🌍🚢 Welcome to Living Life on a Cruise!
We’re Lanette and Johan — a couple living full-time aboard a residential cruise ship with a 15-year cabin guarantee, exploring the world one port at a time. We traded traditional life on land for a floating home and share what everyday life is really like living at sea.
On this channel you’ll find:
• Real-life cost of living comparisons (cruise life vs life on land)
• Daily life aboard a residential cruise ship
• Immersive 4K walking tours of ports, cities, islands, and cruise destinations
• Local food, wildlife, and cultural experiences
• Behind-the-scenes ship life and routines
Our walking tours are filmed naturally and unedited so you can experience destinations as if you’re walking there yourself — no narration, no rush.
Whether you’re curious about residential cruising, considering full-time life at sea, or simply love slow travel and immersive exploration, you’re in the right place.
Come sail with us 🌊✨
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We flew from Tasmania → Melbourne → Fiji → LA → Phoenix just to make this happen ✈️❤️
And we made it in time to surprise our family and celebrate our granddaughter Bella’s first birthday 🥹 (we even share the same birthday!)
This is the part of this lifestyle people don’t always see… the long travel days, the decisions, and the moments that make it all worth it.
Would you have made this trip? 💛
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🚢 If you could live on a cruise ship full-time, what would be your biggest concern?
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People always ask if living full-time on a cruise ship means you’re rich or crazy?
We’re not RICH… 🤣
We just posted a full breakdown of the real costs and what this lifestyle replaces from land life.
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When Rob and Linda (followers since Belfast!) heard we were coming to Sydney, they invited us to let them show us their beautiful city 💙
They gave us the local experience — best city walks, national park views, wildlife encounters 🦘🐨 and even hidden pub spots.
It felt like we’d known them forever.
Would you ever meet up with someone you’ve followed online? 👀
🎥 Video coming soon.
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500 days living on a cruise ship.
500 days continuously at sea.
500 days in one small cabin… together.
Would we do it again? 👀
Here’s a quick highlight from our latest video ⬇️
After watching this clip — tell us…
👉 Could YOU live at sea for 500 days?
youtube.com/clip/UgkxHkSQkjvC8v2wy5WBnQF_TM1DkYHK5…
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🚨 Exciting News! 🚨
This morning we went LIVE on NewsNation’s Morning in America with Markie Martin 🎤✨
We had the chance to share our story of living full-time on the Villa Vie Odyssey 🛳️ — traveling the world 🌍, exploring new ports, and calling a cruise ship our forever home 💙.
It was such a surreal moment to tell our story on national TV, and we’re so grateful for your support that helped us get here 🙌
👉 Watch the full interview:
www.newsnationnow.com/video/couple-buy-cabin-to-tr…
#LivingLifeonaCruise #VillaVieOdyssey #NewsNation
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⏳ Can you believe it’s been one year since we moved our things into our cabin aboard the Villa Vie Odyssey? 🛳️
This was the first step in our 15-year adventure at sea 🌍 — even though we didn’t officially set sail and start living onboard until September 30th.
🎉 We’re celebrating by reliving that unforgettable Move-In Day:
👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Am3hY...
Would you ever pack up your life and move into a cruise ship cabin? Drop your thoughts below ⬇️
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🌏 The Villa Vie Odyssey is on the move! 🚢✨
We’ve officially set sail from Kodiak, Alaska and are making our way across the Pacific to Hakodate, Japan — just 2,817 nautical miles to go! 🌊
We’ll be crossing the International Date Line soon, which means a little bit of time travel magic — we’ll actually skip July 30th entirely! 😲 One moment it’s July 29… the next it’s suddenly July 31.
✨ Have you been to Japan? What’s one thing we must see, do, or eat when we get there? 🍜🎌
Drop your tips below — we’d love your recommendations! 🌸
#LivingLifeonaCruise #VillaVieOdyssey #FromAlaskaToJapan
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Next stop: Wrangell, Alaska! 🗺️🐻
We’ve just wrapped up an unforgettable 4th of July in Ketchikan, and now we’re sailing toward Wrangell! It’s our first time visiting, and we’d love to hear from you!
📍What should we see?
🍽️ Any must-try local eats?
🧭 Hidden gems, wildlife spots, short hikes, or historical stops?
Drop your Wrangell tips in the comments! ⬇️
Thanks for coming along on this journey with us 💙
#WrangellAlaska #AlaskaCruise #LivingLifeOnACruise #CruiseLife #VillaVieOdyssey #SmallTownAlaska
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🎆 Happy 4th of July from ALASKA! 🦅🇺🇸
We’re officially back onboard the Villa Vie Odyssey — and this is our first port stop in Alaska EVER! 😍
Couldn’t imagine a better place to celebrate Independence Day than surrounded by nature, freedom, and fresh air.
Stay tuned — more Alaskan adventures (and videos!) are coming soon! 🎥🛳️
#LivingLifeOnACruise #4thOfJuly #FirstPortInAlaska #BackOnBoard #VillaVieOdyssey #CruiseLife #AlaskanSummer #FreedomToRoam #NomadicLife
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