Capitan Morgan Posted July 18, 2013 #1 Share Posted July 18, 2013 i was wondering and curios to know how realistic is to retire on a cruise ship Does anybody know or any of the members on these forums are or planning to retire on a cruise ship, Are there any cruise line where they make easy to such a step? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falkcor Posted July 18, 2013 #2 Share Posted July 18, 2013 yup, people have actually done it... here's some information: http://www.snopes.com/travel/trap/retire.asp http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/On-Retirement/2010/11/05/6-reasons-to-consider-retirement-on-a-cruise-ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Scrapnana Posted July 18, 2013 #3 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Here is a recent thread about that. I think there has been another recent one but can't remember which forum it was on. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1764703&highlight=retire+on+ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxfl Posted July 18, 2013 #4 Share Posted July 18, 2013 http://aboardtheworld.com/ Here is one that I know about that is reall nice. It is called "The World Residences at Sea" Oh yea by the way the ship only holds 200 passangers so if MONEY is not a problem for you this might just be the way to retire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeychgo Posted July 18, 2013 #5 Share Posted July 18, 2013 The Cruise Director on the Glory was telling me about a passenger they have like that. An older gentleman, who had lost his wife, spends 3 out of every 4 weeks on Glory. That 4th week, he spends with one of his 3 kids. It costs him somewhere around $2k a month for his cabin and food, etc. Not bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo59rt Posted July 18, 2013 #6 Share Posted July 18, 2013 There is a guy on the liberty last year who was on his like 25th in a row cruise. I'll be looking for him on the liberty next year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfadj Posted July 18, 2013 #7 Share Posted July 18, 2013 I would weigh 500 pounds within a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWolver672 Posted July 18, 2013 #8 Share Posted July 18, 2013 The bad part would be the same food choices week after week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAPERBKWRITER Posted July 18, 2013 #9 Share Posted July 18, 2013 People live in nursing homes because they can no longer care for themselves in a proper manner. I volunteer at a nursing home and found that 80% of the residents have dementia and would be unable to live on a cruise ship alone. SO, living on a cruise ship in retirement years would be much different from getting the care normally needed by nursing home residents. As much as I cruise and love cruising, there's no place like home and if you've ever been sick on a ship you understand what I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted July 18, 2013 #10 Share Posted July 18, 2013 There are people who have lived on cruise ships. I don't know of any participating in Cruise Critic. Lorraine Artz lived for years on Princess ships. She was always on one of the ones that does the exotic itineraries, so she was going all over the world. In her case, she spent 5 months on the ship and then went home to the LA area for a month. Then back on, etc. Sadly a couple of years ago, she reached the point that the ship did not have the support she required, so her son came and moved her to a shoreside assisted living facility. I believe she was in the vicinity of 5,000 days on Princess when she left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderingjew Posted July 18, 2013 #11 Share Posted July 18, 2013 There are people who have lived on cruise ships. I don't know of any participating in Cruise Critic. Lorraine Artz lived for years on Princess ships. She was always on one of the ones that does the exotic itineraries, so she was going all over the world. In her case, she spent 5 months on the ship and then went home to the LA area for a month. Then back on, etc. Sadly a couple of years ago, she reached the point that the ship did not have the support she required, so her son came and moved her to a shoreside assisted living facility. I believe she was in the vicinity of 5,000 days on Princess when she left. Bea Muller lived on the QE2 for years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jandjtexas Posted July 18, 2013 #12 Share Posted July 18, 2013 How about Around The World In 180 days? Not quite retiring on a ship, but would be a great start. http://www.oceaniacruises.com/findcruise/grandvoyages/ins150110g/default.aspx?int=ps&t=emint&d=071713&cid=atw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talisker92 Posted July 18, 2013 #13 Share Posted July 18, 2013 There was a gentleman named Egon who posted here under "Never too old" who did it for about a year. He sailed on a number of MSC ships for varying itineraries. Unfortunately, he suffered a stroke and is back in Canada now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted July 18, 2013 #14 Share Posted July 18, 2013 How about Around The World In 180 days? Not quite retiring on a ship, but would be a great start. http://www.oceaniacruises.com/findcruise/grandvoyages/ins150110g/default.aspx?int=ps&t=emint&d=071713&cid=atw Several lines offer World Cruises. Most are in the 100 to 120 day range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxoocruiser Posted July 18, 2013 #15 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Suggest you do a search of this topic in the CC Forum as much has been discussed the past several years regarding this subject. It's not a new topic for these boards. Yes I have been on cruises in which people have sold their homes and now cruise in 3-4 month increments. It's not a replacement for Nursing Homes as the types of services a person would need under these circumstance won't be provided by any cruise line. You have to be in fairly good general health and have a very good international healthcare/evacuation insurance policy. It's actually done more than one would think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leaveitallbehind Posted July 18, 2013 #16 Share Posted July 18, 2013 There is a guy on the liberty last year who was on his like 25th in a row cruise. I'll be looking for him on the liberty next year! Hey neighbor. There is a gentleman who retired a number of years ago and basically lives on RCI ships in Junior Suites with only a few weeks off ship each year. There was a CC article about him some time ago, but in terms of cruises, he is in the multiple hundreds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capitan Morgan Posted July 18, 2013 Author #17 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Here is a recent thread about that. I think there has been another recent one but can't remember which forum it was on. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1764703&highlight=retire+on+ship Interesting link you put in here. Thank you. I also kept following links in the one you posted and I find that there is a ship called "World' where they sell apartment ( from studio to three bedroom) Here a video, which is really relaxing ....and why not lets dream a little bit ...that doesn't cost anything http://aboardtheworld.com/video.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capitan Morgan Posted July 18, 2013 Author #18 Share Posted July 18, 2013 The bad part would be the same food choices week after week. Well, lets put it this way, even now when i go to the supermarket i find myself pretty much buying the same things whatever could be chicken or beef or fish etc and then I have to cook it, so I really think that, as far as that I wouldn't have problem beside the fact that they have different way of dining : dining room, buffet, etc and they do change their menu every once in a while. Another thing it could be done is take a couple of different dishes put them together ...and there it goes I made a new dish lol!:;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner22aa Posted July 18, 2013 #19 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Let me see... - no dog - no daily golf - no hunting, very little fishing - most importantly no grand babies NO WAY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capitan Morgan Posted July 18, 2013 Author #20 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Suggest you do a search of this topic in the CC Forum as much has been discussed the past several years regarding this subject. It's not a new topic for these boards. Yes I have been on cruises in which people have sold their homes and now cruise in 3-4 month increments. It's not a replacement for Nursing Homes as the types of services a person would need under these circumstance won't be provided by any cruise line. You have to be in fairly good general health and have a very good international healthcare/evacuation insurance policy. It's actually done more than one would think.[/quote It is without doubts something that is feasible for everybody and especially for those that they need Nursery Home assistance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted July 18, 2013 #21 Share Posted July 18, 2013 The bad part would be the same food choices week after week. Go on a ship with longer cruises. For instance we have a b2b 48 days long starting in September. SO in nearly 7 weeks we will not have any menu more than twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisestitch Posted July 18, 2013 #22 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Amazing how posters jumped from "retiring" to "nursing home" with no steps in between. There are people who retired in their 50's with many active years left and no thought of a nursing home -- they are the ones who might consider it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted July 18, 2013 #23 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Until about a year ago, HAL had a woman -- MaMa Lu who stayed on HAL ships quite a bit. Her children about 12 or so years ago wanted to put her in a nursing home and she went cruising instead. Her health actually improved for several years. She had well over 5000 days on HAL ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitty9 Posted July 19, 2013 #24 Share Posted July 19, 2013 And you'll need independent health insurance that covers you internationally because Medicare does not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aplmac Posted July 19, 2013 #25 Share Posted July 19, 2013 The Cruise Director on the Glory was telling me about a passenger they have like that. An older gentleman, who had lost his wife, spends 3 out of every 4 weeks on Glory. That 4th week, he spends with one of his 3 kids. It costs him somewhere around $2k a month for his cabin and food, etc. Not bad. That's a realistic ratio of time on board vs. time ashore to handle bills and other stuff. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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