Whisper: A 95-Metre Lürssen Returns to the Market at €149 Million
The 95m Lürssen Whisper, formerly Kismet, is listed at €149 million ($173M) with a Michael S. Smith refit, ahead of the Monaco Yacht Show.
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Eleven years after her delivery from the German shipyard, the 95-metre Whisper https://www.lurssen.com/en/new-build/yachts/whisper/, formerly known as Kismet, has been listed for sale through Will Christie of Christie Yachts. The asking price is €149 million, roughly $173 million at current exchange rates. She is scheduled to appear at the Monaco Yacht Show in September.
Origins: Built for a Football Owner
Whisper was delivered by Lürssen in 2014 as Kismet, commissioned by Shahid Khan, the Pakistani-American businessman who owns the Jacksonville Jaguars and Fulham FC. The name Kismet, meaning "fate" in Turkish and Urdu, has followed Khan through several commissions at the German yard, including a 122-metre successor delivered in 2024.
When the current Kismet joined the fleet, the earlier vessel was renamed and later sold. It was rebranded Whisper by its new ownership.
Design Team
- Exterior design: Espen Øino International
- Interior design: Reymond Langton Design (original), with a recent refit led by Michael S. Smith
- Naval architecture and build: Lürssen
The yacht received a World Superyacht Award in 2015 in the category recognising vessels of her size and type, an accolade that placed her among the notable deliveries of that year.
A Recent Refit by Michael S. Smith
Michael S. Smith, the Los Angeles-based designer known for his work on the Obama-era White House residence, oversaw a full interior refit. The updated scheme moves away from the darker palette of the original Reymond Langton interiors, introducing lighter tones, softer textiles, and a more restrained decorative vocabulary. The intervention preserves the structural volumes while shifting the atmosphere towards a more contemporary domestic feel.
Layout Across Five Decks
Whisper measures 95.2 metres in length with a beam of 13.7 metres. The interior volume, arranged over five decks, accommodates twelve guests in seven cabins, served by a crew of up to 27.
Main Interior Spaces
- A double-height main salon
- A formal dining room seating eighteen
- A separate lounge
- A cinema convertible to a secondary guest salon
- A spa area and beauty salon
- A gymnasium with fold-out balconies opening to the sea
Owner's Suite
The owner's accommodation includes two en-suite bathrooms, a walk-in dressing area, and a private Jacuzzi. It occupies a dedicated section of the upper deck with direct exterior access.
Exterior Decks and Water Toys
The sundeck is organised around a 12-metre pool with an integrated Jacuzzi, flanked by sunbeds and a bar. Additional exterior areas are distributed across the remaining decks, with shaded and open seating configurations.
The tender garage and toy inventory include:
- Jet Skis
- e-foils
- Seabobs
- Kayaks and stand-up paddleboards
- Wakeboards
- A dedicated ski boat
Performance and Range
Whisper is powered by twin Caterpillar diesel engines. Recorded figures place her top speed at 16 knots and cruising speed at 13 knots. At an economical 12 knots, her range extends to 7,400 nautical miles, sufficient for transatlantic and transpacific passages without refuelling.
Market Context
The €149 million asking price positions Whisper within a segment of the brokerage market where comparable Lürssen builds of similar vintage and length rarely change hands. Christie framed the listing in terms of replacement cost and delivery timelines at northern European yards, which currently run four to five years for custom projects in this size range.
"Building a similar boat today would cost well over twice her asking price, with a four-to-five-year delivery schedule," Christie told Robb Report. "This is a rare opportunity to acquire one of the finest yachts built in recent years, ready for immediate use."
On View in Monaco
Whisper will be berthed at the Monaco Yacht Show, held annually in Port Hercule at the end of September. The show remains the principal European window for large brokerage listings, and Whisper's presence there positions her in front of the concentrated pool of buyers, brokers, and advisors who convene in the Principality each autumn.
Whether she finds a buyer during the show or after, the listing marks a moment of transition for one of the more distinctive deliveries of the past decade, a vessel whose design pedigree and recent refit place her in a narrow category of the brokerage market where availability, rather than price, tends to define the transaction.
