The World - Truly Members Only !

The World is a cruise ship or more correctly a condo cruise ship referred to as the only residential community at sea. She is managed by the Miami based company ResidenSea Ltd. and owned by her occupants that actually own the apartments on board. The ship possesses 165 residences (106 apartments, 19 studio apartments, and 40 studios). These range in price from $750,000 to $3.6 million, not including annual maintenance fees. If you are lucky enough to be accepted into this Members Only environment, you can rent for a minimum of $600 per guest suite per night. The ship carries between 150 and 400 passengers and guests at all time. As of June 2006, all of the residences have been sold. The ship is staffed with a crew of 250 at all times catering to every wish of the occupants. 24 hours housekeeping, concierge and room-service plus laundry and dry cleaning. Doctors and nurses are available 24 hours and emergency room and x-ray facilities are available on board. Off course the ship features every form of entertainment and indulgment as you would find on any commercial cruise ship. The restaurants on board are premium and there is really nothing that they cannot provide. The World is on a continuous worldwide itinerary with a focus on 2 day stays in the worlds most interesting locations. The residents can join the ship or leave at any time and port of their choosing. If you are an owner, you actually will be able to decorate and/or furnish your apartment with your own stuff. If you choose to make The World your primary residence, the ship actually is a tax haven as you would be able to avoid paying personal capital gain and/or income taxes anywhere else. Several of the occupants of the ship have moved their business's to Cayman Island and personally made the ship their primary residence. The ship has a comprehensive business center that offers anything a good business suite would offer plus high-speed internet, daily access to media, postal services, satellite TV and phone access at all times. So should you land the big score and make your plans and arrangements, you might want to factor The World in!