This year?s superyacht showdown was located on the harbor of Gustavia, St. Bart?s capital. The french-speaking Caribbean island of St. Bart?s hosts the best New Year?s Eve parties on private yachts and in the exclusive beach clubs.

Famous faces like; Leonardo DiCaprio, Rihanna, Heidi Klum, Jessica Alba, Chrissy Teigen and John Legend, Lindsay Lohan, Lana Del Rey, Salma Hayek, Channing Tatum, Sean ?Diddy? Combs, and Rachel Zoe have all celebrated the New Year from the famed beach. This year celebrities like Paul McCartney, George Lucas,Toby Maguire, Paris Hilton, Ellen DeGeneres, Prince, Kendall Jenner, Harry Styles, Marc Jacobs, Robin Thicke, Leonardo DiCaprio, Justin Bieber and many more were partying on the island.

There are a lot of changes this year beyond the venerable hot spots like La Plage restaurant and Maya restaurant; night club Le Strand is gone, a pop up club is going to come up for 15 days where the disco was located under the Strand, night club Le Yacht Club will close permanently after December 31st, the infamous Le Ti Club now has a license to stay open until 6 am on weekends, and was recently renovated, quickly becoming the hot spot for very late night action.

This New Year?s Eve, the superyacht contingent is huge featuring some of the most expensive vessels owned by billionaires and celebrities. The neighboring islands of Anguilla, Antigua and Barbados will also play prominently over the holiday with the billionaires and their celebrity guests.

Here is a selection of some of the very best billionaire owned yachts currently moored along the Caribbean islands for New Years. (Note: Billionaire?s net worth is from the official Forbes billionaire directory). Special thanks to SuperYachtfan.com for the detailed information on yacht ownership.