MIAMI: Lee Wachtstetter is your average 86-year-old in most ways but one. Instead of living out her days in a skilled nursing home, the widowed woman is opting for the road less traveled – a non-stop luxury cruise!
She’s swapping for a dance card and an endless holiday aboard her favorite Crystal Serenity liner. And it’s not costing her that much more. It’s less, probably, than the upkeep on her current home or nursing care, when all factors are considered.
Permanent cruise liner occupancy is growing at a compound rate of 28 per cent. The target audience is the 70 – 100…