This New Cruise Lets You Spend the Remainder of Your Life on a Ship

Wish to spend the remainder of your life on a cruise ship? It could sound like a fantasy, however a brand new residential cruise line is making this dream a actuality.

For a one-time price, vacationers can take pleasure in limitless lifetime cruises by way of Villa Vie Residence’s new “Infinite Horizons” program. For $299,999 for a solo cabin or $499,999 for a double, vacationers can reside out the remainder of their days in consolation whereas crusing world wide.

“That is greater than only a journey alternative, it is a new lifestyle,” Mikael Petterson, chief government officer of Villa Vie Residences, stated in an announcement shared with Journey + Leisure. “For lower than the value of a mean house, you possibly can safe a lifetime of experiences.”

This summer time, Villa Vie Residences is slated to launch a perpetual world cruise that may circumnavigate the globe each 3.5 years. Throughout that point, the cruise will go to all seven continents, with stops scheduled at greater than 425 ports in 147 nations.

By the “Infinite Horizons” program, vacationers get assured entry to a cabin with an ocean view aboard the Villa Vie Odyssey, a lately refurbished ship that may accommodate as much as 924 visitors. The one-time price additionally consists of high-speed Starlink web service, meals and snacks, choose shore excursions, laundry, and entry to the ship’s pool and health heart, amongst different perks.

Company can keep on the ship for so long as they’d like. However they’ll additionally hop off for prolonged intervals, as long as they provide 30 days’ discover earlier than rejoining the crusing. And so they can invite family and friends to affix them for $129 per day.

There’s no age requirement for the bundle, although the corporate expects “Infinite Horizons” to be notably interesting to retirees.

“One facet most individuals nearing retirement age are involved about is ongoing dwelling bills and the potential of outliving their financial savings,” Kathy Villalba, Villa Vie Residences’ chief working officer, stated in an announcement. “This program eliminates that concern altogether whereas providing the final word dream: exploring each nook of the world by sea.”

Should you’re not fairly able to decide to a lifetime of cruising, Villa Vie Residences additionally gives pay-as-you-go segments that vary from 35 to 120 days lengthy—as an example, you possibly can be a part of a 69-day journey from Sydney to Bali or a 51-day voyage by way of India, Sri Lanka, and Malaysia.