Ed and Mai WanderFree Retirees
✨Casual CreatorEd and Mai WanderFree Retirees description on YouTube:
We’re Ed & Mai—WanderFree Retirees 🌴 We made a big life decision: retire in our early 50s… without the “perfect” amount of savings. Instead of waiting, we sold almost everything—our home, cars, and more—to start living now. Our first year of retirement is all about travel and family: • Visiting family across the U.S. • Trips to Thailand & Vietnam • Cruising the Caribbean (2 months) & Europe (4 months) • Back "home" for family weddings After that, we plan to make Thailand our home base—renting, exploring, and seeing where this lifestyle takes us. We’re living out of a suitcase and sharing it all— ✔️ Budget travel tips ✔️ Cruise port guides ✔️ Affordable places to live abroad ✔️ Real life after early retirement We chose this path because we wanted to explore the world while we’re still young enough to enjoy it. The long-term plan? We’ll see. Maybe back to the U.S. in our 60s… or maybe we never stop wandering. Thanks for following along on our journey—cheers! Ed & Mai
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What Creators Are Saying About Ed and Mai WanderFree Retirees
The food is the strongest reason to choose this ship. There's no main dining room, no assigned table, and no buffet line built around a tray of mismatched foods.
Now Go See It
The crust is very flaky and buttery. It just kind of like falls apart. Very nice. Solid egg tart for sure.
Bird
I am not happy. Not one little bit. Many of you have been asking where have I been with all this crazy news that has been going on.
The Shiplife
We were frustrated, but we tried not to show it because we certainly know that errors can happen.
Retired Early Slow Travelers
The Costa Tossana is aimed squarely at cruisers who want a genuine slice of Italian lifestyle at sea, not a copype resort experience.
CruiseTalesToday
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- 1Loyalty Program1 video mention
- 2Shows1 video mention
- 3Embarkation4 video mentions
- 4Booking1 video mention
- 5Suites4 video mentions
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Videos (37)
31:46Review13 Caribbean Cruise Ports in 50 Days — The BEST & WORST (No Excursions)
27:50TourMajestic Princess Embarkation & Full Ship Tour | 50 Days Cruising the Caribbean
21:02TourStar Princess Full Ship Tour | Piazza, Pools, Dining & More (Princess Cruises 2026)
28:04TipsRoatan Honduras Cruise Port Walking Tour | Beach, Bars & Shops | Star Princess - Caribbean Cruise
31:20TourAmber Cove Cruise Port Walking Tour | Is It Worth Leaving the Port? | Caribbean Cruise Day
16:57TourGrand Turk Cruise Port Walkthrough | Star Princess Arrival (No Excursions)
6:45TourStar Princess Room Tours
18:30TourWalking Tour of Princess Cays Cruise Port in the Bahamas
17:59Embarkation Day Star Princess - Cruising in the Caribbean for Two Months
8:30VlogMonths of Cruises - Almost Free
18:43VlogWe're Leaving Thailand?! One Month YouTube Anniversary!
41:22VlogBeach and City Walk Hua Hin, Thailand
11:00VlogWelcome to Ed and Mai: WanderFree Retirees| Retiring Early in Thailand
