Floating City Project Seeks Funding for 80,000-Person Ocean Community By The Media Line Staff A proposed nuclear-powered floating city capable of housing tens of thousands of residents is moving forward in development, though project organizers say securing funding remains the key hurdle before construction can begin. According to The Telegraph, plans for the project, known as the […]
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Floating City Project Seeks Funding for 80,000-Person Ocean Community
By The Media Line Staff
A proposed nuclear-powered floating city capable of housing tens of thousands of residents is moving forward in development, though project organizers say securing funding remains the key hurdle before construction can begin.
According to The Telegraph, plans for the project, known as the Freedom Ship, have circulated for decades. Freedom Cruise Line CEO Roger Gooch told the newspaper that the concept is now at a stage where developers believe it can be realized.
“We feel very confident that we can put this together, but capitalization is key,” Gooch said.
The project is estimated to cost $16.16 billion and is designed to accommodate approximately 50,000 permanent residents, 10,000 tourists, and a crew of 20,000.
Freedom Cruise International describes the vessel as a continuously operating city rather than a conventional cruise ship.
“The Freedom Ship is envisioned as a permanently mobile city at sea—designed for long-term residence rather than short-term travel,” the company said.
“It is not a cruise ship and not defined by destinations or itineraries.”
The proposed vessel would be about a mile long and function as a self-contained urban environment. Plans call for schools, colleges, shops, banks, entertainment facilities, green spaces, and an internal tram system connecting different sections of the city.
“We started with the view that the ship should not be a monolithic piece but visually comfortable, so we softened all the edges,” Gooch said.
“We also want it to breathe, so we’ve gone to great lengths to allow walkways and green spaces.”
“It is meant to feel familiar, accessible, and unremarkable in the best sense—an ordinary part of life within a city that happens to move.”
According to the proposal, the vessel would remain in international waters because of its size and would be powered by nuclear energy. The floating city would circle the globe approximately once every two or three years.
Residents and visitors would travel to and from the ship using ferries or small aircraft. The design includes heliopads to support transportation.