Can a floating luxury resort be profitable? The answer has been yes for decades, as we can see by looking at the cruise ship industry. This ships produce nothing, import all their food, water, and fuel, and still turn a profit. About 10 million people a year take a cruise, providing about $17B in revenue. Clearly a floating resort can be a profitable business model. This is not to say that it will be easy - cruise ships actually take people places, which is an advantage. But seasteads can provide some other things to offset that.