30 April 2023
It is the largest, privately owned ship and the cruise ship of the super-rich. It flies the flag of the Bahamas, has a tonnage of 43,524 tonnes, is 197 metres long and can accommodate 1,200 passengers. On board there are 180 holidaymakers. The World, the cruise ship from Catania, has arrived in Lipari and will continue to Alghero.
It differs from the others because it is a “floating condominium”, with 165 apartments of all sizes. The cost of the cabins ranges from one million dollars up to 12 million dollars.
This fantastic cruise ship has 12 decks, a large hall, four restaurants, three bars, a cigar lounge, a boutique with showroom, a food shop, a fitness centre, a billiard room, a golf simulator complete with putting green, a tennis court, a jogging track, a Spa, a swimming pool, a theatre and a library.
The owners, who each year choose the itinerary to follow together with the captain and the management team, come from 19 different countries (most of them from the United States) and are served daily by around 200 crew members. The apartments can also be rented and the rate ranges from 2000-3000 euros per day for at least one week.
This spring in Lipari, The World is already the second cruise ship to stop in front of the beautiful castle. The first was the Artemis, with around fifty American tourists who strolled through the old town, also visited the castle and took a beautiful tour of the island on the Urso buses. But from May to November there will be at least thirty “floating hotels” heading into the Archipelago. With at least 10 thousand cruise passengers who will be able to admire the beauties of the “Seven Sisters”.
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