Would you ever want to live on a cruise ship?

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EvelynD2

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I saw that there are some cruise lines that let you lease a cabin for five years and some even let you buy a cabin that looks like an apartment. I thought that sounded like lots of fun but I sure would miss seeing my kids all the time and I don't think they would allow 115 pound dog! :) How does cruise ship living sound to you?
 
I am not sure if I would ever want to live on it, but I'd love to at least once in my life to go on a cruise vacation!
 
I have also never been on a cruise but did cross the Atlantic Ocean from New York City to Bremerhaven Germany when I was a child. It was aboard the USS Darby. It was the last trip it made transporting military families. My dad hated airplanes so we took the ship to Germany when he got transferred. However, after his tour was over in Germany, we took an airplane back. :). I remember the ship being a lot of fun. They had a kids club for the children. I remember them singing "Someone's in the Kitchen with Dinah"! 🤣
 
Nope! Been on a cruise at the beginning of this year and I loveeee being on the water, but those 8 days were enough!
 
I'm in! Cruise ships are cool. As long as it stops off at lots of countries, I think that'd be awesome. Not forever though, but I'd do it for a year. I'd also be picky about what cruise line it's with.
 
I've never been on a cruise ship before so I can't make that kind of commitment until I do! Lol... but I do like the sound of it provided there are a lot of excursions!
 
I think I would, but maybe I would do for bursts of time. This way I can still visit with friends and family on land, and then go off on adventures. I would do like 2 months on and 2 months off then see how that goes. I don't know that I could continuously cruise as I would miss my core people too much. If I had the ability to fly to and fro while on the cruise and had the money, maybe. But, I would also still need a base on land near my family.
 
I could not do it. I have been on a few cruises and they are just not my favorite way to travel. I also tend to get a little motion sick and use scopolamine patches. Maybe in 5 years I'd get used to it but I would rather not try it.
 
It's not for me. I toured a cruise ship with a friend who worked for Royal Caribbean and decided it was too people-y for me.

That being said, I would LOVE to go on one of National Geographic cruises that have like 100 people and take you on photo excursions.
 
I have been on 2 Disney Cruises in my life (plus a small day one that went to the Bahamas about 25 years ago). While I enjoy cruising, love the food, enjoy seeing different things, I can get sea sick, especially when the waters are choppy. On that day cruise, we hit a rough patch of sea, and a girl fell and hit her head in the bathroom and there was blood all over.

Also, sea legs is a real thing. If I were to live on a cruise, it would only be to go to the next destination, and it can take a day to not feel like you are still rolling and swaying.

I will say, not having to cook my own food, daily entertainment and shows, and seeing new places would be nice perks.
 
I've watched YouTube videos about this. A woman retired and she has a permanent cabin. She gets to know the staffers well, and then she has all new people to meet. My hubby likes to watch the videos where a cruise ticket is purchased (low, medium, high, etc.) and then compares and contrasts the packages. There are some very scary circumstances!

A cruise does NOT appeal to me. I get horrible motion sickness in an airplane or the back seat of a car, so I think I would be miserable.

I call cruises floating petri dishes. Have you seen the amount of humanity in the pools? There isn't enough chlorine to make me feel better about it.
 
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Never been on a cruise ship. I do get motion sickness (unless I'm driving) and before anyone chimes in with that not being a thing on cruise ships ... this started when I was on holiday on a canal boat in my teens! Together with that I like the option to get up and go somewhere when I want, which you obviously can't do stuck on a ship in the middle of the ocean. Saying that, the only time I do get a feeling that I would like to, would be a Norwegan Fjord cruise. The scenery looks amazing!

Years ago my parents did a few European river cruises, but this was on smaller, inland boats. They really enjoyed the atmosphere and ability to call at lots of different places. Neither of them drove though so they wouldn't be missing the freedom of the open road.
 
I might want to try going on a cruise for a week or so, but no way I would want to live on one for an extended period of time. I need space and have too many hobbies for one little room.
 
We got back last week from a 7 night cruise and I'd have to say no. LOL!

While I do enjoy cruising, once every few years is good for me. And this time we had two sea days in a row, I didn't love that.
 
It depends. Is it a smaller ship that has under 2,000 people (not including crew) and goes around the world? I'm in! On the cruises I've been on, I enjoy being able to go to sleep and wake up somewhere new.

But not on a mega ship. Sure, they have more things to do at sea, but they can't get into the smaller ports, and they are too people-y. I enjoyed when we went through the Panama Canal, and that was a lot of ship days. I think if it was scheduled for more stops, I would enjoy it a lot. Plus, no making dinner or dishes, but getting to eat street food in lots of countries? Let's go!
 
I get super motion sick (like I've even gotten motion sick on the Queen Mary in Long Beach).

We took a short cruise 3-day to Ensenada when our kids were young just to have the experience & see if I could handle it. Everyone says it's less motion-y on a cruise ship than a smaller boat. I had a behind the ear patch and even that didn't help. It took days back home before I felt better again!
 
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