Cruise Offers Permanent Post-Retirement Vacation

Villa Vie Residences offers a new retirement option: the Golden Passport program on a cruise ship. Passengers on the MV Odyssey can travel to 425 ports and 147 countries in 3.5 years.

The Golden Passport program allows retirees to live permanently on the ship, repeating the 3.5-year journey indefinitely. Pricing starts at €85,885 for passengers over 90 and reaches €343,522 for ages 55-60. The package includes food, internet, entertainment, medical check-ups, and alcoholic beverages.

The MV Odyssey faced delays before starting its voyages in October, leaving passengers stranded in Belfast.