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The cruise industry is very fascinating to me. I think in the medium term we could see significant populations of people living long-term on cruise ships; it se
by d_burfoot 2y ago
The cruise industry is very fascinating to me. I think in the medium term we could see significant populations of people living long-term on cruise ships; it seems like the economic model is long-run more efficient (assuming the shipbuilding industry is very good at building these structures). You avoid the property tax, zoning, and regulatory burdens that go with living on land. It's likely safer because you're not driving cars and you don't let criminals onboard. And Starlink solves the internet access problem.
- okasaki 2y agoDon't people disappear (fall overboard) all the time? Also I would think diseases spread pretty easily on ships.
- WillAdams 2y agoIt's already begun with some news articles noting that retirees find back-to-back cruise voyages less expensive than nursing home care: https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/is-living-on-a-cruise-ship-really-cheaper-than-a-retirement-home/ar-AA1icsWB https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/is-living-on-a-cruise-...
- bushbaba 2y agoIs their nursing care on cruise ships though? Not exactly the same
- ooterness 2y agoEvery day we move closer to WALL-E becoming reality. "'B' is for Buy N Large, your very best friend."
- asib 2y ago> you don't let criminals onboard Plenty of crimes happen at sea. Cruise companies expend effort to sweep these crimes under the carpet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nCT8h8gO1g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nCT8h8gO1g Criminals are people who've been convicted of a crime. These people are either: - allowed on cruises (I'm not aware of a "no conviction" clause when buying a cruise ticket) - in jail, in which case you can also make the argument they're not allowed out in public So criminals are allowed on board, and people who might commit a crime are not necessarily criminals yet.
- vintermann 2y agoThere was an effort a few years back (I looked it up, and it was 2001, oops) to market this, a perpetual cruise ship for retired people. "MS The World". I suspect it didn't do all that great, since there weren't a lot of copycats, but it took until covid to strand the project. Now apparently there's a second ship trying the same business model, "Villa Vie Odyssey". Predictably, the marketing suggests it's the first one ever of its kind.
- handfuloflight 2y agohttps://villavieresidences.com/residences/ https://villavieresidences.com/residences/ Annual carrying costs coming to 30% of the purchase price.