{"id":81894,"date":"2023-08-12T12:51:51","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T12:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happylifestyleinc.com\/?p=81894"},"modified":"2023-08-12T12:51:51","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T12:51:51","slug":"im-escaping-the-cost-of-living-crisis-by-going-on-a-three-year-cruise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happylifestyleinc.com\/travel\/im-escaping-the-cost-of-living-crisis-by-going-on-a-three-year-cruise\/","title":{"rendered":"I&apos;m escaping the cost-of-living crisis by going on a three-year cruise"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>I&#8217;m escaping the cost-of-living crisis in Britain&#8230; by going on an all-inclusive, three-year cruise costing \u00a3180,000<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Engineer Adam is visiting 382 destinations around the world in 1000 days\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The MV Lara ship will set sail from Istanbul in November<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a0Prices for the 130,000 mile journey start at \u00a360k per year<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With higher taxes, rising interest rates and a cost-of-living squeeze, you&#8217;d be forgiven for wanting to escape it all.<\/p>\n<p>Adam, in his late 40s, has come up with an inventive solution to escape the helter skelter of life &#8211; by booking himself on a three-year cruise.<\/p>\n<p>In November he will set off on the trip of a lifetime from Istanbul, visiting places around the world from Shanghai to Montego Bay in a 1000 day adventure.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to MailOnline, he said that he had decided to take the trip following several setbacks, including a relationship breakdown and health problems.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8216;I&#8217;ve been through a few life-changing events recently.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I sort of thought &#8220;I&#8217;ve had enough of this&#8221;.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/11\/10\/74159387-12389367-Adam_is_leaving_behind_his_hectic_life_for_a_three_year_cruise_a-a-16_1691746317991.jpg\" height=\"359\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Adam is leaving behind his hectic life for a three-year cruise around the world<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/10\/09\/74159953-12389367-image-a-10_1691656089257.jpg\" height=\"483\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>He will set sail on Miray International&#8217;s MV Lara ship\u00a0 operated by Life At Sea Cruises for a trip of over 1000 days\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/10\/09\/74159383-12389367-image-a-2_1691655245426.jpg\" height=\"474\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Onboard Adam will have access to a range of facilities from golf to live entertainment<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/11\/10\/74206105-12389367-image-a-18_1691746411972.jpg\" height=\"617\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Adam&#8217;s itinerary will take him to 382 destinations in over 140 countries across seven continents<\/p>\n<p>Cabins on Miray International&#8217;s MV Lara ship run by Life at Sea Cruises start at \u00a360,000 per year including sights of seven world wonders.<\/p>\n<p>But Adam argues that he can live at sea for three years for the same price that it would cost him to live at home.<\/p>\n<p>He says when he first saw the offer he thought it might be a scam, when he found the offer while browsing online.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;When I saw it I thought, is this a scam? Around the world for three years?&#8217;, he said.<\/p>\n<p>With a tour of 382 places, Adam told MailOnline he was most eager to visit Deception and Half Moon Islands on Antarctica.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;ve always dreamt of going to Antartica.&#8217;, he says.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;If you were to do a trip on its own to Antarctica you would spend thousands.&#8217;, he said.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/10\/16\/74159459-12389367-The_medical_engineer_believes_that_living_at_sea_for_three_years-m-2_1691682846107.jpg\" height=\"851\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The medical engineer believes that living at sea for three years could cost him the same or less than it would staying at home, given the rising cost-of-living<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/11\/10\/74159367-12389367-An_onboard_gym_is_available_onboard_as_well_as_spa_treatments_fo-a-17_1691746317994.jpg\" height=\"881\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>An onboard gym is available onboard, as well as spa treatments for an extra cost<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I was thinking I get to go to all these places including Antarctica.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;And the other unique thing about this cruise is that we&#8217;re going to places that are hard to get to by plane.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Around the world in over 1000 days: Adam&#8217;s itinerary<\/h3>\n<p>South America &#8211; 81 days<\/p>\n<p>Caribbean\u00a0 &#8211; 79 days<\/p>\n<p>NW America &#8211; 68 days<\/p>\n<p>Alaska &#8211; 37 days<\/p>\n<p>Japan -33 days<\/p>\n<p>China, Korea and Taiwan &#8211; 49<\/p>\n<p>Pacific &#8211; 135 days<\/p>\n<p>Australia &#8211; 71 days<\/p>\n<p>East- 167 days<\/p>\n<p>Indian Ocean &#8211; 85 days<\/p>\n<p>Africa &#8211; 67 days<\/p>\n<p>Europe &#8211; 93 days<\/p>\n<p>Northern &#8211; 97 days\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Plus an additional 20 days\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It won&#8217;t necessarily be one long holiday though: Adam is trying to arrange with his work to do his job onboard the ship in its designated business centre with high-speed internet.<\/p>\n<p>He is also hoping to complete his dissertation for his Master&#8217;s in business administration onboard.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But he joked that it would mean he wouldn&#8217;t need to commute or bother with food shopping.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I won&#8217;t have to go on Friday for a weekly shop.&#8217;, he said gleefully.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;My bed gets made, my clothes get washed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;They say you can do some yourself, but why would you?<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Everything gets taken care of. It&#8217;s like living in a hotel.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Onboard Adam will be pampered with a cooked breakfast each day, plus free soft drinks including tea and coffee and alcohol included with dinner.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s even entertainment, including live shows thrown in, and all housekeeping is taken care of.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And as if that wasn&#8217;t enough, he can also enjoy the onboard gym and spa, and cinema.<\/p>\n<p>He will also have access to medical consultations, but will have to pay extra for medicine and any treatment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But with over a thousand days at sea and not returning the UK until November 1 2026, will he get lonely?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/10\/12\/74159365-12389367-image-a-14_1691667517956.jpg\" height=\"1029\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Adam is looking to arrange it so he can work onboard the ship, and says he will also finish his master&#8217;s dissertation while at sea<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/10\/13\/74167589-12389367-image-a-24_1691670741265.jpg\" height=\"489\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Adam says he is looking forward to not having to do the weekly Friday shop while at sea<\/p>\n<p>No, says Adam, who lives at home on his own. He says his girlfriend can visit him on the ship four times a year for up to 30 days all included within his package, if they pay port fees and taxes.<\/p>\n<p>The more than 1,200 passengers are also free to leave and rejoin the ship at different destinations if they wish to stay and explore somewhere for longer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Residents, as we are called, are not tied to the ship. What I mean by this is that if we choose to go on some sort of land trip we are able to do so and meet the ship at another destination.&#8217;, says Adam.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;And of course, if you have an emergency at home, say, you can disembark, go and do what you need, and rejoin the cruise later.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With nearly everything included in his multi-year getaway, he even thinks he might make a saving compared to his everyday living costs.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Office of National Statistics, the average UK household spends as much as \u00a3528.80 on food, energy, housing, transport and leisure activities &#8211; all adding up to \u00a327,497.60 a year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/10\/13\/74167587-12389367-image-a-25_1691670961210.jpg\" height=\"637\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s like living in a hotel&#8217; &#8211; housekeeping and cleaning are included, and passengers can have their clothes washed once a week<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/10\/09\/74159357-12389367-image-a-7_1691655393513.jpg\" height=\"637\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Passengers are treated to a cooked breakfast every day and alcohol with dinner<\/p>\n<p>With higher gas and electricity bills in autumn and winter these costs are likely to rise.<\/p>\n<p>Adam&#8217;s diesel car back in Bristol sets him back \u00a39 each time he drives into the city&#8217;s low emission zone.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But while cruising, Adam will be protected from Britain&#8217;s high inflation having paid a fixed cost for his trip.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8216;Think about road taxes, shopping, bills.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Add into that the stealth taxes this government&#8217;s thrown in.&#8217;, he adds, &#8216;No wonder no one wants to earn anything, because everyone&#8217;s being thrown into higher tax brackets.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We just keep robbing people.&#8217; 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