Growing up on a bare-bones sailboat, I certainly remember life at sea. True, there was little space, no privacy, electricity, refrigeration, television, movies, fast-food, and all the other "benefits" of growing up in modern America. But I would not trade it for the world. My mom and dad were a bit ahead of their time, dropping out of the American rat race to live a simpler life.
The baby boomers have redefined everything that they have encountered. They are living longer, and much more active lives that they previous generations. Even the concept of retirement has been turned upside down.
Leave it to the babyboomers to redefine what my mom and dad did... dropping out and live a life at sea. The LA Times today had an article about the upcoming residential cruise line industry. The idea is that rather than spending your golden years taking ocean cruises, just buy yourself a cabin on a cruise ship and move aboard. Then spend your life cruising the world. It is a floating condo on water.
But, unlike us minimalist Larsons, these companies want to sell first-class, all luxury residences. It is certainly appealing. But I can't imagine that it will actually work. What comes to my mind is the vacation time-share industry. That industry sounds good on paper, but in reality is frightenly full of problems and fraud.
I did enjoy browsing the company web sites. Wow. They sure look nice. But I wonder how they will look in 10 years? Will their owners get bored? Will the service and ship go to hell in a hand-basket? What happens if a cabin owner sells their unit to a family of goat-herding gypsies?
Seriously. If you wanna take a small break and visit fantasy land of luxury and leisure, check out their web sites. Dreams are free.
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Wow, so we have many options now to have a floating residence.
Dave
http://worldcruiseholidays.com
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