$16 billion mile-long cruise ship would permanently carry 80,000 people at sea and become 'floating city' where people live

Many people have said they’d love to live on a cruise ship – but with this ‘floating city’, that fantasy could become a reality.

The $16 billion Freedom Ship would carry up to 80,000 people and stretch out to a mile long.

But it’s not all lounging and sunbeds and beach clubs on here – this is a floating city in every sense of the word.

We’re talking museums, hospitals, and much more; you won’t be left wanting if you decide the sea life is for you.

Here’s what you can expect onboard the ‘floating city’ cruise ship

At 800ft wide and with 30 decks to choose from, this boat would be too big to fit into any port.

But we can’t imagine that would dissuade many people from taking up residence here.

As ultra-futuristic as this concept sounds, it actually originates from an idea conceived back in the 1990s.

It’s the brain-child of American engineer Norman Nixon, who passed away in 2012.

Although the plans would resurface a year later, they would end up being shelved again.

Now, the project is generating some buzz again.

Roger Gooch, the chief executive of Freedom Cruise Line International, has brought together a team to help make Nixon’s dream a reality.

Speaking to The Telegraph, Gooch said that he was confident he could raise the funds for the gargantuan project.

In his view, the demand is certainly there: “We could almost justify building three ships!”

Set to be powered by nuclear fuel, the 2.3-million-gross-ton boat could serve as a home to 50,000 permanent residents, with space for an additional 10,000 day visitors, and 20,000 crew members.

Gooch estimated that the project would take between three to four years to finish.

And should this project come to fruition, what can we expect to see?

The usual features of a luxury cruise ship are there, like an epic water park.

But this floating city really does live up to its promise, with high-rise hotels, a 15,000-seat sports stadium, a convention center, two museums, and a symphony hall.

And it’s not just leisure activities either, as children onboard will have the opportunity to be educated from primary to college levels.

There’s also a two-story food hall, an aquarium, and a night club.

This place really does have it all, it’s a shame that it’s not been built yet.

We would say this project is coming to a dockyard near you – but it’d be too big to fit anyway.

Plenty of people have found their sea legs and decided to live out on the seven seas

This is obviously a very extreme example of what living on a cruise ship could look like.

But this isn’t without precedent – we’ve seen a fair few people decide that life on land isn’t for them and head out.

One American woman opted to book 30 consecutive cruises, which would be many people’s idea of the perfect life.

For a couple down in Tennessee, selling everything they owned to live out at sea was a dream come true.

Then there’s the content creator who is intending to live on a Princess Cruise ship for two years in a mini-suite.

Will they all want to trade up if the Freedom Ship takes to the waters? Only time will tell.