ladbible homepage
ladbible homepage
  • Home
  • News
    • UK
    • US
    • World
    • Ireland
    • Australia
    • Science
    • Crime
    • Weather
  • Entertainment
    • Celebrity
    • TV
    • Film
    • Music
    • Gaming
    • Netflix
    • Disney
  • Sport
  • Technology
  • Travel
  • Lifestyle
  • Money
  • Originals
    • FFS PRODUCTIONS
    • Say Maaate to a Mate
    • Daily Ladness
    • UOKM8?
    • FreeToBe
    • Citizen Reef
  • Videos
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Archive
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
Snapchat
TikTok
YouTube
Submit Your Content Here
  • GAMINGbible
  • LADbible Group
  • UNILAD
  • SPORTbible
  • Tyla
  • FOODbible
  • UNILAD Tech
Woman who lives on cruise ship debunks the main concern people have about living on-board
Home>Community
Published 15:47 2 Feb 2024 GMT

Woman who lives on cruise ship debunks the main concern people have about living on-board

She says the cruise ship is one 'huge home'

Jess Battison

Jess Battison

google discoverFollow us on Google Discover

Every day is the same, you get up, go to work, come back and mentally prepare for another day of work.

And you’re always in the same place, wishing for a holiday – you deserve one.

But if you lived on a cruise ship, things might be pretty different. It’s certainly a unique way of living, that’s for sure, and it seems to be a popular choice for many.

Advert

People often seem to be quitting their jobs and selling their homes to live a life at sea instead.

Some do it because they say it’s a cheaper option and for this woman, she does it as the wife of the Staff Chief Engineer of a cruise ship.

Christine Kesteloo sails as a ‘wife onboard’ and often takes to TikTok to document her unique lifestyle.

She shares her cruise ship life to TikTok.
TikTok / @dutchworld_americangirl

The American woman answers questions about the cruise ship way of life and previously debunked the main concern people seem to have about living on board.

While she has a balcony with her cabin, some cruise ships do have inner cabins without even a window.

And Kesteloo acknowledges that people complain about how expensive it is to live in these inside cabins as she echoes their usual saying: “Oh my gosh I could never live on a cruise ship on an inside cabin with no window.”

However, the TikToker says they’re just ‘forgetting to look at the bigger picture’.


She explains: “You have to think of it this way, that’s just your bedroom – that inside cabin is just your bedroom. The ship, the huge cruise ship, that is your home. That’s a darn huge home.”

Well, each to their own, I guess.

Users pointed out that the ‘huge home’ is made even better by the fact ‘people cook for you and do your laundry and make your bed’.

To be fair, that does sound like a dream right now.

Her cabin has a balcony.
TikTok / @dutchworld_americangirl

While others pointed out that on dry land it’s ‘against code to have a bedroom without a window’ some say it’s where you ‘get the best sleep’.

Another wrote: “You get free food, free wifi, free utilities, free cleaning. Visit new places, meet new people. No gas spent. It’s like a dream home.”

But others say they’ve ‘heard everything is so expensive on cruise ships’.

Many say they’d do it ‘100 percent’ whereas another says they ‘can’t think of anything worse than living on a cruise ship’.

Well, it’s definitely not a life for everyone, as even in a ‘huge home’ I think I’d still want a window.

Featured Image Credit: TikTok / @dutchworld_americangirl

Topics: TikTok, Travel

Jess Battison
Jess Battison

Jess is a Senior Journalist with a love of all things pop culture. With a specialism in entertainment, she's covered the updates live at major events from The Brits in London to Disney's D23 in California. Jess covers the latest breaking news stories across the UK and the globe as well as interviewing your favourite faces including the likes of Dwayne Johnson, Stephen Graham, Aubrey Plaza and Chris Hemsworth. She graduated with a first in Journalism from City, University of London in 2021.

X

@jessbattison_

Recommended reads

Altra Experience Flow 3 and Wild 3+ Review: Built for Comfort, Control and Ground ConnectionLADbible Nine signs of pneumonia mistaken for other illnesses as Anthony Head dies at 72Jason Hemp/GettyPeople are just realising what SPAM means after 89 years on the shelvesJewel Samad/GettyBoyzone fans furious as one member goes missing forcing them to perform without himLorne Thomson/Getty

Advert

Choose your content:

a month ago
  • Instagram/@no_limbs_
    a month ago

    Woman with no limbs hits back at hate after answering question ‘everyone wants to know’ with husband

    Briel Adams-Wheatley said the days of her 'crying over comments' left by trolls are long behind her

    Community
  • Instagram/Lily Phillips
    a month ago

    Lily Phillips' boyfriend has content boundary she can never cross after 101 men in a day challenge

    The 24-year-old OnlyFans star says her new boyfriend loves her 'not because' of her job and even left her a gift after a controversial shoot

    Community
  • Getty Stock Images
    a month ago

    Eight signs your marriage is over including fantasy ‘all women have’

    Relationship expert Annalie Howling has seen many relationships come and go, which is why she knows how they end

    Community
  • LinkedIn
    a month ago

    Multimillionaire forced to pay ex-wife £100 million after second life reveal

    Mikhail Kroupeev and Elena Kroupeeva married in 1988 and were together for 35 years

    Community
  • Cruise ship worker issues major warning about sleeping with people on board
  • Cruise ship worker reveals code word used for when someone dies on board
  • Cruise ship musician explains worst things about working on board despite huge hourly wage
  • Cruise ship worker explains who makes the most money on board