Live The Cruise Life: For $350,000 You Can Make This Luxury Ship Your Permanent Home

Cruise passengers who don’t want their vacations to end now have the chance to live aboard a luxury cruise ship permanently as Storyline is selling condo-like accommodations on the MV Narrative ship.

The ship, which is under construction, will be 741 feet long with a weight of 55,000 gross tons and it will hold 450 crew members. Storyline is booking space for condo owners to sail the world’s oceans for 3.5 years.

The MV Narrative will spend approximately three to five days in a variety of major global ports, and the cost to own a “condo” on board the ship starts at $350,000 for 237 square feet of space. Balcony cabins start at $500,000 and offer 337 square feet of indoor and outdoor living space.

Storyline’s two- and three-bedroom spaces range from 909 to 1,417 square feet, with prices starting at $2,455,000. The ship also offers a two-story penthouse option with 1,529 square feet for $8 million.

All rooms are completely furnished and decorated.

Storyline looks for passengers to lease their condo space for 12 to 60 years, allowing for resale during the lease period or rental of the property for added income.

Condos on the MV Narrative come with a monthly maintenance fee that starts at $2,365 per person, per month, which includes all meals, wine, beer, select spirits, gratuities, high-speed wi-fi, laundry pickup, wash and fold services, onboard activities and entertainment, physician visits, yoga and fitness classes, and gym facilities.

Alister Punton, Storyline's co-CEO and founder, said in a YouTube video about the ship experience, “You’ve got all the normal things you expect to find on a ship of this size, but we’ve done a very big twist on all of this to suit this long-term, live-aboard lifestyle.

“From the 20-plus eating locations throughout the ship, catering to all types of cuisines and changing regularly depending on where the ship is, there’s also 45 resident lounges, workspaces, libraries, and kitchens throughout the ship so you can cook food for your friends and family,” he added.

The MV Narrative also features a movie theater, library with more than 10,000 books, microbrewery, 20 bar and dining concepts, three pools, 17 decks, hydroponic garden farm, spa and fitness center, juice bar, salon, and top marina area with kayaks, scuba gear, and sailboats.