Something Upcoming - The Super Titanic

Something Upcoming! - Or maybe not. So I was just stumbling across the internet and came across an interesting article on this plan for a city on a boat/barge/cruise ship. Basically the thing would be nearly a mile long and be built of a series of connected barges. Its name: Freedom Ship.

When I looked through the article I saw a segment that said it could be up and running by 2005. I was astonished at how old the article was and that there hasn't been any developments towards its progress. While I can't be entirely shocked to hear that this massive project isn't underway, I feel a bit disappointed at how all these great mammoth engineering plans never get substantially off the ground. It seems that the company has been having difficulties with getting enough sponsors and funding for the ship.

So what is the Freedom Ship you ask? Well the plans place it at over 4,000 feet long and 300+ feet tall. It will contain just about everything a large well developed city needs. A hospital, college, schools, airport, driving range, shopping mall, marina, and possibly a large open park like area. It will even have sidewalks and bike paths to get around this gigantic city. It will serve mainly to cater towards the super rich, but anyone who can afford the $121,000 basic 300cu.ft. room can purchase a suite. And better yet, no taxes (other than the ones you would have to pay in your local country, like federal tax). It will be environmentally friendly, have its own security force, and of course high speed internet.

The plan was to have it go around the world every two years, so it would be pretty slow. But the price tag for this piece of real estate ranks at around $11billion and seems to keep growing. So keep your eyes peeled to see if this project ever blossoms and you can buy your own floating home.

Check out the inspiring article.