Would you like to retire on a cruise ship??
 

Interesting article about a couple that sold their house and they are living on a cruise ship for about $65,000 a year.

Anyone interested in selling their house and doing this?

A couple sold their house to live permanently on cruise ships because they said it's cheaper than paying a mortgage

Well, a mortgage in Seattle is very expensive.

I would eventually get tired of cruising. Could I do it for a year? Maybe. But from a financial standpoint it makes sense.

I would gain 500 pounds during that year but before that would be rather bored going to same places over and over.

Only if it includes the drink package.

They will drop you at the nearest port if you get sick or injured, which elderly folks often do. So, no, I wouldn't want to live on one.

Might be an interesting idea for a part time snowbird escape from the hottest months

Very true which makes me wonder why people would consider this.

Would I need to learn how to swim first?

No way. Too claustrophobic . Got a neighbor who sold house and take 6 month cruses.

Only if you get off the ship at a port and are late getting back.

No. But, I would try anything to get out of Seattle!

I have found that no matter where I have lived, I usually go to the same places over and over whether it is stores, restaurants, entertainment venues, or golf courses. I think that applies to most people.

I've met people on a few ships that sold everything and instead of going into a 'retirement place', they live on a cruise ship.

We did a 21 day cruise back in February. Had a great time, but after three weeks I was ready to get off the boat.

For me, Hell would be an eternity on a cruise ship. I can't think of a more boring experience, less exciting than watching grass grow. I'm glad people enjoy them but it's not for me. When I was facing the military draft my father tried talking me into joining the Navy. He was a merchant seaman during WWII and my grandfather was in the Navy in WWI. When I thought about being trapped on a ship for days and days at a time, I told him there was no way I was going to do it. I want dirt under my feet.
I spent 10 days on a troop ship in 1966 going to Germany with about 1,700 other prisoners, we were called passengers, but it felt like prison. Can you imagine living/sleeping in a compartment with 200 seasick soldiers? It was not pretty! No, I will never go on a ship again.