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The sea’s the limit if you’re wealthy enough.
A residential cruise line just announced a new luxury ship that will allow passengers to live on board permanently.
Launched by Villa Vie Residences under the working name Project Lumina, the ship will feature fully-owned private residences and top amenities and services.
Fares will start at $539,999 for an ocean-view cabin, increasing to $899,999 for balcony suites, according to a Facebook post from Villa Vie Residences
Official details of the new ship — such as the name, design highlights and inaugural deployment — will be announced at a later date.
Villa Vie Residences currently allows passengers to own, rent or lease a cabin for life on its Odyssey cruise ship, with prices starting at $189,999 for passengers aged 75-79, along with a monthly maintenance fee of $2,999 and up, depending on room size and number of occupants.
The Odyssey, which carries up to 970 passengers, is currently on a “continual world cruise” docking at more than 425 ports and 140 countries every three-and-a-half years.
Details about individual units on the new ship were not disclosed with the brand announcement. For reference, most rooms available on the Odyssey measure between 130 and 225 square feet, alongside the 675 square-foot Owner’s Suite.
Project Lumina will run in parallel with the current contemporary model on the Villa Vie Odyssey, which will keep its role as the flagship contemporary residential product.
“Project Lumina does not replace our commitment to the Odyssey,” Kathy Villalba, CEO & Co-Founder of Villa Vie Residences, said in a statement. “It reinforces our ability to build a stable, long-term business structure while expanding what it means to call the ocean home.”
The project will be led by President Chris Cox, who previously assisted in selling cabins on the residential cruise line Crescent Seas.
