ABOARD WITH JORD: how much I ACTUALLY spend working on a cruise ship! 🛳️ 5 day cost breakdown

Editorial Summary

Jordan, a cruise ship employee, documents her personal spending over a five-day cruise to demonstrate how living on board can facilitate significant savings. As a performer who often serves as an understudy, her schedule is characterized by intense rehearsals, muster drills, and shows. She utilizes various crew perks to minimize costs, such as accessing free gym facilities, using the ship's ice rink for practice, and visiting the Seafares Ministry for free coffee and internet. Throughout the voyage, her expenses are minimal, consisting primarily of a five dollar fee to have an Amazon package delivered on board, a two dollar and fifty cent latte with almond milk, a four dollar chicken patty in Jamaica, and three dollars for chips from the ship's store. She concludes that by being a disciplined saver and utilizing provided amenities, she was able to complete the entire five-day period with a total expenditure of only sixteen dollars.

Written by TripBacon from this video's transcript.