 The World of Residensea (above). The ship's swimming pool (below)  |
IF the idea of travelling the globe without leaving home appeals - avoiding jet lag, queues at the airport and the hassle of packing and unpacking - then an apartment onboard the world’s first ever residential ship may just be the ticket.The Norwegian ship, the 40,000 ton, 12 deck World of Residensea, is the brainchild of Knut Kloster, former chairman of Royal Viking Line and Norwegian Cruise Lines and a member of the renowned Kloster family that pioneered the modern cruise industry in the early 1960s. While cutting of the steel for the World took place in March 2000 at the Fosen Mek. Verksteder (FMV) shipyard in Norway, rumours of Kloster’s radical vision had been circulating in cruise industry circles since the early 1990s. Kloster’s dream was to build a ship where residents could live and sail the world year round in pursuit of fair weather, natural attractions and ring side seats at some of the world’s most glamorous and prestigious events - the US Open, Americas Cup and the Cannes Film Festival to name a few. Today his dream has become reality.
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