Men living on a 350 day cruise ship every year for 25 years, what's your job?
Mar 24, 2025
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According to foreign media such as the Daily Mail, Mario Salcedo, a Cuban-born American businessman, has lived on a cruise ship since 2000. It recently marked its 1000th voyage with the cruise ship 'Royal Caribbean'.
Salcedo, known in the cruise industry as Super Mario, pays $101,000 (about 150 million won) a year and lives in a balcony cabin.
He spends five hours a day working on investment management to raise expenses.
The company that runs the cruise ship Royal Caribbean even set up a space for him on one side of the deck called 'Super Mario's Office'.
Every year, he spends 350 days at sea and the remaining 15 days on land.
I have a two-bedroom apartment in Miami, Florida, USA, but it is mostly empty because I live in the sea,
For about 15 days 'land life' he goes to the hospital or visits the bank.
They also visit clubs, give dances, and enjoy burgers at franchise stores.
"After living on a ship for a long time, it is difficult to walk in a straight line on land," he said. "I often visited McDonald's and Burger King while I was on land, and each time I did, I gained weight." Even while the ship is docked at the port, he prefers scuba diving to land travel.
He said he was satisfied with his life on the cruise.
He dances in the lounge, or watches basketball or soccer games on TV with a quick drink after dinner. Everything you do on a ship is an opportunity to mingle with people." "I've become so used to being on the ship that it feels more comfortable to be on the ship than it does to be on land," he added.
He was fascinated when he first took a cruise in 1997 because of his business.
Since then, he has been on several cruise lines and has been living on Royal Caribbean Cruises since 2000.
However, during the COVID-19 pandemic, operations were stopped and people lived on land for about 15 months.
"There is no stress at all" he said, stressing that "the best lifestyle I can find.'
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
