A new residential cruise ship will let travelers live at sea while it sails around the world every 3 1/2 years — take a look at its condos starting at $100,000

• Villa Vie Residences says its residential cruise ship will travel the world every 3 ½ years from May 2024.
• Travelers can buy a cabin starting at $100,000 or travel on segments of the itinerary.
• Villa Vie's CEO says the company will close on a ship by the end of this year.

A new residential cruise ship startup has plans to begin sailing around the world in May 2024. But unlike the only one currently in operation (a luxury concept with multimillion-dollar condos), cabins on Villa Vie Residences' future ship start at $100,000.

Over the past year, condominium-at-sea concepts have flooded the market. Relatively new companies such as Victoria Cruises Line and Life at Sea Cruises say they'll give travelers the chance to spend years at sea sailing and living on refurbished ships. Both of those, however, have faced shake-ups such as postponements or a change in vessels.

Storylines is taking a different approach by building its own residential ship, though the company has had to delay its sail date as well.