Elderly couple books 51 cruises because it\u2019s cheaper than a nursing home YouTube: A Current AffairAn elderly couple had been at sea for around 500 days, having booked 51 cruises because it\u2019s cheaper than living in a nursing home. An elderly couple just might be starting a new wave for other older couples who are seeking an affordable living situation as they age. Though unheard of, Jess and Marty Ansen set sail on their first of many back-to-back cruises in June of 2022. The Australian couple were at sea for over a year, as they admitted that cruising was cheaper than a nursing home. Being great-grandparents as well, the Ansen\u2019s also take the time to visit their family members at various locations around the world \u2014 when they\u2019re not enjoying the many perks of being aboard a cruise ship, of course. Marty Ansen says cruising is a \u201cwonderful life\u201d Jess and Marty Ansen hopped aboard a Princess Cruise ship on June 16, 2022. Though the Ansen\u2019s would see many people come and go, the elderly couple decided that spending more than 450 days on board was a good idea after seeing just how expensive a nursing home would be. Knowing that they would be cruising for over a year, the Ansen\u2019s, who are also great-grandparents, made sure that they would be able to still see their family along the way, meeting them at various ports. Though they\u2019ve kept busy visiting their grandchildren, enjoying dance halls, endless food, comedy shows, and other perks of a cruise ship, Marty told A Current Affair that his favorite part about living on the ship was making \u201clifelong friends.\u201d However, when together, the Ansen\u2019s enjoy playing ping pong in the morning, followed by an early afternoon on their balcony with a few adult beverages while looking at the glory of their destination. Additionally, Marty told A Current Affair that he and his wife no longer have to worry about making their bed, saying, \u201cNow, we don\u2019t have to wash up anymore or make the bed. We don\u2019t know how to make a bed because we haven\u2019t done it for so long, so now we have to stay on board just to stay alive.\u201d Having been aboard the Princess Cruise ship for so long, it\u2019s no surprise that the Ansen\u2019s have also begun getting recognized, as they told A Current Affair that they\u2019ve been able to bond with crew members and those who have heard their story. The Ansen\u2019s have no intention of leaving the ship either. They\u2019ll be cruising for eight more months with Princess Cruises and at least one more year afterward on a separate cruise ship. And though they\u2019ve done so to save money, Marty couldn\u2019t help but admit that he indeed was living a \u201cwonderful life.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Elderly couple books 51 cruises because it\u2019s cheaper than a nursing home YouTube: A Current AffairAn elderly couple had been at sea for around 500 days, having booked 51 cruises because it\u2019s cheaper than living in a nursing home. An elderly couple just might be starting a new wave for other older couples who are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47966"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47966\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}