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How To Live On A Cruise Ship Part Time
here has been a lot of ocean 2 out of 3 days.
buzz lately about living on
a Cruise Ship full time as Although ship's activities are
an alternative to living in a very many these days, after a
retirement home. while you'll get bored with them.
However, I don't think it would Cabins in general are very small,
be very exciting after about 6 so after a while you're going to
months or so. miss your large living room on
the mainland with its 75" TV.
Ships, even Cruise Ships, are
noisy for at least 2 reasons: However, if 6 months are too
long, there are other
1. Engine Noise. alternatives; Cruise maybe a
No matter how new the ship, no couple of months a year.
matter what new turbine engines
the ship may have, the 24 hour If you follow that action things
engine noise may get to people. become interesting.
2. Parties, bars and restaurants. Here are some options:
There is always a kind of party The Monthly $18,000 route:
atmosphere on a Cruise Ship,
people eat and drink too much, Residensea, the world's only
nobody tells them when to go to floating Condo, a 47,000 ton
bed, they don't have to get up cruise ship which sails the
the next morning, so, parties oceans,
make noise. reportedly offers staterooms for
rent for as low as $18,000 per
It gets boring staring at the month.
$5000 for 2 people gets them:
This Cruise Ship has designer
apartments with original art. The Itinerary:
I mean, this is luxury Southampton ,Tenerife - Canary
personified. Islands St Vincent - Cape Verde
Islands Fortaleza - Brazil Rio de
Great if you can get it. Janeiro - Brazil Montevideo -
Uruguay Buenos Aires - Argentina
Around the world in 102 Days. Puerto Madryn - Argentina Port
Stanley - Falkland Islands Cruise
By small Luxury Cruise Ship around Cape Horn Ushuaia -
Argentina Transit Beagle Channel
In 2005 a trip around the world Punta Arenas - Chile Chacabuco -
lasting 110 days could be had for Chile Puerto Montt - Chile
as low as $15,600 per person. Santiago - Chile Cruise by Easter
That is $150 per person per day Island Cruise by Pitcairn Island
including food and all Papeete - Tahiti Bora Bora -
facilities. That is $9000 per Society Islands Pago Pago -
couple per month. American Samoa Lautoka - Fiji
Islands Noumea - New Caledonia
This same couple would spend a Brisbane - Australia Sydney -
minimum of $4000 a month in an Australia Eden - Australia Philip
old folks home. Island - Australia Melbourne -
Australia Hobart -Australia
So going on this 3 1/2 month Transit Milford Sound Dunedin -
World Cruise would cost them New Zealand Christchurch - New
$9000 - $4000 = $5000 per month. Zealand Transit Marlborough Sound
Wellington - New Zealand Auckland
Now let me tell you what this - New Zealand Nuku 'Alofa - Tonga
Apia - Western Samoa Christmas So going on this 3 1/2 month
Island Honolulu - Oahu, Hawaii World Cruise would cost them
Kahalui - Maui, Hawaii Los $7000 - $4000 = $3000 per month.
Angeles - USA Acapulco - Mexico
Huatulco - Mexico Transit Panama For this you get a double suite
Canal Curacao - Dutch Antilles with double occupancy.
Margherita Island - Venezuela Port Times range from 1 to 2
Barbados Ponta Delgada days.
The advantage seems to be that
The Luxury: there is lots of space in four
double suites.
This is on a very luxurious
Cruise Ship that has only outside The double suites all consist of
or balcony cabins. two rooms, a bedroom with twin
beds and a living room.
By Freighter
The cabins have showers.
In 2005 a trip around the world
lasting 102 days by various Each cabin also has its own VCR
freighting companies could be had and TV monitor and refrigerator.
for $11,750 per person.
That is $117 per person per day
including food and all On board facilities are a private
facilities. That is $7000 per passenger lounge and the sharing
couple per month. of the officers' table
This same couple would spend a There is also an indoor swimming
minimum of $4000 a month in an pool.
old folks home.
Cruise Hopping
stay every 7th night.
This is cheaper yet.
There are lots of 7 day cruises Discount Cruising
for about $100 per day per
passenger. Effective in 2005 there is now a
So you could conceivably take 7 discount European Cruise Line
day cruises continuously in the operating in the Caribbean that
same area, say, the Caribbean, on charges $46 per person per night
the same ship, or on different but you have to get your own
ships until you get sick and food.
tired of the area.
Maximum time they allow you to
You can then do the same thing cruise is 2 weeks.
from the West Coast.
Still, can't get any cheaper than
Logistics would be more difficult this.
because you may need a place to
About the Author:
Frank Hague is interested in living on a Cruise ship Your own condo on a Cruise Ship About Celebrity Cruises
Source: www.isnare.com
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