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Ahoy matey, more folks retiring on a cruise ship

August 10, 2016
Crystal Cruse ship

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Jack and Willi Ross swapped their Vancouver, British Columbia, single-family home for a smaller apartment so they could travel most of the year. Their most recent journey? A 180-day trip with Oceania Cruises.

“The cost of living was, in some ways, cheaper,” compared with home, said Jack Ross. The 78-year-old Ross said medical care, fine dining, laundry and internet service were included in his cruise fare. (Rates for Oceania’s 2017 around-the-world cruise start at about $40,000, but it’s now 2-for-1, including first-class roundtrip airfare.)

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