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(39,147 posts) Mon Jun 30, 2025, 11:23 PM Jun 30

Woman now lives on cruise ship, says it's a deal compared to living in California [View all]

Cabins are sold on a permanent basis, or at least for 15 years, starting at $129,000 for an inside stateroom.

Monthly fees of $3,000 for single occupancy are additional.

Food and soft drinks are free on the ship. So is alcohol at dinner, Wi-Fi and medical visits.

There’s also entertainment, room service, weekly housekeeping and bi-weekly laundry service at no extra cost.

https://villavieresidences.com/]

https://www.wnem.com/2025/06/28/woman-now-lives-cruise-ship-says-its-deal-compared-living-california/?fbclid=IwY2xjawLQMzpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETEwSWR0WTdramNrYVg5cEpvAR471EJnpYYzaKiMYGu-Cjjf0ZfcTIBDvMOK9vq6rcbjy6xafqlT0sfSqGSmog_aem_fZp-KgCTZhAC3B088rwwkA

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Woman now lives on cruise ship, says it's a deal compared to living in California [View all] Historic NY Jun 30 OP

Clean link, no beacons/trackers LearnedHand Jun 30 #1

So the rent is 36,000 a year + 8,600 equals $44,600 chouchou Jun 30 #2

this has actually happened. drray23 Jun 30 #3

Whoa!... Didn't know that. chouchou Jun 30 #6

Cooties everywhere. eewwwww. nt Hotler Jul 1 #30

This is one of the reasons a person should NEVER pay rent in advance, no matter where it is. GladysKravitz Jun 30 #5

But does the motel stop in Fiji? Blues Heron Jul 1 #28

yeah.....but you have to live on a CRUISE SHIP Skittles Jun 30 #4

I agree totally. No way. LoisB Jun 30 #7

What are you going to gamble everyday and sit in the pool? n/t Jacson6 Jul 1 #34

Exactly. Can you imagine? yardwork Jul 1 #38

NO Skittles Jul 1 #44

It's actually not a bad deal pricewise, but.... patphil Jul 1 #8

have you ever been on a cruise? Or know somebody who has? CTyankee Jul 1 #18

Yes, I've been on a cruise. They're fun, and exciting but it's not something I want to spend my life on. patphil Jul 1 #26

When we were looking for an assisted living electricmonk Jul 1 #31

I agree, but more expensive, especially with the imminent demise of Medicaid. patphil Jul 1 #32

I think part electricmonk Jul 1 #33

Travel agent and Hospitality student here... Akoto Jul 1 #9

And when virus hits? snowybirdie Jul 1 #29

I don't think it's just about money for people like her JI7 Jul 1 #10

How do you define "much more"? They may be writers, fiction or nonfiction, and their laptop computres have all the CTyankee Jul 1 #15

I didn't say anything was wrong with it JI7 Jul 1 #23

It could be stimulating, also, depending on what your visits might bring. I had my first glimpse of the continent of CTyankee Jul 1 #24

Senior living in the Midwest KentuckyWoman Jul 1 #11

I have never been on a cruise, and have no interest in changing that. 3catwoman3 Jul 1 #12

My wife and I have done it exactly once DFW Jul 1 #13

I'm a serious introvert and the idea of being... 3catwoman3 Jul 1 #27

Got it. That is indeed mitigating DFW Jul 1 #36

That's considered one of the better cruise trips. yardwork Jul 1 #39

That hasn't been on our radar yet DFW Jul 1 #41

We've never been there and at our age, don't want to travel solo. yardwork Jul 1 #42

There is no shortage of museums in our neck of the woods, for sure. DFW Jul 1 #45

Before I took a cruise, I thought it was for superficial, nonthinking, stupid people who didn't know any better. I was CTyankee Jul 1 #14

It all depends on which cruise line you choose mainer Jul 1 #19

Atlas is the cruise line we took. It is European owned and definitely fit the bill for me! I recommend it highly! CTyankee Jul 1 #20

Atlas is very, very different than most cruises obamanut2012 Jul 1 #21

I didn't know that. Have you been on an Atlas Cruise? CTyankee Jul 1 #35

I think I'm one of the few DU-ers who enjoys cruises as much as you do. Aristus Jul 1 #22

We were apprehensive, too DFW Jul 1 #43

Why not just join the Navy and they pay you to live on a ship? Emile Jul 1 #16

You need an update to your knowledge about cruising. I get it that it's not something most people, CTyankee Jul 1 #17

Not for me.... Happy Hoosier Jul 1 #25

If you are going to live on a cruise ship, odds are you have a remote job. W_HAMILTON Jul 1 #37

A doctor friend said after the hurricane that trashed Ilsa Jul 1 #40