I don’t want to hurt any feelings, but I feel compelled to point out that if you are worried about the onrushing climate crisis, cruise ships… aren’t good: https://theicct.org/marine-cruising-flying-may22/
On Dec 21, 2023 at 8:27:46 AM, Bruce Metcalf via Silklist < silklist@lists.digeratus.in> wrote: > On 12/21/23 00:42, Udhay Shankar N via Silklist wrote: > > Bruce A. Metcalf wrote: > > > > As I mentioned in my previous post, I'm about to embark on a > > > 'round-the-world cruise. En route, my wife and I will be making > > > four stops in India, marking our first visit to the country. > > > > I'm curious about your thoughts on the notion of spending all one's > > time on board a cruise ship as a post retirement plan. > > > https://www.cntraveler.com/story/meet-the-retirees-who-live-on-cruise-ships > > < > https://www.cntraveler.com/story/meet-the-retirees-who-live-on-cruise-ships > > > > > I would refer you to Randy Cassingham's blog on the topic at > <https://residentialcruising.com/>. He recently sold his house and > almost all of his belongings, toured the country in an RV passing out > items to friends and family, only to discover that his ship wasn't > ready. Good reading from the man behind <https://thisisture.com>. > > Between the 78-night cruise I just got off Tuesday, and the 134-night > world cruise we expect to leave on 5 January, I'll be spending eight > months of the year aboard ship. I'm not terribly happy about it, but > it's what my wife wants to do (before her health deteriorates too far > for her to go). > > I did find that I got a lot of work done with the reduced distractions > on board. Probably two to three times what I might have accomplished at > home. Of course, this was possible because most of my work for the > non-profit is online, or at least on computer. > > What I wasn't able to do was to get work done on the house (which needs > it), or to enjoy my hobby of model building. (Customs agents get all > weird when you try bringing a box of knives, glues, and paints on board; > especially the spray paints.) > > Yes, life on board is nice in that I don't have to cook, clean, do > laundry, or plan activities, and some of the guest speakers are > excellent; the last cruise had talks on quantum mechanics that was both > comical and accurate (as much as one can be certain of anything in that > field). OTOH, I don't get to cook or plan short trips, and the quality > of the laundry work isn't always good. It is a trade-off. > > Left to myself, I might take one long cruise of perhaps a month or two > each year. They are an easy way to travel and see new places, especially > as my medical conditions make flying almost impossible. That said, you > can't get much of a feel for a place from a three-hour tour (a > three-hour tour), or even several. Mostly I try to get off, find some > local restaurant (one without a sandwich board with prices in US dollars > out from), and see what the locals eat. That or tour wineries. Best I > can do with this old body. > > And while the comment at the top of this email referred to a trip > planned for 2022, cancelled by health issues, my upcoming cruise will > also include stops in India: Kochi on 30 March; Mangalore on 31 March; > Goa on 1 April; and Mumbai on 2-3 April. Happy to meet up with > silklisters at any of these. > > Cheers, > / Bruce / > -- > Silklist mailing list > Silklist@lists.digeratus.in > https://mailman.panix.com/listinfo.cgi/silklist >
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