One retired couple have been living life on back-to-back cruises for two years now – and they say it was cheaper than moving to a nursing home. Marty and Jess Ansen, a married couple from Australia, have embarked on 51 back-to-back Princess Cruises since June 2022. Prior to embarking on the retirement journey, the couple had taken more than 31 cruises, amounting to almost 1,200 days at sea.
They tribute their decision to live out retirement on a boat because of living costs, the service, and the cruise ships' relaxing environment. Experts share how to avoid sickness during surging cruise ship illnesses Customers fume Carnival Cruise quietly removes popular loyalty perk “The cruise lifestyle is very efficient," the Ansens told PEOPLE in a joint statement, via Princess Cruises. "You don’t have to worry about paying for rent or a mortgage, getting groceries or doing your laundry.
"We’re not young people," they add. "Cruising is much cheaper than going to a nursing home and means we can continue to travel the world.” Although each day is different on a cruise, with new destinations and scheduled activities, the couple share that they have a routine.
"We have a daily program of things that happen on the ship which changes, but some things are constant — like our daily habit of playing table tennis," they told PEOPLE. DON'T MISS..
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