After purchasing a convoy escort in 1954, shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis spent over $4 million transforming the vessel into a luxury yacht he called the Christina.
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Once renovations were complete, Onassis used the ship as an office, residence, and private entertainment venue.
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Named after his only daughter, Aristotle and Jackie Onassis spent much of their leisure time aboard the Christina ...
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Alongside the notable Onassis and Kennedy families, the Christina hosted many well-known guests that were a part of the couple's elite social circle.
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Among those guests are many with easily recognizable names, as indicated by a vintage passenger list.
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... including Hollywood stars such as Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton ...
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Following an intimate ceremony on his private island Skorpios, the newlyweds boarded the ship with their family and friends.
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... and it included guests such as her socialite sister Princess Lee Radziwill and brother-in-law, Lithuanian Prince Stanisław Albrecht Radziwiłł.
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... alongside President Josip Broz Tito of Yugoslavia and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
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... alongside famous opera singer Maria Callas and her then-husband Giovanni Battista Meneghini. Today, one of the ship's restored lounges bears her name.
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