# Luxurious Ocean Liners The Saddam Hussein ‘Ocean Breeze' Megayacht is Selling for $30M By Amanda Chang | Published 2010-11-04 | Luxury Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ocean-breeze References: [bornrich.org](http://www.bornrich.org/entry/saddam-husseins-ocean-breeze-yacht-to-go-on-sale-again/) & [itn](http://itn.co.uk/c0224c377084b17ac9ce838dfdee3e29.html) This beautiful and lavish ocean liner named ‘[Ocean Breeze](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spacuzzi)’ was owned by former Iraq president Saddam Hussein and is now going up for grabs. With an asking price of $30 million, this [superyacht](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/custombuilt-superyacht) has all the bells and whistles one would want. Resembling that of a floating mega mansion, the ‘Ocean Breeze’ measures a whopping 270 square feet and includes a number of swimming pools, a small theater, a mini submarine and a helipad. If that doesn’t spell [luxury lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beyond-horizons), I don’t know what does! Check out the video and gallery for images of this luscious floating pad. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.8/10 - Popularity: 34% | Activity: 43% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Luxury](https://www.trendhunter.com/luxury) > [Ultra Luxury](https://www.trendhunter.com/ultraluxury) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Luxury Yachts:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing sustainable and eco-friendly materials, designs, and technologies for luxurious ocean liners. - **Shared Ownership:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Creating a platform for shared ownership or fractional ownership of luxury vessels to make them more accessible and affordable to a wider audience. - **Smart Home Integration:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Introducing smart home technology and automation to enhance comfort, convenience, and security in ocean liners. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Luxury Travel and Hospitality:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Offering unique and customized ocean liner experiences to high-end consumers seeking exclusivity, privacy, and luxury. - **Maritime Industry:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Investing in research and development to optimize the energy efficiency, safety, and performance of ocean liners, as well as developing innovative maintenance and repair solutions. - **Smart Home Industry:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Adapting smart home technologies and platforms to the specific needs and challenges of ocean liners, including remote monitoring, control, and assistance, as well as data analytics and predictive maintenance. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Billion-Dollar Yacht Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gquest-goliath-series-gigayacht.md) - [Luxe Submersive Superyachts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/migaloo.md) - [Opulent Ultra-Exclusive Yachts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aman-amangati-yacht.md) - [Ultra-Luxurious Custom-Built Yachts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/custombuilt-yacht.md) - [Historic Large Sailing Ships](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/silenseas.md) - [Metaverse Mega Yachts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/metaflower-super-mega-yacht.md) - [Humongous Hydrofoil Luxury Yachts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hydrofoil-luxury-yachts.md) - [Opulent Catamaran Yachts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sunreef-55-ultima.md) - [Submarine-Storing Superyachts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/submarine-storing-luxury-yacht.md)