Living Life on a Cruise

06/05/2025

We’re raising our tiny Delta cups (red wine, of course 🍷— not sponsored lol) from 35,000 feet on our way to Sweden and feeling incredibly thankful. ✈️🇸🇪

In the last 28 days alone:
👀 380,000+ views
⏱️ 27,000+ hours watched
📈 3,100 new subscribers

We’re blown away by the support from this amazing community. Thanks for following along as we continue living life on a cruise full-time — one port at a time. 🌍⚓️

Here’s to new adventures, new friends, and the next 35K! 🚢✨

06/04/2025

We just wrapped up some much-needed time with family and friends in Arizona, and our hearts are so full 💕 We finally got to meet two of our grandbabies for the first time — one turned 1 while we were there, and our newest little love is just 2 months old, born on Lanette’s birthday! 🎉

We soaked up every minute with them — laughing, cuddling, and even teaching them how to throw a Shaka 🤙 It felt like a vacation from our cruise life, and we didn’t take many photos or videos because we were just living in the moment.

Now we’re off to Sweden to visit Johan’s family for a few weeks 🇸🇪✈️ Feeling grateful for all the love around us!

06/04/2025

Another day, another article – but this one actually got it mostly right! 🙌 We’re so happy to see our journey living aboard the Villa Vie Odyssey shared again, but we wanted to clarify one small detail that’s causing a bit of confusion.

🟡 The article lists the cost in Australian dollars, not US. So for those wondering:

💰 We paid $100,000 USD for our cabin — that’s not per person, that’s total for both of us!

🚢 Our monthly maintenance fee is $3,500 USD total, which includes food, accommodations, housekeeping, entertainment, port stops, and more.

📉 That breaks down to:
👉 $1,750 per person/month
👉 Around $58 per person/day

For full-time world travel, it’s a lifestyle swap — not a vacation — and it’s actually more affordable than many rents back home!

If you’re curious about this lifestyle or have questions, we’re always happy to share! 🧳🌎

Here’s the article if you want to check it out!

📰 ‘Not rich’ couple book all-inclusive 15yr cruise

👉 https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-ideas/cruises/not-rich-couple-book-allinclusive-15yr-cruise/news-story/d3a24b284f4f13d2fd96ca5c19c7cd16

They used Australian dollars, so don’t let the price shock you! 😅 We break it down in our post 💬

05/29/2025

Finally! An article that doesn’t call us rich 😅 Living full-time on a cruise ship isn’t what most people imagine—it’s affordable, intentional, and for us, absolutely worth it. 🚢🌍

Thanks to Cruise Passenger for sharing a more realistic side of our 15-year journey aboard the Villa Vie Odyssey. Now we just need someone to write that we’re not retired either—we’re still working while we travel! 🙌😉

Check out the full story below ⬇️

American couple Johan Bodin and Lanette Canen have revealed the secrets of their lifestyle, eight months into their 15-year journey of living on a cruise ship.

05/26/2025

Happy Memorial Day!
Feeling grateful for the freedom to live life on our terms—and for those who made that freedom possible. Thank you. 🇺🇸❤️

This morning we were featured on WGN Chicago! 🎥
We shared how we’re not retired, not rich—just choosing to live differently aboard the Villa Vie Odyssey ⚓️

We’re working remotely while traveling the world full-time—and showing that this lifestyle is more possible than most people think 🌍

Catch the interview and follow along

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Johan Bodin and Lanette Canen traded routine life for a floating home and a full-time adventure at sea aboard the cruise ship, Villa Vie Odyssey. They purchased their cabin for $100K and locked in …

05/19/2025

Who says delays are a bad thing? ⏳ During our extended wait in Belfast, something unexpected and beautiful happened — Angie and Gian met for the first time. ❤️ What started as two strangers passing time in a paused adventure quickly turned into long talks, laughter, and undeniable connection.

Fast forward several months… they’ve taken the plunge — not just into the cruise life, but into love. 💍⚓ Now they’re sailing the world together aboard the Villa Vie Odyssey, proving that sometimes the best part of the journey is who you meet along the way.

Here’s to finding love when you least expect it, and to writing a brand new chapter — one port at a time. ✨



https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cql23xrwpgko?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwKXisFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHuazS_82ldHtRZRox6INYql0WiWsdC_tQ0ZRfuNR1EVNbFL2ARydv5687qhe_aem_zqP6BNsJ9GPFdZ15si6THA

Angela and Gian fell in love while stranded in Belfast, waiting for their round-the-world cruise to depart.

05/14/2025

Full circle moment! ⭕️ That’s the Island Princess behind us—the very first cruise we took together 🚢❤️ It was on that trip we realized this was the lifestyle we could get used to… and here we are, living it!

We just arrived in Puerto Vallarta 🌴☀️ and are flying out today ✈️ to reunite with our family—exactly one year and a few days after we left Arizona on May 11, 2024, to catch the Odyssey in Southampton.

We’re beyond excited to meet our two new grandchildren 👶👶 and wrap our arms around the ones we’ve missed so much 🥰 What a journey it’s been!

05/14/2025

Manzanillo is full of color, charm, and choices—and I still can’t decide what I loved most!
The peaceful boats rocking in the harbor? ⛵
The vivid pink bougainvillea spilling into the sunshine? 🌸
Or the stunning backdrop of my home and mountains meeting the sea? ⛰️🌊

Either way, this view stole the show.

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