Couple sell all their possessions and go on $1,200,000 cruise for 15 years

Even though Lynn and Paul are planning to travel for three and a half years, it’s possible for them to remain on board for much longer.

Life at sea away from their home country is something a married couple who sold all their belongings to cruise around the globe are now describing.

Paul and Lynn, who used to live in Wyoming but now travel with the Villa Vie cruise ship Odyssey around the world, made the decision to explore more places.

After traveling to the Caribbean, Canada, and Italy, the entrepreneurs found that they had seen much less than younger adults who can travel a lot.

Because of this, they decided to sell their house in Laramie, US, and board the world’s first ongoing cruise, which they covered with online articles named ‘Lynn and Paul’s Excellent Adventure’.

Once we chatted with LADbible after seeing a fire show in Hawaii, the two told us that they gave up everything to be part of the ship, which costs them a lot each month.

The couple have boarded the cruise ship Odyssey on the Villa Vie cruise ship, and it is possible they could stay a lot longer (Lynn and Paul Montoya).

Lynn decided to give up their home, cars, and even their furniture during the selling process.
We did hold on to some family items, which we keep in our oldest daughter’s basement, while for everything else, we brought basic things and buy other goods whenever we are in port.

In March 2020 the couple purchased their cabin, but they waited three more months before mentioning that they would be away in their home country for three years or more.

According to Lynn, our kids were most concerned about making sure we weren’t worried about money.

And the other reason was, they didn’t feel too shocked that we decided to go on a cruise again, as they remember how much we enjoyed them in the past.

They bought their cabin for about ‘$179,000 (£132,000)’, but they mentioned prices have gone higher since then, so their monthly charges total around $6,000 to cover their needs on board, such as food, washing, and upkeep.

Besides, they have an emergency fund in case something unexpected happens, but Paul believes that for him, disaster plans make adventure more exciting.

Since their yearly costs come to $80,000 (£58,942), those who decide to live on the ship forever could owe as much as $1.2 million (£884,000).

Thinking about joining the cruise? The range for Odyssey cabs starting at $129,999 for a small room without a view all the way up to $439,999 for a large suite with lots of room; your monthly expenses will also increase with the size of your preferred cabin.

Paul explained that some talk to think about the journey sounds a bit crazy, but to him and his wife, it’s a journey and an adventure they are eager to continue.

The part of the voyage Lynn is most eager for is traveling through the South Pacific, but Paul is curious about stopping in Iceland, parts of Scandinavia, and England’s Abbey Road too.

Because the children and grandchildren are mainly in Colorado, the couple can receive guests on their cruise ship on a regular schedule.

Paul said that the couple’s elder daughter was with them for the vacation in Mexico, as every quarter they can have someone join them for two weeks.

Each person can choose their own way to arrive at the ship’s stop, but when they are there with the couple, they need not pay much as all activities are provided for free.

The couple’s trip will cover well more than one hundred countries, and they can’t wait to arrive at some particularly exciting places (Lynn and Paul Montoya/Supplied)

Even though their current trip will keep them busy for more than three years, the ship they live on belongs to them until 2035.

But for now, they haven’t decided on the next step, as the following cruises will probably include other destinations they will miss out on this voyage.

Paul stated: “Lynn and I have been living here for only a bit over a month and a half, and it’s already something we enjoy a lot.”

With 152 countries covered, are we going to consider that we’re all done and travel no more? Practically, we can sell our cabin, as we have only used it for 15 years, which is considered to be the ship’s life by the resort company.

We could decide to rent out the cabin or stay here and just enjoy it further. The nice part is, during the second tour, they will aim to visit ports that they missed on their first lap.

But we are still learning, however, what we want to accomplish is not yet clear. We are not sure yet about the location we want to settle in.

We haven’t made the decision to live in any place we once called home, or we could find somewhere else on the globe that is even better.

They’re on the luxury cruise boat called Villa Vie Odyssey, which started its round-the-world voyage much later than planned (Paul and Lynn Montoya/Supplied)

As they do not have a house right now, the ship is where they stay and they fancy giving their cabin a slight makeover.

Since they are the cabin’s owners for 15 years, they can make changes they like with Villa Vie’s approval, so they want to change some of the pieces and add their own furniture.

Even so, the changes Paul described are not as extreme as those some people made while taking three cabins and turning them into huge suites on the cruise ship.

For Lynn, the entire vessel is their home and the cabin makes up only a part of it, as she says, “The lounge, the gym, or wherever we are, that’s all of our home.”

All these things are a part of our community. I don’t have a pool at home, but here I do have one. I do not have a big set of gym equipment at my house.

Having to pay for a membership for that feature would have been costly, so having it unlocked for me makes everything more convenient and natural.

At the start, the couple stated they ‘felt like they were on a holiday’ but Lynn pointed out that settling down to everyday routines is something every new passenger goes through.

Thus, Paul needs to get up early at 6am for his gym visit, and the couple use the time on the boat to work independently, doing their own activities while being in close proximity.

Many cruises give their passengers lots of opportunities to get ashore, so passengers have chances to visit sites outside their port.

If the vessel remains in port for a couple of days, renting a car is a simple option for us, explained Paul.

It’s possible to move inland to find other activities. It’s possible to travel by a high speed train. There is no need to spend our entire trip at the port.