The Economics of Owning a Cruise Ship

So you want to buy a cruise ship. A floating hotel, thousands of passengers, money coming in from every direction. But the biggest cruise companies in the world — headquartered in America, marketed to Americans — pay almost zero US federal income tax. And the man who built the entire industry bought his first ship for one dollar. In this video, we break down exactly what a cruise ship costs, why the ticket price is almost irrelevant to the real economics, and what you'd actually walk away with after running one.