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| Subject: Second homes: Three options for staying at sea Fri Jul 31, 2009 8:47 pm | |
| Having a second home afloat is nothing new. But some recent developments at sea can alleviate the traditional concerns of maintenance and storage, as well as the challenge of open-boat living for people who have little or no sailing expertise.
The most revolutionary floating option is The World, the first and only condo cruise ship, where second-home owners visit dozens of destinations from Anchorage to Acapulco, San Francisco to Sydney, Vancouver to Vladivostok. The ship launched in 2002, and by 2006 all 165 apartments had been sold, buyers lured by the mantra "Travel the World Without Leaving Home."
Almost as simple for owners are European canal barges, which traverse waterways in France, Holland, Germany and the British Isles.
More: http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/secondhomes/2009-07-30-floating-residences_N.htm |
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