Quote from: suchmoon on Today at 09:19:20 PM

The ship was last renovated in 2017 AFAIK and they're claiming it will be in operation in January after acquiring it in November and it still needs to sail to Panama... what I'm saying is that it probably won't be reconfigured from its 700+ cabin capacity. Again, more details would be nice and I think Elwar was posting about it in WO so perhaps someone could dig it up... or ask him to comment here.

Good point, I found 2 of his posts that were more descriptive. Sounds like my work issue could almost be solved as they discuss a "Factory Barge" for his company's other projects. More surprising to me is he is mentioning possibly only a few hundred dollars/month I'm assuming condo fees.

You have it right about capacity, sounds as though it will be 700+ units.

Quote from: Elwar on October 04, 2020, 09:16:13 PM

Yep, that is a render of the actual ship we purchased (which we are not allowed to name) refitted with our logos.

245 meters long, 777 cabins.

Cabins starting at $25,000. The auction for the rooms starts November 5th.

https://ocean.builders/cruiseship

We'll be accepting bitcoin at all businesses on the ship.

Quote from: Elwar on October 04, 2020, 09:16:13 PM

The problem with buying a cruise ship has usually been about the cost. COVID allowed us to get a good deal but that won't last forever.

Our plan is to have it anchored about 30 minutes from Panama City further conserving costs by not burning much fuel.
Near the ship we will put a barge or cargo ship to act as a floating factory to build other floating structures such as Ocean Builders SeaPods and floating islands.
It makes sense to try such floating living close to shore first without jumping straight to 200nm out. Living on the water gives some small freedoms we don't have on shore but also comes with other maritime laws we don't have on land. We will need to build communities to benefit from the new system in ways we do not now know.

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Cruise ship living sounds expensive as shit... but what do I know...

If you were to have the level of hospitality that cruises offer on land it would be expensive as well. We will have to prepare people for the reality that this isn't a vacation, this is your home where you work and pay for your own meals and entertainment. You would get bored of the cruise life after a few weeks. But if you're busy working then it's not much different from living in the dorms at school. Small rooms but most of the time you're out on campus or if you're in your room you're studying your ass off.