Article: SS Hedonism! Man-eating widows, ill-fitting toupees and lectures on 'Affluenza' (the hazards of being filthy rich): what our reporter found on the world's first millionaire's residential cruise ship.

Byline: NATALIE CLARKE

THE agony of choosing between the lightly saut?ed foie gras and the lobster medallions was proving too much for the American tycoon's wife. She threw down her menu in frustration and ordered another Martini. As the coast of Morocco hove slowly into sight, the restaurant began to fill.

Here, a sharp-suited Wall Street broker, there, regal in blue silk, her latest facelift as smooth as the night sea, a resplendent widow accompanied by a handsome young man - possibly a son, more likely a lover.

Welcome to The World - all 644ft and 43,000 tons of her - the world's first residential cruise ship, a giant floating palace for ...

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