blissbuilder: Heesen year launched: 2007 year refitted: 2019 number of guests: 12
number of crew: nine destinations for charter: based in Greece, with availability
in Turkey, Croatia, Montenegro and the West Mediterranean weely base rate: about $140,000
also listed for sale: asking price is about $14 million management company: IYCThe recent refi t of
Bliss included
repainting the hull,
repairing all the
exterior teak deck-
ing, and gutting the
interior to install a
completely new one.
when the owner of the
144-foot Heesen Bliss bought
her in 2017, he was looking at
the yacht’s bones, not her decor.
The previous owner had been
a decorator with, well, highly
personalized tastes. ¶ “There
was a lot of purple, and a lot of
dark green velvet on the walls,”
says Michel Chryssicopoulos,
a partner at IYC, which man-
ages Bliss for sale and charter.
“I’m sure that years ago, it
looked very good, but after12 years, she needed a major
refi t, which happened.” ¶As
you can see in the photographs
above, the interior now has bits
of fun colors bubbling up here
and there, as opposed to forc-
ing guests to bathe in them.
Chryssicopoulos says that what
is shown in the salon photo
represents the approach the
owner took throughout the
vessel. ¶ “Everything is off -
white now, light gray, very
earthy,” he says. “There’s a lotmore light in the interior. All of
the carpets, the soft fabrics, the
curtains, all of it was replaced.
There was a fake fi replace in the
main salon, and it was replaced
by backlit onyx marble that was
custom-built. That looks very
nice. The main dining area had
a simple glass top; now it has
a nice marble top. The whole
thing smells and looks fresh.”
¶ The owner keeps Bliss based
in Greece and regularly off ers
itineraries in Turkey, CroatiaThe new interior decor aboard Bliss includes Andy Warhol prints, lending a vibrant and fun touch to an otherwise neutral color scheme.out with the oldRefi tted and Ready
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