The 45.7-metre Ionian Princess has been sold with Neil Emmott of Superyacht Sales and Charter, as well as Sean Doyle and Wes Sanford at Northrop & Johnson jointly representing the seller. Kyle Leeper of Nashville Yacht Brokers represented the buyer.
The yacht featured in season one of Bravo’s reality TV show, Below Deck Med, which aired in 2016 and featured the late Captain Mark Howard alongside fan favourites like chef Ben Robinson and chief stewardess Hannah Ferrier.
Constructed in GRP by American yard Christensen and finished at Palmer Johnson, the voluminous tri-deck superyacht was delivered in 2005. She underwent a comprehensive refit completed in 2022, with further upgrades since. The exterior was designed by Setzer Yacht Architects and the original Donald Starkey interior was refreshed by Yacht Next.
Ionian Princess' layout includes a full-beam master suite on the main deck featuring a private office and a marble-clad bathroom. A full-beam VIP cabin, three double cabins and one twin cabin on the lower deck offer accommodation for a party of up to 12. There are quarters for a crew of nine.
Her sundeck, with a 10-person Jacuzzi, is claimed to be the largest in her class and well suited for hosting large parties on. The brokers pointed out that Ionian Princess has good charter potential.
The richly-decorated interior has a formal dining room, that can be closed off for privacy with etched glass doors, and guests may also enjoy outdoor dining on the aft part of the upper deck or up on the sundeck, where there is a barbecue. At night the skylounge can be transformed into a cinema. A swim platform and gym will appeal to the more active guests.
Ionian Princess' engines were replaced and her engine room was completely overhauled during the refit. The 460GT, ABS-classed yacht for sale's top speed under twin Caterpillar diesels is 15 knots and cruising speed is 12 knots.
Ionian Princess was asking $10,900,000.