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Christine Kesteloo is a former cruise director who has lived onboard ships for over 10 years.
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After losing her job in 2020, she became a “flight wife” as her husband works in Holland America.
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Kestero said gambling is not allowed onboard or disembark paying passengers.
A woman who has lived on cruise ships for more than 10 years said there are two things you should not do on board.
Former cruise director Christine Kesteroh said: newsweek She had lived “on and off” on cruise ships since 2012. In an Insider magazine article last year, Ms. Kesteloo said that typically: Living on a cruise ship for half the year.
She also said in an Insider article that she lost her cruise job in 2020 due to the pandemic, but was able to continue living on cruises because her husband worked as chief engineer of staff for Holland America, a subsidiary of Carnival. He also said that there are.
“So in 2021 I started sailing as a wife with my husband. We’re on board for three months and then off for three months,” Kestelo, 42, told Barron’s, adding that the couple recently He lived in the Netherlands until the American cruise ship “Koningsdam”.
Kestelou said on the viral TikTok. On Aug. 7, she posted, “My wife is on board.” Lodging and meals on board were free.. In an article for Insider, Kestelou said she and her husband typically spend less than $100 a week on her WiFi, tips, and specialty meals.
In the video, Kesteloo puts on makeup and talks about what life on a cruise ship is like. “I can do most of the things that the staff can do, and I can do most of the things that the guests can do,” Kesteroh said.
However, she continued that there are two things not to do while on a cruise: gambling and disembarking with paying guests.
“You’re not allowed to sit in front of a slot machine and play as hard as you can until you win,” Kestelou said in the video, which has since garnered 14.4 million views and 1.2 million likes. .
She said it might seem strange if she won a big jackpot, considering her husband is an employee.
“The outline is set. Spouses on board are not allowed to gamble,” Kesteloo told Insider in an email. “Crew members know the rules and communicate them to their families,” she added.
In the video, Kestelou also said he could only leave the ship until the crew had disembarked.
“Guests are the first to disembark, and crew typically disembark about an hour after guests,” Kestello said.
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