David Geffen's perfect self-isolation is highlighting the ugly inequalities in the age of coronavirus pandemic.

"Isolated in the Grenadines avoiding the virus," the billionaire, 77, said in an Instagram post. "I hope everyone is staying safe."

Pictures of his luxurious isolation inside the Rising Sun, 454 meters, one of the largest private ships in the world, sparked an immediate reaction on social media over the weekend.

"This is just shameful and unnatural," commented Meghan McCain, one of thousands of negative comments.

Geffen's Caribbean excursion is the latest revelation of how the crisis is affecting people unevenly across the globe. As the world's rich have fled to holiday homes, specially made bunkers or floating mansions, employees, ranging from nurses to supermarket cashiers, have been left taking care of children and risking getting infected as they work to secure the essentials.

The "Rising Sun" has been in the Caribbean since mid-November and has been sailing between Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadines since February. Built for Oracle Corporation founder Larry Ellison, the yacht comes with a gym, cinema and wine cellar. This super yacht is not the only one in the Caribbean, as are the region's "Eclipse" by Roman Abramovich and Vava II by Ernesto Bertarelli.

Geffen, which has a net worth of $ 9 billion according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, did not respond to a request for comment.

While the boat may look like a floating shelter, there is a risk that a guest or crew member may fall ill. The departure could "quickly turn into a quarantine nightmare," according to industry publication Superyacht Times.

This has already been demonstrated by cruise companies, some of whose boats have been denied entry to ports after the outbreak of the virus between passengers and crew.

This has also affected the Superyacht industry, which employs more than 160,000 people worldwide. Geffen makes an exception in this environment, where few of the rich in the world are willing to spend such large sums on buying or renting extravagant boats during the pandemic.

The number of yachts in the US has increased in recent weeks compared to a month ago, while those in the Bahamas and Sint Maarten have declined. Italy, a Covid-19 hotspot, also saw a sharp drop in the number of yachts in its waters.

The yacht season in the Mediterranean is struggling before it even begins. The Monaco Grand Prix has been canceled in May and regular attendees at the principal's yacht show in September are hesitant to make financial commitments while many of the super rich are in isolation.

"We would sign a contract, but we would not pay non-refundable deposits - that's for sure," Beckett said. Pandemic "will have a huge impact on our industry this year. You have to get out of the storm and do the best you can."

Geffen seems unlikely to find out when he will return. The billionaire made his Instagram account private shortly after Saturday's posting.