Passenger on historic '9-month cruise' reveals the one word you can't say on the ship

On December 10, Royal Caribbean’s Serenade of the Seas set sail on the Ultimate World Cruise—a 274-day global trek that visits 11 world wonders and over 60 countries. This incredible trip covers the Americas, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Mediterranean and Europe with a ticket price that ranges from $53,999 to $117,599 per passenger. Aboard the …

Could HBO’s Beloved ‘Our Flag Means Death’ Jump To Another Ship After Cancellation?

Max Thanks to a staggering amount of Emmy wins for Succession and The White Lotus, HBO was riding high coming off the awards ceremony. To tout the network’s success, longtime HBO executive Casey Bloys sat down for an interview on the state of its programming. However, it wasn’t entirely all cheery topics. Bloys was asked …

Impatient Salesman Insists That Important Product “Must Ship Today,” So Lab Tech Maliciously Complies And Ruins His Reputation

Ahh, one of my favorite kind of stories. The kind where karma kicks in. This man took to Reddit to share his friend’s story… When I was a tech at a calibration lab, we had a torque wrench arrive for calibration. Now, to do the job right, you must let the wrench sit in the …

World’s Greatest Detective Mandy Patinkin Solves A Cruise Ship Murder Mystery In Hulu’s ‘Death And Other Details’ Trailer

What if there was a show that was like Only Murders in the Building meets Knives Out? Also, it has Mandy Patinkin as the world’s greatest detective. That sounds something like you’d watch, right? Well, you’re in luck: Hulu has released the first trailer for Death and Other Details, a new murder mystery series that …

‘Of course I see dolphins every day’: Cruise ship workers reveal what the job is really like day-to-day

They are young folks working on a cruise ship. Of course they are going to make a TikTok about it. Some crew members of a cruise ship have hopped on a recent TikTok trend to highlight the finer points of their jobs, from sea creatures to some more day-to-day aspects of working on a ship, …

‘You can work your way up from the inside’: Cruise ship worker reveals how she got hired—and why she chose Norwegian over Royal Caribbean

While TikTok is filled with advertisements and videos masquerading as personal reviews, joy-less dance routines, and questionable health advice, people also share their own first-hand experiences in undertakings. One example is sharing what it’s like to work for a specific company. Zoie Madigan (@zoiemadigan) is one such user on the app who has a ton …

Ship Captain Mocks First Mate For Working Overtime, So He Gets Revenge And Leaves The Crew Hungry

I gotta say that this is one of the most satisfying “Malicious Compliance” stories I’ve ever read. It comes to us from a man who was working on the high seas as a mariner…and he really nailed it! Get the details below. “I am a mariner. My position on the ship is Mate. Below me …

‘It’s gonna be a long 9 months’: Black woman on Royal Caribbean cruise says other passengers keep assuming she is working on the ship

Racism alert. A Black woman on the infamous nine-month Royal Caribbean cruise said passengers and crew members repeatedly questioned how she could afford the at-sea experience. A new niche opened up on TikTok over the last few weeks as people discovered that Royal Caribbean World Cruise was about to set sail for a whopping nine …

A couple in their 50s live permanently on a cruise ship because it's cheaper than a mortgage

Imagine retiring early and spending the rest of your life on a cruise ship visiting exotic locations, meeting interesting people and eating delectable food. It sounds fantastic, but surely it’s a billionaire’s fantasy, right? Not according to Angelyn Burk, 53, and her husband Richard. They’re living their best life hopping from ship to ship for …

Woman who lives on a cruise ship shares the hardest part about her perfect life

A lot of folks would love to trade lives with Christine Kesteloo. Her husband is the Chief Engineer on a cruise ship, so she gets to live on the boat pretty much for free as the “wife on board.” For Christine, life is a lot like living on a permanent vacation. “I live on a …

Man lives on a cruise ship 300 days a year because it costs the same as renting in Florida

Living permanently on a cruise ship seems like a dream of the uber-wealthy. You spend your days lounging on the deck by the pool or touring an exotic location. Nights are spent dancing in the nightclub or enjoying live entertainment. You no longer have to worry about traffic, cooking or laundry. Your life has become …

SNX DLX: The Week’s Best Sneakers, Feat. A Ma Maniére’s Jordan Air Ship, Supreme Nike Courtposite & More!

istock/uproxx Welcome to SNX DLX, your weekly roundup of the best sneakers to hit the internet. Last week, we saw the release of Travis Scott’s latest Nike collaboration — a sneaker that pretty much anyone who calls themselves a sneakerhead wanted. So if you’re feeling a bit of a hangover from that week, we don’t …