St. Barts. He later sailed across Europe on the ship with the likes of Magic Johnson and Samuel L. Jackson.

This year, Jordan was spotted wearing Catch23 at the White Marlin Open in Maryland. Although Catch 23 failed to win the race, his NASCAR team 23XI fell down the rankings. This year also marks his $3 billion exit from the Charlotte Hornets ownership group.

Don’t despair, MJ is taking some R&R with his famous friends in St. Bart’s to get over a disappointing year.open your eyes Air Jordan At any New Year’s celebration on the island.