Jackie O’s yacht can be yours for a day — for a cool US$100,000
- The 325-foot Christina O can accommodate up to 34 guests overnight in addition to 38 crew members
Jackie O’s yacht can now be yours for a day – if you have US$100,000 to drop on it, that is.
According to reports from CNN and Robb Report, interested parties can now rent the Christina O, the superyacht formerly owned by millionaire shipping mogul Aristotle Onassis and former US first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
With updates in 2015 and 2018, Valef Yachts is now chartering the ship for €90,000, (US$100,000) per day for the upcoming peak summer months and €80,000 during the low season. Rental also comes with additional fees and deposits for food, fuel and other amenities.
After Onassis’ death in 1975, his daughter – whom the yacht is named after – donated the vessel to the Greek government. The vessel, under the name the Argo, remained in government hands until the late 1990s, when a family friend bought the ship at an auction, restored it to premium condition, and renamed it the Christina O to honour its history.
Originally a convoy escort called the Stormont, shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis bought the yacht in 1954.
Onassis bought it for just US$34,000, its scrap value. He then spent US$4 million refurbishing the 325-foot vessel and named it the Christina after his daughter.
Until his death in 1975, the Christina served as both Onassis’ residence and headquarters.
Onassis made his fortune in the shipping business, eventually owning one of the world’s largest fleets. However, the Christina luxury yacht was considered his flagship vessel, as it served as his office headquarters and as his “floating mansion”.
Aristotle and Jackie frequently used the ship to entertain an impressive list of guests.