Comments on: Living on a Cruise Ship http://4suitcases.com/2008/08/living-on-a-cruise-ship/ Family Adventures in Lifestyle Design Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:28:11 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Marc http://4suitcases.com/2008/08/living-on-a-cruise-ship/comment-page-1/#comment-1940 Marc Thu, 06 May 2010 14:16:41 +0000 http://4suitcases.com/?p=19#comment-1940 Hi Jane, I'm not really qualified to answer your tax questions, so I'll focus on your internet concerns: If by 'unlimited' internet you mean 'free', it MIGHT be possible to negotiate something with the cruise line - I know Princess has hosted bloggers with large followings on special "press trips" and given them free internet in exchange for publicity. But cruise ship internet is always limited in the sense that it's pretty slow and intermittent. As far as I know, Skype is blocked on all the major cruise ships. We dealt with this by doing most of our internet-intensive work ashore at internet cafes and Starbucks - just like the crew does. If you have any more questions, you can email me: marc {at} 4suitcases {dot} com Hi Jane,

I’m not really qualified to answer your tax questions, so I’ll focus on your internet concerns:

If by ‘unlimited’ internet you mean ‘free’, it MIGHT be possible to negotiate something with the cruise line – I know Princess has hosted bloggers with large followings on special “press trips” and given them free internet in exchange for publicity.

But cruise ship internet is always limited in the sense that it’s pretty slow and intermittent. As far as I know, Skype is blocked on all the major cruise ships. We dealt with this by doing most of our internet-intensive work ashore at internet cafes and Starbucks – just like the crew does.

If you have any more questions, you can email me: marc {at} 4suitcases {dot} com

]]> By: Jane Boahn http://4suitcases.com/2008/08/living-on-a-cruise-ship/comment-page-1/#comment-1939 Jane Boahn Thu, 06 May 2010 12:31:54 +0000 http://4suitcases.com/?p=19#comment-1939 I am seriously considering doing this for at least a year. My only concern/problem is that I must continue doing my work and the only drawback is the need for unlimited internet. Hmm...working on that issue. My husband has retired young and has no strings that tie him down (other than dogs which I will gladly allow to be kept by relatives!!). I would appreciate your insight and any thoughts you have thus far with your experience. I also have considered writing a book about my experiences and wonder if I can make my travel tax-deductible doing so. Since my work time will be done on ship and this is the location of my home business at this point, wonder if I can claim office space/costs? I wish you the best and ADMIRE you doing so with the kids. We are both 52 and children are grown, so this is "our time"...one benefit of starting so young! I am seriously considering doing this for at least a year. My only concern/problem is that I must continue doing my work and the only drawback is the need for unlimited internet. Hmm…working on that issue. My husband has retired young and has no strings that tie him down (other than dogs which I will gladly allow to be kept by relatives!!). I would appreciate your insight and any thoughts you have thus far with your experience. I also have considered writing a book about my experiences and wonder if I can make my travel tax-deductible doing so. Since my work time will be done on ship and this is the location of my home business at this point, wonder if I can claim office space/costs?
I wish you the best and ADMIRE you doing so with the kids. We are both 52 and children are grown, so this is “our time”…one benefit of starting so young!

]]> By: Cruising Again — 4suitcases.com http://4suitcases.com/2008/08/living-on-a-cruise-ship/comment-page-1/#comment-573 Cruising Again — 4suitcases.com Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:22:04 +0000 http://4suitcases.com/?p=19#comment-573 [...] this point in our travels, we were starting to miss the 3 months we spent living on cruise ships. So when we arrived in Hanoi, one of the first things we did was sign up for a junk boat cruise in [...] [...] this point in our travels, we were starting to miss the 3 months we spent living on cruise ships. So when we arrived in Hanoi, one of the first things we did was sign up for a junk boat cruise in [...]

]]> By: cooneyworldadventure http://4suitcases.com/2008/08/living-on-a-cruise-ship/comment-page-1/#comment-6 cooneyworldadventure Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:10:56 +0000 http://4suitcases.com/?p=19#comment-6 Congratulations on taking the plunge. Our family is in the process of doing something similar. We are also selling everything we own and starting our around the world backpacking adventure next Monday, August 25th. Visit our site at www.cooneyworldadventure.com Happy Travels and Best Wishes from the Cooney Family. Congratulations on taking the plunge. Our family is in the process of doing something similar. We are also selling everything we own and starting our around the world backpacking adventure next Monday, August 25th. Visit our site at http://www.cooneyworldadventure.com Happy Travels and Best Wishes from the Cooney Family.

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