Luvtoride
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
My only question is WHY
I wouldn't know, as I've only ever been on one cruise - the Inside Passage in Alaska in 2000. There were only 120 passengers. Here is the ship :
YORKTOWN CLIPPER - IMO 8949472 - Callsign WTA4768 - ShipSpotting.com - Ship Photos and Ship Tracker
+1My only question is WHY
I wouldn't know, as I've only ever been on one cruise - the Inside Passage in Alaska in 2000. There were only 120 passengers. Here is the ship :
YORKTOWN CLIPPER - IMO 8949472 - Callsign WTA4768 - ShipSpotting.com - Ship Photos and Ship Tracker
Residents will also be charged a "living fee," which ranges from $65,000 to $200,000 per unit annually and covers expenses such as food and maintenance.
I love my wife dearly and treasure our moments together but 539 sq feet just isn’t enough room for the both of us.
There was a residential cruise ship called the ResidenSea that launched a number of years ago and I see it is still operating. It did a name change in the past and is now called "The World".
https://aboardtheworld.com/our-story/
In March 2020 the ship was emptied of passengers and non-essential crew because of concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic. The World returned to service in July 2021.
This has kind of a time share smell to it - where when you look closely at the numbers it doesn't make economic sense, you'll never get your money out and will be stuck paying for life (or have to sell your position out for $1)
So, after dropping a pretty big chunk of change, the residents got EVICTED for almost 18 months.
Which would not work well for people who raised that chunk of change by selling their house.
I wonder if you can get insurance that covers the risk of your home sinking to the bottom of the ocean?
Having spent prolonged periods of time at sea, I don't see the allure.
I wonder if you can get insurance that covers the risk of your home sinking to the bottom of the ocean?
Yes, you did. They were earned aboard USS George Washington (SSBN-598)..... Did I see gold dolphins in one of your posts?
Congrats. I was a surface electrical operator. Qualified at S1W then sent to the Enterprise. Worked at MINSY for 9 years after I got out then went on to other interests.Yes, you did. They were earned aboard USS George Washington (SSBN-598).
Yes, you did. They were earned aboard USS George Washington (SSBN-598).
No, I'm pretty sure every person in the Navy has said that.Isn't Mark Twain supposed to have said that being at sea is like being in jail with a chance of drowning?
For us, since we are not "that rich" , a big concern would be the $1.9 Million purchase price for a regular cruise balcony cabin (roughly) would after 30->40 yrs be a rust bucket headed for the scrap yard.
Unlike most properties, I feel this would be a huge depreciating item.
The yearly fee for the size of room I looked at was $95K , so not too bad considering its a built in travel vacation.
I do feel this project may not succeed, as reading about the initial false starts, and the decision to build their own ship, combined with constant design changes to meet demands, shows a serious LACK of planning.
Hmm $95k/yr is $260/day for food/maintenance. Not sure I'd say thats "not so bad." Perhaps not horrible.