Doing That Retirement Cruise Thing \ stacker news ~earth

2071 sats \ 51 comments \ @siggy47 13 Mar earth

I'm doing it. In my quest to become a living, breathing cliche, my wife and I are taking a cruise next week with my oldest friend and his wife. I'll have internet connection, so I intend to report any goings on that are even remotely bitcoin related. Old people love to talk about retirement savings, so I hope to eavesdrop on many conversations regarding the ETFs. I will try to push self custody instead, but I probably won't get far. I'll also see if I can spend some sats anywhere, but I doubt it. I'll keep you posted.

For the record, NO sats were spent on this trip. Only filthy fiat!

view all related items

119 sats \ 0 replies \ @orthwyrm 14 Mar

Have a nice trip and please forget to post so I can steal your hat.

96 sats \ 10 replies \ @grayruby 13 Mar

Sounds fun. Where are you cruising too?

120 sats \ 9 replies \ @siggy47 OP 13 Mar

We're heading south to the Bahamas. After a whole bunch of caribbean cruises over my lifetime, I follow the Apocalypse Now "never get out of the boat" mantra anyway, unless it's a port I've never been to. https://youtu.be/YbFvAaO9j8M

86 sats \ 3 replies \ @grayruby 13 Mar

I am sure it will be fun.

40 sats \ 2 replies \ @siggy47 OP 13 Mar

It will. It's really about hanging out with friends.

106 sats \ 1 reply \ @carlosfandango 13 Mar

And eating 6 meals a day lol. Very important that you never miss a meal on a cruise.

40 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 OP 13 Mar

That I don't like. It makes me feel sick watching the cattle line.

96 sats \ 4 replies \ @carlosfandango 13 Mar

All day drinking… awesome!

I’m sure you have done it but one of the highlights of my job was watching for pier runners. All you need to be is on the gangway side as the clock ticks down to departure and watch them come running. Informal awards and shouts are given for effort, loss of footwear or beach items, the man who leaves his girlfriend to ‘stop it leaving’….

All fun until you see the Purser and Head of Security with a brown envelope talking to the local agent (who will organise the trips and is port liaison) you know there is someone taking an expensive trip to the next port…. and their passport retrieved from the safe is in that envelope.

40 sats \ 3 replies \ @siggy47 OP 13 Mar

Yes! I have done that. There have been times when the boat has left people. Passengers start hooting and hollering as they race to the boat.

96 sats \ 2 replies \ @carlosfandango 13 Mar

Fewer get left than deserve it.

My favourite memory was watching a man standing on the back of his wives mobility scooter as she gunned it for all of its worth… we watched them from the port entrance saying ‘are they with us?’, ‘I don’t think they are with us..’, ‘you know I think they may be with us..’ and it was the most painfully slow sprint over a 1/2 mile I have ever witnessed.

Reminiscent of Sir Lancelot attacking the castle in Monty Python and the Holy Grail - he then had a go at every member of the crew for allowing the boat to leave ‘early’ before being shown the itinerary.

40 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 OP 13 Mar

Great story! I suspect you have a million of them. Did you work many cruises? I knew a married couple who met working a cruise ship.

182 sats \ 0 replies \ @carlosfandango 13 Mar

No. I did 6-months to see some of the world and practice my languages - I could have stayed but I didn’t want to do a winter season.

Relationships between crew were tolerated but not encouraged and we all fancied the dancers (they tended to date within themselves though).

There are different tiers of employee, usually based on roles, so not everyone mixed in the same crew bars.

108 sats \ 5 replies \ @Undisciplined 13 Mar

Awesome! I guess my wife and I are old at heart, because cruising is our favorite form of vacation.

55 sats \ 4 replies \ @siggy47 OP 13 Mar

When my daughter was young we did a few cruises with my mom and my sister's family. I must say, I did an Alaska cruise that was absolutely fantastic. I would do that one again in a minute.

111 sats \ 3 replies \ @freetx 13 Mar

Never been on a cruise, but my in-laws / friends do them. Everyone I know says Alaska cruise is where its at....evidently there is one that finishes with a 3 day train trip thru the Denali national park...I can imagine thats an incredible experience.

55 sats \ 2 replies \ @siggy47 OP 13 Mar freebie

We were fortunate that Denali (Mount McKinley) was visible through most of our visit. The train ride we took was from Talkeetna to Whittier. Incredible.

91 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 13 Mar

That is lucky. You can go years without seeing Denali, even if you live there.

45 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 OP 13 Mar

We also took a plane ride around it. Small propeller plane with a crazy Alaskan bush pilot. Both beautiful and terrifying. I took notes on each day of the trip and I'm glad I saved them. It brings back lots of memories.

86 sats \ 0 replies \ @IamSINGLE 13 Mar

I want to enjoylife on a cruise. Unfortunately I am single so no partner thing but I can enjoy alone on the deck forever. The best place is on the cruise deck. Fuckin' love it.

86 sats \ 1 reply \ @kytt 13 Mar

We went on a cruise last year and met a couple. The man plays the casino a lot, enough to break even, but gets enough points that they are able to cruise about 2 out of every 4 weeks due to the rewards. They have ~800 cruise days under their belt, so of course they get a lot of perks for that too. Thought that was a pretty good idea. I love cruises.

41 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 OP 13 Mar

I forgot about the casino thing. In my younger days I spent a lot of time in casinos. They don't interest me much anymore, but maybe that's a good place to hang out for some bitcoin talk. I'll check it out.

76 sats \ 1 reply \ @kilianbuhn 13 Mar

Go off and enjoy your life. We only have one ✌🏻 And don't eavesdrop on old people buying Bitcoin etfs 😂😂

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 OP 13 Mar

Good advice.

76 sats \ 1 reply \ @quark 13 Mar

Very brave to spend fiat in the start of the bull run and pre halving instead of buying more bitcoin. Kidding ;) I would do the cruise too if I could. Enjoy !

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 OP 13 Mar

Don't think it didn't cross my mind!

76 sats \ 0 replies \ @BlokchainB 13 Mar

lol old people like to talk about retirement savings 😂

Have fun!

76 sats \ 0 replies \ @Coinsreporter 13 Mar

I never had a chance to cruise till now. But it would be one of my priorities next year. I'll be going around the world and will need to cross seas as well, so that will. It really creates some butterflies in my stomach. Really that's one of my lifetime dreams 'To be with my partner on a cruise holiday.'

76 sats \ 1 reply \ @0xbitcoiner 13 Mar

I'll also see if I can spend some sats anywhere, but I doubt it.

It would be important for you to find a place to show your friends how it works. The practical issue is important to be shown 'in loco'.

74 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 OP 13 Mar

I'll have my Zeus and Phoenix wallets with me, so I will try.

76 sats \ 6 replies \ @DarthCoin 13 Mar

You are going to see that secret island? 😂😂😂😂

21 sats \ 5 replies \ @siggy47 OP 13 Mar

This is strictly research!

152 sats \ 4 replies \ @DarthCoin 13 Mar

oh yeah, is the perfect excuse for that "boating accident".

183 sats \ 3 replies \ @carlosfandango 13 Mar

deleted by author

96 sats \ 1 reply \ @DarthCoin 13 Mar

so siggy could share his keys with us now...

173 sats \ 0 replies \ @carlosfandango 13 Mar

Perfectly reasonable suggestion…. Lol

20 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 OP 13 Mar

I think you are writing one, whether you know it or not.

453 sats \ 14 replies \ @carlosfandango 13 Mar

deleted by author

30 sats \ 1 reply \ @elvismercury 13 Mar

Never, ever knock on a door with an upside down pineapple sticker on it…. Unless you know what it means.

Jesus Carlos, talk about burying the lede. Please post another mini-biography about how you have come across this knowledge.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @carlosfandango 13 Mar

deleted by author

30 sats \ 8 replies \ @jeff 13 Mar

Why are the walls magnetic?

66 sats \ 7 replies \ @carlosfandango 13 Mar freebie

deleted by author

128 sats \ 6 replies \ @DarthCoin 13 Mar

Then @siggy47 can do this to backup his keys :)

https://m.stacker.news/20631

31 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 OP 13 Mar

I still have a few of those.

0 sats \ 4 replies \ @carlosfandango 13 Mar

3.5 inch and floppy…. :D

30 sats \ 3 replies \ @DarthCoin 13 Mar

is the perfect place to hide a seed.

nobody knows what is a diskette nowadays
nobody dare to still use an old PC with a diskette
people today knows only to swipe left-right, don't know how to open to read a diskette

https://m.stacker.news/20646

100 sats \ 2 replies \ @carlosfandango 13 Mar

deleted by author

20 sats \ 1 reply \ @DarthCoin 13 Mar freebie

wow this is a piece of art. I thought that am I m crazy with SW but damn some other guys are even more crazy

view replies

30 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 OP 13 Mar

Some great, insider advice.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Signal312 14 Mar

A pre-loaded debit card - interesting. So that works better than a regular credit card, for getting a good exchange rate?

I went on a trip last year to Europe and was unpleasantly surprised when I couldn't get cash out of the ATM without a huge charge. If I remember right it was 3.5% or something along those lines. I checked with all my bank accounts, and none of them offered free withdrawals of cash. This is a change from a couple years back, when it was possible.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 13 Mar

Debit card pre loaded is a good idea