Cruising into retirement: Aussies opting for life on the high seas

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Amid soaring living expenses, an increasing number of people are trading traditional life for full-time adventure on cruise ships, like one Aussie couple who've spent 500 days at sea, offering an exciting and economical alternative to retirement homes.
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00:00 Yes, and after dinner at night we go to a show and then we go dancing. I mean where else can you do that?
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00:50 For us, it's more cost effective than a retirement village.
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