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Scenic Eclipse II - one of the most technologically advanced polar orientated yachts on the planet has completed her build and departed the MAJ ship yard in Rijeka, Croatia on April 6th sailing to Lisbon where she’ll make her inaugural voyage on April 13th.

Scenic Group Chairman and Founder Glen Moroney showcased the €170 million six-star Scenic Eclipse II to Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković after it was delivered to the Australian cruise and travel company last week. The presentation of the second Discovery Yacht – which cut its first steel inside three years ago and was entirely built in Croatia – was made ahead of the sail away from the 3 Maj Shipyard in Rijeka on Thursday.

Accompanied by Sasa Cokljat, Managing Director of MKM Yachts, Edi Kučan, Director of 3. Maj Shipyard and other executives, Moroney welcomed PM Plenkovic aboard Scenic Eclipse II, where he inspected the yacht’s nerve centre, aka – its high-tech bridge – public spaces including Koko’s restaurant, and he was presented with a commemorative model of the ultra-luxury vessel.

“Today we celebrate not only the launch of a new luxury research cruiser, but also the persistence and collective effort that has brought us here today, where Eclipse II has been built from scratch,” Moroney said.

“This project once again confirmed for us an important lesson that we have learned through the years of working in Croatia, namely that Croatia has a valuable, extremely high-quality engineering staff, as well as hardworking and skilled shipbuilders.”