Royal Caribbean's 9-month cruise becomes social media sensation
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- Опубліковано 26 гру 2023
- Passengers aboard Royal Caribbean’s nine-month Ultimate World Cruise are documenting their journey online and becoming social media sensations. NBC’s Sam Brock reports for TODAY.
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My dad is on this cruise…solo. He is in his 80s. It has been tough keeping track of him. He was in Rio today.
Wow that’s scary, I hope he has the time of his life tho 😊
Try using Marinetraffic to track the ship’s location.
Pretty sure I saw his TikToks. He's been living his best life during this cruise. Chatting up the young single 20-somethings and partying hard, staying until last call at the on board night club every night ending in "-y". Absolute madman!
...On second thought, maybe that wasn't him.
Good for him! 😊 I hope he has a fabulous time!
You go Dad ! How lucky you are to have such an adventurous father . Imagine the stories he will have ! Congrats 🎉 !
After a recent 12 day Caribbean cruise with a drinks package, all I can say is after 7 days, all I wanted was a PBJ sandwich, a walk in the woods, and to play with my cats. I can’t imagine 9 months at sea with a bunch of bloggers. Geez.
I agree. Cabin fever will set in big time after 4-6 wks if not sooner. Anyone not 100% committed to this experience will feel trapped and will want off sooner or later. Especially during those long stretches between port days. I'm not too familiar with this particular cruise's itinerary but when I used to work for Princess Cruises, their world cruise had a stretch of about 13 days at sea at one point while crossing the Pacific. That sounds like borderline torture.
I would disagree, Unless you have pets of course. But for the most part I would disagree, seeing that most people during the pandemic and after the pandemic have been using VR to pass the time sometimes all day long and these VR Apps give you social environments as many as you can think of to hang out in, play games, or use as a way to escape your current reality and it's still only the beginning and growing rapidly.
This is also most likely one of the hidden reasons apple finally decided to join the race as well as samsung planning to re-enter with new devices coming soon, and also while manufacturers like AMD and NVIDIA are hard at work creating AI, compact CPU and GPU solutions and cloud services for devices such as these. This is already changing the way we live and will continue to change it as time goes by and tech advances.
What I would be worried about is how this could potentially be an environmental problem for water, air, maybe even an agricultural problem for food.
Look at the itinerary: you're visiting multiple destinations throughout the world, and in any of those coastal towns or villages there are plenty of opportunities to do as much or as little as you choose. You probably hit 3-4 ports on your 7 day & they were probably all similar cookie cutter ports. Itinerary is everything if you want to explore, just like any form of travel, but they also cater to big ship cruisers who really enjoy staying on board to play in the pool, climbing wall, & skating rink, etc. The whole thing is an environment nightmare.
Watch the cruise get cancelled
@@Joshua429 Doubt it. The other world cruise got cancelled because the company putting it on didn't have a ship (literally step one lol) and the ship they were trying to buy fell through.
World cruises aren't all that rare. I honestly don't know why this one in particular is getting a ton of social media attention.
My bingo card contains
1 - someone getting pregnant
2 - someone getting caught in an affair
3 - a murder mystery
4 - someone vanishing
😂😂😂😂😂
I worked on board, all true!
5 - a giant norovirus / flu / covid outbreak
Must be nice to be able to chill on a cruise ship for over a half a year without worry. That being said, i can't wait for the interviews from 3 months out or 6 months out. I am imagining a lot of weight gain and bored/angry people.
If there's a bunch of influencers or people posting videos, they're making money from the views. If you were a work from home person to begin with (as mentioned in this video, some are), you set up your computer and have your work time each day on the ship. Either use the ship's wifi or bring your own starlink antenna, if it's allowed. Many others are probably wealthy retirees. I imagine very few are people with "normal" jobs where they can't be away from for that long. As for the weight gain, just bring along your Ozempic pens to combat the constant desire to eat!😂
Being waited on hand and foot for 9 months sounds like the time of my life.
Exactly!
humans get used to their surroundings and happiness is temporary. you will get used to it and it will be get tiring
@@boystobusiness but they dock every so many days and can go onshore and explore. It’s different when you have something to look forward to every few days…new City, new country. That doesn’t sound boring. I’d tire myself out exploring on shore and then crash and sleep in on the ship at night since food is available at any time.
The service gets old real quick.
@@boystobusiness You make friends, develop hobbies, workout, visit the steam room, read books, watch movies, attend lectures, and that's just within the ship. You're visiting amazing destinations without getting on an airplane, that's priceless. Isn't that better than some cubicle farm?
People judge world cruisers, while forgetting that before airplanes, it might take months to go from London to India or London to Australia, and they had to travel in ships without stabilizers, with very few amenities. Nowadays, even the poorest cruiser has more luxuries available than First Class passengers on the Titanic.
Good
That would be pretty awesome to go on a cruise like this. Particularly if you could go as a family.
Imagine no cooking, no dishes, no driving to appointments...
Do home-school or un-school and really bond as a family. It'd be like people who live in Skoolies but on a ship. Shippies?
have you ever been on a 12 day cruise?
It would be so adventurous . Such a different way of life and so many unforgettable memories. I would have loved to do that with my kids when I was homeschooling them .
@ShadowGamingBuds always the complainer in a bunch , lol
@@desertsunset8025 Me when a person ALREADY died on this cruise… 💀
@ShadowGamingBuds life happens , doesn't matter if it's land or sea .
$54k is expensive considering you could actually book individual cruises for much less than that for same period of time.
i was just thinking I can do this whole trip with 30-40k , excluding antartica lol
Gossip:
1) Most people are lovely
2) A good number are retired or just retired and have cruised on 10+ cruises
3) Ship is like half full so very cozy
4) So many social clubs onboard! The best part!
5) Its great if you like to meet new people and learn from them
6) Huge Chinese tourist group onboard til LA
7) Some musicians ave a limited repertoire and repay the same 20 songs over and over.. this can turn anyones fav song into songs they hate, quickly.
8) Only a handful or two of of 20somethings onboard...
Less than half. Normal occupancy on Serenade is 2,490.
Are you on that cruise?
If it was an Italian tourist group none of y’all racists would complain…
So number 6 isn’t suspicious to anyone? Oh ok.
@@Fusemoree there are 4 different segments that could be booked individually. That one allows them to get off at LA and fly home to Asia, if that's where they're from.
I want Divorce statistics also at the end...😮😂
They really need to make this a whole channels .. hopefully some influencers on board to get this going lol
NOPE. Influencers would ruin all of this. You must be under 30 yrs old.
Empty nest has a great channel that shows all the port stops and even the food and night life .
I went on the NCL Breakaway from Nov 28-Dec 12th and that felt like a long time. Can't imagine 9 months, sounds like paradise. And I'd make sure to get a balcony without a doubt!
And here I am thinking this is terrible. I would spend the $50k on a SeaRay before doing that and I think boats are dumb AF.
That's NCL though. RC is way better in terms of how they run everything and quality. I've done both.
Id have to be in the haven,
Two weeks on a cruise is just perfect. Any longer and you're in a serious relationship with the dessert buffet, wondering why your clothes are shrinking. Any shorter? You're just getting the hang of the unlimited ice cream machine and poof - vacation's over!
I felt this in my soul.
The dichotomy of life - too much of even a good thing is bad for you.
As David goggins says “stay hard”
My first and only cruise was for me a detox from mundane environments and the everyday life.I enjoyed it.The food the activities( I ran the track everyday same thing I did on land).Came back determined to go on another.
This is strange. I found a TikTok where Brandy explained how she was asked if she is a part of the crew. It looks like she was saying more before video cut.
It’s like a city on the sea.
I love to cruise, a week at a time. On a 11 night cruise it was great but I was sooo homesick by the end of it I missed home food and my bed
I've done several cruises. The only thing I ever miss is high internet speeds and Amazon Prime.
It’s so fascinating. I had opportunity to go but I just couldn’t be gone from home and other cruise ships that long 😂😂😂
I died when he said "it's like going to Sizzler for 9 months" ☠️
That sounds lovely and all, but when I went on a 5 day Royal cruise, that felt like a long time especially with the buffet food (also nice but gets old fast)
5 days into my 7 day cruise I woke up with a UTI and covid on my birthday!! I have lupus so I wasn’t surprised but still a terrible birthday I was in excruciating pain, until I was able to go to urgent care once I got home…. I couldn’t imagine 9 months.
9 months of buffets might do interesting things to people. I wonder if they are bringing a more comprehensive medical team and facility as they could run into things on a continual 9 months that people would have deferred for a week or two otherwise. Also, how many people who board might be pregnant and not even know it yet? A baby born on the cruise and/or prenatal care could get complex, but a real PR opportunity
My brother works there for 15 years now..from kitchen helper,to guests staff for 5yrs now ..If I work there i will not feel bored. because I work in a manufacturing company in Taiwan 3yrs straight for 1st contract May 2015 to May 2018. and stay 7months in Philippines then go back again in Taiwan December 2018 to December 2022. So homesick. coz we lived in a dormitory with 8 to 10 girls in 1 small room.🎉😢🎉😢🎉
My husband and I did a 15 day cruise. It was amazing,but we both felt that after about 11 days it was too much of a good thing. Longer than 2 weeks is too long
I’ve done cruises that are 3,4,5,7 days and tbh 5 days seemed ideal
Hundreds of adults, mostly unlimited alcohol, on a boat at sea, with no cops? The best reality show ever is going down on that boat!
5 days was the most I’ve done on a cruise and 2 weeks would probably be my max but 9 months!? That’s insannneee 😭
I could live off the fruit for the next 9 months happily and their food is actually amazing
I just came back from a 7 day cruise and it was great, but I don’t think I could anything over 2 weeks. Gets to be a little much.
I'd lose my mind if I was trapped on a ship for 9 months. I get anxiety just thinking about it.
What types of adults can do this for that long?!?! Besides retirees, I didn’t know humans could just dip out of responsibilities and life like that. Must be nice.
Serenade of the Seas is a good sized ship (max 2,500 passengers). I hope they all have a great time. I'm not big on cold weather cruises and top out at 14 days on a ship , otherwise I'd try this world cruise. I thought the cost would range from $100K -$300K.
That’s a TINY ship lol😂
@@bisho1p Not really, Ponant's ships have a maximum capacity of 200 passengers
I would love to do this!!
Glorified navy deployment lol I could do this with ease. These conditions are 100xs better than what I experienced during my enlistments 😂
Wish i could go
Looks amazing. This is my dream. Maybe some day
Some people were recently duped when they paid for a 3 year cruise.. They should have gone with Royal Caribbean.
I absolutely love, love cruising but I don't think I can cruise for more than 1 week because then the law of diminishing returns kicks in and becomes less enjoyable so it's best to end when your at your apex of pleasure that way you have something to look forward to. Cruises are like Las Vegas, if you're not careful then it can eat you up.
The food would be a problem. I just left a RC Cruise and that food is amazing 😻
Its really sound like the plot of Disney show the suite life on Deck.
Fascinating
Definately not like "Sizzler for 9 months". There's plenty of fresh fruits, vegetables, salads, and the like. These ships restock at every port and the port very often. I can't imagine this ship going > 13 days between ports at the max. You should be more concerned about your wallet from all the places you visit, alcohol consumed aboards, and gambling. I think this type of cruise would be fantastic for a newly retired person or an independently wealthy person. It sure is the trip of a lifetime.
Assuming someone doesnt have a mortgage, when you add up oaying rent, utilities, groceries, and gas alone, you can afford to be on this cruise. The price isn't bad at all.
Wow what a fun group of people 😁
That’s awesome. I’d do it!
i was on this cruise for 8 days but to think people are on for 9 months is beyond me. im still uncertain if i could/would do it
I'd hate to see the WiFi and Drink package costs. Much less the excursion cost.
It’s probably is included in the mega package bill
I hope since they are there so long they get a tour of the ship behind the scenes
Both are included!
At ten days I0 I absolutely hit my limit. I’m ready to go home by day 7. I just couldn’t make this trip
9 months is crazy ..
I wanna know the average cost breakdown o:
I’d love to do this cruise.
Wow. I hope they have a great time :-)
I went on a 7 days cruise and I was dying to go back home 😩😂 I gained 10 pounds never again ! I rather keep traveling by plane and take my time visiting places instead of being on somebody’s else schedule 🤷🏻♂️
I mean it’s pretty good value it includes the highest drink package
What an amazing opportunity. Congratulations 🎉
That's a long time at Sea, a month would be long enough just at that alone.😮
Interesting. I am genuinely curious as to how anyone, especially those younger folks, can afford such an experience when most people can barely afford groceries and gas. 😶
millionaire parents is my guess
It’s crazy anyone who’s not retired could do this
Vloggers...
Some people said they will be working remotely…not sure if they will find a signal in every part of the world, though 🤔
I suspect a lot of people have virtual work they are doing onboard. There are many people who travel full time and also work virtually.
Looks like the cruise Wifi has gotten better? 😂
It’s like fancy Van Life
I’m not surprised there’s no drama. Drama on reality shows is typically manufactured. Hope there’s no criminals on board though.
Anything can happen tho. I don’t buy the whole non drama because some of these are of social media display and no one would knows for sure what’s happening behind the scene. You’re on the boat for 9 months with the same people and likely some of these people you wouldn’t get along with either
Give them more time. Drunk people hook up and then the fun will begin. Hope there are plenty of cameras onboard.
Yall fr didn't mention the covid outbreak on board??
Of course not we basically watched an advertisement
How fun!
No. Absolutely not. I would lose my mind. I’ve done 2 cruises, both of them were 3 days and I was ready to get off that ship. 😂😂😂
I can't imagine being on a cruise for that long, I was on one for 5 days and hated every minute of it, vowing never to return.
I had a 10 day cruise last year… you start to feel home sick after the 3rd day, but at day 6, you get used to it… I can’t imagine 9 months
You start to feel sea sick after the first day…
People in the Navy do 9 month trips, and it's not vacation, it's work, 12-hours a day I'm told.
Royal should offer a 3 month cruise for $25K ....a kind of 'get your feet wet' experience, and more affordable...
I smell a reality show somewhere by someone 😂
I would love to go on that
274 Days on a cruise is way way way. 2 long for me, I could barely handle a 7 Western Caribbean cruise
Umm..girl saying it was great even though ppl have asked her if she worked on the ship and questioned her on how she could afford to get a room…including the staff..yeah I bet that’s a great experience
I got bored on a cruise when we were at sea for 2 days it looks fun but definitely not for me.
We went on a 5 day cruise and by day 4, I wanted to go home because I missed my family, job, fitness routine, and our dog 😅
Hasn’t Cunard done this forever?
Wait, Antarctica? This is nuts!
4 day is all I can take!!
All of the people blogging it and basically invading other peoples privacy is the reason why I would never take that cruise.
I love cruises but i dont know if i can do 9 months on a ship 🤔
All those young people with 50k. At their disposal and time to take 295 days off must feel good.
No normal working class person can go on this cruise.
Yeah it's at least $53,000 and who could just go on a 9 month vacation lol
I think this will be nice I Wonder how many days do they stay at each country. 01-19-24
If I can’t bring my dog, forget it. 😎
I was wondering when this would make headlines.
Very cool
Dang to be so rich or not have anything to do
Its why its so viral
Pass. But glad others are enjoying their time
Here’s an idea.. join the Navy. You get to travel the world for months for free.
Can’t past a certain age and many don’t meet the physical/mental requirements. The Navy is rightfully picky.
When my kids go to college ill do this.
Maybe a month cruise is my limit, anything more and i think i will get sick
These must be some healthy people. Who can go without medications for the other 6 months if they can get a 3 month supply to begin with....lol. Wish I could afford to go on a 9 month cruise but it would be the death of me cause I have high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes and couldn't go 6 months without medicine. I know they have medical on cruise but they don't have that much medicine.
There's gonna be so many "missing persons"
how do i follow cruise without following people
People spending 9 months with people who can’t get over themselves is insane to me
How down bad is your life to want to watch everything random ppl do on a cruise for months 😂
But my pets!
Not only Tik Tok but You Tube Channels too !
What job approves you to be away for almost a year lol
A no job. Obviously these people either:
-have savings
-own property that they’re renting out
-born into money
I don’t think these are average middle-class working folks.
Working online probably isn’t easy either, considering they are at sea where wifi is probably going to be slow and hundreds of passengers using it at the same time.
If I get to SS full retirement age and they are still paying it .. I would spend what I had left and do this .. what a fun last hurrah
No way those 20yr olds worked for their spot on that cruise
They said working from home .. so maybe IT type work or bogging
@karmasutra4774 hmmm...I work in the biotech/pharmaceutical industry and I couldn't even afford the cheapest ticket.
@@marivega3294some of the young ones are influencers who were paid by brands to go and document the experience
I would be so seasick the whole time... 🤢
I imagine some divorce lawyers will be busy 3:31 once that cruise is over
I wonder if this experience is better or worst than the crew who is on there for the same amount of time. As a guest you get a bigger room and more free time, but as crew most things are free AND you get paid, but you spent most of your time working.
Would love 🕊🇺🇲💕