Latona
| LOA | 49.8 metres |
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| Delivered | 2018 |
| Builder | CRN, Ancona |
| Exterior and interior design | Zuccon International Project |
| Interior style | Stile Liberty, early twentieth century Italian Art Nouveau |
| Guests | up to 10 in five suites |
| Crew | up to 9 |
| Milestones | launched February 2018, delivered May 2018 |
A romantic full-custom 50 metre
Latona was launched at Ancona in February 2018 and delivered to her owner that same May. She was a fully custom project built on the yard's proven 50 metre platform. CRN handled all of her naval architecture while Zuccon shaped every visible surface aboard. She showed the yard could still tailor a smaller flagship right down to the last detail. She stands out as one of the most personal yachts CRN has built in recent years.
The commission stood out for its clear and genuinely unusual design conviction. Where many yachts of the day chased neutral modernity, Latona instead embraced a specific historical style. CRN supported that singular vision with careful engineering and meticulous outfitting throughout. She is one of the more romantic yachts the yard has produced in recent years. Her whole character rests confidently on a single, coherent and unwavering design idea.
Zuccon inside and out
Studio Zuccon International Project drew both the exterior and the interior, giving Latona complete and rare visual unity. The exterior is elegant and restrained, carrying the studio's assured and practised sense of line. At just under 50 metres she looks poised and beautifully well proportioned at anchor. Her calm styling suits both a busy harbour and a quiet, open anchorage. The restrained exterior gives little hint of the richness waiting just inside.
The exterior carefully frames comfortable outdoor spaces across each of her intimate decks. A well-planned sun deck and sheltered side lounges give guests plenty of room to relax through the day. The lines stay calm and classic from the bow right through to the stern. She carries herself with a quiet and thoroughly assured confidence at anchor in any bay. Her balanced, elegant proportions have a timeless quality that firmly resists passing fashion.
A 50 metre CRN whose interior revives the Stile Liberty spirit of early Italian Art Nouveau.
The Stile Liberty revival
The interior is Latona's defining feature, faithfully reviving the Stile Liberty of the early twentieth century. That distinctly Italian take on Art Nouveau brings flowing forms and fine inlaid detail to the rooms. The overall effect is warm, ornate and deeply personal to the owner throughout. Very few modern yachts commit to a historical style with such genuine conviction. Stepping aboard truly feels like entering a beautifully preserved period interior.
The considered layout accommodates up to ten guests in five well-appointed and richly finished suites. Every space rewards a closer look, with real hand craftsmanship in the detailing throughout. The overall mood is intimate and quietly romantic across the whole of the yacht. A dedicated crew of nine supports the experience with genuine and attentive care. She was made specifically for owners who treasure fine, hand-worked detail in every room.
Refined engineering at 50 metres
Latona sits on CRN's proven 50 metre steel platform, carefully engineered for a comfortable ride. Her well-chosen machinery supports easy Mediterranean cruising as well as longer passages further afield. The considered naval architecture keeps her stable and notably quiet at a steady cruising speed. She balances real refinement with dependable, everyday cruising capability. She moves with the settled assurance of a considerably larger yacht.
For an owner that means a smaller flagship that still cruises with real, reassuring assurance. Systems were sensibly laid out for straightforward operation and simple upkeep in port. The layout keeps tenders and water toys well clear of the guest decks at all times. She is a genuinely rewarding yacht both to own and to run. Her manageable size keeps her practical while her singular interior keeps her special.
Who she suits
Latona suits an owner with a deep and genuine love of design history and fine craft. Her Stile Liberty interior sets her clearly apart from every neutral, modern rival on the market. Up to ten guests travel in intimate, richly detailed and welcoming comfort. She is ideal for those who want a yacht with a strong and confident artistic identity. She rewards an owner who happily sees a yacht as a true work of decorative art.
She also appeals to buyers who value a complete, unbroken Zuccon vision from bow to stern. Her single-studio authorship gives her a rare and genuine coherence. At just under 50 metres she is both manageable and deeply personal. That singular identity keeps her compelling to serious, design-minded buyers. For a buyer she offers a genuine one-off with a character that no production yacht can match.
The story behind the interior, and what is not published
Latona's Stile Liberty interior is often credited to Zuccon International Project alone, but Boat International's own on-board feature describes a two-year collaboration between Zuccon's Giovanni Zuccon and CRN's in-house design department, led on the CRN side by Costanza Pazzi, running to more than 100 interior renderings and over fifteen owner visits to the Ancona yard during the build. Pazzi has described the owner and his wife overruling the design team's own preference for a more traditional hull colour such as white, cream or blue in favour of the pale turquoise the yacht now carries. At launch, CRN's chief executive Alberto Galassi called her 'this complex, magnificent, 50 metre construction' realising 'the desire of a selective and resolute owner.'
Latona has never been listed for sale or charter, confirmed as recently as a 2023 broker snapshot, and no build price, resale value or charter rate has ever entered the public record for her. That also means the deeper mechanical specification, gearboxes, generators, stabilisers, thrusters and watermaker capacity among them, has never been published; Boat International keeps its own full specification for the yacht behind a paid subscription, and with no broker listing to fill the gap this page reports that honestly rather than estimating. Her narrow 8.6 metre beam is a related trade-off: SuperYacht Times' delivery coverage states it forced the designers to balance interior against exterior space, which likely explains why her gross tonnage sits toward the low end for a 50 metre hull.
Engines and systems
| Main engines | Twin Caterpillar C32 (C32 ACERT) diesels, 1,193 kW (1,600 hp) each, 2,386 kW (3,200 hp) combined; agreed by SuperYacht Times and Yacht Harbour across multiple articles |
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| Propulsion | Twin shaft, conventional propellers; single-sourced (SuperYacht Times) |
| Top speed / cruise | 16 knots maximum, 15 knots cruise, agreed independently by Boat International and Yacht Harbour; one database entry gives a different, uncorroborated 15/14 pairing and is not used |
| Range | 3,800 nm at 11 knots, agreed by SuperYacht Times, Boat International and Yacht Harbour, and described by Yacht Harbour as transatlantic range |
| Fuel tankage | About 48,000 litres, single-sourced to SuperYacht Times' profile |
| Fresh water tankage | About 12,000 litres, single-sourced to SuperYacht Times' profile |
| Draught | 2.65 m maximum, single-sourced to SuperYacht Times' profile |
| Displacement | 460 tonnes full load, agreed by SuperYacht Times and Boat International |
| Gearboxes, generators, stabilisers, thrusters, watermaker | Not published by any source found; Boat International keeps its full specification for this yacht behind a paid subscription, and no broker listing exists to fill the gap since Latona has never been offered for sale or charter |
What owners and crew report
The owners on the name and the brief
The co-owners, quoted directly, said: 'When we were naming our yacht, we chose the Latin version of her name, Latona, because it is softer-sounding. We think of this yacht as our families' space of welcoming comfort, almost like a mother's embrace,' adding, 'In 50 metres we have everything. I really couldn't ask for more.'
Boat International, in an on-board feature by Clare MahonTwo families, one long-standing partnership
Latona is co-owned by two university-friend families who are also business partners, and who previously owned a Ferretti 750, a Ferretti 870 and a Riva runabout together before commissioning her.
Boat InternationalThe designers on working with this owner
Zuccon International Project co-founder Giovanni Zuccon said, 'Latona's owner is an exceptional person... In my 47 years as an architect and yacht designer I have never worked with anyone who is as hands-on,' while CRN's Costanza Pazzi described the owner and his wife overruling the design team's preference for a more traditional hull colour.
Boat International
What is good, and what to watch
Strong points
- A genuinely bespoke, two-year commissionBoat International's feature reports over 100 interior renderings and more than fifteen owner visits to the shipyard during a two-year design process, producing an unusually cohesive Stile Liberty interior rather than a catalogue theme.
- A distinctive, widely remarked hull colourSuperYacht Times named her among the most memorable launches of 2018 specifically for her pale turquoise hull, a deliberate and unusual choice the owner's wife pushed for against the design team's preference for white, cream or blue.
- A clever, flexible transom spaceThe transom garage converts into an indoor pool once the tender is launched, called out by both Boat International and SuperYacht Times as a standout feature for family use.
- Genuine transatlantic range for the size3,800 nm at 11 knots is a strong figure for a 50 metre yacht, explicitly described by Yacht Harbour as transatlantic range.
What to watch
- Narrow beam limits interior volumeSuperYacht Times' own delivery coverage states plainly that Latona's slender 8.6 metre beam forced the designers to balance interior against exterior space, which likely explains why her gross tonnage sits toward the low end for a yacht this length.
- Modest guest capacity for a 50 metre hullFive cabins for up to ten guests is modest by current large-yacht standards, reflecting a home-like family layout chosen over maximum charter-style capacity, consistent with her never having been placed on the charter market.
- A highly specific interior narrows resale appealThe Stile Liberty theme, with custom Murano glass and stained glass, is a strength for the original owners but a real trade-off for resale or charter, since it narrows the pool of future buyers who would want it as-is rather than a neutral contemporary interior.
- Some public performance figures remain unreconciledAt least one yacht database lists a slower 15 knot top speed and 14 knot cruise against the 16/15 figures two independent publications agree on, a reminder that not every number in circulation for this yacht has been kept current.
Practical detail
| Charter | Not available. Latona has never been listed for charter by any broker found |
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| For sale | Not for sale, confirmed as recently as a 2023 listing snapshot; no broker is associated with the yacht |
| Build price and running costs | Never published. Because Latona has never been on the sale or charter market, no broker spec sheet or price ever entered the public record, so this page reports the gap rather than estimating a figure |
| Classification | Lloyd's Register, single-sourced to SuperYacht Times' profile |
Questions owners ask
How big is the CRN Latona?
LOA: 49.8 metres. Delivered: 2018.
Who is the CRN Latona for?
An owner who loves design history and wants an intimate, richly detailed full-custom 50 metre with a singular interior.
What is the CRN Latona good at?
A genuinely bespoke, two-year commission. Boat International's feature reports over 100 interior renderings and more than fifteen owner visits to the shipyard during a two-year design process, producing an unusually cohesive Stile Liberty interior rather than a catalogue theme.
What are the drawbacks of the CRN Latona?
Narrow beam limits interior volume. SuperYacht Times' own delivery coverage states plainly that Latona's slender 8.6 metre beam forced the designers to balance interior against exterior space, which likely explains why her gross tonnage sits toward the low end for a yacht this length.
What do owners and crew report about the CRN Latona?
The co-owners, quoted directly, said: 'When we were naming our yacht, we chose the Latin version of her name, Latona, because it is softer-sounding. We think of this yacht as our families' space of welcoming comfort, almost like a mother's embrace,' adding, 'In 50 metres we have everything. I really couldn't ask for more.' (Boat International, in an on-board feature by Clare Mahon)
Who it is for: An owner who loves design history and wants an intimate, richly detailed full-custom 50 metre with a singular interior.