Once we retire, we hope to cruise four months a year, land travel four months a year, and relax at home the other four months. Our longest cruise has been 25 nights and we certainly would have liked to stay on longer.
Insha'Allah, and my staying employed for eight more years, and we should be able to do it.
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"The test of a first rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function."
F Scott Fitzgerald
Seven Seas Navigator (12nts) - San Francisco - Vancouver - May13
Silversea Silver Explorer (23nts) - Kangerlussuaq, Greenland - Nome, Alaska - Aug 14
Trip, I'd cruise 11 months a year if I could . I understand that the IRS prefers that a person spends "half a year, plus a day" in the US, to collect their $$$, so I'd have to figure out what to do about that.
I'd really only need a month to do my doctor's and dentist's visits, renew my license's, etc. .
Maybe some of us could get together and "share" a US apartment address, while cruising most of the time !
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Fern
"A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour."
Carnival Inspiration 2002 Carnival Elation 2004
Grand Princess 2004 NCL Sun 2005
Sun Princess 2006 NCL Dream 2007
Caribbean Princess 2007 NCL Dawn 2008
Island Princess 2008 Island Princess 2009
Golden Princess 2009 Carnival Conquest 2010
Grand Princess 2010 Island Princess 2011
Grand Princess 2011 Carnival Magic 2012
Carnival Dream 2012 Island Princess 2013
Trip, I'd cruise 11 months a year if I could . I understand that the IRS prefers that a person spends "half a year, plus a day" in the US, to collect their $$$, so I'd have to figure out what to do about that.
I'd really only need a month to do my doctor's and dentist's visits, renew my license's, etc. .
Maybe some of us could get together and "share" a US apartment address, while cruising most of the time !
Trip, I'd cruise 11 months a year if I could . I understand that the IRS prefers that a person spends "half a year, plus a day" in the US, to collect their $$$, so I'd have to figure out what to do about that.
I'd really only need a month to do my doctor's and dentist's visits, renew my license's, etc. .
Maybe some of us could get together and "share" a US apartment address, while cruising most of the time !
Actually the IRS really doesn't care very much about how long you stay in the USA.
So long as your Primary Residence is in the USA, and you are a US Citizen or Green Card Holder, you still have to pay US Taxes - even if you stay there only one day per year.
The actual regulation states that if you are a US Citizen or Green Card holder, and your Primary Residence is outside the USA for at least 335 days per year, you are exempt from taxes on approximately $90,000 of your income every year.
That little gem has kept me tax-free for the past 35 years.
Would certainly do a full world cruise then think about it....in fact I always said when asked what I would do with a lottery win was exactly that, go on a cruise & ponder!
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I would take some exotic cruise such as Celebrity Expedition Galapagos cruise with a side trip to Machu Picchu and cruises to see the Amazon and other South American destinations such as Igaucu Falls.
I would like to see Vietnam again (but this time in peace).
I would not cruise most of the time because there are many land based actvities that I enjoy as well.
TM
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Century 4/1998
Mercury 4/2000+4/2006+7/2007
Sensation 4/2002
Infinity 4/2003
Summit 4/2004+4/2005
Carnival Liberty New Year's Eve 2007
Liberty of the Seas 5/2008+11/2009
Solstice 4/2009
Oasis 4/2010+4/13/2013
Allure 1/16/ 2011
Equinox 4/11/2011
Perhaps I would engage in a quest to sail every passenger ship at sea - from easyCruise to the Yachts of Seaborne (or whatever the top end is), then head to the rivers
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A Bad Day At Sea [with power] Always Beats A Good Day At Work
Alaska 2014 - haven't picked a cruise yet
Carnival: Glory 2004, Destiny 2008, Splendor 2009, Freedom 2011, Valor 2012
Celebrity: Summit 2011
Princess: Ruby 2010, Caribbean 2013
We have lots on our plate and time is not easy to come by.
Money is tight and has to be budgeted carefully.
We are no longer young healthy kids, but are beset with a variety of issues.
STILL ...
We are very happy with two or three cruises a year, wedged into our schedule, budgeted for, and taking into consideration our limits and abilities. It works very well for us, and if we were free, rich and energetic I am not really sure we would take any more.
Actually the IRS really doesn't care very much about how long you stay in the USA.
So long as your Primary Residence is in the USA, and you are a US Citizen or Green Card Holder, you still have to pay US Taxes - even if you stay there only one day per year.
The actual regulation states that if you are a US Citizen or Green Card holder, and your Primary Residence is outside the USA for at least 335 days per year, you are exempt from taxes on approximately $90,000 of your income every year.
That little gem has kept me tax-free for the past 35 years.
Thanks for the info, Bruce! It looks like we need to sail all year .
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Fern
"A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour."
Carnival Inspiration 2002 Carnival Elation 2004
Grand Princess 2004 NCL Sun 2005
Sun Princess 2006 NCL Dream 2007
Caribbean Princess 2007 NCL Dawn 2008
Island Princess 2008 Island Princess 2009
Golden Princess 2009 Carnival Conquest 2010
Grand Princess 2010 Island Princess 2011
Grand Princess 2011 Carnival Magic 2012
Carnival Dream 2012 Island Princess 2013
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. I understand that the IRS prefers that a person spends "half a year, plus a day" in the US, to collect their $$$, so I'd have to figure out what to do about that. 
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