About a year and a half back, I read a blog post about working on cruises, and the advantages of doing so. Since this article more or less got me interested in cruising (and opened the door to going on the JoCo Cruise), I wanted to mention it here.
I’m currently on a cruise ship somewhere in the Mediterranean sea […]. Most people here are either retirees enjoying the easy life or younger folks celebrating birthdays, weddings, or anniversaries. My friend Brian and I are neither—we’re using the ship as a mobile work retreat.
— Tynan’s CruiseWork article
Tynan’s article is well worth a read.
Related to that article is the author’s site CruiseSheet. It’s a handy site for finding shockingly cheap cruises, such as trips for ~$45/day—a hotel room with a view, free food, and entertainment at an incredible rate (with trade-offs, of course).
The main caveat with cheap cruises will usually be non-stop sea days. Most passengers prefer port days, as sea days can grow monotonous. In my experience, of the three family members on my last cruise, I was the only one who didn’t get cabin fever during the two to three sea days at the end.