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You Too Can Live On A Cruise Ship



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ave you ever dreamt about        Residensea has problems.          
living on a Cruise Ship                                           
forever?                        -disputes between owners of       
                                      Condos on the ship and tourists.  
Traveling the world, seeing all                                         
kinds of exotic places, cruising      Owners want to stay in exciting   
forever with not a care in the        ports for several days, tourists  
world.                                that the ship needs to get full   
                                      occupancy to cover the cost of    
It is now a reality, and several      unsold suites want to move from   
possibilities exist.                  port to port every day.           
                                                                        
1. The World of ResidenSea was        Sales of actual condos on the     
launched in 2002 as a                 ship have stalled due to fears of 
condominium-style residential         terrorism, uncertainty in         
community contained on a 644-foot     financial markets and uncertainty 
cruise ship, complete with            about the future of the ship.     
restaurants, a spa and fitness                                          
center and other amenities            Annual maintenance costs run at   
similar to what you'd find on a       $100,000 per suite while an       
typical mid-size cruise liner.        actual suite now costs 1.9 to 4   
                                      million dollars. This ad recently 
As with land-based condo resorts,     appeared on the Internet:         
short-term rentals of a week or                                         
more may be arranged without          "Rent an outside luxury cabin     
committing to ownership, and a        from $600 a day"                  
wide range of ports is included                                         
on The World's ongoing                From somebody who owns 2 cabins   
circumnavigation of the globe.        on the ResidenSea. That runs to   
                                      $18,000 per month.                



                                      This seems the only practical way 
2. Join an organization that will     in which you can live permanently 
buy a used Cruise Ship and            on a Cruise Ship.                 
convert it to Condos.                                                   
                                      Here are the estimated costs      
This concept has been tried and       based on double occupancy         
failed.                               starting on the cheap:            
The practical problems were just                                        
too great.                            Basic Cruise Costs; $100 per day  
                                      x 2 people = $6000 per month      
-Trying to get enough people          This includes gratuities, all you 
interested                            can eat and port costs.           
-Trying to get commitments from                                         
people                                Independent costs of living for   
-Trying to find a ship that was       Seniors seems to be about $2000   
not going to fall apart               per month per person = $4000.     
immediately upon leaving the          This includes food.               
harbor.                                                                 
-Trying to get cash from people       So for $2000 per month extra a    
before a ship was bought.             couple can live on a Cruise Ship  
                                      (or ships) forever.               
And these were just problems                                            
BEFORE a ship was even bought.        The advantages of this type of    
Think about the problems there        living if you have that extra     
would be after the ship was           $24,000 per year to spend are     
bought.                               these:                            
                                                                        
3. Buy regular cruises on an          -Quality of the meals on a Cruise 
on-going basis.                       Ship is probably a lot better     
                                      than what you would get in an     



independent living type of            or so. Most cruises end within 7  
situation.                            days and a new crop of potential  
                                      friends arrives for you to        
-You can vary cruise lines, use a     interact with.                    
Caribbean Cruise Line this month,                                       
an Alaska Line next month and a       -An entire Cruise Staff to help   
European Line for the next 6          you with ANYTHING if you have a   
months.                               problem.                          
                                                                        
-Shows every night.                   So, if you want to live on a      
                                      Cruise Ship: $24,000 a year extra 
-Built-in new friends every week      is all it takes for 2 people.     






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