The World is a private residential cruise ship, which is actually a housing estate owned by its tenants...
With a length of 644 feet, The World's largest yacht in the world, which is privately owned. Since its launch in 2002, it is constantly in motion, circling the seas and oceans, and it spends its time in the most exotic and famous ports. Every few days, its owners can be in a different place, in a different part of the planet, and along the way explore all of what they had previously considered impossible. Some of the homeowners on this yacht live there year-round, while others only periodically visit.
Unique in its concept, the yacht which weighs 45,000 tons is more luxurious than most cruisers with five stars. The most powerful floating residential building in the world offers you a choice of elegantly furnished apartments, flats and super-deluxe apartments, whose prices range from 600,000 to 13 million.
The World is home to 110 luxurious private residences, and their owners can embark at any port and may be in them indefinitely. The same flexibility is available for guests in 88 beautifully decorated suites that this yacht offers when participating in an innovative program called Tailored Time Fares. With being in the range of 30 to 300 days, Tailored Time Fares program can also be used for two years, according to your personal schedule. Guests can also book an apartment for pre-planned trip, depending on their personal interests. Pre-planned trips are all-inclusive: non-stop airfare, transfers, port expenses, meals and drinks, with the option of choice when it comes to wine&dine is perfect for the most demanding gourmets.
This boat has a large living room, or lobby, gourmet restaurants and a grocery store, shops, fitness center, billiards room, golf simulator, tennis court, treadmills, spa, pool and cocktail lodge. There are also six restaurants for dinner that allow dining in your suite, on the deck or in the restaurant. As far as entertainment options, there are cinema, library, and various musical programs. In addition to exploring the very destination on the ship, you can enjoy dance lessons, navigation, foreign languages, cooking, art, music, computers and photography.
The concept of personal travel without leaving home was designed by the Norwegian Knut U. Kloster Jr., who is a former president of the Royal Viking Line and Norwegian Cruises. He is also a member of the family that is engaged in shipbuilding and is a pioneer in the modern cruise industry since the early 1960s.
