The World Just Outside

May 25th and I've been back in Norway for just over a fortnight now, This day we were treated to an especially different sight when we looked out of the window. The World! well obviously we can see the world but I'm talking about the boat called the World

I have been following this boat for over a year now as it is a dream of mine to own an apartment on board. The boat commissioned in 2002 is the first residential cruise liner in the world. Instead of cabins it has apartments, ranging from 1 bed studios to 5 bed penthouses. Residents can come and go as they please or just live on there forever in their own apartments.

Prices start around £1M for a studio and up to £13M for a larger place

Then there are the running fees or £20K per month for the fuel, food and Crew

As you would imagine, it has all of the amenities on board, pool, spar, golf course!

Maid service so no cleaning to do

And each year the resinents get together and plan its route for the following year, so far its been around the world every year stopping at some of the most famous ports and also some of the not so famous places.... Like Ulvik

I felt quite privalaged to see he up close and personal, and parked right outside my front door too, She will however remain a pipe dream of mine, I don't even buy lottery tickets!

It transpires that Michael Schumacher has a place on board but has never used it!... Hey Michael?