The US$8 million “dream home”

Storylines is building an 18-deck luxury residential cruise ship lined with 547 residences for 1,000 travellers.

And when the ship is complete and ready to sail in 2025, the 741-ft-long MV Narrative and its passengers will begin indefinitely travelling around the world.

Prices for these floating condos start at US$1 million for a 237 sq ft studio home.

But this price pales in comparison to the ship’s largest residences that are still available for purchase.

Several of the larger homes have been popular with buyers, Katie Drew, Storylines’ vice-president of marketing, said in 2022.

So far, this is still holding true. The most expensive over US$9 million two-floor “Global” homes have already been fully reserved.

But there are still a handful of 1,432 sq ft “Encore” homes left.

And these aren’t much cheaper. The Encore line ranges from US$7.55 to US$7.97 million.

It’s undoubtedly a high cost per square foot. But that’s not stopping soon-to-be world travellers from investing in the condos at sea.

Only four of these units are still available. The other 10 have already been reserved.

These three- to four-bedroom homes all have a 215 sq ft balcony that’ll provide sprawling views of the ocean.

There’s also an open-concept living room and kitchen with a dining table, desk, sofa and television …

… a primary bedroom with another television, walk-in wardrobe and en suite bathroom with a bathtub …

… and multiple guest bathrooms next to the smaller bedrooms.

The primary bedroom and living room both have glass sliding doors that connect the indoors to the sprawling balcony.

Like the Narrative’s other floor plans, the Encore will come fully furnished with different interior designs and colour options.

… which includes its 20 restaurants and bars, three pools, a cinema and a marina with a lounge and water toys.

And that doesn’t even include the biggest bragging rights that come with living on the Narrative: the opportunity to travel around the world for years to come.