Luxury Custom Villa Onboard the Odyssey | Resident Interview w/ Hennesses
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In this interview, residents John and Melody Hennessy discuss their transition from a lifestyle of RV traveling to living permanently on a residential cruise ship. After selling their real estate holdings, art center, and marina, the couple spent eighteen months living in a custom motor home before deciding to seek a more permanent global travel solution. They explain how they acquired and customized a large suite on the Villa V by combining three separate cabins into one expansive residence. The Hennessys detail the specific design choices they made, such as installing an electronic fireplace, a custom wet bar, and waterproof vinyl flooring. They highlight the benefits of residential cruising, including the ability to avoid constant packing and unpacking, the convenience of having a permanent home base while visiting new destinations, and the social community formed with other residents. The couple concludes by encouraging others to consider this lifestyle, noting that the ship offers flexibility for family visits and various ways to participate in long term global travel.
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The best thing of all is we no longer have to go get on airplanes and go through security and checking and we no longer have to pack and unpack
We wake up every 3 or four days and we have a new destination a new backyard so this speak so a new view from our front porch
I would say to someone that's interested in maybe thinking about doing this lifestyle is don't sit back and wait just do it it's incredible
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