Whereas residing on a cruise ship may be a dream for a lot of, there are literally a number of cruise traces that supply cabins you should buy and use as a everlasting residence.
Sure, you possibly can truly reside on any cruise ship that you really want, however it could require reserving a cruise on each single voyage on that ship. You additionally wouldn’t be capable to beautify the cabin as you wouldn’t personal it. A greater answer? Purchase a cabin on one of many following cruise traces and discover the world from the consolation of your private home.
There are two cruise traces at the moment in service that supply residential residing with yet one more (Crescent Seas) launching in 2026 and one other might launch a couple of years after.
Present Cruise Strains
The World
The world’s first cruise ship that provided cabins you should buy and reside in full time. There are 135 residences laid out on the 12 decks on the ship. 106 of them are residences with the remaining being studios.
The cruise ship was launched in 2002 and at 644 ft lengthy, the ship’s web site truly refers to itself as the biggest non-public yacht on the planet and the “most unique floating metropolis on the planet”. The residents vote on the ports and itinerary that the ship will go to within the upcoming season.
Most of the residences aboard the ship have been designed by the cruise ship residents, however they don’t seem to be low cost. To get pleasure from this cellular and adventurous way of life, it can value you between $2-15 million. However for a view that’s all the time altering from one spectacular sight to a different, and to have the ability to get pleasure from stress-free touring to unique areas, the households aboard the World have determined that the worth is properly value it.
Villa Vie Residences
Villa Vie Residences launched in 2024 and at the moment has one ship that does continuous 3 1/2 yr world cruises. They provide not solely full possession of cabins, but in addition seasonal choices and leases.
Costs for seasonal possession begin at $24,999 with full possession at $129,999 per cabin.
Their ship Odyssey is scheduled to go to 147 nations and 425 locations throughout the first 3.5 yr cruise.
You possibly can go to their web site at www.villavieresidences.com.
Proposed Future Cruise Strains
Crescent Seas
Crescent Seas is the latest residential cruise line that was introduced just some weeks in the past. They’re scheduled to have one ship enter service in 2026 with a second vessel being added in late 2027.
They’ve bought Seven Seas Navigator from Regent Seven Seas Cruises for his or her first ship. As soon as the ship is completed crusing with Regent in 2026, it can begin crusing with Crescent Seas. Cabins begin at $750,000 and go as much as $8 million.
In late 2027, the cruise line shall be including a second ship, Insignia, to their fleet. They’ve bought the vessel from Oceania Cruises, however it can stay with them till the scheduled cruises have been accomplished. Cabins begin at $650,000 and go as much as $10 million.
Crescent Seas has plans so as to add three extra ships over the subsequent few years for a complete of 5 residential vessels.
You possibly can go to their web site at www.crescentseas.com.
Storylines
Storylines has been promising to launch a residential cruise ship since early 2018. They initially had plans to transform an older cruise ship to residential residing with condos beginning at $155,000 every.
After plans failed to purchase an older ship and convert it, they launched plans to construct a totally new cruise ship (that may be seen above) that has 530 non-public residences.
Costs now begin at $625,000 and go as much as $10 million with 12 totally different choices obtainable.
Nevertheless, the query stays, will the ship ever be constructed? It’s been over 5 years because the new ship was introduced and the primary piece of metal has but to be reduce on the ship.
The cruise line did launch a press launch in February 2025 saying that they’re now in Part 2, the Primary Design of the ship. Part 1 was the Preliminary Design.
Additionally they acknowledged that they renewed the ship-building contract with the shipyard (Brodosplit). Additionally they now not have a launch date on their web site, not less than that I might discover. The final anticipated sail date that they included in a press launch was in 2023 after they mentioned it the ship would launch in 2026, which might now be not possible.
You possibly can go to Storylines.com for extra info on them.
