{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Dark Side of Living on Cruise Ships: By Those Who\u2019ve Done it! (Podcast #449)","description":"For many people, the idea of living part, or full-time, on cruise ships sounds like a dream-like paradise. But having spent time closely following several people that have recently tried it, I saw the harsh reality is that dream comes with some darker aspects, nightmare challenges and unexpected problems. Things I think you need to know about. In another video (https:\/\/youtu.be\/qlV2QabCRkQ ), I looked at the options and what it REALLY costs to live on cruise ships today but in this, I pull back the curtains on the downsides. Channels mentioned in the video:  \u2022 30 &amp;amp; A Wake Up: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@30AndAWakeUp &amp;nbsp;\u2022 Poverty to Paradise: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@PovertyToParadise &amp;nbsp;\u2022 Grounded Life Cruises: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@GroundedLifeCruises &amp;nbsp;\u2022 Fraser At Sea: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@FraserAtSea   Become a Tips For Travellers Patron: https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/tipsfortravellers and get exclusive Patron-only content, downloads and livestreams Visit my Tips For Travellers YouTube:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/tipsfortravellers  ","author_name":"Essential Cruise Tips","author_url":"http:\/\/cruisetips.libsyn.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/36276035\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/187386235"}