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Look at Luxury Cruise Ship 'The World'

Aired April 03, 2002 - 10:55   ET

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DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: If you were with us yesterday, you know that we had a chance to talk live with Richard Quest, just as he stepped off an amazing cruise ship. It's called "The World."

Today, he gives us another glimpse into the luxury condominium at sea.

Once again, here is Richard Quest.

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NANCY BINZ, RESIDENT: Now, I just caught, two months ago, in the Cayman Islands, a 42-pound tuna.

RICHARD QUEST, CNN CORRESPONDENT (on camera): It was the one that got away.

BINZ: No way. It got on the boat, and it got weighed, and I won second place.

QUEST (voice-over): Nancy's just moved into her new apartment aboard the world. She paid around $4 million for her three-bedroom suite, one of 110 private apartments on board the ship.

BINZ: I like the idea, because we're moving around the world. I'm a traveler, I love it, and I felt like taking the risk.

QUEST: Karen and Jeff also took the risk, paying several million dollars for their apartment. Now, they've celebrated moving in.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes, champagne. We have the basic food groups, we have champagne, coamat olives, and some pasta.

QUEST: Karen and Jeff knew this was the way they wanted to spend their later years.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: There are just so many adventures out there, even though we have traveled extensively, there's so many things we still haven't done.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I don't actually think of it as a resort, despite some of the facilities, because in a way, it's more like having a waterfront apartment in 50 places.

QUEST: It's planned that The World will last 50 years. This is an experiment, not just for the passengers, but also for the captain.

OLA HARSHEIM, CAPTAIN, THE WORLD: The passengers here, so to speak, they live here. On a passenger vessel, they're gone three, four days, a week. Maximum, a world cruise, which takes three months. But here, they're here all the time.

QUEST: No matter who owns the ship, the captain remains in charge, even for troublesome visitors.

(on camera): Come on, let me push one button.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Do you really have to?

QUEST: I want to. Look, can I push that one over there?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No, no, no, no, no.

QUEST: Come on, which one can I push?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: If you really have to push one...

QUEST: I want to push one.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: OK, push that one.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: That one. I can push this? The captain's let me push this button.

Richard Quest, CNN.

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