Villa Vie Residences is seeking to cash in on the recent election result by offering Americans a lengthy stay on-board the Odyssey ship with prices starting at around £127,000 ($160k) per person. Four ‘Tour La Vie’ deals are on offer to guests who want to visit more than 425 ports in 140 countries and they are overtly marketed at Democrat supporters. They include the ‘One-Year Escape from Reality’ package, the ‘Two-Year Mid-Term Selection’ and the ‘Three-Year Everywhere but Home’ deal.
Those most worried about what’s in store during President Trump’s term in office are encouraged to select the ‘Four-Year Skip Forward’ by the company's founder and CEO. "If you're looking for an escape..
. there is no better place than on a ship, right, where you can wake up every day to a new backyard and get everything you need taken care of," Mikael Petterson said. However, Mr Petterson said the firm began working on the savvy marketing campaign before polling day and would have rolled it out regardless of who won.
"It's not really a political campaign at all,” he insisted. "It just happened that Trump won and there are more Democrats that are unhappy living in the US now than Republicans.” Those seeking to escape will be hoping for no repeat of the problems which forced passengers to spend all summer in Belfast.
Just a few weeks before the election on November the vessel was described as “cursed” by a passenger who complained about not being able to flush the.
