Woman who sold everything to live on cruise ship explains why it ‘costs less money’ than living on land

A retired teacher has made it clear she has no regrets about selling everything to live on a cruise ship for the foreseeable future.

Sharon Lane is a former high school foreign language teacher, and recently made a purchase for the trip of a lifetime.

The 77-year-old is now retired and opted to trade in her home in a retirement community for the open seas.

While this would be a massive change in lifestyle for many people and would take a whole lot of time deliberating about the pros and cons, Lane has said the decision to live on a cruise ship only took her about 10 minutes.

She also noted that her children and her grandchildren were all ‘on board’ with her decision to live at sea as a retiree.

Lane has said she previously lived in Los Angeles and San Bernardino, adding that her home in Orange County, California was popular retirement community.

The retiree has said her family has supported her massive life changing decision (NBC4)

Speaking to NBC Los Angeles, she said: “Not only was it affordable to me, it would actually cost me less money to live here like this, have everyone taking care of me instead of me taking care of everybody.”

Lane is now set to sail the seas on the cruise ship for its full 15-year-journey, having purchased an interior villa aboard the Villa Vie Odyssey, the world’s first perpetual cruise.

She didn’t explain just how much she paid for the villa, but the company behind the cruise has said an interior villa like hers is priced at $129,999, which is a one-time fee.

Those who permanently reside on the ship can pay monthly fees as low as $3,000 which covers everything – meals, beer and wine, housekeeping, laundry, WiFi, daily activities and full access to all ship amenities and facilities, according to Villa Vie.