In 2015, Randy and I discussed that someday, we wanted to retire to a cruise ship — Residential Cruising wasn’t yet a thing.
Preparation
Home At Last
We are finally aboard our ship, after it finally passed all inspections (including the unfair ones, and the truly stupid ones), marking the true start of our Residential Cruising life.
We Are Pioneers
It didn’t occur to us when we signed up for living on a Residential Cruising ship that we were being pioneers. Maybe we are pioneers in general already, and I just hadn’t considered it.
Why We’re Not Upset at the Delays
We’re still in pause mode: our Residential Cruising ship, which was supposed to sail May 15, still hasn’t sailed. At minimum it will be more than a month of delay — we’re not sure yet. And we’re not upset by that.
More on Crew Accommodations
There was significant reaction to one aspect of my recent article about the Odyssey, so I thought I’d expand on it: how the crew is being treated on the first-ever Residential Cruising ship.
Blog #2: Not Only Homeless, We Can’t Even Live In Our Car
When getting ready to move into full-time Residential Cruising, we didn’t just sell our house and Get Rid of all our stuff, making us “homeless” until we could board our ship.
Blog #1: It’s Getting Real
We passed a big milestone this weekend.
Products Worth Taking Along on Residential Cruising
I’ve long had a list of Recommended Products on my main site — stuff I actually did or do use that might be helpful — but I thought I’d talk about a few things that we’ve picked up recently specifically for our Residential Cruising life that are handy enough that they aren’t really about shipboard living: they’re useful even if you can’t join that life soon or ever.
Can Residential Cruisers Vote?
As I set out to my new cruising life I thought that I might miss out on voting. That’s especially a big deal for me with national elections like the one coming up. Happily I found the bottom line is, voting from abroad is probably easier than you think.
Before Residential Cruising: Letting Go
It wasn’t simply about “moving away” when you go from a large house to a small cabin.
Your Phone When Residential Cruising
How do you keep your phone number …and use your phone overseas?
It’s a Frequently Asked Question since it may be hard for many. And not just how to do it, but at a reasonable cost.
When Your Residential Cruise Launch is Delayed
Residential Cruising lines typically advertise a specific date that they will launch. Is it possible that the promised date slips, even at the last minute?
Not only yes, but it’s unfortunately likely.
Selling “Everything” (Part 2)
Some ten years ago I heard of a practice called 5 in 5: get rid of five things every day for five days. Being an overachiever I played the game 10 in 10. LOL! I played that game several times a year, only decluttering my own belongings.
Selling “Everything” (Part 1)
I posted an “Irony Alert” on the front page of the site — that even though we were behind schedule on writing articles for this project, we had to commit all spare time to cleaning out the house because it sold much more quickly than anticipated. Well, we are out, and gearing up to write again! The lesson here can help if you want to try Residential Cruising …or otherwise simplifying your life