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frequently asked questions

As you will be an owner of Raffles and soon will know all about the ship and its operation you will find our FVH policy simple and straightforward. Ask whatever questions you have and we will answer them honestly and to the best of our ability.

The most frequently asked questions to date are listed below, but if you or your technical consultant have others please let us hear from you.

The one caveat is that any design, engineering or trade secrets, and those pertaining to ship security will not be disclosed or explained until the applicant is positively vetted, has placed an apartment deposit with HSBC and has provided a letter of confidentiality.

Other than that please address questions via the email contact form. You will receive a personal answer that may be incorporated into the website.


Questions
1 Is a 100 years life for Raffles realistic?
2 How can we be sure of Raffles’ quality?
3 How can we be sure that payments are used only for Raffles construction?
4 Who will build Raffles? How long will it take and can we visit her construction?
5 Is the Raffles legal ownership / management structure unique?
6 Is Raffles construction fully protected by suitable insurances / guarantees?
7 What do we get for our €……… to €………?
8 Will our shares / apartment, depreciate or appreciate in value?
9 Is the kitchen a “full” kitchen and is the supermarket a “real” supermarket?
10 What are we allowed to do in respect of designing / furnishing our apartment?
11 Can we buy just a totally bare apartment and finish it ourselves?
12 Can our family, including young children join us for a cruise on Raffles?
13 Can we let / rent our apartment out?
14 Does Raffles carry anybody, at anytime, in addition to apartment owners / their invited guests / senior officer’s wives?
15 Is the one week at sea (in every 4) actually 7 days at sea non stop?
16 How is the cruise program adjusted?
17 What if we leave raffles for a few months to explore on land, in the interior?
18 How do we (and / or our guests) get on and off Raffles, join it from abroad?
19 How seaworthy is Raffles?
20 What about tsunamis?
21 What is Raffles propulsion system?
22 How certain can we be of Raffles operating costs / contribution?
23 Why are Raffles operating costs so much lower than those of the apparently similar style ships on offer?
24 Why do we have to pay “extra” for water, and electricity in our apartments?
25 Can our apartment be serviced?
26 What could delay delivery of Raffles?
27 When will our apartment be ready for occupation?
28 What about safety onboard?
29 Who are the crew of Raffles and what are their conditions?
30 Can we continue to work / run our business from onboard?
31 What about duty free sales?
32 What about money, in different countries?
33 Who is “behind” the Raffles concept?
34 Who are the trustees and what do they do?
35 How does a Raffles apartment compare to buying our own yacht?
36 How can we use the various boats, planes, vehicles, toys, etc. that Raffles carries?
37 What about terrorism / terrorist attacks?