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Akoto

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9. Travel agent and Hospitality student here...

Tue Jul 1, 2025, 12:34 AM

Jul 1

There's actually a lady on YouTube whose name escapes me, but she documents her life solely aboard cruise ships (not always the same one) and even lists out her budget. She really does pretty well for herself, even after having left a well-paying corporate job to live aboard ship.

I think it would be tougher to do with an inside room, simply because you have no sense of day and night in a windowless room. Lots of people buy sun lamps/alarms and things like that, particularly those who live aboard ship as part of their job and are most always below decks.

Modern staterooms and suites are by no means tiny little rooms, not aboard all ships. They compare to boutique hotels aboard many cruise lines, plus everything you could ever need is aboard ship. A cruise in this day and age really is a floating city. All of that at a very reasonable budgetary cost.

Would I do this? No, but I'd certainly sail for extended periods! As far as purchasing a room permanently, I'd feel safest going with the biggest cruise lines - Carnival, Norwegian, Princess, etc to be sure you won't be out an investment right away. They're not going anywhere overnight.

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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