Sorry for the double-post...
Figured something out: for passenger ships the monthly insurance cost is 1% of the ships new value. In other words, do you expect a fatal accident in just over 8 years or not?
Also, the standard passenger ship isn't really interesting because its range is just too short to link most very important ports, unless you only sail at 55% speed or so. So it's a better investment to design your own, with a range of 15000 miles preferably.
Passenger ships seem a lot more trustworthy when it comes to collisions, haven't had a single one so far. So this makes them imo a lot better than tankers or cargo carriers, even if the initial investment is bigger.
One word of warning: make sure that your passenger ships never run out of fuel. In that case, your ship is tugged to the nearest harbour, where the angry passengers leave it immediately. Not only do you lose your income, but it lowers your status significantly.
In addition, the company status thing still has me puzzled. All I know is that buying your first passenger ship gives it a nice boost, that disappears the moment your ship sinks. Also, selling a number of ships takes a huge bite out of your status, but simply buying a few passenger ships has little or no effect. :blink:
I've had excellent financial results for several years in a row, assets that rise quickly, and still my status doesn't increase anymore.
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