Could You Spend 3 Years on a Cruise Ship?

If just Google or even YouTube "3 Year Cruise" and then "3 1/2 Year Cruise," you're bound to find some answers to your questions.

It's been the talk of the town among the cruising community, so there's tons of information out there.

The first company was selling tickets without first securing a ship. They thought they had one secured but the deal fell through at the last minute.

I'm not sure if the first one was like this, but the second one is set up so that if people want to get off at one stop, do their own thing for a while (weeks or months?) and then get back on the ship at a different port at a later time (which could also mean it will be in a different country,) they can do so.

Definitely going to be an interesting trip! I'm subscribed to 2 YouTubers who aren't going on this cruise, but give a lot of updates on what's going on in the industry (La Vida Loca and Don's Family Vacations.)

Being 400' tall does have its ad-vantage points. Get it? Vantage points?

Ahahahahahaha

(My reptilian humor)

Hmmm...

I'm reminded of a comedian who was talking about how some drug dealers will set up comedy shows as a way to raise capital fast, then cancel the shows.

1. Set up comedy show, schedule comedian, sell tickets.

2. Use ticket money to buy a large drug stash.

3. Sell drugs on the street for profit.

4. Cancel show and refund tickets.

Sometimes they didn't flip the drug stash fast enough, and wound up having to host a comedy show they were not planning on hosting. Nobody was happy about it, but they had to go through with it because they hadn't flipped the drugs fast enough.



Not saying this 3-year Cruise was anything like that... I can't imagine them buying a drug stash that would need this kind of investment... But now I am really wondering why they have to pay the would-be clients back in installments.

I could not do this. I would feel really anxious about being stuck on a ship for that long.

Although it would make a really cool reality tv series where they got random people to get on a cruise for like 6 months or a year and have them interact and do challenges. The last one standing wins money. haha I would watch it!

$90K? I'd probably want an upgraded room... would have to see the rooms before I decided. A lot of people get islanditis on islands... I can imagine a lot of people getting islanitis by the 2nd or 3rd week of this cruise...

How many ports will the ship be stopping at in Sudan? The answer to that question might create a no-go situation...

I'm surrounded by crazy people... oi vey

no, too long. i've been on 5 cruises, all 2 weeks each. i enjoy cruises very much but i like to move on to something else. for one, i'd miss my music, seeing bands & jamming with the guys. i could go on a cruise for 1 month but that's it. because i have many enjoyments, i would get bored on a 3 year cruise.

I'm not honestly sure...but, when do I set sail?

Ships require a lot of maintenance I think if a ship was cruising non stop for three years it would probably get quite worn out, plus how would they manage offloading and loading that many people at once.

To me it sounds like a scam for $$ for retired people to pay all that upfront and lock them in. If it was an honest travel agent doing it they could say well you could go all around the world in three years but just pay as you go. If someone really wanted to do that they would just keep extending their ticket. But to pay all that upfront when anything can happen wouldnt be wise.

This reminds me of some immigration stories to nz. The New Zealand company sold tickets to people in Britian to come over here to make a new life but when they got here they were extremely disappointed that there wasnt already a town here waiting for them lol

The voyage was extremely long and then most were marooned and had to make the best they could cos no ships were really going the other way.

Some people really do practically live on cruise ships. Personally, I can think of much better uses for that kind of money.

yea the crew or the Captain.
Or mercy ships - they go round countries in Africa providing life saving medical care - for free. It's because they don't have land based hospitals there. You can go on them to volunteer, I suppose if you have the money and time.

Having voted to stick to my bathtub, my real issue isn't the water. Although trying to burn the candle at both ends didn't help, I felt like I was going out of my mind on my week-long Alaskan cruise a few years back because I'm prophetic and I couldn't handle the spiritual mess of the company or the thousands of people on board.

Now my household did do like a 90 minute lake cruise this spring on a MUCH smaller ship, and it was wonderful.

It’ll sure be more comfortable than a navy vessel, so I’m in.

If I work online and sell my house.... I could do that infinitely..

Well... I mean... At some point you'd have to die.

Unless you're talking about your idea of heaven being a cruise ship. In which case, yeah, for some people that WOULD be heaven.

Greetings to the others who only stay in their room. To all the others... I guess I might see you out there eventually. Maybe. If the ship starts sinking, please don't knock on my door. I might be sleeping and I'd rather not wake up to that mess.

Good point. And as neither life or this world are infinit, I need to adjust the plan.

This cruise ship idea is actually really good. When I hit the age of 70 I’m gonna go for it. Color my hair, pack my bags and go sailing into the sunset.😁

You know, I was just thinking about this in a way. I was thinking that if the circumstances of life allow, maybe I'll do a stint on a cruise-ship as an RN. I mean... why not? I know I would work a lot but also, I would be SO REMOVED from the world around me which I CRAVVVVEEEE...

Also, I voted for someone to walk the plank and it said to pick a name... Merrick Garland... tar and feather first.