Another case of Italian boats impracticality

I don't think Euro styling is the most dangerous thing about boating, I think boarding a tender or runabout is about as dangerous as it gets.
As many have indicated, it is incumbent on the host/captain/mate or whomever to ensure safe boarding. Simple really.
Now, non skid surfaces to step on are a brilliant idea. I just had a friend crack his ribs and get a shiner falling from his deck house into the companionway of his sailboat while on the hard doing paint prep. He knows where the slippery bits are.
Boats are slippery.

The point of your post then remains valid, but as to Reality.

Boat is sitting at the dock and guests are loading or unloading. That should be the number one priority of the crew. All those other things you say they're doing can either be done before or after. You can station someone at the stairs. You should station someone at a boarding gate. Guests should never be allowed to board or un-board unattended. Owners, regulars, perhaps, but not those you're referring to. But even owners and regulars should not be doing it alone without someone else observing. Two many people fall in the water doing the simplest things at the dock and hit their heads on the way down.

In this form, your point is one I can only agree with - wholeheartedly.
That's not what transpired from the title, though.

Yup, as I think you know, that's something I'm also well aware by now, and never argued with that.
I would just be surprised if at their HQs they wouldn't be aware of that, and already working on improvements of some sort, because it's clearly unacceptable for a worldwide market leader (not only in pleasure boat industry, but also in any other field!) to not give the US market the attention it deserves.

Also because let's not forget that these are the same folks who last summer splashed hull #1 of Benetti Oasis series (easily googlable, for anyone not aware of it), sold to a US chap, btw.
And the last time I heard, already some months ago, how many of the next slots they already sold, the count was already up to 14.
Can anyone name another 130+ feet & 20+ millions boat anywhere near that, in the whole history of pleasure boat industry?
I mean, this ain't a game where the shareholders can allow a poor dealer to waste their reputation. Not for long, anyhow.

Reality check, said guests had already been onboard and had been briefed on the safe boarding and disembarking of said boat. Or, they get no briefing and fended for themselves.
That's fine to. Your choice.

I guess it depends on the guests. I don't assume my guests are versed in the perils of boarding safely. Neither did the skipper in your original example. Why is that so out of touch with reality?

I, like you, am posting for those who are curious as to different approaches towards safe boarding.

I have no room for a boarding step without hand holds or grip for footing. Not saying that is okay at all, just that boats with such lack of easy boarding should entail a safe boarding chat and demonstration and assistance if needed.

I'm not sure Azimut knows beyond the fact their US sales are very good and they don't have to deal with any of the problems. I keep hoping.

As to the Oasis, beautiful boat but 80' of boat and 50' of rear deck. Ok, slightly exaggerating but it's unlike any boat I've ever seen in many ways. As Arte Johnson would say, Very Interesting.

I see your point, and don't disagree - also because I haven't seen Rebeca in flesh - though a few folks I spoke with who did, were stunned.
Still, having actually closed 14 contracts within weeks from the boat presentation (and a few of them actually even earlier), for a boat of this size, is something no other builder have ever experienced before.
So, obviously there are buyers out there who found the concept "interesting" enough to literally put their money where their mouth is!

Oh, if I was in the market, I'd definitely have talked to them.

There are a large variety of boats built on on both sides of the pond. Pick one that suits you, there's something for everyone. And for the record, ease of boarding is high on my list. But as someone pointed out that's not the case for everyone. So the buyers get what they want. And we get to watch and laugh at the gymnastics. There is no point in ranting against what other people like. Unless you are a pro captain having to move one, you don't need to deal with it. And in that case you make it happen, that's why you're the pro. Oooooohm.

That's not true. I once ran a 62' Predator to Bimini for the day. We docked bow in and 90% of the boat was in the slip. The tide came up to where only 3 of the 4 of us could get on the boat. I had to get someone in a RIB to pick up the last guess at the ladder stairs (in case someone fell off the docks) and bring the person to the swim platform so she could board our boat. It was beyond embaressing for her.

So what's not true and what's embarrassing about boarding from a dink? You dealt with it. I once had to carry a girl in a skin tight miniskirt and another time a guy in a wheel chair down a ladder to a boat. Both started with feeling defeated and embarrassed and finished feeling like superstars. You deal with it.

FWIW, the European market might be bit larger than the US market. In a 2019 Business Insider article that tallies the number of yachts over 80' residing in various countries, the US has the top spot with 158 yachts but the next 4 countries are European (Italy with 133, Spain with 133, France with 118 and Greece with 82) for a grand total of 466 Euro vessels. Thus, if these numbers are accurate and indicative, the European market might be three times as large as the US market. This could explain why European builders might be reluctant to adapt their designs too much for a smaller US market.

But then again, I'm driving an Asian yacht with an Italian name (Bella Roma) in the inland waterways of Tennessee ... so what do I know!

Oasis is definitely on point with the success that San Lorenzo is having with their similar design.

There are a lot of things I love about this boat. That's just one of them.