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Hospitals used to be reasonably priced but now they just want money, personally I hate hospitals from the bottom of my heart, I’ve been in one once, it’s a horrible place but luckily my parent had insurance, I’ve never spoke about this until now.
We met an elderly couple on a Royal Caribbean cruise that said they had lived on the cruise for over a year and the cost was not as much as you might think because the cruise line gave them many many discounts plus significant!y reduced cabin cost and reduced charges for health care.
@@oglesbysb Lady said they have a son and daughter living in 2 different states and for the holidays they live with them. So my guess is they are with them or friends until cruising starts again.
That's what I figured. The cruise line almost certainly would cut a discounted rate if they can guarantee a room will be occupied for the entire year. Discounted rate due to purchasing a whole year + saving on normal expenses (dining out, going to movies, etc) + potentially earning money by renting out house... this could actually be do-able. If you could also legally work from the cruise ship (e.g., doing a virtual job using the cruise's internet package), then this definitely seems feasible; although, working from a cruise ship might get hairy from a tax perspective.
Without the medical care priced in. Seniors who enjoy cruising will have to pay an occasional visit to the ship doctor that will charge hundreds to thousands for a visit that you will pay out of pocket until you can make a claim to your travel insurance policy that costs thousands. It’s quite the risky hobby that doesn’t get vetted fully. It’s cheaper to visit a doctor at the port, but there’s a limited window before the ship leaves.
@@finned958 Or a credit card with a high limit and low balance. My family had that experience, and we were happy for both the travel insurance and the credit card!
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My late wife and I cruised every year and sometimes twice annually in our early retirement years. We found that after about two weeks of cruising, the fun had worn off and we were ready to come home. Our later cruises were more fun when limited to 7 - 10 days or thereabouts.
Yes. That was my reaction as well. I enjoy cruising after about 10 days, I would be ready for something else plus a big part of my enjoyment of a cruise is the ports of call; I would be very bored seeing the same ones multiple times a year.
In the UK, a good quality retirement home costs about $1500 per week, per person. That equates to $156,000 for a couple for a year. If you can negotiate with the cruise line, this is looking like a viable alternative.
I met a couple who cruised for a couple years. On of them had to use a mobility chair. They sailed on different ships of the same line for over 2 years. They qualified for discount cruises and perks. Their cruise costs were well below what assisted living cost in the Midwest (Chicago area). Their medical needs were also met by the onboard Med staff without issues. Not a bad idea and maybe better than buying an expensive RV.
Taking an interior cabin on the lower level would be much, much cheaper. If you want a view of the sea, go on deck for free and save your money. Plus the estimate for on-board spending is way overestimated. You can't take the spending level of someone who is only on board for a week and assume they will spend that much fifty-two times if they are on for a year. How many shirts, caps, magnets, photo portraits, works of art, and jackets are you going to buy? Most people will get the vast majority of that spending done in the first week or two and then it will drop off to almost nothing as one's spending will then be mainly for necessities like toothpaste, shaving cream, and the like. With a cheaper room and less onboard shopping than estimated the cost of living on ship will drop a major amount. You might splurge for a week but you won't spend at that level for a year. Cut the room price by half and the spending down to 10% of the estimate here and you'll have a more accurate amount.
We always get a balcony. I couldn't handle an interior cabin for even a week, much less a year - too claustrophobic. But hey, kudos to those who can - it would be a lot cheaper.
@@redgreen82 That's so funny because I always like the cozy dark feel of an interior cabin. But I also totally understand where you're coming from. I know I'm just weird lol
@@redgreen82 - There is that Phrase: "Horses for Courses!" Or, "Different Strokes for Different Folks!" And, mindset is an important thing, just to spent a year on a Cruise Ship! Plus, while food choices are typically "Vast" if the cruise is just 1-2 Weeks, it might seem "Repetitious" after about 1-2 Months!
Great video! I worked on ships for 5 years and met many folks who “lived” on board. One major factor that keeps cost down is the cruise lines rewards programs. Some lines have insane discounts+ freebies for passengers who have traveled more than 100 lifetime cruising days with the line and oftentimes this results in many free nights as well as comped WiFi and drink packages. One thing I will say about my experience with folks living onboard is that they are often very gracious with their tips and basically arrange personal service on negotiated terms. I have never met someone living onboard (65%+ of year) who was rude or rotten, and none of them would trade it for anything!
That seems correct. When I inquired I was given an estimated figure of $110,000 for two in a balcony room and that includes everything except where I may shop on board.
I did 145 cruises in the last 15 years. So many ways to get free cruises when you know the tricks. I would say that about 100 of those cruises were completely free. Others i may have had to pay port taxes. It helps that I live half way between Miami and Fort Lauderdale to be able to get Last minute cruises and close to 2 major airports make it possible.
People do it for under $75,000 a year. Just look them up on RU-vid. The worst assumption you made was cost of trip. As many have pointed out if you had contacted one of the cruise lines they may have given you the discount for having the same cabin 365. It is substantial...
I agree, they have 1 year cruises that's half of that for a couple and you go to over 40 ports, and you will not spend 44k a year on onboard purchases. Think about it, thats bingo, drinks, jewelry, liquor, specialty foods, excursions(if purchased through the ship) every week, I highly doubt it. You'll spend more on shore as you visit over 40 ports on a 1 year cruise. Plus its an option to tip, I always personally tip the people who assist me still with an envelope, and speak to the concierge before the cruise starts (yes, i wait in that long line while everyone's drinking) to remove the auto gratuity. I have to agree, a 1 year cruise is pricey but not this pricey! Great video tho, and it did get me thinking about booking one of these in like 30 years :)
@@melw.645 tip is automatically added on many cruise lines. I only purchased drink plan n souvenirs on ship on my Alaska, because I found out the stores on port charge more. On my last day, the bill has drink plan, souvenir, n daily gratuity. You cannot escape. Oh, if you order special coffee you have to pwy, the gratuity will Be added. The gratuity was added on daily drink pkan. You cannot escape
Yeah, that's what I would have done instead of paying a regular fair. Contacting the cruiseline is the best bet to work out a deal to live on it for 365days. You're paying them in advance to fill up that cabin. It's basically like buying in bulk. The more you buy the cheaper it can be negotiated.
As a long time cruiser, it's no where near that amount. I reckon we could do it for half that on Princess. Also Australia based ships don't do gratuities. We don't drink and NEVER buy on board stuff, t-shirts, photos etc. Shore tours can be negotiated with local cab drivers or walk, many ships dock practically in the city centre, Fremantle, Sydney, Aukland, Suva etc.
Wait, so on australian ships the exploited and underpaid workers that are forced to serve you, clean up after you, and wash your dirty underwear are paid even less? Nice.
herranton1979 in australia the workers aren’t exploited or underpaid because the government has a minimum wage that is actually substantial there is no need for tipping 🤦🏽♀️
@@Nina-sv9qi There are no Australian cruise ship workers. Cruise ships fly flags of convenience and only need to meet the requirements of their flagged country. So not only do you pay them less, you're oblivious to the fact too. Sad.
@@leerag Well, then you are still tipping, you just don't know it. Either they're fucking the cruise ship slave labor or they're tipping. And I'd rather it be a tip, because if it's built into the fare, the cruise company probably takes a cut...
there's a actually a story of an elderly woman who retired and lived/lives on a cruise line full time, staff know her personally she knows all the staff she has a permanent residency on the ship that's never offered to anyone else. forgot her name but you can look it up, I think it's a older story maybe 10 years or so.
@@NathansWargames just looked it up. Her nickname is Mama Lee; she's 86. Sold her FL home after husband died and lives full time on Crystal Serenity. What did she do during quarantine? Spends 164k per year.
The one thing missing is the variable of when you book. Many cruise lines have great "sales", which frequently include gratuities, a drink package, internet, and "on-board" cash. If I were cruising for a year, I would (as I do for week-long cruises) would be looking at those savings. While still expensive, it could amount up to significant reductions in your cost estimates.
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Like you mentioned, some cruiselines allow you to bring a bottle of wine onboard and check your email sometimes onshore so again you could reduce your spending.
I’m pretty sure if you went to a cruise company direct you could negotiate a decent discount for booking a years worth of cabins as opposed to basing your prices on the advertised prices for each cruise. I’m also assuming you could negotiate the drinks package prices as well, particularly if you booked when they had a good offer available... so your headline figure, I think is probably higher than reality.....
You are correct. I inquired about that back in 2010 and the estimated cost was $110, 000 for two of us. This figure came from the Cruise ship and it was for a balcony. I had asked because I really liked the idea.
Andymacmac You’re better off finding a shipping company and getting a cabin on one of their ships that isn’t being used..... bring your own booze, blender, mixers.....
There is a guy named manny who live on a ship at 60k. As you sail more you earn rewards with large discounts including free cruises. Deduct all that and you can do it for half the price in this video. First 6 mo are most expensive. I just booked 3 cruises for 7 days for 499 each. Thats 21 days at 1800 for 2 people. And my next ones will be even cheaper.
I was cruising for a month straight back in 2018. I was happy to get off it for a while. It was fun for the first couple of weeks, but it became old by the third weeks. It did feel like home though after being on a ship that long. Mixed feelings as I departed.
There are a lot of variables to consider. If I was retiring on a cruise ship I would choose an inside cabin. I would tell the service desk that I prefer to tip myself. I would not be buying souvenirs every trip or even going on land at every port. I wouldn't treat it like a non stop vacation. I would treat it like home. So my expenses would be much less.
I always wonder about people that say they will tip ... after complaining to take those charges off the bill. We have done a few world cruises (4 months), and know for a fact many do NOT tip, they brag about getting those charges removed! Service staff are really worked hard, paid very little, and spend eight to ten months away from home... Tip well my friends, you're pretty fortunate to be a guest.
@@timvick4538 We always ask for the gratuities to be removed from the bill. We then work out whom we want to tip. We put cash into envelopes and give it to the employee. The total amount given always exceeds the cruise line's 'voluntary' gratuity.
exactly... :-) some time ago I was happy live near 2 Shopping Malls... and after some years boring.. same will be on the ship. Stay with 2 persons in a small cabin for 1 year, hmmmmm can be nightmare also. 🎉 na and then daily buffet food can be also headache after a while...
You get to sleep 4 hours a day. You are considered lazy. The pay was nothing. That was the reason we have to pay their salary, mandatory gratuity. All the staff are very nice to the customers. I did make friends with few staff. There are certain gangs. It is not violent. It is to protect the right of the group. Working long hours on the ship n deal some terrible customers, there will be some conflicts among staff
@@largol33t1 Unless like, I was an Entertainment Production Manager on board for 4.5 years (Different ships), single cabin, mostly with windows and full deck privalleges... Quite a charmed life and $4200 Per month tax free...
Something that wasn’t accounted for the more you cruise the better deals you get. Your not going to pay the same price as an average person once you reach diamond status with carnival. I’m gold status with Carnival and have received several opportunities for a free cruise.
I agree with the many other posters here who are saying that you could negotiate a much better price for the cruise fare than just adding up the price for each individual cruise. Also, you would quite quickly get to the top status of cruiser for that line and then freebies such as laundry and wifi would probably be included.
Carnival offers a substantial discount if you talk with them before starting a year long liveaboard. Last I heard, it was in the 25%-30% discount range.
Very well thought out video. Good job guys in explaining how you arrived at the figures, makes it easy to adjust for different circumstances. As you say, this is a base line, from where you could take it way up of course, but probably could reduce it to around half, by negotiating with the company and even the crew in the form of gratuities. Also traveling on a different nationality vessel could reduce the cost enormously, as the US$ is quite strong at present. I am from Australia and would have to add at least 25% on top just for the exchange rate.
Sac or semester at sea offers college students to live on a cruise ship, take classes, and visit places all over the world. Their longest trip is 100 days! It is very fun with interesting classes! I recommend it to anyone looking to try a different experience and living on cruise ship for a while!!!
dude they have world cruises that are anywhere from 80-365 days, starting at 17k up to 98k with most year cruises being 78k a person. Why would you book consecutive itineraries instead of one long one?
I don’t know why you think a balcony is necessary, the two people I’ve seen that have lived on board both had inside cabins. There’s tons of public spaces to go for a view without paying extra. Many times a balcony cabin costs twice as much as an inside. Nobody would pay the prices you are quoting either. This whole video lacks credibility.
1) As many have commented, this completely ignores the fact that cruise lines would offer serious discounts to anyone cruising this much. 2) I'd be more interested in a schedule that had me changing ships (and destinations) regularly (every 30 to 60 days, perhaps). Creating a year-long schedule that included a trans-ocean cruise, and then regular cruises from a new port - rinse and repeat.
Couldn’t handle being that close to that many people for so long.... they only caveat of that is the faces change weekly...... that brings me to the room sizes..... I have a closet that’s larger than the state rooms on these boats.... and for a man that’s 6’3 and 260pounds..... that’s a tight squeeze!
I would do this: 1. inside cabin 2. no gambling 3. est 30% onboard spending 4. taxes/fees - same 5. older ship 6. single occupancy; I know it won't be half, but it will be less than double 7. same ship 8. gratuities - already added, plus a little at the end.
Brother of a friend is gay married and really full of money, they go on gay swinger cruises once a year, if thats not torture it at least get you literally Butthurt. Disney cruises dont seem so bad now do they?
We cruise several times a year. We utilize one of several different Travel Agents who will rebate part of the cruise fare. The lady we use for our bookings rebates about 10%. Look around and you can find a better deal, particularly if you are booking 50+ weeks
I've been on 35 cruises and the idea of living on one being a a homeowner sounds extremely appealingI know that when people live near porch dunnellon Florida and Baltimore excetra they can book last minute cruises as long as they can leave within 6 hours for a fraction of the price I think that's fantastic but unfortunately living in Buffalo New York that's impossibleI took a cruise 27 years ago on a company that was from Montreal Canada they had a ship that left out of the Dominican republic founded the Caribbean called the bolero buy festival Cruise lines they were offering a 6-month cruise for 8000 dollors what a steal
That estimate for on board spending is WAY overinflated. As you mentioned, those prices are for people on vacation, who are naturally buying a lot of things that a full time passenger wouldn't buy. Also, if you want to stay on a ship for an extended time, you almost certainly can negotiate a deal with the cruise line. Especially if you choose an older and less popular ship. I'd guess that you could get by with paying half as much as you estimated.
According to Mario from another channel: Based on 1 person for 1 year, (Taxes and gratuities incl.): Inside cabin: 72k - ($197/day) Balcony: 101k - ($276/day) Jr Suite: 136k - ($372/day) Compared to assisted living per year: 100k
It wouldn't be for me -- I could just imagine trying to raise a bit of a garden on the balcony using pots, but then there'd be a bad storm and my veggies would get wiped out. Nah, I'll just stay at home with my fruit trees and raised veggie beds and live vicariously through all of the RU-vid videos! lol.
Taking the same ship from the same line will undoutably come with some benefits after a number of cruises which will help defray some of the costs mentioned. Also sometimes there are deals out there which offer some added amenities.
I agree with your choice of a newer ship and a balcony cabin. And you could certainly spend less on-board than the typical vacationer. But you might want to do the shore excursions. The biggest problem I imagine would be that you would leave behind most of your belongings. Your necessities would be taken care of, but you'd have to do without all the things around your home that you like having. You'd meet a lot of people but no long-term friends because every week it's a whole ship full of new people, and you wouldn't see your friends and family unless they came to a port you were in. I think a year on a cruise ship would suit very few people.
I’d like to try. Minimalistic living would be the bomb. My long term friends are my long term friends. I would do a social experiment to live on a ship for a year but this is the only home that would leave you behind if you were late coming back to the ship from an excursion. 🤣🤣
One thing to think about however, Our world cruises. The roundtrips and shorter Cruises are often price significantly more expensive than a longer cruise with significantly more see you days such as a repositioning cruise, finding one chap that does world cruises, or repositioning Cruises such as the transatlantic cruise repositioning from the Mediterranean to America or Australia every year will be significantly cheaper than doing seven-day Caribbean cruises
Cruzely, our cruise details: 3215N / 7 Days Alaska - Inside Passage W/Gb, Crown Princess Embarkation: May 28, 2022 / Seattle Disembarkation: June 4, 2022 / Seattle, Stateroom / Cat: A410 / BA (11th floor), Two ports cancelled one Ketchikan they then scheduled Icy Strait Point as replacement then canceled it, engine problems going half speed whole trip, 4 excursions cancelled by Princess due to delayed port entry, or not at all, substituted whale watching tour Juneau for 3 1/2 hours (less than the 5 hour one we'd scheduled) snack was ONLY 1 Ritz cracker with salmon and jelly on it plus either vanilla or chocolate donut HOLE. For an excursion during dinner hour that is a mighty meager snack. Feel free to give Princess a ration of crap about this incident and the ship had two previous cruises with that engine problem and was scheduled for two more with same problem. Lobster night-3 of 4 people who had lobster-it was rubbery and inedible. Food was either good or not good 50% hit or miss on a ship with 1080 crew and 2/3 occupancy of around 2000 people. We have cruise Carnival for 3 cruises before this and covid and will NEVER cruise with Princess again. They gave us NOTHING except $100 OBC for each of us. we heard others had free drink packages and free steak restaurant, but we got NOTHING.
I couldnt do it for a year, but if I did I would 1) alternate oceanview with balcony rather than balcony all the time and 2) determine which weeks are most expensive and plan to be on shore visiting friends/family during those weeks. 3) I would definitely switch ships every few weeks for new shows/amenities/menus/etc. I think I would be happier spending that money on staying in mulitple all inclusive resorts...at least there I could get mail/packages delivered.
When you sail frequently, you generally get steep discounts for your cruise. We have a neighbor who sold his house and planned to sail year round. Three years later, he and his wife are still sailing.
Inside cabin would lower costs a lot over a balcony. Booking 2 years in advance gets lowest prices. See Super Mario videos on living on Royal Caribbean full time.
Back in the early 90s a local widow sold her estate to live on the Queen Mary 2. She spent 35k a year and that was 30 years ago! She died in her 3rd year of cruising from a heart attack. She gained insane amount of weight!
I can kinda see this-$1500 per week (can easily be done on any vacation, I just spent a bit over that in fewer days in Panama City Beach for 4 days) x 52=78,000. If you include internet packages, docking costs, and drinks that could be another 200 per week x 52 = 10 grand which totals nearly 90k.
I get pretty antsy when I’m on a cruise ship for more than 7 days.. I find it to be a lil boring and days feel repetitive.. So, not only can’t I afford to live on a ship for a year, I would lose my mind..
8000 square foot home with 5 bedrooms and all other features. Don't forget the quadruple garage and finished basement. A grand piano in the great room.
I think 🤔 Cruises are missing the Assisted Living MKT. Imagine hiring nurses/doctors from Central America/Asia, pharmacy stocked direct from India, then get a easy trip slow and long port time at Caribbean Island. No need all this park BS sliders etc...They would make big if they work the logistics and legal issues...
Now, the FIRST thing you need to research is not the price (oddly enough) but what you like and atmosphere of a specific cruise line or even ship. For this, you will need to do AT LEAST 10 seven day trips with different cruise lines and/ or ships. If you don't do this first, you might end up with a years cruising that is only half as good as it could have been for you. For ex. there are some great 'long stay' cruise deals on Cunard, but that is old style cruising. It's formal and first- and second seatings, and not very much to do compared with for ex NCL with go-carts, long water slides, surfing flumrides and even roller coasters on the ship... On Cunard you will have much more of the old style 'Titanic' type cruising (without ice bergs hopefully) but with fantastic chandalears, rosewood details and pure bone china. ...but if you are a bit more senior, that might be what you want. So, when you finally chosen a cruise line (or even better) a specific ship you like, THEN you can start to see what it will cost for a year and how you can get that price down.
So many variables( health insurance/internet/drink package/laundry/etc.). This gives everyone a good general idea - I'm sure you can 'easily' swing the price $50k up/down. Love cruising but a whole year, on the same ship...not for me, but I would do a cruise around the world 3-6month duration, if I had the $ ;)
JohnnyV: How long have lived in that same house/apartment with the same neighbors? How long at the same job with the same coworkers you can't stand LOL. I looked into the world cruise for if I remember correctly for 111 days and it was over $60,000. I would warm up with a 14-15 day cruise first just to test the waters( pun intended).
Interesting video it would be interesting if you made one on the same ship with the inside room how cheap it would be if people were more simple and frugal meaning just using the free restaurants and buffets and they were not gamblers or Big spenders
For the same or less money, you could go on a cruise around the world, which can take from four to eight months to complete. Advantages are every port is a new port with new excursions; onboard entertainment does not repeat itself each week; more variety in foods; not subject to new passengers each week who take a few days to learn crowd etiquette; don’t have to go through the life boat drill each week; and your overall experience will be more fulfilling as you experience a greater variety of new cultures and a greater sense of accomplishing something.
Did you add in the discounted rates and benefits of reaching the top tear of the cruise lines programs when you calculated these numbers? I believe after 100 nights you would be at carnivals top level. Also if you buy stock in some companies first you would get between $125-$400? Per sailing in onboard credit.
Many cruise lines offer free wifi, tips, and reduced cruise prices after so many "points". None of this was figured in on the yearly price. I'd think that would cut the cost down by about a third. Your figures reflect none of the perks and there are many. After so many days, those perks start adding up real nice.
It's considerably cheaper than what you calculated, more likely around 50k/person given the special fares and arrangements. There will also not be so much onboard spending since many of those are marked up souvenirs. Someone else brought up a good point that you won't have great healthcare since the ship doctor is very basic. It's good for elders who are healthy.
Of course rates would be high using a regular cruise ship as comparison. But there are ships that have been redesigned for this living aboard lifestyle. They are retirement ships. Talk about them.
That sounds about right. This includes numbers for two people. As well, cruise fares for 2021 seem like they are trending higher than in years past given the impact of the pandemic.
Aside from cost, another thing to consider is that you'd constantly be visiting the same ports, over and over again, after a couple months, you'd regret your decision.
