A Floating Condo Seemed a Good Idea 'Til Tourists Boarded-

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ^ | 2-20-04 | EVAN PEREZ

[philetus]

Why buy a condo that will do nothing but depreciate as the ship ages?


A couple million for a condo on this ship is nothing to these people.

I have a feeling that having they're own little universe, in international waters, where they can do anything they want, has something to do with it.

[Porterville]

I would love to have random tourist to party with almost everyday on my ocean condo travelling the world... of course I'm not some old fart.

[Cultural Jihad]

The tourists were getting rowdy on the Fhloston Paradise ...

[Wright is right!]

The original plan for this vessel was to have made her a mammoth mega-ship, complete with multi-level shopping and office malls, helipads, green spaces - literally a floating city. The architects' renderings were initially, well, astonishing. And the original itineraries did show long stays in ports around the world. No doubt many of the current owners bought in when those were the plans.

What they now have are nice suites on a boat the size of a typical Holland America ship - nice ship, but certainly nowhere near the colossal scale first put on paper. All of the new Princess and RCI ships are much larger, though devoted 100% to transient pax.

No wonder they're p.o.'d!

Michael

[mhking]

"The LOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE BOAT...Soon will be making another run..."

Just damn.

If you want on the list, FReepmail me. This IS a high-volume PING list...

[cyborg]

They don't like to party with the little people.

[null and void]

Related thread?

Maritime terrorist act imminent, experts warn

[sergeantdave]

The only way I'd see this ship is if I got kidnapped, chained to a wooden bench and told by some guy with a whip to "row!"

[Prodigal Son]

Sounds a lot like the Freedom Ship except much smaller.

http://www.freedomship.com/

Give that thing a look. They reckon to have an airport on the roof. Like a floating city.

[Twinkie]

They don't like to party with little people?
Leprechauns are known for their parties.

[lelio]

Apartment owner Athena Demartini, an Australian psychic who goes by the name Starwoman
Shouldn't she have "seen" the problems coming:)

I was thinking "I'm in the wrong line of business if a psychic can afford a multi million dollar floating apartment"

Maybe I am a little psychic as I just thought about this boat yesterday and wondering what life would be like on it.

[cyborg]

With their pots of gold, they can buy up the empty condos!

[Piranha]

There goes the neighborhood (slowly into the sunset). Sigh.

[usurper]

Mr. Beckwith recalls a couple who boarded in San Francisco one morning and got so drunk by nightfall that the husband fell down the stairs.

LOL

OK, I want to know which FreeRepublic moderator this was.

[jocon307]

What, no "Oh the Humanity" alert?

[Khurkris]

The main advantage of this deal was taxes. These folks became subject to diff tax rates by making this their permanent resident address. But who ever said money indicated intelligence?