Biggest, brightest stateroom: found on an AFT Cabin boat?

Now, we're not talking mega-yacht here... more in the range of 45 to 65 feet. Because my wife is just 'slightly' clautrophobic, she likes the idea of a master cabin with plenty of light and plenty of room. Problem is, even many of the biggest yachts in our price range have staterooms that are.. well, too cozy and equippped with just a couple of portholes, basically dark. I'm wondering if there is a boat out there -- new or used -- that is renowned for a large, bright master stateroom.

For example, we've looked at the Meridian 459, a boat that has a decent-sized master that opens through a sliding DOOR onto the cockpit.

http://www.meridian-yachts.com/brochure.asp?modelid=54296

No, it's not my favorite boat but even though we're looking a 60-footers elsehwhere, she always comes back to the 459's appealing master.

Question is, can anyone offer a boat that will satisfy both Gorgeous Wifey AND me?

Thanks and happy cruising.

Azimuts have always been a stylish favorite but I'm afraid that even a 68 footer may be a bit much for a couple to handle...assuming we had the budget for one. Actually, our range has been between $500K and $900K. Personally, I very much liked the 2006 Carver Voyager 56, but even after I gushed thoughout our tour, she later said, "Well, sure it was nice, but those two little portholes in the Master hardly let in any light. I still like the aft cabin in the Meridian 459. And I like the privacy too. How can we talk about our guests when they're right next door??"

Well, as for where and when, we're in Seattle (as you might have guessed) so I envision lots of summer cruising the San Juans. Late afternoon trips around Lake Washington and evening dinners at which we would entertain business clients. Rough seas? You can have'em!

Happy cruising

Loren, that may be the best yacht-buying advice that anybody ever received!

Still, here's another question about this type of aft-cockpit boat. A competing dealer told me in no uncertain terms, "Do NOT get an "up-and-down" boat." Meaning a boat where guests have to walk up stairs to get onto the sundeck, up more stairs to get to the flybridge, down another set of stairs to get to the salon, and more stairs to get to the cockpit. Hmmm... I thought, you may have something there. A traditional pilot house would have people flow from the cockpit to the salon up to the pilothouse.

Still, when Gorgeous Wifey and I were considering the Meridian aft-cockpit 459 the idea of several separate conversation areas had some appeal: a group on the flybridge, a group on the sundeck, a few in the cockpit and a gang in the salon, etc.

Anyone else have a "yea or nay" opinion on an "up-and-down" boat?

Happy cruising!