The Haunted Star

The Haunted Star is a yacht that was gifted to Luke and Laura Spencer as a wedding present from Helena Cassadine in 1981. Before it was given to Luke and Laura, the ship belonged to the aristocratic Cassadine family and was previously named The Titan. Luke and Laura ran a night club here for a short time and hosted a sports benefit on its Grand Opening Night in 1982 attended by Port Charles finest citizens. Later Luke decided to put the yacht up for sale after Laura "disappeared" on the docks having been kidnapped by the Cassadines. It was sold in 1983, after Luke was presumed dead in a avalanche. Luke later re-acquired the rights to the Star in 2003 and turned it into a casino. Before Luke re-acquired the rights, the Haunted Star was previously owned by Jasper Jacks who later sold it to Sam McCall who won it at a casino. In 2003, mobster Lorenzo Alcazar had the Haunted Star robbed on its Grand Opening Night. In 2006, Luke hired Diego Alcazar to pretend to rob the Star, so he could take the money from his wife and co-owner, Tracy Quartermaine-Spencer. The Haunted Star had another grand re-opening in 2006 and again in 2008 where most of the citizens of Port Charles attended. Luke's previous partners in the casino include Faith Rosco, Skye Chandler-Quartermaine, and the Zacchara family. Luke's son, Ethan Lovett, used to live on board the ship and work as a bartender. After Luke left town in 2011, his daughter Lulu Spencer asked her brother Nikolas Cassadine for money to buy the Star. Nikolas gave her all the money that she needed, and she bought the casino. She then worked to renovate it with hopes of luring her father back to town by showing him how profitable his business had become. The Star never reopened, however. In June 2012, Johnny Zacchara went into business with Lulu with plans to turn the yacht into a nightclub. Johnny plans to have Starr Manning, whose recording contract he owns, record and perform at the Star.