PLANS for the world’s first floating city have been revealed to include schools and a research hospital.
The £12 billion ‘Freedom Ship’ has a capacity of 80,000 and would provide homes for 50,000 permanent residents.
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Plans for the £12 billion ‘Freedom Ship’ would provide homes for 50,000 permanent residents Credit: Freedom Ship
The world’s first floating city would include a 15,000 seat stadium, two museums and a symphony hall Credit: Freedom Ship
The mile-long vessel would also have capacity for 10,000 day visitors, as well as 20,000 crew members.
These plans have devised a 15,000-seat sports stadium, a water park and two museums.
Further amenities include a convention centre, a symphony hall, shops and restaurants.
The proposal would also see children on board educated from primary to college level.
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It would also offer education for children on board from primary to college level Credit: Freedom Ship
The ambitious plans also include a water park among the amenities Credit: Freedom Ship
The 30-deck ship would also include an expansive aquarium Credit: Freedom Ship
Four decks would be utilised for financial branches, commercial services, retail and banks.
Passengers will also have access to a two-storey food hall, a night club and an expansive aquarium.
At 800ft wide and boasting 30 decks, the ship is too big to dock in any port.
It will likely be powered by nuclear fuel and remain in international waters, transferring passengers to and from land via a fleet of ferries.
Visitors would ride a tram system upon arrival to a series of districts to board the ship.
Alternatively, 15 miles of walkways and three acres of parks would be available for passengers preferring to explore on foot.
It is intended for the Freedom Ship to circumnavigate the globe every couple of years, at seven knots.
American engineer Norman Nixon first proposed the idea for The Freedom Ship in the 1990s.
Passengers and residents will be able to eat in a two-storey food hall Credit: Freedom Ship
The Freedom Ship will also have schools, shops and restaurants Credit: Freedom Ship
The plans publicly resurfaced a year following Nixon’s death in 2012, but were soon put back on the shelf.
Freedom Cruise Line International’s chief executive, Roger Gooch, has highlighted demand for the vessel.
He told The Telegraph: “We could almost justify building three ships!”
He has enlisted a naval architect, a designer and a project manager among a 12-person leadership team.
After finance is in place, the next stage involves constructing the ship in Indonesia.
This begins with the hull, which would be built in pieces and then assembled offshore.
Gooch revealed residents could start living on board mid-way through the three to four year construction process.
He also outlined a desire for entrepreneurs to “lease or buy” space on the ship.
Kevin Schopfer, the project’s master planner, said: “We have a soccer pitch, too.
“It’s not a massive stadium, but it could also be used for events and concerts.
“Taylor Swift came up in the discussion at one point, but I said I don’t know if we can handle that!”
