Portland Man Floats Idea Of Using Old Cruise Ship For Homeless Shelter,Affordable Housing

Can an Old Cruise Ship Solve Affordable Housing Needs? If someone asked you for ideas to help a city meet the housing needs of low-income workers and homeless people, what would you suggest?



A grand passenger ship, The Dominion Monarch, provided temporary hotel space for the Seattle World's Fair at Pier 51 on its way to the scrap yard in 1962.While there is still much to be explored as to whether Mr. Capron's idea would work, it is an intriguing idea. So, back to question posed at the start of this article, what do you think of his ideas and/or what would you suggest?