I convinced my husband to live on a luxury cruise ship heres why I think we made a great investment

Travel adviser Estee Gubbay had been dreaming of living on a luxury cruise ship for years, but there was only one problem: Her husband, Paul, a C-level tech executive, was very much not on board.“I have a travel agency, so I had heard about this concept about six years ago,” says Gubbay.“I thought it was the perfect lifestyle—but, at the time, my husband wouldn’t even set foot on a cruise.

The last time I’d gotten him on a tiny boat was 30 years ago.”But Gubbay, the author of a book called “Your Travel Bucket List,” wasn’t ready to give up on ticking off an item on her own bucket list.“I’m the kind of person who goes big—if you’re gonna set a goal, set a big one,” she explains.“So I put this on my vision board and started manifesting.”She took baby steps to get her husband comfortable cruising—and to shatter his preconceived notions.“He thought cruises were for retired people and that he’d get seasick or feel trapped on the boat,” she recalls.

“But eventually, I got him on a very high-end river cruise, and he loved it.”She then took him on another smaller yacht cruise, which he also loved—and he started to come around.“I worked on him for a good six years to get him to the point where he’s now really excited about it,” says Gubbay.Gubbay and her husband bought a two-bedroom residence on the Storylines MV Narrative cruise ship, which will set sail in 2027 and is being touted as a “wellness-centered residential community at sea.”The ship’s 530 apartments are fully furnished and range from 237 square feet to 1,970 square feet, starting at $675,000 for a studio topping out at $8 million for a four-bedroom.If that price is too steep for your budget, Storylines also offers residences for shared purchase—allowing up to four owners per unit.Morning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.

Please provide a valid email address.By clicking above yo...