The World visits Fowey Cornwall

The World cruise ship edges into Fowey harbour July 2010.

The World serves as a residential community which is owned by its residents.

The residents live on board as the ship slowly circumnavigates the globe — staying in most ports from 2 to 5 days.

Some residents live on board full time while others visit their floating home periodically throughout the year.

THE World flies a Bahamas flag and has a gross tonnage of 43,524 tons. The vessel is 644 feet (196 m) long, 98 feet (30 m) wide, and has a 22-foot (6.7 m) draft, 12 decks, and a maximum speed of 18.5 knots (34.3 km/h).

She has a crew of around 250, 165 residential units all owned by the ship's residents.

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