Finally... It took me 28 months to build a passenger ship.
You don't have to load cargo to it, just choose a destination and at arrival you'll be notified of how many people were aboard + the profit you've made.
Apparently it's best to sail between very important ports. I tried a few other routes first like Sydney - Wellington, and I only got 400 passengers, generating less income than the docking costs. Sydney - Tokyo seems nice enough, about 4 million profit from a single crossing with a 1000 pax ship (now I'm building a bigger one).
Passenger ships are a huge investment and take a long time to build, but they're the best way to make money, especially once you reach the 25 ships ceiling.
Does anyone have any tips on how to lower your taxes? I tried buying more ships to make my "income" as it is shown in the tables negative, but I still had to pay as much as ever.
Tip of the day: New York - Halifax and Fremantle - Tokyo make for some good trade routes too.
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