This couple went on one cruise together. Now, they're moving onto a never-ending residential cruise ship.

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Canen and Bodin selfie in front of Villa Vie Odyssey
Lanette Canen and Johan Bodin sold their car rental business in Hawaii to move onto the residential cruise ship Villa Vie Odyssey.

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A startup wants travelers to live on a cruise ship for 3 years. See what the $181,790 global voyage promises.

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rendering of GlobeCruises' ship
GlobeCruises says it will use investor money — not guest deposits — to purchase a ship, shown in a rendering.

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Travelers booked the residential cruise of their dreams. Now, some doubt it'll happen — and say they've waited months for refunds.

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A cruise ship in a thought bubble surrounded by falling money
Victoria Cruises Line is selling apartments on a residential cruise ship. But after several embarkation delays, some buyers asked for a refund — and say they're struggling to get their money back.

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Life at Sea passengers call for criminal investigation into cruise company as they try to claw back $16 million in refunds

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A rendering of Life at Sea Cruises' MV Lara

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A couple who sold everything to go on a canceled 3-year cruise have been living in a hotel room in Turkey for the past month

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A 3-year cruise was called off less than 2 weeks before departure

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A rendering of Life at Sea Cruises' MV Lara
Miray Cruises failed to buy the ship intended for the three-year expedition. It planned to name the ship MV Lara.

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A 3-year around-the-world cruise was supposed to set sail in a week. But there's still no ship.

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A rendering of Life at Sea Cruises' MV Lara
Life at Sea Cruises has yet to acquire the ship it would use for its three-year around-the-world cruise. Its would-be ship is seen in a rendering.

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Residential cruise ship startups selling condos at sea for over $100,000 are struggling for the same reason

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Storylines rendering of Narrative and stateroom
Companies like Storylines and Life at Sea Cruises are selling cabins on residential cruise ships that they say will circumnavigate the world indefinitely. There's just one problem: They both don't have ships yet.

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A wildly hyped 3-year cruise has been delayed weeks before it was set to sail because there's no ship yet

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A rendering of Life at Sea Cruises' MV Lara
Life at Sea Cruises' journey around the world has been delayed as the company faces delays closing on the future MV Lara.

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