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Woman who lives on a cruise ship shares the four things she's not allowed to do

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Published 10:25 29 Mar 2024 GMT

Woman who lives on a cruise ship shares the four things she's not allowed to do

Would you still live on the boat with these rules in place?

Britt Jones

Britt Jones

Usually, when you go on a cruise ship, its for a well needed get away. But you inevitably come back, right?

Not this lady.

Some people actually live on the boats instead and it’s become a trending thing for people to do - mostly to save on their bills.

I mean, what’s not to like? It’s generally cheaper than to buy another house and it can sometimes be cheaper than renting. It’s got food, views and different cultures each day.

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If I wasn’t terrified of the open sea, even I’d go!

Christine Kesteloo is one woman who lives onboard a cruise with her husband who is Staff Chief Engineer.

Kesteloo sails as ‘wife onboard’ and lives on the cruise ship for free - with food being free too. How lucky is that?

She lives as a guest ‘but also as crew’ and gets to do everything that both the crew and guests can, but there are a few exceptions.

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Four to be exact.

Kesteloo documents her life living on the ship on TikTok and shared some of the things she cannot do in her videos.



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One thing she can’t do is gamble on board, so she’s that means there’s no slot time for her!

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She explains: “Because it would look a little weird if I, as the wife of the staff chief engineer, won a big jackpot.”

Another strict rule and is that she’s ‘not allowed to be late to the cruise ship’.

I mean, that’s a given.

“No, they will not wait for us,” she says. And the same goes for her husband as if they ‘miss ship, someone else will take over the role’.

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With over 680,000 followers on TikTok, Kesteloo is also ‘not allowed to film guests or crew just whenever’ while they’re on board.

She went on to say that ‘it’s disrespectful’ but that it’s also a ‘different story’ when they might appear in her videos off ship.

Kesteloo with her husband.
Instagram/@christinekesteloo

However, this ‘is not something that I’m not allowed to do’, but she chooses not to instead.

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“If there is a crew member or guest that has gone overboard and we do a search, I am not showing you videos of the medical evacuation.”

She also asks people not to ask crew members what happened following such a case.

Kesteloo also gives up her space in guest areas if it’s packed because ‘it’s just the right thing to do’, and while Kesteloo gets her food for free, she does have to pay for sodas and alcohol – but with a 50 percent discount.

Can anyone point me in the direction of where I can get my hubby a cruise job, please?

Featured Image Credit: TikTok / @‌dutchworld_americangirl / Getty Stock Photo

Topics: Travel, Cruise ship, Food and Drink

Britt Jones
Britt Jones

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