It's not often that you can view The World from the quayside. The World is a floating apartment block for the mobile super-rich, and made port in Wellington on October 18. The 165 "ocean residences" (apartments, studio apartments, and studios) can be purchased or rented for serious money, accommodating 150 to 200 individuals within the 12 decks and almost 200m length. A closed community, resident-owners buy into luxury, lifestyle, security, the company of like-funded people, and the attention of 250 servants crew members during a continuous worldwide itinerary.
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The World docked at Wellington
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A piece of useless information regarding The World:
We surveyed their liferafts when they visited Auckland for the last America's Cup.
Unfortunately, unlike some of the cruise ships (prior to all the security upgrades) we weren't invited on board while we waited to collect their liferafts. :( That would have been very interesting I think.
Wonder what they were afraid of? Hmm, wonder how many liferafts you'd need to sell/ service before being able to get an apartment of your own? Do mention you're interested next time...
Not too sure about how many rafts I'd need to sell, but I'm betting that my *soul to the devil* would probably be about the right amount. ;)