"We spent $150k on a 'gap year' nine-month cruise around the world - visiting 65 countries"
Credit: SWNS / Mike Jacobs
Meet the couple who have spent $150k on a 'gap year' nine-month cruise around the world.
Mike Jacobs, 56, and wife Nancy, 59, set off on their epic cruise - calling at 160 ports in 65 countries - in December 2023.
The couple decided they would live life to the fullest after their children, Tim Jacobs, 26, Emily Smoker, 28, and Katie Murphy, 30, moved out.
So far, the couple have visited the Chichen Itza Mayan Ruins, Barbados, Grenada and Rio de Janeiro.
The couple describe their ocean-going life on the cruise ship as "pleasant" - because neither of them have to cook or clean.
But the pair are not completely letting their hair down - and both keep a check on work on the high seas.
Meet the couple who have spent $150k on a 'gap year' nine-month cruise around the world.
Mike Jacobs, 56, and wife Nancy, 59, set off on their epic cruise - calling at 160 ports in 65 countries - in December 2023.
The couple decided they would live life to the fullest after their children, Tim Jacobs, 26, Emily Smoker, 28, and Katie Murphy, 30, moved out.
So far, the couple have visited the Chichen Itza Mayan Ruins, Barbados, Grenada and Rio de Janeiro.
The couple describe their ocean-going life on the cruise ship as "pleasant" - because neither of them have to cook or clean.
But the pair are not completely letting their hair down - and both keep a check on work on the high seas.
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00:00I'm Mike and this is Nancy. I'm 56. And I'm 59. We're married. We're empty nesters in
00:11kind of the second phase of life. Our children are grown and out of the house and we're on
00:17a nine month world cruise with Royal Caribbean. We're going to see 164 different ports, 64
00:41countries over 274 days. And we're taking the adventure of a lifetime. Life is short
00:47and we love to travel. So this cruise was visiting many of the destinations that we've
00:52always wanted to see. We call it the sampler platter because we're getting a little taste
00:57of so many different countries and it's going to give us the opportunity to decide which
01:03ones we want to go back to. I would say our favorites so far have been Curacao, Grenada,
01:09Iguazu Falls in Argentina. I am really looking forward to the Asian countries. I've never
01:17been there and I think it'll be so different from the life that I experienced in the United
01:23States. For me, it's probably Australia. It's about as far away from the US as you can get.
01:28I'm an avid scuba diver and so I look forward to diving the Great Barrier Reef and climbing
01:33the Sydney Bridge. We love being active, hiking, doing all those things, and we know
01:43that's not going to last forever. And, you know, waiting and waiting until later is just
01:50really not an option. We want to go and experience these things when we can truly and deeply
01:57enjoy them and be immersed in them. There is really no better time. Don't wait until
02:02tomorrow.