At a time when cruise ships are becoming writ large as heaving leviathans of deadly contagion, one couple in New Zealand has just put on the market a new venture to place the most vulnerable age group on board.
Elysium Cruise Line Residence is the vision of Andre and Avril Sidler: a self-funded, luxury repurposed six-star cruise ship that is simultaneously a premium aged care home, with a flagship voyage scheduled for 2024. Chasing temperate climes on a flexible but predictable itinerary (with up-to-date location data streamed via website and app for families and friends), the elderly elite travel in stateroom cabins to boutique ports across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.
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