"You still want to build a super cruise?" Roger heard what he meant.

"A little bit of an idea." An Feng admitted, "I just don't know how many ports with larger tonnage can dock." ”

There are 500,000 or 600,000 tons of giant freighters in the world, but unfortunately there are almost no ports that can dock, and they are still anchored in the offshore sea and loaded and unloaded by other means. Cruise ships are naturally the same, super large tonnage is easy, the problem is in the dock.

Cruise ships are different from freighters, and people can't be loaded and unloaded like cargo, so more than 200,000 tons is already a limit, unless terminals around the world continue to widen, but this is even more unrealistic. World records on cruise ships, like the 100-meter race, increasingly require precision.

Roger shook his head: "It is difficult for a larger estimate to dock. ”

"I think so." An Feng yawned, "Honey, what do you think?" ”

"It depends on your preference." Joanna was wiping Fred's mouth, and the little guy was drooling and playing in the sand, and ended up eating some in his mouth.

"Okay, I'll ask the company about it later." An Feng said.

He didn't talk about this when everyone was at leisure, it was natural to come out for leisure, the children were happy, they had fun, and there were robots taking care of a few children, they could go into the water with confidence, enjoy the Florida sunshine in April, and lie comfortably on the transparent water.

Dinner was also settled here, but the number of rooms was not enough, Roger took his wife and children to stay in a nearby hotel, and the next morning he was ready to go to sea on a yacht. An Feng called the company early, chatted with the assistant about some things, and got a copy of the company's recent electronic financial statements.

Judging from the form, the performance of Ocean Shipping is also okay, with a large investment, but it can also make money. Five ships operate all year round. After deducting various costs, depreciation, and minus labor wages, taxes, etc., the net profit of a year is also two or three billion, and there is little hope of recovering investment costs, but it is equivalent to the money that needs to be taxed. I saved it in a different way, and then there were two or three hundred million dollars a year.

An Feng had a little idea.

……

In the morning, the family dressed up for the holiday and boarded Roger's borrowed friend's yacht, with their own captain and first mate, as well as a cook and two assistants. This kind of cruise is still good, and the route is to circle the Bahamas and experience the most scenic area of the Caribbean.

With a range of about 1,000 kilometers, the 50-meter-long yacht is capable of cruising at a maximum speed of 15 knots, which is almost 30 kilometers per hour. Combined with the time spent on the shore, it is estimated that it will take three days to complete the short trip, drifting slowly on the sea.

This route is very popular, the Bahamas is more than 200 kilometers away from Florida in a straight line, there are often private yachts, mobile phone signals are sufficient, and you can enjoy the Internet around the clock when traveling, even if it is not possible. Anfeng can also use GP's communication satellites.

Five years ago, Mr. Anfeng acquired a private aviation company called Star Discovery. It is also a somewhat famous enterprise, before it was acquired, there were many successful examples of launching rockets into space, and the cost was still very low.

Then there is the assistance of Ann's Industries. They launched more than a dozen rockets over the course of a few years, and three times put GP's quantum communications satellites into orbit, using graphene solar panels to give it more energy to support massive quantum communications.

Star Discovery is developing the work of detecting the starry sky. Commercial space tourism is also underway. A year ago (2025), the space tourism service was officially launched, and the successful commercialization of space tourism is another feat, which is now an average of once every four months to launch a manned rocket.

However, in order to save money, they are developing a space shuttle with a graphene shell, creating a "space taxi", and building a commercial space station, which has won NASA's billion-dollar space transportation contract, which can be called a "successful person" in private aviation companies.

……

Yacht sailing is different from a huge cruise ship, it does not have a huge space, but it can start and stop at any time, and you can also drive a motorboat to go out to play when you encounter fun, the sea water around the Bahamas is the most wonderful tile blue, many shallows can be clearly seen within a few kilometers of pale yellow sea sand, bring a few air cushions out to sea, people lie on it, there is a great artistic conception of "boating on the blue waves, people swimming in the painting".

Miranda stood at the bow of the boat with a tablet, and everyone looked at the satellite map on it, and she muttered, "It looks like it's around here." ”

"The telescope is coming." Roger brought over with a couple of binoculars.

They were looking for a very interesting spot nearby, the beach that would be revealed at low tide and buried again at high tide, and they heard that those who could find it would be possessed by good luck, and they didn't know what the basis for the claim was, so one of the purposes of this trip was to find it.

"I think I see it!" Joanna said, pointing in one direction, "Look over there, the light blue water, there's a little yellowing." ”

"It seems to be!" Roger also found it.

“OK！ Let's get there! An Feng said excitedly, picked up the walkie-talkie and talked to the captain.

Soon, the yacht came to the closest place to the shallows, and then ran aground, and could only stop here, they had two motorboats, unloaded into the water by the machine at the stern, and then each put on life jackets, and also put on special life jackets for the children, and set off.

"We've found it!"

They came ashore with a very fine and soft sand.

The children were also curious to touch the sand under their feet, and even the youngest Fred stepped into the land in a small life jacket.

"Let's all take a group photo." An Feng suggested that he set the camera on the motorboat, set a countdown, and ran to stand with everyone.

This magical land has left their mark.

After the tide began to rise, they returned to the yacht and continued their journey around the Bahamas.

……

A day later than expected, they returned to Miami after the trip, and at this time they had had enough, Roger had to go back to Los Angeles, Alice reluctantly said goodbye to her two friends, and even the cute Fred stood up and waved his hand. Edward and Jessica too.

An Feng said with a smile: "The friendship of the children is deep. ”

Joanna said: "Childhood is always wonderful, bless each and every one of them. ”

"They will." An Feng put his arm around Joanna's shoulders, waved his hand at the departing car, and stood for a while before returning to the house with the two hungry children.

After a day off, An Feng took the time to have a meeting with the senior management of the shipping company.

Nothing else, he was concerned about whether he could order another record-breaking cruise ship. The assistants have been contacting the shipyard for the past few days, according to An Feng's intentions, he hopes to keep the first position, and people are alive to fight for a breath, otherwise it will be too boring without a goal.

The final answer was satisfying.

Finnish shipyards have the ability to cross the bridge in a simple way, not tall but wide, which can also increase the tonnage of the cruise ship and look bigger. An Feng is also their old customer. Direct phone contact, communication with the help of an interpreter.

In the end, the combined capacity of the shipyard, the berthing capacity of the terminals in the Caribbean, and the capacity of Fort Lauderdale came up with a figure: 250,000 tons. Just 10,000 tons more than the 240,000-ton cruise ship built by competitors, but this 10,000 is equivalent to a fully loaded Burke-class destroyer.

And An Feng likes this sentence: "According to the current berthing capacity of the cruise ship terminal, 250,000 tons is a limit, and it is not easy to surpass it." ”

Of course, it's another thing for a cruise ship to go to an industrial port to berth.

"Send someone to talk." An Feng said that the translator translated the words. The other party also gave a positive response.

With Anfeng, you have to think about other things, and the cost may be around $2.5 billion according to the forecast. In terms of naming, some directors of the company suggested that the names of the three recent cruise ships should be used, with "Freedom" as the prefix, just like the Liberty Poseidon, the Liberty Starry Sky, etc.

But An Feng felt that since he was the biggest. It is more appropriate to use the previous one, which is called "Queen Joanna II".

As a result, everyone listened to it and thought it was good.

Followed by the style, although it has reached the horror level of 250,000 tons, it is for the sake of super five-star. Keeping the number of visitors below 6,000 and more space for entertainment will be reflected in luxury and technology everywhere, continuing the theme of the Queen and carrying on its mantle.

Although the big oil tanker burns money, but there are many benefits of being bigger, such as the Queen Joanna has dominated the first throne of cruise ships for so many years, many tourists are admired, if it is the second or third, it is estimated that there is not so much attention, and in the end it is still better.

After An Feng came back, he shared the news with Joanna: "My dear, get ready to welcome Queen No. 2, it will be delivered in two and a half years at the earliest." ”

Before Joanna could speak, Alice ran over, "How old, Daddy?" ”

"It's huge." An Feng said.

"Is it that big?" The little girl tried her best to open her hands and look up at him.

"Bigger." An Feng smiled and said, "Have you seen your mother's boat?" Much bigger than that. ”

“Wow！” Alice opened her mouth, trying to imagine in her head.

……

When An Feng was hi here, competitors were also in a meeting.

They apparently got the inside word and now have a headache. Daxiang Shipping can't even be in the top five in the ranking of cruise lines, and its strength is not the same level as Royal Caribbean, but they have a boss who doesn't care about money at all, and their combat effectiveness is multiplied by ten at once.

At the meeting, one director said, "Should we cancel the order, or should we continue to increase the tonnage?" ”

"We're losing a lot of money if we cancel an order, and the design of the cruise ship is nearing completion." said the company's CEO.

"What about amplification?" The director asked.

"Amplification is possible, but it can be expensive. I heard that the other party plans to spend 2.5 billion yuan, or even a higher price, even if this ultra-luxury cruise ship is operated for 20 years, it may not be able to recover the cost, and I am more worried that the other party will continue to compete after learning about our actions. ”

Another director said: "Bruce. Ann, I know him, don't compare him anymore. ”

The others looked at the older director.

He said: "The last time I saw him, he was a leader-level figure in the Texas consortium. ”

With just these few words, the others were silent. The Texas consortium all know that these people can't afford to mess with it, and they don't have the money to mess with it at all, and it is rumored that after they brought down several oil companies, bankrupted two processor companies, and set off a storm of speculative finance, their strength is already unmatched.

When the cruise company encounters An Feng, an opponent who is only happy, he can only consider himself unlucky, he doesn't think about profit or anything else at all, and he doesn't want to compete for the level through the operation of funds, his wealth is strong enough to crush all his peers, and it is not a level at all.

Before the second record-breaking cruise ship could be built, the opponents had already surrendered. None of the other cruise lines continue to plan to fight hard in this area, one is the financial problem, and the other is the terminal problem. It's not difficult to be able to build a bigger one, but without a suitable dock to dock, it doesn't make sense to be bigger than anyone. (To be continued......)