Lollipop: the sweetest good ship around

To paraphrase Shirley Temple’s On the Good Ship Lollipop, stepping aboard the eighth hull in Moonen Yachts’ renowned 122 Martinique series is “a sweet trip to the candy shop.” Named after Temple’s 1934 signature song and carrying personalised design details that take inspiration from the lyrics, the 37.4-metre Lollipop sits at the cross-section of Vripack Yacht Design’s refined creativity and her experienced American owners’ long-held vision.
Lollipop retains the hallmarks of the 122 Martinique series – transatlantic capability, exceptional comfort and Dutch-built quality – but is the first of three hulls to have an interior designed by Vripack. For her owners, who sailed their 17-metre high-performance catamaran around the Caribbean and America’s East Coast for the best part of a decade before acquiring their first diesel-powered superyacht, she represents the smoothest of transitions from carbon multihull to steel-hulled monohull.

Aside from being a motor yacht with a great length, shallow draft and impressive noise reduction, Lollipop is the couple’s first experience of yachting with full-time crew. Used to spending around eight months a year at sea, life onboard with their two dogs “had to be easy,” and that need was met from the outset.

While touring yachts at Monaco, they learned that Moonen had a hull under construction with a sophisticated interior and layout by Vripack that “truly appealed.”

“The interior was something that really spoke to us – it was classy but not stuffy, a nice blend of contemporary and homey with white panelling and walnut wood that called to mind classic architecture,” says the owner. With the yacht close to delivery, the bulwarks, floors and fixed furniture were already in place, yet the opportunity to customise was still very much available.

“When I was young working as a skipper, I always said, ‘If I ever have a big power boat, it’ll be The Good Ship Lollipop,” says the owner. Not only did they take the Lollipop name, but they also ran with a confectionary design theme.

Behind the formal dining table, a Delft pottery-inspired mural – which disguises a large storage cupboard where all the yacht’s service ware is stowed – was altered to feature bonbons, Tootsie Rolls and lemon drop candies, as well as a child that resembles the owner’s daughter holding a supersized lollipop. At the entrance to the main salon, an open bar and wine fridge frame the space “giving guests the freedom to help themselves.”

The candy motifs extend to the four lower deck guest cabins – peppermint, lemon drop, Swedish fish and gummy bear – each one aptly represented by colour and candy-striped wallpaper. Even the yacht’s tenders have been appropriately christened, with the large Wajer 38, also designed by Vripack, called BonBon, and the crew tender called CrackerJack. “As well as being a sweet treat, the definition of crackerjack is someone who is skilful at what they’re doing, which we felt was more than fitting for the crew,” says the owner. For the two pooches, a dedicated dog bed on the main deck aft with a discreet relief station for when underway.

Underneath this playful ‘sugarcoating’ is a central design theme that uses soft curves and ceiling arches to frame the interior. It’s found in the full-height side windows in the main salon, and the rounded walls in the owner’s suite, which is accessed via an infinity hallway with windows on one side and a walk-in wardrobe on the other. Vripack repositioned the master bed to face aft, improving the flow of movement and mitigating the need for owners to walk around it. A signature leather ceiling featuring a lollipop swirls brings major design flex.

In the sky lounge, a Frame TV with integrated high tone speakers with sub-woofer for watching ball games can also be enjoyed from the aft deck where big outdoor dining takes centre stage, flanked by the owners’ miniature herb and flower gardens.

Perhaps the biggest customisation appears on the sun deck, along with the owners’ non-negotiables – a hot tub positioned aft to catch the sun, a bar positioned starboard that draws guests in, a dining area to eat and entertain, and a grill and pop-up TV. The most personal element are the two swing chairs that serve as a private book nook.

“So many yachts have design features aft that look impressive when the yacht’s moored stern-to, but I want to be the one who can see all that detail, not strangers on the dock,” says the owner. A case in the point are the Murano glass candies mounted to the glass fronted hot tub with a waterfall gently trickling over them, while the walk-up bar is dressed in soft, pastel lighting tubes to create a real focal point for entertaining. On closer inspection, candies ‘float’ in the resin bar top, carefully positioned by the owners themselves.

Even from afar, Lollipop brings colour to the ocean with her sophisticated metallic hull finish, a dynamic blend of white, light silver and subtle blue-grey undertones paired with a crisp white superstructure. Since taking delivery in June 2026, the sense of warmth and individuality that defines the yacht’s interior has delivered on the brief.

“We wanted something that would allow us to keep travelling the way we always have, just with more space, more comfort and a crew,” says the owner. “It was important to us that Lollipop didn’t take herself too seriously, and the candy theme is fun, but underneath is an elegant yacht that feels comfortable and completely ours.”