Major €38M price drop on 99m iconic Hollywood motor yacht Christina O

The 99.1-metre classic motor yacht Christina O, listed for sale with Tim Morley of Morley Yachts, has received a major €38,000,000 price drop.

Christina O was originally delivered by Canadian Vickers in 1943 as an anti-submarine vessel and served in the D-Day landings in Normandy, France. Naval architecture is by Professor Cãsar Pinnau and Howaldtswerke, while exterior design is by Costas Carabelas.

The superyacht was later converted by Greek shipowner Aristotle Onassis, the second husband of Jackie Kennedy, who bought her at scrap value and then spent $4,000,000 on the rebuild; approximately $50,000,000 in today’s terms. As part of her works, she was fitted with a new interior by Apostolos Molindris.

Elizabeth Taylor, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Maria Callas, Richard Burton, John Wayne, Winston Churchill and John F. Kennedy are some of the names that have walked on her decks.

Recent beneficial owners include John Paul Papanicolaou, who spent some $50,000,000 restoring her, then a syndicate of Irish businessmen, set up by the late Ivor Fitzpatrick, who invested substantially in a comprehensive refit before putting her on the charter market.

Christina O later underwent a complete rebuild in 2001, where she was stripped down to the bare hull while carefully preserving her original features.

Two of her most talked-about features over the decades are a mosaic-tiled saltwater swimming pool with a moving floor that converts into a dance floor and the renowned Ari's Bar that was crafted from wood salvaged from a Spanish galleon and is still in its original form today. The bar is also famed for its whale foreskin-upholstered barstools.

Christina O accommodates a large party of 34 guests in 17 cabins, refurbished in similar décor to that originally selected by Jackie Onassis. Her rich interior still contains the Steinway piano that Frank Sinatra and Maria Callas used while visiting, while the Onassis suite boasts an onyx fireplace and Baccarat crystal lighting. The yacht's glamorous circular staircase also has a vintage onyx and silver handrail.

There are quarters for up to 39 crew, and the broker pointed out that she can make coastal cruises with up to 157 guests on board.

A total of 5,500hp is provided by twin MAN diesels, giving Christina O a cruising speed of 15 knots and a top speed of 19 knots, and the 1,802GT yacht for sale has an impressive range of approximately 6,000 nautical miles. Her inventory includes two Hacker Craft Prestige varnished tenders, taking eight guests each.

Lying in Athens, Greece, Christina O is asking €52,000,000.