With Odyssey more than 85% sold, Villa Vie is preparing to launch a second residential cruise ship in early 2029. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings’ sale of Oceania Sirena has now added a compelling new possibility to the mystery surrounding Legacy. Updated August 2, 2026 Villa Vie Residences has officially announced plans to expand its fleet […]
Why one Villa Vie Odyssey resident says living at sea is an entirely different lifestyle For most people, a world cruise is the ultimate travel experience. For Holly Hennessey, it was only the beginning. After completing three world cruises and spending the equivalent of years at sea as a passenger, Holly finally made the move […]
We recently had the opportunity to tour Regent’s Seven Seas Navigator, the ship that is planned to become Avora Lumina, a luxury residential cruise ship. The funny part is that we were already on a 20-day cruise when we were invited to attend. So we arranged with Celebrity to disembark, left the ship, and flew […]
Which One Would You Choose to Call Home? As the concept of living at sea continues to evolve, one question keeps coming back to me: What makes the perfect residential cruise ship? Is it intimacy? Size? Amenities? Stability? Entertainment? Access to small ports? Or is it something more? I’m writing this while aboard Celebrity Equinox […]
The biggest myth about residential cruising is that it’s only for the ultra-wealthy. Spend any time inside the live-at-sea community and a different picture emerges: a growing number of residents are buying entry-level units, renting from owners, working remotely from the ship, and structuring their lives so the ocean costs less than the suburb they […]
Ask almost anyone considering residential cruise living what matters most, and food quickly comes up in the conversation. Meals become part of daily life when people are living onboard for months at a time. Unlike traditional cruises where dining is part of a short vacation experience, residential cruising turns restaurants into neighborhood gathering spots. Over […]
What does it take to walk away from land life completely? For John and Melody Hennessee, the answer was simple: sell the house, ditch the storage unit, leave the routines behind, and move onto a residential cruise ship full time. Because apparently some people don’t just take vacations. They turn the entire planet into their […]
For many people, the idea of living at sea still feels like a fantasy. Waking up to a new horizon, spending weeks or months aboard a ship, and calling the ocean home sounds almost too good to be real. But for some people, it is already happening. That is why I created the Live at […]