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It's 508 feet long and built to mimic the streets of Monaco. This $1.1 billion yacht will become the most expensive in the world. While it's just in the design stages, to call the boat lavish is a blatant understatement.
Red Orbit describes the city atop water:
"The super-ship will feature smaller versions of the state’s famous landmarks such as the Monte Carlo Casino and racetrack, as well as swimming pools, tennis courts, a cinema, a go kart track and a Hotel de Paris. Instead of traditional decks the one-of-a-kind ship will have buildings, and instead of a swimming platform it will have a beach."
The super yacht will require a crew of 70 and will hold 16 guests.
Its designers, Yacht Island Design described the floating metrapolis:
"It is basically a floating city,” company director Rob McPherson said. "We want to create a truly unique environment that could take the principality of Monaco to the ocean."
So, basically, this is along the lines of the $165 million diamond encrusted fruitcake I wrote about over Christmas. The same people that buy la bonnotte potatoes for $300 per lb or civet coffee for upwards of $100 per pound would love to buy a floating city. Think what good you could do with $1.1 billion?
And anyway, I'm much more inclined to buy my own island to get away from it all with the likes of Richard Branson or Elizabeth Sinclair.
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