What do you think the most useless way to spend a billion dollars would be? Would you pay Guns N’ Roses to sing your child lullabies? Would you pay Nelson Mandela to punch a random bystander in the face? Would you give it to charity? Or would you spend it on a gigantic boat? If your name was Royal Caribbean, chances are: boat.
Meet the “Oasis Of The Seas”, Royal Caribbean’s new, 1200-foot boat. Jesus Christ. That’s 1200 feet of boat. Here’s hoping they’re not going to use it on any recon missions where a stealthy boat has to sneak up on another boat, because, as previously mentioned, that’s 1200 feet of boat. That houses 6,000 people. I smell a refugee smuggling operation brewing. The vessel is making its debut sailing from Finland to Florida, proving that cruise liners operate under the principles of alliteration.
This year has been the year for opulent yachts though. A Russian billionaire, Roman Abramovich, also built a billion-dollar yacht, only his has missile-defense shields, anti-paparazzi glare shields, and implements with which to kill James Bond. Which brings the total to at least 2 billion dollars, this year alone, dedicated purely for boats, that will in no way better the human condition.
But I want one. Seriously, someone buy me a billion dollar yacht.
Comments
james
November 2nd, 2009 - 11:28:29 AM
you know, probably not all that bad of an idea. historically the big problem with a trans-atlantic cruise was the worry over looming icebergs. but it's 2009, we still drive cars a lot, the icebergs are all melted by now. i see a booming new market! water-world style