Submitted by thenerdknuckle t3_youd5a in todayilearned
People live on cruise ships full time and it’s cheaper now, a few single retirees told us they pay in the high five figures per year - said the variety of activities and food keep it from getting monotonous but the crowds are by far the worst part
Having to live around cruise ship people would suck.
Yeah it's expensive but often all-inclusive and retirement is expensive too. Carnival has a 3k ticket right now for a 30-day cruise. That works out to 36k/year. Realistically it's going to be more than that, there are other costs, not every cruise is that long or has that much value for money, and not every single on-board cost is included, but it's not an astronomically high figure.
It sounds like she was living in a little bit more style than just the bare minimum room and board though.
Plus cruise ships are way bigger today and hold way more people so the cost per person is a lot cheaper, the biggest ships today are more than twice as heavy and hold more than twice as many people as the Titanic
Don't tell any icebergs that!
:-)
*laughs in melting ice caps*
You made me sad :(
High five figures is pretty good for a place to live and food.
high five figures is $70k+ per year. You could spend $100 a day on food, and still have almost 3k for rent.
Yeah, but this also gets you entertainment, travel, and all your utilities.
And there's a doctor on board, not sure how those charges run though.
And service and entertainment…. It’s a pretty solid deal if that’s your bag.
Cheaper than a retirement home/senior assisted living.
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My parents know a boomer couple that does professional housesitting / petsitting for 8 months of the year, followed by 4 months of uninterrupted cruises. They've been doing this for about 5 years total now and live the life of Riley despite having no fixed address.
Cheaper than many retirement homes and with better service.
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