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In reply to the discussion: Largest private yacht in the world is launched [View all]Mopar151
(9,983 posts)49. That's not even a parody
Motorcoach interiors on the level of this yacht are pretty common in the entertainer/celebrity world - look at Newell coaches, or the several converters who use Prevost chassis.
This one's a smooth million, probably a good deal - $$$$1.8 mil new.
The "Pilgrimage" has a real life counterpart - the truck - based "Toterhome". Most buses, coaches and motorhomes don't tow big trailers well, so these have evolved, at least in part, from the cut-up school buses that racers have been repurposeing since the '50's.
$180 k & up new,
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The OP is a cruise ship that's trying too hard.
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