Wanna buy an apartment on water? Not on the swamp in Florida. Not on the edge of a lake with fishing just steps away. Not on the ocean shore with a spectacular vista. ON the water. Floating. Sailing. Seeing the world… on the World.
Last week the World was in Dublin. Tomorrow, it's heading for the Isle of Man. Next week, Liverpool. Next month, Greenland. Then Canada…and New York…Florida…South America. Eventually…Scandinavia, Russia, the Middle East, Australia.
"The World" is a cruise ship, allegedly the most luxurious in the world. A cruise of this opulence has to be treated light-heartedly, of course, if not disdainfully. After all, who can afford to buy a piece of an ocean liner?
Apparently, 165 home owners. Or at least 165 home owners have the chance to, because that's how many apartments are on this ship. They range from 337 square feet to 4,100 square feet. From studios to six bedrooms. From one bathroom to six and a half.
If you have to ask the price, you can't afford it. Last week in the Irish Independent, estimates were $600,000 to $13.5 million, so now you know what an apartment with six bedrooms and 6.5 bathrooms on an ocean liner is worth.
The ship cruises the world, of course. Home owners go with it — naturally — if they wish, or they can rent them out. The apartment settings are just like apartment settings anywhere, with kitchens and balconies and dining areas, except they float.
Just for fun, we did the math, or some math. 
Suppose you bought a cheapie apartment for $600,000. You traveled the world (see map to get the idea) and back. For your $600,000 investment, you get 365 nights in an apartment that — theoretically at — would still be worth, well, at least $600,000.
That makes your cruise free… doesn't it?
The person in our home who handles the budget isn't buying it. Her more reckless partner is still trying to convince her to sell everything and go!