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The
luxury Mega Yacht of Aritotelis Onassis,
" Christina O", is available for
chartering now!!!
Originally built in 1943 as a Canadian
convoy escort, the yacht was purchased
by shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis
in 1954. Onassis spent over $4 million
to convert the ship, which he named after
his daughter, into the most elegant and
advanced private yacht afloat. The Christina
was Onassis' "floating home" from 1954
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list was the ultimate who's who of dignitaries
and Hollywood stars, including such luminaries
as Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, King
Farouk of Egypt, opera diva Maria Callas
and numerous others. John F. Kennedy
first met Winston Churchill aboard the
yacht and two of the most celebrated
wedding receptions of the century were
held on her decks - Prince Rainier to
Grace Kelly and Onassis himself to Jacqueline
Kennedy. After Onassis' death in 1975,
his daughter Christina donated the yacht
to the Greek government. |
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In 1998, the yacht was bought by John
Paul Papanicolaou, an Onassis family
friend and shipping industry leader.
He began Christina's three-year restoration,
involving meticulous research, engineering
and craftsmanship. "We're thrilled to
reintroduce the fabled "Christina O" in
all her original splendor," he says. "Having
been a passenger aboard the yacht in
my youth, I feel a special pride in bringing
her forth to sail into the new millennium.
The extent and attention to detail of
her restoration would make Onassis proud." Now,
after more than a quarter-century, the
yacht returns to sail into a new millennium
in her original grandeur complemented
by today's latest technology. |
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History |
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