Living Life on a Cruise
🥈Expert CreatorLiving Life on a Cruise description on YouTube:
🌍🚢 Welcome to Living Life on a Cruise! We’re Lanette and Johan — a couple living full-time aboard a residential cruise ship with a 15-year cabin guarantee, exploring the world one port at a time. We traded traditional life on land for a floating home and share what everyday life is really like living at sea. On this channel you’ll find: • Real-life cost of living comparisons (cruise life vs life on land) • Daily life aboard a residential cruise ship • Immersive 4K walking tours of ports, cities, islands, and cruise destinations • Local food, wildlife, and cultural experiences • Behind-the-scenes ship life and routines Our walking tours are filmed naturally and unedited so you can experience destinations as if you’re walking there yourself — no narration, no rush. Whether you’re curious about residential cruising, considering full-time life at sea, or simply love slow travel and immersive exploration, you’re in the right place. Come sail with us 🌊✨
We’ve analysed 143 of 209 videos so far.
Solid sample of Living Life on a Cruise's catalogue — the patterns below should be reliable.
How cruise-focused are they, and how much of it have we analysed?
- 20263083%25 of 30100%25 of 25
- 20256255%34 of 62100%34 of 34
- 202410878%84 of 108100%84 of 84
- 202360%0 of 6— no cruise videos
Topic-by-topic creator consensus
Every topic scored on the Trip Bacon Score — 0 to 5. More bacon, more love.
Dining
Cabins
Entertainment
Deck & Recreation
Ship & Crew
Value & Logistics
Scale: 0–5 strips in half-step increments. 0 = “meh”, 5 = “bacon bliss”. Aggregated from creator-review sentiment, weighted by channel expertise.
About our Bacon Score methodologyWho’s this ship for?
How the ship rates with different travel parties.
Consensus Seals
Auto-awarded when creators consistently praise specific aspects of this ship.
What Creators Are Saying
Selected quotes from our creator panel.
“This is the largest and most luxurious suite on the ship.”
“We think that it is a a very luxurious experience.”
“this is unbelievable this is really cool”
“what a day we had this is fantastic”
“They combine three sweet suites up there. So, they have a long balcony and yeah, it's huge.”
Pro Tips From Creators
The most-shared advice for Living Life on a Cruise.
Don't book activities prior to setting foot on land due to possible port cancellations.
Get a second passport if you run out of pages.
Embrace the community on board as it becomes your neighborhood.
Skip organized tours and explore on your own to find local spots.
Check if places are open before planning to visit.
Fill out the laundry form twice.
Pack your items in a bag for pickup.
Take seasickness pills if expecting rough waters.
Videos (143)
10:35Tips12 Things Nobody Tells You About Living on a Cruise Ship 🚢
0:25Cruise Ship Karaoke Night
9:36VlogExploring a Small Port in Trinidad & Tobago 🇹🇹 | Local Market Beer, Creole Kitchen & Real Port Life
0:31VlogDoing Laundry at Sea 🌊
0:09The Moon Rising Over the Ocean as We Leave Wellington 🌕
0:42Vlog15–17 ft Waves Heading Into Wellington 🌊 | Roughest Seas Yet
14:15VlogA Real Day at Sea as Full-Time Cruisers
0:36TipsIt’s Cheaper to Live on a Cruise Ship
0:19This Isn’t a Vacation — It’s an Investment in Life
0:26TipsPeople Think We’re Rich or Crazy…
16:49TipsWhat It Really Costs to Live Full-Time on a Cruise Ship
0:20500 Days at Sea… What It Did to Our Relationship
1:03Vlog53 countries. 170 ports. 6 continents. Full journey on our channel ⬇️
0:28Vlog500 Days Living on a Cruise Ship (Full-Time Life at Sea) 🚢
35:08VlogWe’ve Lived on a Cruise Ship for 500 Days (Here’s the Truth)
9:37VlogLocals Saved Our Day in Bora Bora 🇵🇫 | Beach, Baguette & Snorkeling
4:16VlogSaying Goodbye to Family on the Villa Vie Odyssey 💙 | Until Next Time, Sami
10:14VlogBora Bora Lived Up to the Hype | Sharks, Stingrays & the Bluest Water We’ve Ever Seen
34:42Walking Through Tonga 🇹🇴 | Life in Neiafu (4K)
51:01Moorea, French Polynesia | 4K Walking Tour from Cruise Port to Town
23:39VlogGolden Ticket Winners to the South Pacific 🌴 | 30 Days Aboard Villa Vie Odyssey Became Family
1:03:58Papeete Walking Tour 🇵🇫 (4K) | Market, Waterfront & Park | Tahiti Cruise Port Walk
22:51Vlog🎧 Brooklyn Shanti Visits Our Ship | DJ Sets, New Music & Exclusive Interview
6:22Vlog