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Halic Tersaneleri

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<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/318277/image/large-64f41579349755651dbfc24029c1ad10.png" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/318277">Spotted last week anchored in Spetses, an island in Greece, is the 106.5-metre converted superyacht <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/4275" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Dream106.5m (349'5&quot;)Halic Tersaneleri1997">Dream</a>. Originally built as a passenger vessel by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/2626" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Halic Tersaneleri (Company)">Halic Tersaneleri</a> in 1997, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/4275" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Dream106.5m (349'5&quot;)Halic Tersaneleri1997">Dream</a>'s transformation began in 2008 with a new exterior design by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/76" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Studio Vafiadis (Company)">Studio Vafiadis</a>. Although the completion was aimed for 2011, the conversion was only finalised in 2018. The extensive rebuild, conducted in Greece, included new interiors designed by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/4637" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Ciarmoli Queda Studio (CQS) (Company)">Ciarmoli Queda Studio (CQS)</a> with 23 staterooms, three dining rooms, a business centre, and a wellness area. Her amenities also feature a beach club, a sun deck with a Jacuzzi and a helipad. Equipped with twin <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/1438" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Wärtsilä (Company)">Wärtsilä</a> engines, the motor yacht achieves a top speed of 17 knots and cruises comfortably at 15 knots, with a range of 6,300 nautical miles.&nbsp;&nbsp;

106m converted superyacht Dream in Spetses

The 106m converted superyacht Dream, built by Halic Tersaneleri in 1997, is seen anchored in Spetses, Greece.

The largest Maltese-flagged superyacht arrived in her home port this week as the rebuild project of the 106-metre motor yacht <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/688" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Dream57.3m (187'12&quot;)">Dream</a> came to an end after nearly a decade. <img src="/uploads/store/photo/43378/image/large-09fac8fcf77f732c616f2900e9882d90.JPG" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/43378"><a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/688" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Dream57.3m (187'12&quot;)">Dream</a> started life as a passenger vessel built by the Turkish shipyard, Halic Tersanleri. It was in 2008 when design studio Giorgio Vafiadis &amp; Associates first <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Article/32411" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Giorgio Vafiadis presents the 106 metre Dream (2008-10-20 00:00:00 +0200)">unveiled</a> a new design of the project with initial estimates indicating that the yacht would be completed by 2011. It was only in 2013 that the project was heard from again when CQS from Milan <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Article/41262" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Interior of 106 metre Poseidonos refit project unveiled (2013-09-30 00:00:00 +0200)">announced</a> that the studio was in charge of the design of the yacht’s interior under the project name Poseidonos. <img src="/uploads/store/photo/43375/image/large-09cef757c81898c946f1fcd7be887f56.JPG" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/43375">In March this year, the vessel was seen conducting tests at sea for the first time after the lengthy shipyard period, indicating that the project might finally be at an end after nearly 10 years.Undertaken by an experienced Greek owner, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/688" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Dream57.3m (187'12&quot;)">Dream’s</a> conversion project took place in Greece (presumably at <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/712" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Chalkis Shipyard SA (Company)">Chalkis Shipyards S.A.</a>) where the yacht’s interior was rebuilt to house, amongst other features, 23 guest cabins, three formal dining rooms, a business centre and wellness area. &nbsp;<img src="/uploads/store/photo/43376/image/large-79cd0c6a168d9503fb1ae2e48eda3159.JPG" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/43376">The project has been a lifelong ambition of the owner, and in a <a href="https://www.tvm.com.mt/en/news/the-largest-luxurious-super-yacht-registered-in-malta-is-100-metres-long/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="">video</a> released by a local Maltese news network today, he gives viewers a glimpse into his new home which he is planned to cruise around the world with.