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So, a year on a cruise ship costs about the same as a 3 day hospital stay in the US. Makes prefect sense. 🤔

Maybe it's not cheap, but it costs less than an assisted living facility!

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.

Cruise lines give special pricing for permanent passengers. The price would be much less.

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.

6K a month in a assisted living per person = $72K per person ... = $148K for a couple ... cruising would be more interesting for sure.

2019 : $87,000 2020 : $3,200 2021 : $87,000

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.

Cheaper then a nursing home! Better views and a lot more to do!

You could rename this, "How Much Could you Spend on a Cruise Ship in a Year if you Didn't try to Save at all."

I didn’t see the cost of the forklift they will need to get you off at the end of the year when you’ve gained a few hundred pounds......

The top cruiser at Royal Caribbean, Super Mario, pays around $60,000 a year single.

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.

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!

I leave on the ship from 1985 till 1990 and I love every minute of that. I saw many places that were the best time of my life.

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.

You can save money on funeral expenses. Just exit over the rails when ready.

People do it for under $75,000 a year. Just look them up on KZfaq. 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...

When I worked on a cruise ship there were guests that were there permanently

As for internet, wait till you dock then follow some of the crew, they know where the free wifi is on land.

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.

Get a job on one and THEY PAY YOU to cruise for a year.

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.

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.

This is a pittance against purchasing and maintaining a yacht.

No joke there’s actually a lady who lives in a cruise , and whenever the ship changes she just walks across to the other ship and continues

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.

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 did 6 months working as a musician!

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.....

It would be significantly cheaper once you spoke to the cruise line about working out a deal for long term cruising.

I lived in a Laughlin NV. casino for a year. Believe me when I say that it gets boring real fast.

Wow so lovely n awesome sharing. Enjoyed watching. Have a happy and prosperous new year.❤️❤️

The mandatory lifeboat drills every week (for a week long cruise) would get very old at 52x a year!

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.

Being stuck on a Disney cruise for a year would be torture.

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I could totally handle it. Hopefully some day I can try it out and see if I like it!

I can't believe they put this out when nobody can even get on a cruise ship right now

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.

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.

Can’t wait to cruise again. So worth it.

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 KZfaq videos! lol.

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.

I Love this.

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'd love to see this done on NCL where often there are free at sea and pre-paid gratuities.

Anyone could do it if they work hard enough don't tell them they can't.

very good video thanks for sharing

There are always super deals on cruising when your travel time is up just keep renewing on amazing deals that's all.

I wish you had given the number for doing it for a year on one ship as cheaply as possible. It would be a fun comparison to see.

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.

Nice. Now I have to start playing lottery on a regular basis )))

Either me or my wife would be pushed overboard.

Super Mario has covered this information in more depth

you can do them for about 30k actually with an interior room its been proven

I would live on a cruise just to spend time with my circle c mates again and grow up with them and become true friends again. Becuz it’s been 8 months since I last saw them when I went on my last cruise and we had the best fun did the best things and we truly connected. I enjoyed waking up every morning of the week to say hey I’m going back to circle c today to meet my cruise buddies. I really really miss them tho 😔

Hell I would try I've been on cruises love the hell out of it

How about a review of cruising on merchant ships.. I have a friend that on occasion does this to be different.

my plan the day after i retire part tiime. IM OUT! LOL

I'm waiting for my next trips

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?

This is an insult to anyone who has ever cruised and checked out pricing.

What about onboard booking discounts or reward pricing? You typically get a great discount if you book another trip while on a cruise

I talked to the cruise line and they told me they could work with me on the cost being they are garented the ship being full no where that cost, are you just coming up with this or did you research it?

The premium & luxury lines, could be actually less, being that they are all inclusive, including gratuites.

I would live on a cruise ship, I would need the itineraries to change once in a while. Oh to dream........

Would this be considering the loyalty programs, or any discounts typically offered for back to back cruising?

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.

shit, i am in Tarpon Springs Florida, you live on my 19' boat for 20 grand a year. I should tell you it is trailered in my driveway.......

Just relocate to a port city in Florida..live cheaply and go on short cruises at your leisure! 👍🏾❤

I've been on over 25 cruises, and they have all been great, but I would bored out of my mind to live on one 24/7/365.

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!

Became broke just watching

$175k does not include Norovirus Treatments ;)

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.

I think it would be absolutely amazing to be able to live on a cruise ship for a year! I don't know that I'd want to do the same itinerary over and over and over again, I would definitely switch it up with the cruise lines and the different ports of call, but there are definitely ways to be able to cut back on your spending. I happen to enjoy traveling, but my husband on the other hand, it would drive him absolutely out of his mind!! You can definitely count me in anytime, just let me know when you want to go and I'll be there!!!☺️☺️☺️🥰🥰

Super Mario has been living on Royal Caribbean Cruise Line ships for over twenty-years and he comes in at around 80,000 for his annual fares

Tips: Better choose MSC, Costa or AIDA no tippimg

Zack & Cody off of suite life on deck did it-i always wondered how 😆

Imagine living on a cruise ship and moored in an inlet at sea and paying for it too (covid-19)

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.

What about discounts for longer term cruising. I have another similar video videos and hear you can get discounts for 3+ month bookings.

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.

You forgot the huge cost of HEALTH INSURANCE

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 $ ;)

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

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.

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.

there are already condominium cruise ships available

Does this take into consideration of cruise status and discounts because of status. Some statuses have a discount and free upgrades.

The ship in the thumbnail is docked in Nassau, Bahamas :)

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...

i could do it if it was Europe, Asia Baltic, not the carribean

So, how do you find an older ship? Middle of the ship, lower in the ship, steadiest places in rough seas.

I would love on a cruise ship in a heartbeat. Where do I sign up. I'm there.