I ‘live' on a cruise ship with my son & fiancé – the food's amazing, there's childcare & our laundry's done for free too
Chelsea spends months at a time on the ship with her husband-to-be and their little boy Mattia, on a "friends and family" basis.
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Chelsea spends up to two months at a time "living" with her fiancé while he works as an officer on a cruise ship
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She shares a double room with her other half and their son, so there's not a huge amount of room
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They have a little inflatable bath for their almost two-year-old, which is stored in the shower when it's not in use
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And Chelsea has done her best to make the most of the cupboard space in the room - using one shelf for Mattia's toiletries
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While her man works as an officer on board the boat, she and the tot are able to make the most of some of the benefits, including amazing food and free
They share a room with Chelsea's Italian fiancé Domenico, which means they don't have to pay for it - although it's a tight squeeze thanks to the travel cot Mattia sleeps in.
They also have an inflatable bath that they store in their shower when it's not in use, and Mattia's nappies and wipes take up almost an entire shelf in the wardrobe.
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However, Domenico's assignments mean he can spend up to nine months at a time on a ship.
So during that time Chelsea and Mattia split their time between the boat, Scotland - where she's originally from - and south Italy, where they have a house.
"I say 'living' because we're not actually living here," she explained in
"We're still passengers, but we are family and friends cruisers.
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"But when we do really long cruises it's basically like moving our life for that duration to be here."
"And it means we can obviously be together for part of the long contract away from each other," she added.
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While Chelsea's hands are full looking after Mattia, she is no stranger to life on board a cruise ship - as she used to work on one as a dancer.
And she knows about the best perks of temporarily relocating to the ship - including the amazing food.
She and Mattia are treated like any other passenger with the food that comes included with their "friends and family" tickets, which means they have to pay for drinks or if they want to dine at one of the speciality restaurants for a change.
There's also a kids' club on board, and that's free too - although Mattia isn't a fan.
Pros and cons of going on a cruise ship
Whether you're considering a long holiday, working remotely or even living on board a cruise ship for a few months or years, here are the pros and cons from a former cruise shipper.
Pros
Travel the world, learn and experience new cultures
Meet new people
Don't have to think or worry about room cleaning, or food
Cons
Internet connection can be painfully slow and expensive
Limited luggage allowance so have to wear the same clothes on rotation
Having no control of where the ship would go next and the possibility of visiting the same ports
Having the same onboard entertainment, on-demand movies, and little choice of TV channels
No fresh newspapers or new books unless someone adds them to the library
Relatively the same food week after week unless major menu changes occur seasonally.
Occasional rough seas, bad weather and viral outbreaks while inboard.
"The baby care and club is completely free for everyone on board but it's baby care 10am-1pm (no parents you leave the baby with the staff) , then you can use the area to play freely with your baby 1pm-5pm, while 5pm-8pm is baby care!" Chelsea explained in response to another comment.
"But my little one doesn't like baby cafe they always call me after like 10 mins!"
Another benefit of joining Domenico on the ship is that Chelsea gets her and Mattia's laundry done for free.
Domenico gets his done for no cost thanks to his job ranking, while Chelsea and Mattia are included in that too.
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The room even has a sea view, thanks to a little porthole in the wall
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She also revealed she and her son get their laundry done for free, with an itemised sheet coming back along with the clean washing when it's finished
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Chelsea and Mattia split their time between their house in south Italy, the ship and Scotland, where she's from
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