David Geffen’s Superyacht Is Hollywood’s $400M Secret Mediterranean Summer Camp

David Geffen’s 454-foot Rising Sun does not do drop-ins; it operates as a floating fortress with a drawbridge higher than any medieval structure. This season, the 82-room, $400 million megayacht dropped anchor along Mallorca’s southwest coastline, serving as a private offshore playground for Hollywood’s heaviest hitters. The German-built luxury vessel includes five decks and accommodations for dozens of guests and crew.

The vessel’s 2026 passenger list has brought a bevy of high-profile figures to Balearic waters. This season alone, the guest list has included Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Pedro Pascal, Oprah Winfrey, Gayle King, Kris Jenner, Ellen DeGeneres, Portia de Rossi, and Geffen’s ex-husband David Armstrong alongside Jim Curtis.

Because of its 138-meter length, Rising Sun cannot dock in smaller regional marinas, anchoring in deep outer bays and deploying custom tender boats to transport guests to shore. A primary entry point on the southwest coast is Port d’Andratx.

The draw of Andratx comes down to an unwritten Mediterranean rule: while Saint-Tropez and Ibiza run on public spectacle, this southwest pocket operates as an anti-paparazzi stronghold. The topography does the heavy lifting. The limestone walls of the La Mola and Mon Port peninsulas allow billionaires to build cantilevered, zero-sightline fortresses that telephoto lenses cannot reach from sea or land. Brad Pitt bought into the cliffs above the port for €3.5 million to escape public visibility, while Claudia Schiffer spent years fortifying her private headland in neighboring Camp de Mar. The area is also where James Bond goes on his night off: the locale has ties to the iconic film franchise: director Guy Hamilton lived in the hills of Port d’Andratx until his death, and actor Pierce Brosnan often rents villas along the same ridge.

What makes Andratx unusual is that the A-list army has not pushed out the public. Balearic coastal laws prevent private developers from walling off the waterfront, so high-speed launches from Rising Sun drop celebrities at marina slips while local fishermen unload wooden trawlers fifty yards away.

Vacationers can sit at outdoor cafes, order three-euro cortados, and watch million-dollar tenders shuttle back and forth to megayachts in the outer bay. During my own stay in Andratx this summer, the mashup of quiet luxury and accessible charm was impossible to miss.

Visitors stay across valley and coastal spots like the luxury resort Zafiro Palace Andratx in Camp de Mar or the waterfront Hotel Brismar directly on the port. Along the quayside, restaurants are open to anyone walking the strip, from classic wood-fired paella at Barlovento and Nikkei seafood at Sumailla to the cafe tables of Cappuccino Grand Café and the saltwater perches of Beach Club Gran Folies in Cala Llamp. And they all share the exact same water views as the superyachts moored in the channel.

The current season’s roster builds on a two-decade history of stars who have traveled on Rising Sun across the Mediterranean. Previous summers have seen the decks host Leonardo DiCaprio, Steven Spielberg, Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Jeff Bezos, Bradley Cooper, Karlie Kloss, Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom, Chris Rock, Diane Sawyer, and Maria Shriver.