Absolute Navetta 50: absolute comfort!

The Navetta 50 is the entry point to Absolute’s Navetta range, measuring 14.95 metres overall with a 4.67-metre beam. Built in Podenzano, near Piacenza in Italy, it has naval architecture, exterior styling and interior design by Absolute. Its hull and superstructure are GRP composite, with public listings describing a semi-displacement hull. The builder specifies CE Category B and a maximum onboard capacity of 14 people, distinct from its overnight accommodation.

The main deck places the galley aft, where it serves both the cockpit and interior seating area. Full-height saloon windows, light-toned woods and large opening glass doors connect the enclosed living space with the exterior. The lower helm is positioned to starboard, with a side access door giving the operator a direct route to the side deck during docking. Circulation routes and protected side passages are central to the owner-operated brief.

Below deck, three guest cabins provide six berths. The forward owner’s suite has a diagonally positioned double bed, large hull windows, a walk-in wardrobe and an en-suite bathroom with a separate shower. A double VIP cabin occupies the amidships area, while the third guest cabin has twin beds. Published configurations identify two guest bathrooms and a separate single crew cabin aft with its own toilet and washbasin, bringing the total to three heads when that cabin is fitted.

Outdoor accommodation extends across the bow, cockpit and flybridge. The cockpit uses movable furniture rather than a permanently fixed seating arrangement, allowing the deck to be reorganised. Above, the flybridge has a continuous, step-free floor, an upper helm, dining space and sunbathing accommodation. The advertised wet-bar arrangement includes refrigeration, an ice maker and a barbecue. Further sunbathing space is provided forward, reached by side decks with handrails, bulwarks and integrated lighting.

Propulsion is by two Volvo Penta D6-IPS650 diesel pod-drive installations, with joystick manoeuvring. Fuel capacity is 1,800 litres, while freshwater capacity is 530 litres including the water heater. One public new-boat listing quotes an 18-knot cruising speed and 26-knot maximum; these are advertised figures rather than independently verified test results. Equipment offered on publicly advertised configurations includes a Seakeeper 6 gyroscopic stabiliser, a hydraulic bathing platform rated for 400 kilograms, a retractable gangway, air conditioning and a fibreglass hardtop.

Announced in December 2025 under the Calypso designation, the model entered production in 2026. Absolute presented it privately at Varazze in May 2026 ahead of its Cannes world premiere that September, alongside the new Navetta 58 and 66. The accommodation and handling arrangements support family cruising without permanent professional crew, while the separate aft cabin permits a skipper to stay aboard when required.