Cost of living on a cruise ship?

[Slugsta]

I met a lady on QE2 who lived on board (don't know if it was the same person who was mentioned up-thread), she was a keen bridge player and hardly ever/never set foot ashore. I don't know what she did about medical insurance or care.

[Lovely other]

My late husband's Aunt lived on the QE2 for 15 years .... her husband died when she was in her 60's and he'd kept her short of money all her life. On his death she discovered they had hundreds of thousands of pounds in the bank! He never let her go on holiday so after the funeral she sold the house, bought a small apartment near her sister and set sail. We'd see her occasionally for special events but she was always headed back to the ship for her next adventure ... She came back to England for a year and then set sail again on another line (not sure which). She met a Gentleman onboard, got married and moved to Paris. She is my inspiration ...

 

Incidently we just got the bill from my late Grandmothers care home ...it would have been far cheaper to put her on a cruise ship and I think she'd have had lived a longer and happier life. Going out surrounded by Bikini's gets my vote :cool:

[notentirelynormal]

My late husband's Aunt lived on the QE2 for 15 years .... her husband died when she was in her 60's and he'd kept her short of money all her life. On his death she discovered they had hundreds of thousands of pounds in the bank! He never let her go on holiday so after the funeral she sold the house, bought a small apartment near her sister and set sail. We'd see her occasionally for special events but she was always headed back to the ship for her next adventure ... She came back to England for a year and then set sail again on another line (not sure which). She met a Gentleman onboard, got married and moved to Paris. She is my inspiration ...

 

Incidently we just got the bill from my late Grandmothers care home ...it would have been far cheaper to put her on a cruise ship and I think she'd have had lived a longer and happier life. Going out surrounded by Bikini's gets my vote :cool:

 

All I have to say is : :)

[Floridastorm]

I think about it all the time and have told the kids if Mom goes first, hold my mail. I'd do it for at least 6 months. Maybe a round the world cruise on Princess. Anything beats an old folks home. I'm going out, on the Lido, surrounded by bikinis.

Realistically, if you are in decent health, a nothing cabin has to be no more than 400, including tips, a week. Max 2000 a month and that far cheaper than Daisy Hill Farms.

 

Just remember, if going by yourself, the cost for the cabin would be either double or at least 1 1/2 times if you negotiated a long term rate. So, I guess you would be looking at $600 to $800 per week + taxes + tips. If you drink or dine at the specialty restaurants that would be extra. Then of course you probably want to go somewhere when the ship docks at various ports.

[okgirl]

One thing that would bother me is the menu is the same every week. I think you'd get sick of it after a while.

 

I'm never bothered by that.

 

I grew up with a Dad that had very simple meal expectations. So Mom (a very good cook) made pretty much the same 10 meals over and over again.

 

I look at it the same way on the ship. Almost everyday I have the choice of chicken, turkey, fish, beef, pasta, vegetarian, burgers and most of these items have multiple flavor profiles. And that's not even mentioning the multiple soups, salads and appetizers that I have the choice of. I never feel like I'm eating the same things over and over.

 

I think I could spend a really long period of time on a ship. And as I age it sure beats the hassle of home maintenance, which is what would make assisted living a desirable future plan.

 

But I think I would miss driving and cooking for myself occasionally, so I would probably do longer cruises 60+ days with 30 days at one of my siblings homes in between.

 

I would really have to get my onboard spending under control. I couldn't spend too much time in the casino.