# Would you consider living on a cruise ship for three years? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Tags:** vacation-travel\ **Created:** [March 3, 2023, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-consider-living-on-a-cruise-ship-for-three-years/980649 "2023-03-03T13:23:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 19
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2023, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-consider-living-on-a-cruise-ship-for-three-years/980649/361 "2023-12-14T17:21:19Z")
Part of the executive team of this new venture comes from the now-defunct original Life at Sea Cruises. They should borrow their slogan from Bullwinkle the Moose: “This time for sure!” . ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2023, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-consider-living-on-a-cruise-ship-for-three-years/980649/362 "2023-12-14T23:41:03Z")
We learned so much from last time!. Like how to squirrel money into Switzerland, and this next venture will be bigger and better in every way for us. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2023, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-consider-living-on-a-cruise-ship-for-three-years/980649/363 "2023-12-18T17:08:11Z")
Back when Weird Earls was a part of the weekly SD page, in 2006 I submitted one (House Boat) where a company _was_ selling cabins on a ship they were building. They were truly live-in; even the smallest included items like a cooktop and midget refrigerator you could put onboard-bought groceries in. There was a a hefty annual fee to cover crew and fuel costs but I don’t remember how periodic maintenance was to be paid for. Alas, it didn’t survive the 2008 downturn in the economy. I don’t know if anyone got their money back or not. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2023, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-consider-living-on-a-cruise-ship-for-three-years/980649/364 "2023-12-23T10:22:39Z")
> **[The 3-year cruise was canceled. Enter the 3.5-year cruise.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2023/12/22/villa-vie-odyssey-three-half-year-cruise/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzAzMjIxMjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzA0NjAzNTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3MDMyMjEyMDAsImp0aSI6IjZhYjUxOGNmLTNiNjAtNGM0Zi05NzUwLTAzMjAxNmU5NTkwNyIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS90cmF2ZWwvMjAyMy8xMi8yMi92aWxsYS12aWUtb2R5c3NleS10aHJlZS1oYWxmLXllYXItY3J1aXNlLyJ9.XUfVSyFmW5d4RzaCzJwbAd4rSrje_OvUWCh1fBgI65g&itid=gfta)** > > Sailing on the Villa Vie Odyssey during its first circumnavigation will start at $115,789 before taxes and fees. “There’s a sucker born every minute…and two to take him.” Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Al128](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/al128/32/16541_2.png) [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2023, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-consider-living-on-a-cruise-ship-for-three-years/980649/365 "2023-12-28T22:52:19Z")
$115,789 before taxes and bankruptcy ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2023, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-consider-living-on-a-cruise-ship-for-three-years/980649/366 "2023-12-28T23:08:54Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > Most have spent tens of thousands of dollars on what was meant to be the experience of a lifetime Well, at least they got _that_, in a way. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2023, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-consider-living-on-a-cruise-ship-for-three-years/980649/367 "2023-12-28T23:19:51Z")
As the widely esteemed poster @enipla often says: > When you don’t get what you expected, instead you get experience. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2023, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-consider-living-on-a-cruise-ship-for-three-years/980649/368 "2023-12-28T23:44:51Z")
Why thank you LSL. In my case, I often get experience… and repetition. Experience I have. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2023, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-consider-living-on-a-cruise-ship-for-three-years/980649/369 "2023-12-29T00:00:06Z")
I’ve incorporated this wisdom into my doin’s, and have retroactively gained vast experience as I look back over the many miscues of a long and mostly mis-spent life. I seem to be a magnet for “experience”. 🤪 ---
**Author:** ![Al128](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/al128/32/16541_2.png) [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2023, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-consider-living-on-a-cruise-ship-for-three-years/980649/370 "2023-12-29T01:56:28Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > When you don’t get what you expected, instead you get experience. … there are no stupid mistakes, except the one’s you make twice … ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2023, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-consider-living-on-a-cruise-ship-for-three-years/980649/371 "2023-12-29T14:52:49Z")
> [@Al128](#): > > $115,789 before taxes and bankruptcy :: golf clap :: ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2023, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-consider-living-on-a-cruise-ship-for-three-years/980649/372 "2023-12-29T16:42:20Z")
> [@Al128](#): > > $115,789 before taxes and bankruptcy Nah. $115,789.99 Need that extra buck. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2023, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-consider-living-on-a-cruise-ship-for-three-years/980649/373 "2023-12-29T17:53:28Z")
FYI, [here](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/28/travel/3-year-cruise-life-at-sea.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Jk0.aCCi.qE6VPtFDKZ3G&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare) is a gift link to a New York Times article about some people who booked passage on the three-year cruise. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2024, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-consider-living-on-a-cruise-ship-for-three-years/980649/374 "2024-01-09T17:26:25Z")
Very interesting article - thanks for the link. Those poor people. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2024, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-consider-living-on-a-cruise-ship-for-three-years/980649/375 "2024-01-17T18:00:36Z")
An update, with gift link: some of the stranded passengers are going the legal route now… although, pressing for fraud charges, I guess no direct lawsuit? Not that that would likely yield anything. > **[3-Year Cruise Passengers Seek Fraud Charges Over Cancellation](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/17/travel/criminal-complaint-three-year-cruise.html?unlocked_article_code=1.OU0.c8mU.O8L5y4SurjCf&smid=url-share)** > > After more than a month of missed deadlines for refunds, a group of hard-hit passengers who signed up for the failed Life at Sea cruise are pursuing legal intervention. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2024, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-consider-living-on-a-cruise-ship-for-three-years/980649/376 "2024-01-17T19:50:21Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Those poor people. At least they weren’t stuck on an island with a blustering skipper, an incompetent mate, a billionaire couple, a YouTube influencer, and a scientist who can make a battery out of coconuts but can’t figure out how to patch a small hole in the hull. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2024, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-consider-living-on-a-cruise-ship-for-three-years/980649/377 "2024-01-17T20:02:21Z")
Yeah, it could always be worse! ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2024, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-consider-living-on-a-cruise-ship-for-three-years/980649/378 "2024-01-17T23:27:22Z")
> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#): > > can’t figure out how to patch a small hole in the hull. Small hole you say? [![](https://www.crystalbeachlocalnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/USCG-0915-1.jpg) ](https://www.crystalbeachlocalnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/USCG-0915-1.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2024, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-consider-living-on-a-cruise-ship-for-three-years/980649/379 "2024-01-18T00:37:47Z")
Holes are barely even below the waterline on an island with enough foliage to build multiple well-equipped huts without note. A couple of patches reinforced by tarps should get that sufficiently seaworthy that at least the crew could limp the boat over into a shipping lane. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Redcanoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b487fb/32.png) [@Redcanoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Redcanoe)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2024, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-consider-living-on-a-cruise-ship-for-three-years/980649/380 "2024-01-18T00:57:26Z")
He tried to fix the hole, Gilligan’s glue caused the boat to disassemble itself. Come on people, it’s not the professors fault. It’s right there in black & white. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-consider-living-on-a-cruise-ship-for-three-years/980649.md?page=18) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-consider-living-on-a-cruise-ship-for-three-years/980649.md?page=20)