Purchase a Permanent Residence at Sea on a Floating Metropolis Cruise Ship
Cruise Away Forever: Introduction to Storylines' Sea-Based Community** 🚢🏡
The COVID-19 pandemic shifted our norms significantly - altering our social interactions (do the fist bump, not the hug), revolutionizing our workplaces (gone are the office days), and raising questions on how we spend our vacations. For some unfortunate souls, those holiday adventures have been on hold due to travel restrictions and virus concerns. But for the adventurous type, the pause in travel is just the nudge they needed to abandon the land-loving life and set sail for good, quite literally.
The luxury cruise line, Storylines, is tirelessly working on creating a masterpiece - a floating residential community aptly named the "luxury residential community at sea" or, in a nutshell, a residential cruise ship for your new forever home. The anticipation is high, with people already reserving spots aboard the superyacht.
A Never-Ending Cruise: The Ship 🥳🛥️
Storylines is currently offering residences on its MV Narrative ship, priced between $297,000 for a 237 sq. ft. studio with no balcony to close to $8 million for a 1,948 sq. ft. two-story penthouse. Storylines considers this an affordable way to cruise indefinitely. You can either buy your new sea-abode outright or sign a 12- or 24-year lease. The perk of purchasing upfront is that you'll have the first dibs on a residence in a new ship once the MV Narrative reaches the end of its 60-year lifespan.
Amenities 🏞️🍔🍻
The vessel will be decked out with a plethora of cruise ship fun, including a movie theater, 20 restaurants and bars, a 5,400 sq. ft. garden, a microbrewery, three pools, a 10,000-book library, a spa and wellness center, and more, transforming your life into an endless all-inclusive vacation. For a significant fee (starting at $70 per day, depending on your residence and the number of roommates), most of your meals, drinks, onboard activities and events, laundry, housekeeping, fitness classes, wellness visits, Wi-Fi, TV, and even onboard gratuities will be covered.
Sustainability 🌍🌱
Those who worry about their carbon footprint while living on such a marvel will find some solace in Storylines' commitment to sustainability:
- A zero-waste farmer's market stocked with produce grown onboard and sourced from local ports
- Waste-to-energy technology to convert waste heat, excess energy, and carbon-based waste into usable energy such as electricity
- Storylines donates 1 percent of its profits to ocean conservancy
- The ship will be devoid of single-use plastics
Itinerary ⛵️🌇
Though a detailed itinerary is yet to be unveiled until 2023, residents can anticipate an endless journey around 6 continents, with stays at each port for 1 to 5 days.
COVID-19: A Speed Bump or a Dam? 🦠🚧
As the Omicron variant continues its global tour and wreaks havoc on cruise ships, causing major lines like Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises to cancel multiple trips, it's natural to question the resilience of luxury cruises to the pandemic.
Storylines appears confident that COVID-19 won't be a hindrance by the time residents embark on their eternal voyage, but no one can predict with certainty when or if the virus will turn cruise ships into super spreaders once again. Until we have definite answers, the dream of living the perpetual digital nomad life, working from your yacht, and exploring the world can only remain a tantalizing daydream.
Or, you can make that fantasy a reality and reserve your new floating home on the Storylines website. 🌴🌊🏠🛳️💼🌏🌐
- Despite the not health-related concerns arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, causing some to postpone their vacations, the luxury cruise line, Storylines, is persistently developing a residential cruise ship, the MV Narrative, for those seeking a permanent sea-based life.
- In this never-ending cruise, residents can indulge in various amenities, such as dining at 20 restaurants and bars, relaxing at three pools, or unwinding at the spa and wellness center, all while being mindful of the cruise line's commitment to sustainability.
- However, the potential impact of future COVID-19 variants on the cruise industry remains a concern, and until there are more certain answers about the virus, the idea of living and working on a yacht while traveling the world may persist as a captivating dream instead of a tangible reality.
