Would You Retire to Live on a Cruise Ship? by Bill Cusano

Would You Retire to Live on a Cruise Ship? by Bill Cusano is a thoughtful personal reflection on adventure, grief, connection, and what it means to truly live after life changes unexpectedly.

After surviving two cancers and losing his wife of 32 years, Bill embarked on a four-and-a-half-month world cruise expecting it to be a once-in-a-lifetime journey. Instead, somewhere between writing from his balcony, visiting countries around the world, leading services, making new friends, and building a community at sea, something unexpected happened—he began to feel younger and more alive.

Bill explores the fascinating reality of people who choose extended cruising or even life at sea, while asking deeper questions about retirement, loneliness, family, friendship, belonging, and starting over after loss.

Perfect for readers drawn to travel, retirement adventures, personal transformation, grief and renewal, solo travel, and life after loss, Would You Retire to Live on a Cruise Ship? reminds us that sometimes an adventure meant to close one chapter unexpectedly opens another.

— John Rinaldo, The Positive Pen