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I love working on a cruise ship. I get free housing and food at the buffet, but it's definitely a strange way to live.

@_super_ann Ship's Karaoke Night 🎤🎤🎤🇵🇭 #super_ann #sailor_ann #fyp ♬ Funny Laugh no no no - Sound Effect

Being away from friends and family for that long can be hard. I also worry that as I get older, I'll have to choose between working on a cruise ship or settling down to start a family.

I want a family, and I know that forming romantic relationships within the cruise-ship life can be difficult because there's always the risk of getting transferred to a different ship.

I do love working on a cruise ship

I also love sharing it with my 500,000 TikTok followers. I've even seen comments from people who said my content inspired them to work on cruise ships themselves, which is just the highest compliment.

I started sharing my experience on TikTok because I was bored during a COVID-19 lockdown. Inspiring people was never part of the plan, but I'm lucky that it happened.

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