We Tried Living on a Cruise Ship — Here’s What Nobody Tells You
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We've been on a cruise ship for almost 6 and 1/2 months. We've done five different cruise lines and 10 different ships.
Living on a cruise ship is very different from vacationing on one.
When you're living on the cruise ship, that's not a huge possibility. No, you're on a fixed budget at that point in your life.
It gets a little repetitive. Okay, which is fine. At least you have entertainment.
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