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-Stranded cruise passengers in Africa race to rejoin their ship
+‘I could not afford the American Dream:’ This retired US veteran relocated to Brazil after struggling with the cost of living [[https://kra32a.at/|kraken зеркало]]
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-Eight cruise passengers left behind in the African island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe have been struggling for days to catch up with their Norwegian Cruise Line ship as it makes its way up the western coast of Africa.
+After spending years traveling the world while working in the United States military, Christopher Boris dreamed of one day moving overseas permanently.
-The passengers were late getting back to the ship on March 27, according to a statement from Norwegian Cruise Line.
+But the retired veteran, who grew up in New Jersey but was based in Maryland at the time, ended up relocating earlier than he’d intended after struggling to cope with the rising cost of living.
-“Eight guests who were on the island on their own or with a private tour missed the last tender back to the vessel, therefore not meeting the all aboard time of 3 p.m. local time,” the statement said.
+“I really couldn’t afford my mortgage payments and my utilities anymore,” Boris tells CNN Travel.
-“While this is a very unfortunate situation, guests are responsible for ensuring they return to the ship at the published time, which is communicated broadly over the ship’s intercom, in the daily communication and posted just before exiting the vessel.”
+“I struggled. I was living off of VA disability,” Boris says, referring to a tax-free monetary benefit paid to veterans with disabilities. “And I said, ‘I think my money could go a lot longer living overseas.’”
+In the summer of 2024, Boris and his wife Maria Jesus, originally from Bolivia, left the US to start a new life in Brazil.
-Norwegian Cruise Line said that the passengers’ passports were handed over to local port agents for the guests to collect. The cruise line said that guests are responsible for the cost of getting to the next available port of call to rejoin the ship. The cruise line said it was working with local authorities and communicating with the stranded passengers.
+“I could not afford the American Dream,” he says.
+According to Boris, they had been struggling financially for at least five years, but things came to a head when he left his government job in 2022.
+“It was a year-long decision,” he adds. “My wife and I were always talking about moving overseas.”
+While they considered moving to Bolivia, the couple ultimately chose to settle in neighboring country Brazil, a destination that they’d previously lived in between 2007 and 2008, when Boris was stationed there.
+“We chose Brazil, and Rio specifically, because of the higher quality of life,” explains Boris, adding that their experiences using the medical care system in the country had been positive, and they knew that they could live comfortably there.

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