Life After Retirement: Living on a Cruise Ship

Could you spend life after retirement living on a cruise ship full-time? Some retirees are selling their homes, booking back-to-back cruises, and turning cruise ships into their floating retirement home.In this episode of Real Retirement Reality, Scott Finn looks beyond the vacation version of cruise ship retirement. We break down what living on a cruise ship really costs, including cruise fares, taxes, port fees, gratuities, internet, laundry, drinks, travel insurance, medical coverage, flights, hotels, shore expenses, and the hidden costs missing from the advertised fare.We also look at healthcare at sea, Medicare outside the United States, medical evacuation, prescriptions, long-term cruising, cabin life, marriage, loneliness, community, purpose after retirement, and what happens when a permanent vacation becomes ordinary life.Could retiring on a cruise ship cost less than maintaining a home? For some retirees, the numbers might work. But your budget has to survive real cruise prices, medical problems, schedule changes, and years of travel.Before selling everything, test the lifestyle. Spend 30 days aboard or book several back-to-back cruises. Stay in the cabin your retirement budget supports. Track every dollar. Spend boring days aboard. See how the lifestyle feels after the vacation excitement fades.Then ask the question that matters: Do you want to live on a cruise ship, or do you want to take more cruises?Comment FULL-TIME, PART-TIME, or NO CHANCE.Real Retirement Reality looks at retirement, life after retirement, retirement lifestyles, retirement purpose, money, relationships, health, and what retirement dreams look like when they become everyday life. how much does it cost to live on a cruise ship? full timecan you retire and live on a cruise shipis living on a cruise ship cheaper than owning a homehow retirees live on cruise ships full timewhat does it cost to retire on a cruise shippros and cons of living on a cruise shiphealth insurance for living on a cruise shipdoes Medicare cover you on a cruise shiphow to live on cruise ships year roundback to back cruises for retireesshould I sell my house and live on a cruise shipfull time cruise ship retirement lifestyle