Angelyn and Richard Burk have spent the past few years of retirement bouncing from cruise ship to cruise ship exploring countries all over the world. They say all the traveling is actually saving them money. #CNN #News
@@stevestoll3124Some appointments take a month or longer. Then there’s the issue of the inevitable serious health problem. Maybe they are rich and can afford to buy a house outright when necessary, but it doesn’t seem like a responsible decision to make so late in life.
$35k equates to about $50 per person/per day. I have sailed many cruises for that price (as cheap as $24 pp/pd). Of course there are taxes, fees, and tips which would make it very tough to consistently stay under $50 pp/pd. You must pay the taxes and fees but tips are optional. Maybe they don't tip.
great job . love that their life experiences and purchasing help paid for their easy retirement. nice story would more love more stories for sweet retirement in these troubled times.
There are gyms on board and medics and even a morgue! You’d probably get fatter sitting in a nursing home with groce food. On the right cruise food is good and there are healthy options.
It feels like being stuck in a fun house. One thing to the next to the next. No time to stop and reflect or grow. One shiny object to the next. It's a kind of drug. I can understand for like a full year or even two. But the rest of your damn life? Sounds disturbing.
They scrimped their whole life, its time to don what they enjoy-- which may not be for long anyway. Why shouldnthey live in a box at home? Most people the USA dont take time for themselves in general so thats a funny metric. Wouldnyou like to share your lqck of dopamine life so we can sceutinize you? Maybe lay iff the internet as theres too many shiny things.. studies show our brains light up with dopamine so take a break, bro.
Extremely! Rent alone is 4-5K/month in most places... And if you own a home, it's a money pit and property taxes are high, pretty much everywhere. Then there's car insurance, maintenance, gas and maybe a car payment and don't forget utilities and FOOD!!
@@METVWETV I remember when I used to live in a modular trailer. Rent was only $250 a month with the only utility I pay for is electric since there is an underground well. Now THAT was frugal to me.
I lost 10 lbs (185 - 175; I'm 5'11", aged 48) the last time I was on a cruise (10 day cruise + a week on each end in Sidney and Auckland); however, I was walking 10-15 miles a day in port, and would hit the gym (mostly) every other day for an hour when at sea (alternate days would be an hour walk around the deck; usually would cover 3 miles or so.) Note that I work in Big Tech, and have access to free buffet food every day; that amount of exercise is a bit more than my average, but not by much. As such, it was mainly the sit-down dinners that were causing me to loose weight. I have a number of (mild) allergies, and the cruise I was on had a dedicated concierge for restricted diet folks; so I ended up eating a lot of fish and salads and fruit.
Being fattened in the dystopian and completely artificial, wasteful, industrial human feeding farm of a cruise ship for the rest of your life must be a living nightmare. Also, it's not minimalism at all imo.
Rather than being fattened into a subarban neighbourhood staying in your car to go to Walmart, then going back to just sleep in a house, while this couple gets to explore the world, gets to meet new people every few days, experience the world
@@RMProjects785 that nutter pretending to be from Netherlands has made this comment 7 times today on videos no matter the topic of the video. He's lying.
wow...I get it, but it would wig me out to sell everything and live on someone else's boat. But I do see how cool it is to travel. What about Healthcare? Doctor visits? Any family anywhere? No pet I would think. Just connecting the dots in my head.
Ship's doctors and you can schedule appointments in between cruises. Probably have family somewhere and who needs an anchor ⚓️ (Haha!) like a pet in retirement!
I retired and moved to Philippines and travel around Asia using Philippines as a "Home Hub". Cost here make retirement VERY pleasurable! I live VERY good for only $800 a month and can bank the rest of my retirement. In the USA I would have to work 2 jobs just to pay bills!
From an environmental perspective the cruise ship industry is fairly toxic in terms of the marine diesel they burn and the spread of invasive species through ballast discharged. Also the vast amount of resources consumed and waste produced by the ship - I don't see any community gardens or recycling facilities on board. The passengers themselves have the most superficial engagement with the cultures at their destinations ("Malaysia was just great"). If I was going to choose a retirement lifestyle that would have some utility and not be entirely self-serving - this would be the opposite of that.
Yea, the clothing (polyester) industry is much worse but I bet you aren't railing on them every chance you get. I also bet you're wearing polyester or a blend and have a closet full of the unrecyclable environment damaging material. So... There's that 🤷
@@Vbluevital in the past, now they process the material and offload it in port. Only thing they dump is gray water (processed and relatively clean) and food waste sometimes. The ships recycle what can be.
There is a ship doctor for emergency needs. Other medical needs are meet when the ship docks at the end of the cruise. The crew usually gets 48 hours between emptying one cruise and loading another.
@@stevestoll3124no, cruises do not get 48hrs. They dock by 7am, people get off, the ship and rooms are cleaned, and new people get on starting at around 10am. Then the ship leaves usually by 5pm.
Goals. Am currently saving and trying to set up enough passive income in my retirement that we can do this. I really hope that in another 20 years or so this is still possible.
This is very sad, I hope living in a tiny room without any private area other than a bed and toilet doesn't become normalized or encouraged as a way to handle overpopulation.
Life on dry land always seemed to leave Mike Soroker, 80, thirsty for more. And so, after taking just four cruises with wife Barbara, 75, and loving them all, the restless retirees made a dramatic decision - to buy a condo on a cruise ship and enjoy their final years sailing around the world. But the couple will be left to cool their heels on the dock for a little while, yet - their new floating home, Storylines’ MV Narrative, is currently under construction, only to set sail in 2026, and that’s if all goes according to plan.
Soroker said he’s most excited to get to know the Middle East and see Antarctica, while his wife is looking forward to visiting Asia, a place she enjoyed spending time previously. But beyond the actual travel, the opportunities to make new friends - something he says they’ve experienced on previous voyages - is what interests them most.
The couple will sell their New York apartment, and use their Boca Raton home as their temporary anchor. And while being at sea is “probably our long-term goal,” Soroker says, there’s no rush. The ship isn’t ready yet, and always there’s a chance something could go wrong in the meantime.
Looks like fun if you want to live on a boat the whole time. But aren’t you gonna wanna go somewhere else once in a while? It’s kinda like if you didn’t have to work anymore but on that condition, you couldn’t leave your house. Perhaps not so great in the long term.
@@JourneywithJosh yes, but sometimes you might want to go inland to see or do something but you’re limited time wise. Doesn’t allow enough flexibility for me, I like to do stuff that’s not on the ship. If it works for them great.
As a Christian and one who needs church, I could not commit to a completely secular environment. How do others who are devout reconcile giving that up for permanent travel?
@@josephmiller38 There is no abnormal rate of disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle compared to anywhere else. Thousands of flights and ships pass through it every day and nothing happens, it's one of the busiest sea lanes in the world. It's a complete myth
This does not compute. How does one sail on cruise ships with no home base to store clothes and things like that. Great idea and there are cruises where one can cruise cheaply but how much a year are they spending?
What happens when their knees start to give out or their sciatica starts to act up due to their old age? Are they supposed to get dragged off the ship?
@@MrJedi5150 Your experience aligns with what I've heard about cruise ship internet in general. I'm thinking that's also why the cruise ship passengers tend to skew on the older side. In positive news I've heard some ships will be using Starlink for internet service so I hope that it vastly improves the cruising experience in the somewhat near future.
There is absolutely no way two people can live for a year on a cruise ship travelling the world for US$35k per year - that is bullshit! Even if they had the cheapest cabin on the cheapest cruise line to the cheapest destinations and never spent a cent on a drink or anything extra it is not possible. Show us your numbers guys - I challenge you. I am fed up of these ridiculous claims people make about living this dream lifestyle for a fraction of the cost of living a real life and people believe it - if it were that cheap and that easy no one would be living on land - show us your itineraries and costs for 365 days and be sure to include your insurance, your costs between cruises, flights, accommodation etc if they aren’t consecutive cruises, and where you have actually been - I dare you! Look at Super Mario who gives a realistic cost of living in an inside cabin about the same era as this video and the cost is US$82k a year with nothing extra no insurance, not a single drink etc that is an honest video
It’s quite apparent they are really enjoying those buffets. This is another cost-savings strategy as they die early from heart disease or diabetes. Well done!
Do any real journalists work at CNN? I ask because after doing HUNDREDS of videos on J6, it's a little curious that you haven't done one about Hamas members in ski masks scaling the fences at the White House over the weekend. Also, still nothing on that manifesto from the Nashville trans shooter. If you do have any real journalists, they might want to look into that instead of this fluff.
@@chinadollfmd Trump is pro-Putin?!? Only in the fantasy world where men can get pregnant and no police leads to less crime. How many countries did Putin invade under Trump vs Biden? How much money did Putin make from oil/gas exports under Trump vs Biden?
Retired lovers be ready. The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life throught Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 6:23 God demonstrates his own love for us in this, while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8 Believe and repent today! The consequences are eternal.
@rogerout8875 because I'm pointing out how this liberal media cares more about cruises then dead school children unless it can be blamed on a Trump supporter.
Where did these ppl live, and what were their jobs, such that they were able to live off one salary and bank the other? Who paid for the schooling to get those jobs? This lifestyle wasn't possible even for my Boomer parents, can't see how the feature is relevant to anyone looking to retire *now*
@@joeschmuckatelli3198 the average non-college wage is 40k. In California, two adults making 75k each is hardly enough. Like I was saying, context matters!
@@ShineOnBenevolentSunnot everybody lives in California. About 44% of U.S. adults ages 25 and over have a college degree, which is more than 100 million Americans. There a as NBC says, The more you know.
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