When a cruise ship transforms into a “floating retirement home,” it opens up fascinating possibilities. This is the latest concept from a small American cruise company, Villa Vie Residences, which has adopted the slogan “It’s not a cruise. It’s a lifestyle.” Quite a proposition…
Traveling the World Throughout Your Entire Retirement
Based in Florida, the company has launched a program called “permanent residence at sea,” allowing seniors to spend their retirement aboard a cruise ship while sailing around the world. This takes place in complete comfort with well-appointed cabins adapted to the aspirations, constraints, and needs of this demographic. Each resident also has the option to plan a stay aboard for varying lengths of time according to their preferences.
The concept could potentially attract many people, especially since the cruise company matches its pricing to what a land-based retirement typically costs for North Americans. There are even graduated rates based on age…
Specifically, the planned cruises are programmed for a 3.5-year itinerary, renewable, with stops of 2 or 3 days in over 400 ports worldwide, including more than a hundred tropical islands. On this basis, each passenger-retiree can stay as long as they wish, whether as a cabin owner, renter for a certain period, or conversely as a lifetime tenant through a special package called “Endless Horizons.”
Naturally, everything is included in the proposed packages, notably housekeeping, laundry service, meals, internet access, entertainment, regular medical visits, and other amenities to ensure everything goes smoothly and pleasantly. And if you want to receive visitors aboard, it’s even possible for $129 per day per guest.
In short, this relatively new concept could well find an audience and might even expand beyond the United States, with similar cruises perhaps planned one day for a primarily European clientele as well
> Infos : villavieresidences.com
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