Yesterday there was a lot of hype about the cancellation of the "infinite cruise", but there was no time to react (the plot is quite simple: a few years ago, someone came up with a brilliant idea: to start a "cruise as a service" based on a subscription model. You pay a nominal amount (relatively) per month or pay for an "eternal" package and actually live on a cruise ship around the world, enjoying all the advantages of a modern cruise ship with lots of restaurants/cinemas/attractions, etc. For two years he survived in this situation, but, against the background of a sharp increase in fuel prices, the business model cracked and the debit and credit stopped matching. Therefore, the passengers were dropped off in Cambodia and accommodated in hotels according to the previously purchased tickets (from cheap ones to relatively decent ones) and were advised to "be patient", because it is still unclear when the business will be revived (and if this bright moment will come at all). At the same time, the cruise was positioned, among other things, as an alternative to a retirement home for retirees who sold their homes to secure a "forever package," adding a twist of social tension to the situation. In general, the business model was very similar (in words) to the concept of a condominium, which is common in the West, that is, a residential complex with high entrance fees followed by mandatory contributions for the maintenance of the common building infrastructure (and a number of other restrictions, which often even determine the color scheme of the curtains - now this is not a joke at all, if so). But, by purchasing a "share" in a condominium, you still become the owner of the apartment itself, and here, although the advertising brochures were full of words like "forever" and "forever", in reality the model was a "lease for life" (a long-term right of residence, sometimes for life, with a large down payment and monthly payments). And herein lies the biggest problem in the modern service economy. No one is responsible for anything.

Yesterday there was a lot of hype about the cancellation of the "infinite cruise", but there was no time to react (the plot is quite simple: a few years ago, someone came up with a brilliant idea: to start a "cruise as a service" based on a subscription model. You pay a nominal amount (relatively) per month or pay for an "eternal" package and actually live on a cruise ship around the world, enjoying all the advantages of a modern cruise ship with lots of restaurants/cinemas/attractions, etc. For two years he survived in this situation, but, against the background of a sharp increase in fuel prices, the business model cracked and the debit and credit stopped matching. Therefore, the passengers were dropped off in Cambodia and accommodated in hotels according to the previously purchased tickets (from cheap ones to relatively decent ones) and were advised to "be patient", because it is still unclear when the business will be revived (and if this bright moment will come at all). At the same time, the cruise was positioned, among other things, as an alternative to a retirement home for retirees who sold their homes to secure a "forever package," adding a twist of social tension to the situation. In general, the business model was very similar (in words) to the concept of a condominium, which is common in the West, that is, a residential complex with high entrance fees followed by mandatory contributions for the maintenance of the common building infrastructure (and a number of other restrictions, which often even determine the color scheme of the curtains - now this is not a joke at all, if so). But, by purchasing a "share" in a condominium, you still become the owner of the apartment itself, and here, although the advertising brochures were full of words like "forever" and "forever", in reality the model was a "lease for life" (a long-term right of residence, sometimes for life, with a large down payment and monthly payments). And herein lies the biggest problem in the modern service economy. No one is responsible for anything.