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A Floating Condo Seemed a Good Idea 'Til Tourists Boarded-
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ^
| 2-20-04
| EVAN PEREZ
Posted on 02/20/2004 5:49:00 AM PST by SJackson
Edited on 04/22/2004 11:51:08 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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ON BOARD THE WORLD -- When London developer Peter Beckwith signed on in 1997 to buy a $2 million apartment on the 10th deck of this exclusive cruise ship, he expected the height of luxury.
At first, that's what he and other well-to-do buyers got. Body wraps and hydrotherapy at the Clinique La Prairie spa. Kayaking and sailboating from the marina that opens from the stern of the ship. And cooling pool-side sprays of Evian water, courtesy of members of the staff of 300.
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posted on
02/20/2004 5:49:00 AM PST
by
SJackson
To: SJackson
Maybe they should have investigated the potential possibility of this occuring?
Caveat emptor.
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posted on
02/20/2004 5:56:13 AM PST
by
Guillermo
(It's tough being a Miami Dolphins fan)
To: SJackson
It's always good to see there are some problems I will never confront.
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posted on
02/20/2004 5:56:55 AM PST
by
Tijeras_Slim
(Just once I'd like to get by on my looks.)
To: Guillermo
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posted on
02/20/2004 6:04:56 AM PST
by
Elle Bee
To: Guillermo
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posted on
02/20/2004 6:05:41 AM PST
by
Elle Bee
To: Elle Bee
LOL!
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posted on
02/20/2004 6:06:28 AM PST
by
Guillermo
(It's tough being a Miami Dolphins fan)
To: SJackson
Reed says the residents committee hopes to price cruises from $1,900 to $3,100 a day Just a littttttle over my budget range.
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posted on
02/20/2004 6:09:08 AM PST
by
Drango
(Liberals give me a rash that even penicillin can't cure.)
To: SJackson
Live on a cruise ship?
No thanks. At any price.
To: SJackson
What's the average lifespan for a cruise ship, 20 years?
Why buy a condo that will do nothing but depreciate as the ship ages?
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posted on
02/20/2004 6:15:49 AM PST
by
Bikers4Bush
(Flood waters rising, heading for more conservative ground. Write in Tancredo in 04'!)
To: SJackson
Except for some oddities like the cruise schedule, these are the same problems condos face everywhere. Each is its own little community, and must agree on its own set of rules.
To: SJackson
bump
To: SJackson
for $2 million you can get a nice floating condo, all to your self. A fool and his money.
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posted on
02/20/2004 6:35:39 AM PST
by
CJ Wolf
To: SJackson
can't have them little people running around underfoot, can we?
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posted on
02/20/2004 6:36:18 AM PST
by
camle
(keep your mind open and somebody will fill it with something for you))
To: Guillermo
Apartment owner Athena Demartini, an Australian psychic who goes by the name Starwoman
Guess her crystal ball wasn't up to forseeing this.
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posted on
02/20/2004 6:39:24 AM PST
by
Kozak
(Anti Shahada: " There is no God named Allah, and Muhammed is his False Prophet")
To: Elle Bee
Knut Kloster JrThe Klosters have long been invoved in maritime affairs. I however, have always thought they should stick to terrestial transportation.
There would just be something inherently nicer; more polite-like, about a "Kloster Truck," rather than the other "Kloster" phenomenon which is always occurring aboard ship.
To: SJackson
Apartment owner Athena Demartini, an Australian psychic who goes by the name Starwoman
Shouldn't she have "seen" the problems coming:)
To: PBRSTREETGANG
Live on a cruise ship? No thanks. At any price.
Only if I owned the whole enchilada, and had select family and friends aboard. Otherwise, no way. What a waste of $$$.
To: PBRSTREETGANG
"Live on a cruise ship?
No thanks. At any price."
After giving it a little thought, it is amazing that people who have this kind of money cannot imagine something better to do with it!
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posted on
02/20/2004 6:57:08 AM PST
by
RipSawyer
(Mercy on a pore boy lemme have a dollar bill!)
To: SJackson
Ice field? In a cruise ship? Some people tempt fate. These people just go up and slap it around some.
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posted on
02/20/2004 7:08:45 AM PST
by
KarlInOhio
(The idea of five Supreme Court justices appointed by President Kerry chills me to the bone.)
To: RipSawyer
After giving it a little thought, it is amazing that people who have this kind of money cannot imagine something better to do with it!Indeed! I would have gladly taken the money they were giving away...
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posted on
02/20/2004 7:13:31 AM PST
by
mhking
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