''Alysia'' is a

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charter

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owned by Greek businessman

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. She was constructed in steel during 2006 by the

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ship-yard for a cost of about 116 million EUR. This made her ''

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'' magazine's most expensive yacht in the world for 2006.

Statistics

''Alysia'' is long, in the beam and has a draft of . The ship has a gross tonnage of . She can accommodate up to 36 guests and 36 crew. The main engines are twin Caterpillar 3606s, with maximum output of each. She has a maximum speed of and a cruising speed of . Her auxiliary diesel generators are three 500 kW

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3412s and one Caterpillar 3406. Her propulsion system drives two variable pitch

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propellers. Her water capacity is and her fuel capacity is which provides a range of . It was on sale for 85M euro. Renovated and renamed Moonlight II in 2012, and offered for weekly rentals of 500,000 euro.

Accommodation

''Alysia'' has a large

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, two outside bars, water jets,

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equipment,

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equipment and a small speed boat used for dives away from the yacht. The staterooms include a small

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, large conference room and small restaurant.

Moonlight II

The yacht was renamed ''Moonlight II'' in 2010.

References

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External links

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