A 180-passenger luxury event yacht is now permanently docked in downtown Jacksonville.

Lezlee and Capt. Rob Bellanich are the owners of the yacht, Royal Princess. Their company, Jax Yacht Charter, is now offering public and private charters aboard the vessel.

Royal Princess is docked at 1501 Riverplace Boulevard, Unit Dock on the Southbank in front of Chart House.

The owners formerly operated the yacht in New York. They temporarily moved with their two children, River and Skye, to Florida during COVID after suffering from an autoimmune disease leading to liver failure.

Sept. 10 is the fifth year of Bellanich’s liver transplant at Mayo Clinic from an anonymous donor; now the couple said it wants to breathe new life into downtown Jacksonville.

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