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Rainger99 03-06-2023 10:34 AM

You can now live on a cruise ship for $30,000 per year!
 
This looks interesting!

Cabins run the gamut from 13 square feet “Virtual Inside” staterooms – which start at $29,999 per person per year, coming out at $179,994 for the three-year trip for two people – to Balcony Suites, which are double the size and go up to $109,999 per person. The cheapest outdoor cabin costs $36,999 per person.

I don't think 13 square feet is correct. I think they meant 130 square feet. The zero makes a big difference.

Life at Sea Cruises: You can now live on a cruise ship for $30,000 per year | CNN

Life at Sea Cruises

Pricing & Cabins

Tvflguy 03-06-2023 11:59 AM

I would require an expandable cabin. Let’s see, free all-you-can-eat food for a year. I’d average 8 lbs increase each month. So 12 months, 96 lbs. I’d need a suite.

Of course there’s the gym a d running track.

Sure, perhaps 90 lbs then.

And $$$$$ surely does it include tips or excursions. But if one can, go for it. Rent out your TV home for a year to recoup $$$$. Hmm. That suite sounds nice.

Two Bills 03-06-2023 12:08 PM

Cabins run the gamut from 13 square feet “Virtual Inside” staterooms

I think that is the coffin size they bring the bodies home in!

JP 03-07-2023 11:26 AM

Would be great

alwann 03-07-2023 02:38 PM

I went on a cruise to see the world. What did I see? I saw the sea. They'd have to pay me $30K to live on a ship for a year.

Rainger99 03-07-2023 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by alwann (Post 2195532)
I went on a cruise to see the world. What did I see? I saw the sea. They'd have to pay me $30K to live on a ship for a year.

If you do a three year cruise you will see the sea. But the ship visits all 7 Continents and 375 Destinations so you will see more than the sea.

Stu from NYC 03-07-2023 04:37 PM

I would get bored, how often can you see the same shows? Also gain about 5 pounds a month so within two years they would bury me at sea

maggie1 03-08-2023 05:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Two Bills (Post 2195120)
Cabins run the gamut from 13 square feet “Virtual Inside” staterooms

I think that is the coffin size they bring the bodies home in!

Now, that is funny, and I don't care what anyone else says.:a20:

maggie1 03-08-2023 05:09 AM

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Originally Posted by alwann (Post 2195532)
I went on a cruise to see the world. What did I see? I saw the sea. They'd have to pay me $30K to live on a ship for a year.

What he says! :beer3:

Skunky1 03-08-2023 06:08 AM

Just like living in the villages without being seasick

crash 03-08-2023 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Rainger99 (Post 2195067)
This looks interesting!

Cabins run the gamut from 13 square feet “Virtual Inside” staterooms – which start at $29,999 per person per year, coming out at $179,994 for the three-year trip for two people – to Balcony Suites, which are double the size and go up to $109,999 per person. The cheapest outdoor cabin costs $36,999 per person.

I don't think 13 square feet is correct. I think they meant 130 square feet. The zero makes a big difference.

Life at Sea Cruises: You can now live on a cruise ship for $30,000 per year | CNN

Life at Sea Cruises

Pricing & Cabins

They are quoting sq meters I believe 10.764 sq feet per square meter.

MandoMan 03-08-2023 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Rainger99 (Post 2195067)
This looks interesting!

Cabins run the gamut from 13 square feet “Virtual Inside” staterooms – which start at $29,999 per person per year, coming out at $179,994 for the three-year trip for two people – to Balcony Suites, which are double the size and go up to $109,999 per person. The cheapest outdoor cabin costs $36,999 per person.

I don't think 13 square feet is correct. I think they meant 130 square feet. The zero makes a big difference.

Life at Sea Cruises: You can now live on a cruise ship for $30,000 per year | CNN

Life at Sea Cruises

Pricing & Cabins

So, $60,000 a year for a couple in a 10’x13’ (including bathroom) room without a window. Sounds like something close to prison. Stopping occasionally at ports to have a few hours rushing to several sites or grabbing a few souvenirs for which you have no room in your cabin. Remember Roger Miller’s song “King of the Road”? “Three hours of pushin’ broom gets a 6x9 two-bit room.” I’d rather stay home and look at photos of those places.

Rainger99 03-08-2023 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by MandoMan (Post 2195700)
Remember Roger Miller’s song “King of the Road”? “Three hours of pushin’ broom gets a 6x9 two-bit room.” I’d rather stay home and look at photos of those places.


Ah, but, two hours of pushin' broom
Buys an eight by twelve four-bit room.

coconutmama 03-08-2023 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Tvflguy (Post 2195112)
I would require an expandable cabin. Let’s see, free all-you-can-eat food for a year. I’d average 8 lbs increase each month. So 12 months, 96 lbs. I’d need a suite.

Of course there’s the gym a d running track.

Sure, perhaps 90 lbs then.

And $$$$$ surely does it include tips or excursions. But if one can, go for it. Rent out your TV home for a year to recoup $$$$. Hmm. That suite sounds nice.

Renting our TV home to recoup some of the money is a great idea, as long as the renters don’t take over as squatters for that long a time..and what about all my doctor & dentist appointments? They would write me off. Nope. Guess I’ll stick to 2 week cruises. Enough for me!

Blackbird45 03-08-2023 08:57 AM

I like some privacy.
 
My wife and I live in a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom house with taxes, electricity and amenities we come in around $12K a year. I cannot imagine spending that type of money to live in a confined space. I spent 3 years on a carrier and have taken many cruises and I find one of the best joys is when it ends you get to go home. A few weeks maybe a month is nice, but a year, not for me.


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