The construction was originally initiated for Prince Jefri Bolkiah of Brunei before 1996 already, as a joint project between Blohm + Voss and Lurssen shipyards, then stopped until 2001 when the hull was acquired by Platinum Yachts for Sheikh Mohammed Rashid Al Maktoum.
The construction was originally initiated for Prince Jefri Bolkiah of Brunei before 1996 already. This was as a joint project between Blohm + Voss and Lurssen shipyards. A joint project between Blohm + Voss and Lurssen shipyards was then stopped until 2001. The hull was acquired by Platinum Yachts for Sheikh Mohammed Rashid Al Maktoum.