Random thought - Living on the ship?

[lelalenore]

I have a newborn and therefore a lot of 'me' time to think during night feedings, lol. Last night I was thinking about how people sometimes rent a hotel room for a month or so at a time and 'live' there....

 

I wonder if anyone has ever chosen to 'live' on a cruise ship? How would that booking conversation go?

 

"HI, I'd like to book a B2B2B2B2B2B2B cruise please" :)

 

Would you get a discount? :confused:

Would you have to go through the process of disembarkation every few days, and the back through embarkation to get back on the ship?:confused:

 

Just random thoughts from a sleep deprived mom of three, lol :D

[*Mach*]

Several people have done it. Probably the most famous is Bea Mueller of New York who lived on Cunard's Queen Elizabeth II for a number of years. She allowed that living on the ship was cheaper than an apartment in New York...

:)

[okgirl]

There are several people that live on cruise ships........I think that you can call and get a special rate, but it is still essentially a series of B2B2B..... and you probably have to get off and get back on just like a regular B2B......... We did one on the Glory and got off the ship about 9:45 and were back on by about 10:15 They just escorted us back to the check in area and bypassed CBP.

[firefly333]

I think the discount is only for those staying a extended amount of time. Someone checked into 3 months and said Carnival would discount. For one month, thats about four 7 day cruises, probably no luck.

[seashell36]

There was a thread on the board last year about a lady that live aboard one of the Carnival ships that sailed out of Florida, can't recall which port. But, she said that it was cheaper to live onboard than to live in a retirement community. She would disembark, go to the doctor, shopping, do whatever she needed to do, then come back to the ship before it sailed again. That sounds like a nice retirement to me.:D

[QVickiB]

There was a thread on the board last year about a lady that live aboard one of the Carnival ships that sailed out of Florida, can't recall which port. But, she said that it was cheaper to live onboard than to live in a retirement community. She would disembark, go to the doctor, shopping, do whatever she needed to do, then come back to the ship before it sailed again. That sounds like a nice retirement to me.:D

 

That would be my dream retirement!

[norcal2]

There is a cruise ship line (in Europe I believe) that sells cabins like condo's. The cabin includes a designer to help design the cabin etc. They showed it on TV about luxury ships. It is like a floating home and of course it is not for the average cruiser.

[serene56]

That would be my dream retirement!

 

 

No retirement home for me- I figure I will book the same cabin for 11 months at a time-- and then do a land vacation for a month.

 

It will probably be cheaper then assisted living

[darth frosty]

Wow!!!

 

Lol

[Room Service!]

norcal2, I've seen that a few times on The Travel Channel, and no I don't think the average cruiser could do it. Money wise or for other reasons. Seemed they did hit all the best ports at the right times, according to what events may be happening there. I also thought the time at sea seemed somewhat boring.

I belive the ship is called 'The World'? Advertised as a floating city.

[Parkay]

There is a cruise ship line (in Europe I believe) that sells cabins like condo's. The cabin includes a designer to help design the cabin etc. They showed it on TV about luxury ships. It is like a floating home and of course it is not for the average cruiser.

 

You are correct, it's called The World and it's incredibly expensive. My dad would like to retire and live on it. LOL

[cruiser-007]

It's funny about mentioning retirement on a cruise ship. I was thinking just recently about the future of some of those 'mega-ships'. Would it be possible to convert them to floating retirement communities that just start up the engines to every so often to get away from hurricanes? Lets face it, one day most land locations will be too populated.:rolleyes:

[norcal2]

You are correct, it's called The World and it's incredibly expensive. My dad would like to retire and live on it. LOL

 

A perfect name for it. Did you catch that special on it? The cabins are stunning. I think you must be a mega millionaire to even be considered qualified to buy into it. I believe they pay for meals (imagine that) over and above the other costs.

[crusinpsychRN]

There is Egon, a 94y/o, on MSC Poesia (sp?) who's cruising for about a year. Interesting thread on the solo board.

[Elaine515]

I have a newborn and therefore a lot of 'me' time to think during night feedings, lol. Last night I was thinking about how people sometimes rent a hotel room for a month or so at a time and 'live' there....

 

I wonder if anyone has ever chosen to 'live' on a cruise ship? How would that booking conversation go?

 

"HI, I'd like to book a B2B2B2B2B2B2B cruise please" :)

 

Would you get a discount? :confused:

Would you have to go through the process of disembarkation every few days, and the back through embarkation to get back on the ship?:confused:

 

Just random thoughts from a sleep deprived mom of three, lol :D

 

 

 

First, I had to laugh remembering what its like to be the mom of a newborn and having lots of time to think!!! Congratulations on that...

 

Now, on to the Just a Random Thought... NOPE... For me its a definite thought!! I want to live on a cruise ship when I retire and only get off two weeks through the year, one to visit my oldest daughter and the 2nd week to visit the youngest daughter!!! After that, if they want to see me, what better place to come and visit than on a cruiseship!!!

[Parkay]

A perfect name for it. Did you catch that special on it? The cabins are stunning. I think you must be a mega millionaire to even be considered qualified to buy into it. I believe they pay for meals (imagine that) over and above the other costs.

 

I did see the special, a few times. lol. Heck, I could live on Carnival Dream and be happy. I don't need the World. But I wouldn't complain if I had the money. Do you think my manager salary will get me on board? :D

[CT Cruiser10]

No retirement home for me- I figure I will book the same cabin for 11 months at a time-- and then do a land vacation for a month.

 

It will probably be cheaper then assisted living

 

It may be cheaper than assisted living. But then again, if you need to live at an assisted living community, then you may not be able to live on your own on a cruise ship.

[elcuchio24]

The World you actually buy your apartment on board and then pay dues, the purchase alone is in the multi-million dollar range. There have been quite a few people over the years who have said 'regular' lines non stop. There was a thread on here a while back from an older guy, he had just booked a room for a year and a half. It shook out to about 60k a year, including tax and gratuities, and the single supplement. I think that would be awesome. If I remember correctly, he was on a RCL ship that within that year was going pretty much all around the world. Couple months in the carib, couple in S. America, asia, middle east, summer in the Med, then back to the carib. Awesome!

[runner15km]

Now you have me thinking about living at sea from Nov-April. I sharpen my pencil and it looks like for 2 people in a ocean view cabin it would run around 42,000.00, taxes, port fees and gratuities.:) Maybe less if CCL discounts the online pricing. Something to dream about.:)

[angiegal]

I guess it would be no different than people who retire, sell their home and move into an RV then just travel the country, stopping to visit family or whatever. That actually what I want to do. My husband, on the other hand, want to buy a sailboat and travel the seven seas;) Maybe we could come to a compromise on a cruise ship!

[firefly333]

It may be cheaper than assisted living. But then again, if you need to live at an assisted living community, then you may not be able to live on your own on a cruise ship.

 

I have some friends I play bridge with living in nonassisted living and know its $3500 a month and upward. ... I know you couldnt get assisted living cheaper than a month's worth of cruiseship ... but agree if you need assisted, then you couldnt live on a ship.

 

Some of the places in between here, will give you one helper, like to get in and out of the bathtub, ..and its still expensive, but you wouldnt get that on a ship. The point to them of living in unassisted living is to have a call button in case they fall, they can get help. They got to the point they were afraid to live on their own... being too practical we are about the cost.

 

A cruiseship of course couldnt replace assisted living.

[sakapfet]

About 2 years ago my wife and I were on a cruise through the western Mediterranean aboard a Princess liner.

At dinner we noticed an elderly lady sitting alone along the rail of the grand stairway in the main dining room.

I also noticed that all the staff, ships officers, waiters, busboys, etc., all seemed very familiar with this lady.

I asked our waiter who the lady was, expecting to be told that she owned the line, but he said he only knew that she had been on board for the last four cruises, back to back.

As we left the dining room one evening I caught her eye and stopped to say hello. We chatted and I said,

"I understand you've been on this ship for the last four cruises".

She replied, "Yes, that's true."

I stated, "I don't understand" and she replied, without a pause,

"It's cheaper than a nursing home".

So, there will be no nursing home in my future. When I get old and feeble, I am going to get on a Princess Cruise Ship.

The average cost for a nursing home is $200 per day.

I have checked on reservations at Princess and I can get a long term discount and senior discount price of $135 per day.

That leaves $65 a day for:

1. Gratuities which will only be $10 per day.

2. I will have as many as 10 meals a day if I can waddle to the restaurant, or I can have room service

(which means I can have breakfast in bed every day of the week).

3. Princess has as many as three swimming pools, a workout room, free washers and dryers, and shows every night.

4. They have free toothpaste and razors, and free soap and shampoo.

5. They will even treat you like a customer, not a patient.

An extra $5 worth of tips will have the entire staff scrambling to help you.

6. I will get to meet new people every 7 or 14 days.

7. T.V. broken? Light bulb need changing? Need to have the mattress replaced? No Problem! They will fix everything and apologize for your inconvenience.

8. Clean sheets and towels every day, and you don't even have to ask for them.

9. If you fall in the nursing home and break a hip you are on Medicare;

if you fall and break a hip on the Princess ship they will upgrade you to a suite for the rest of your life.

Now hold on for the best!

Do you want to see South America, the Panama Canal, Tahiti, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, or name where you want to go?

Princess will have a ship ready to go.

So don't look for me in a nursing home, just call shore to ship.

PS. And don't forget, when you die, they just dump you over the side

at no charge.

 

---

[INCHARGE]

There is Egon, a 94y/o, on MSC Poesia (sp?) who's cruising for about a year. Interesting thread on the solo board.

 

Egon is a very interesting man, and I love his reports. You should all check out his story, it is amazingly candid and interesting. Egon is an accomplished pianist, with detailed reviews. Go to the Solo board, and read his posts, you will not be sorry. He is not actually living on the ship, but has booked through October.

[swimmom32]

It's funny about mentioning retirement on a cruise ship. I was thinking just recently about the future of some of those 'mega-ships'. Would it be possible to convert them to floating retirement communities that just start up the engines to every so often to get away from hurricanes? Lets face it, one day most land locations will be too populated.:rolleyes:

 

Id be 1st in line..lmao

 

I love this thread what a great one :)

It made me laugh too and with the day im having im lovin it...

 

My 16 yr old son would love this idea to live on a ship if he could..along with the rest of us of course but I think I would put on alot of weight with eating all that great food and not to mention the Chocolate Melting Cake ouch!!

[amybear912]

My mother recently sailed a HAL ship where one of her dining companions lived onboard...

 

Her motivation?: it was cheaper than a retirement community or maintaining her own residence on land.... I believe it...