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Cruise ship offers retirees a lifetime ticket for flat fee to travel the world - while helping them beat 'inflation' ($299k, $499,999 double occupancy)
Daily Mail ^ | 5/20/24 | Emma Richter

Posted on 05/21/2024 5:51:45 PM PDT by Libloather

A cruise line has offered the adventure of a lifetime for retirees to explore the world in luxury and give them a chance to beat inflation.

Villa Vie Residences has launched their Endless Horizons program, which allows passengers to set sail on the Villa Vie Odyssey ship and take off on a seven-continent adventure on May 30.

The luxury cruise liner requires a one time payment of $299,999 for a single room and $499,999 for a double occupancy cabin.

'One aspect most people nearing retirement age are concerned about is ongoing living expenses and the possibility of outliving their savings,' Kathy Villalba, the Chief Operating Officer of Villa Vie Residences, said.

'This program eliminates that concern altogether while offering the ultimate dream: exploring every corner of the world by sea.'

The once in a lifetime experience lasts for 1,301 days, allowing passengers to visit 147 countries, 425 destinations, and more than 100 islands.

According to the company's website, some of the wonderous places that the ship will stop at along the way includes the Eiffel Tower, Rio de Janeiro, Greenland, the Caribbean, Australia, Bali and more.

Passengers can even visit some of the biggest spots in the US, including New York City, Miami and Washington D.C. There is also an option to 'customize your voyage' so travelers can pick and choose where they want to go.

The ship, which is currently docked in Belfast, Northern Ireland, also features all-inclusive dining, medical consultations, excursions, high-speed internet, and the ability to invite family and friends onboard.

For $129 a night, friends and family of passengers are allowed to join the adventurous retirees onboard.

The cruise offers wellness classes and fitness facilities and a boat load of activities onboard, including gourmet dining options, and entertainment options.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Health/Medicine; History; Travel
KEYWORDS: cruise; inflation; lifetime; ship
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1 posted on 05/21/2024 5:51:45 PM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

This appeals to me. Three and a half years on a cruise ship for just $230 a day.


2 posted on 05/21/2024 5:56:20 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (6,575,474 Truth | 87,429,044 Twitter)
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To: Libloather

Be a shame if they died earlier than average.


3 posted on 05/21/2024 5:57:40 PM PDT by xoxox
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To: Libloather

“Cruise ship offers retirees a lifetime ticket for flat fee to travel the world - while helping them beat ‘inflation”

Click-bait. Once in a lifetime ticket for1301 days.


4 posted on 05/21/2024 6:04:33 PM PDT by TexasGator
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To: Libloather

Who the hell can afford that? I only pay $545 a month for rent, and I’ve been here 24 years. Keep your friggin’ cruise ship.


5 posted on 05/21/2024 6:06:34 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: Libloather

“One aspect most people nearing retirement age are concerned about is ongoing living expenses and the possibility of outliving their savings,’ Kathy Villalba, the Chief Operating Officer of Villa Vie Residences, said.

‘This program eliminates that concern altogether “

You want be concerned about outliving your savings. You just blew it on this cruise.


6 posted on 05/21/2024 6:07:14 PM PDT by TexasGator
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To: Libloather

Good until the company goes bankrupt


7 posted on 05/21/2024 6:07:15 PM PDT by NoLibZone (Sadly,a ranchers right to shoot their dog is a bigger issue to conservatives than Christian rights.)
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To: xoxox

“Be a shame if they died earlier than average.”

Don’t be jerked by click-bait headlines.


8 posted on 05/21/2024 6:08:51 PM PDT by TexasGator
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To: NoLibZone

See my #8


9 posted on 05/21/2024 6:09:31 PM PDT by TexasGator
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...for1301 days.

If that's your lifetime, completely worth it. Have a ball.

10 posted on 05/21/2024 6:10:17 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: Libloather
Are these the same guys that screwed a bunch of folks out of a similar ride last fall?

https://6abc.com/three-year-cruise-canceled-life-at-sea-refund/14102701/

11 posted on 05/21/2024 6:10:41 PM PDT by fruser1
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To: TexasGator

It’s another twist on the age-old and can’t-lose actuarial business model. Imagine what an edge one can obtain by being able to control the averages.


12 posted on 05/21/2024 6:11:09 PM PDT by xoxox
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“It’s another twist on the age-old and can’t-lose actuarial business model. Imagine what an edge one can obtain by being able to control the averages.”

It is only for 1301 days ...


13 posted on 05/21/2024 6:17:53 PM PDT by TexasGator
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To: Libloather

I recall a “round the world” cruise ship scam which fell apart recently.


14 posted on 05/21/2024 6:20:38 PM PDT by marktwain (The Republic is at risk. Resistance to the Democratic Party is Resistance to Tyranny. )
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Once in a lifetime ticket for1301 days.

That's a little more than three and a half years...

15 posted on 05/21/2024 6:23:47 PM PDT by GOPJ (Watching Judge Merchan in acion is like watching a bought umpire throw a game...)
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I'd pay just to see this boat going up the Seine to Paris...


16 posted on 05/21/2024 6:25:15 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“When exposing a crime is treated like a crime, you are being ruled by criminals” – Edward Snowden)
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To: TexasGator

Yeah, probably just a boiler room scam like the other poster suggested.


17 posted on 05/21/2024 6:30:02 PM PDT by xoxox
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To: SamAdams76

HOW will these cruise ships be powered????


18 posted on 05/21/2024 6:34:21 PM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: SamAdams76

As long as the entity offering the deal doesn’t go bankrupt and as long as you don’t get sick and tired of living in a tiny cruise ship cabin it might be ok.


19 posted on 05/21/2024 6:37:27 PM PDT by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy - EVs a solution for which there is no problem)
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To: xoxox

“Yeah, probably just a boiler room scam like the other poster suggested.”

No. This is a legitimate company with a real ship thar is presently cruising.


20 posted on 05/21/2024 6:39:06 PM PDT by TexasGator
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