Whold you live on a Cruse ship full time?

[HeatherInFlorida]

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Oh, why wasn't I born rich instead of beautiful. :rolleyes:

 

Yes, Ruth:) ........ that's a darned shame ........ I feel your pain;).

[mrblack]

I love cruising, but part of the enjoyment is the anticipation and the other part is enjoying the experience knowing it has a termination point. If I lived on a ship it is no longer an out of the ordinary experience, it is everyday life albeit at a high standard of living!

[arzz]

I am not sure that I can answer the survey -- questions not quite applicable -- but given the financial circumstances and about 300 square feet plus verandah -- I could easily reverse my lifestyle and live on the sea, visit the land. I would assume that the ship would do a variety of itineraries including the world cruise type thing so that it doesn't get monotonous, and include some extended stays at US ports (3-4 days) to arrange family visits, doctor visits, etc. It would also be nice to have the ship be a mix of vacationers and full timers -- a core of people who know each other and the influx of "new blood" every couple of weeks. Would the full timers have an input into the itinerary?

[vaccardi]

I have received several replies with a comparison to cruising on a standard cruise line on several of the threads, which I believe is a valid comparison. But I believe that the expectations of cost are probably a little off. The lowest one can expect to get a cabin regularly during the low seasons (60-70% of the time,) is about $60/day/person, or $3600/ month/cabin, plus taxes and the expectation of tips. With those expenses it would probably be closer to $4500/ month for a inside cabin in the 150 sq ft range. The cruise lines are only willing to do this for the low seasons, and if that would not be acceptable, then the monthly average could be as double that.

 

The itineraries would be similar or the same after a 2 week cycle, during any one of these seasons, unless changing ships is an option. Also, while I did not state this, some items that are normally big income generators for cruise lines, would be significantly less expensive or free (house wine, beer, basic spa services, basic internet and phone, etc.)

 

I plan on generating a report with the results of all the poll on all the threads and posting it in a couple of days. Thanks to all for your input.

 

Vince

[pxn748]

We would live on cruise ship in a heartbeat if we could afford it. We really like HAL's Veendam, and 2 people could probably live in a cabin with a verandah for $8000 a month. That would be a lot of months at

Residencesea prices, especially since food is included!

But Holland America is in a different league price-wise than Residencesea. So you will probably get a completely different set of responses on the HAL thread than the Residencesea thread.

 

Philip