by Nobody can accuse the German Schiffbauer Meyer shipyard before a lack of vision. In fact, they are currently looking far into the future. In 75 years, the United States will have the same number of over 80s as they are over 65 today.
Around 2100 there could only be a very interesting gap in the market. Instead of a conventional age house, Octogenarier, who still have a source in their step, can decide for serenity instead, a ship that was only designed for them.
75 years old, I hear them say – should we lay down the name of the baby now? Not afraid, the demographic data is of course already changing and it may not be such a waiting. If everything goes according to plan, the serenity could be over water in 10 to 15 years.
Meyer Werft presented her concept at the Seatrade Cruise Global Trade Fair: A ship that is climat -neutral (with the kind permission of fuel cells, batteries, solar energy and a focus on low speed routes) wide with dimensions of around 804 feet (45 m). For most cruise ships, this would indicate (or even more), depending on the number of decks and the luxury level between 2,000 and 4,000 passengers.
Life on a ship-like recent cruises such as Villa Vie Odyssey have shown-a lot of cruise. You would certainly need your own space to ward off inevitable cabin fever. Probably the number of passengers or in this case would be less.
Nevertheless, the company does not see that they spend too much time in their cabin. This is not as the Schiffbauer is a floating nursing home, but “a place at sea for dynamic and active people from the age of 80, for whom trips are part of life in old age”.
And why not? Loneliness is currently considered one of the worst epidemics among older people. So how about an active, healthy lifestyle with a lot of social interaction and stimuli?
You may not want to dive or water skiing in your 80s, but there again, maybe something different than in a corner and knit: Tai Chi, Yoga or Pilates in a sunny studio or maybe on a daily milestone around the deck. How about a golf simulator, a tennis, a coup and – most obviously – in a heated pool, perhaps with a retractable roof, so that it is suitable for all climatic zones.
Deck games (shuffleboard, someone?) Is good for social interaction, but I would also imagine that many people want to register who want to register for handicrafts, book clubs, bridge, quiz, dancing, maybe a choir. There could be a spacious library for quieter moments and there are only a few calm, meditative experiences than just looking at sea.
Of course there are also practical considerations – medical matters, at the beginning. The average GP in Great Britain has over 2,000 patients in their books. I would imagine that serenity will offer something better than that (imagine that you have a doctor on board – what luxury!), And you have also promised to meet other requirements for “cared for life”. But you could take over the concept of health care to a much more dynamic level.
Your restaurants – you have to offer several for variety – could have menus in individual health concerns (low cholesterol, heart health, diabetes control), but how about durability diets with Mediterranean cuisine or a Japanese restaurant with the best clean meal? Meanwhile, the spa could not only offer muscle massages, but also the latest treatments.
All of this and you have not even arrived in the port. To be in motion all the time means discovering new places, and there can be excursions to everything, from a Top -Broadway show to a tour of Istanbul Hagia Sophia, from whale watching off the coast of New Zealand to the northern lights in the extreme northern Norway. At that time no lack of stimuli.
With everything that is still so hypothetical, there is still no suggestion of what the Serenity travel route will be hopefully avoiding heavy lake (if it gets really rough, I saw broken bones on board-even under the 1980s). Regardless of her travel route, she will constantly be the goals of the Bucket List.
Could this be the ideal octagonal lifestyle? Will Serenity designers have this type of vision? Nobody can yet say – but one thing is certain: in view of the decision to stay at home and watch television during the day or shop in the souk in Muscat, to eat or watch Sushi in Okinawa (and ok, admittedly, admittedly has opportunities that are a bit of a distance) that England can back in Perth – I know that most of us would choose.
Retirement as a permanent cruise? I think you may be something here.
