A couple in Los Angeles, U.S., have splashed out a whopping??1 million (Rs 10 crore) for an apartment on a cruise ship so their daughters can see the world.?
Mark and Beth Hunter had always dreamt of taking their two young daughters around the globe on a small yacht, but finally settled on something bigger - which led them to buy an apartment on the yet-to-launch Storylines Narrative ship, The Independent reported.?
Their purchase, which set them back at ?1 million (Rs 10 crore), is a two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment on a mega-ship that has its own cinema, spa, microbrewery, clinic and library.?
The massive ship is set to be built in Croatia later this year, with 547 residential apartments in total. It's due to take to the seas in 2024.
When the ship sets sail, Hunters' daughters will be 14 and 16.
¡°We used to think about sailing around the world by ourselves so we took lessons and chartered boats but eventually we realised that there is so much time spent on maintenance, chores and provisioning that we¡¯d only have a day or two every week to explore," Beth told Metro.??
¡°There is also a lot to consider with waiting on weather windows and staying up all night on watches during long ocean crossings.?The lustre was starting to wear off when we learned there was a new start-up that was building a ship we could buy a flat on. It ticked all the boxes," she added.?
Beth that an opportunity to live on the water was too good?to pass up.
"Instead of a 50ft sailboat we¡¯ll have a 700ft ship ¨C quite the trade-up.?We¡¯ll have plenty of time for exploration and adventures since everything is taken care of on board ¨C we won¡¯t have to deal with shopping, cooking, cleaning or laundry," she said.?
The ship called Narrative is planned to circumnavigate the globe every 1,000 days, stopping at each port for several nights. Residents?will be able to set off on jet skis or kayaks, or simply dive into the sea when the ship is moored.
Storylines, the company behind the ship, says it will have 20 dining and bar venues, three pools, an art studio, a bowling alley and pet exercise area. For fitness fans, there will be a running track, gym, yoga studio, golf simulators and a pickleball court.??
Why live on land when you could travel the world, right?
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