Woofbite Posted March 27, 2021 #1 Share Posted March 27, 2021 Okay, it isn't Holland America, but while cleaning out some old storage boxes I discovered a brochure for the next round-the-world sailing of the SS President Roosevelt beginning October 24, 1968 with four complete 90-day itineraries to choose from. Sounds like some fabulous ports but the pricing is out of my range. Prices start at $2,600 per person for an inside cabin and range up to a ridiculous $7,420 for a Lanai cabin. At least they are limiting the passenger list to 275 for "maximum service, maximum comfort". (And probably to ensure proper social distancing as well.) 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkNC Posted March 27, 2021 #2 Share Posted March 27, 2021 Someone needs to invent time travel! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WisRiver Posted March 27, 2021 #3 Share Posted March 27, 2021 In 1968 both my parents were educators working in South Dakota. My father was a principal and was paid $10,000 for a full year contract and my mother was paid $7,000 for a ten month contract. ( I have a copy of my parent's financial aid application for my college) A lanai cabin was a years salary for a teacher in 1968. Would an average teachers salary pay for a lanai cabin on a 90 cruise today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAL4NOW Posted March 27, 2021 #4 Share Posted March 27, 2021 6 hours ago, WisRiver said: In 1968 both my parents were educators working in South Dakota. My father was a principal and was paid $10,000 for a full year contract and my mother was paid $7,000 for a ten month contract. ( I have a copy of my parent's financial aid application for my college) A lanai cabin was a years salary for a teacher in 1968. Would an average teachers salary pay for a lanai cabin on a 90 cruise today? Yes, and then some. An average teacher salary for a year would more than cover a balcony cabin for 180 days on a world cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtlantaCruiser72 Posted March 28, 2021 #5 Share Posted March 28, 2021 6 hours ago, HAL4NOW said: Yes, and then some. An average teacher salary for a year would more than cover a balcony cabin for 180 days on a world cruise. Depends or where you live. There are many places where teachers make less than 25-30k a year before taxes. Many have to work a second or even third job to make ends meet, especially if a single parent. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAL4NOW Posted March 28, 2021 #6 Share Posted March 28, 2021 27 minutes ago, AtlantaCruiser72 said: Depends or where you live. There are many places where teachers make less than 25-30k a year before taxes. Many have to work a second or even third job to make ends meet, especially if a single parent.- The national average teacher salary for public school teachers was almost $62,000 for the 2018-2019 school year. I never made that as a teacher in a private school, and I know many teachers that don't make that much, but even at $30,000 a teacher's salary would cover a balcony on a number of world cruises that range from 90-111 days. Teacher salaries have risen faster than cruise costs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkNC Posted March 28, 2021 #7 Share Posted March 28, 2021 In my time machine I can take today’s money with me 😎 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hflors Posted March 28, 2021 #8 Share Posted March 28, 2021 1 hour ago, KirkNC said: In my time machine I can take today’s money with me 😎 Great idea!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare whogo Posted March 28, 2021 #9 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Anyone have a link to a live thread from that cruise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare foodsvcmgr Posted March 28, 2021 #10 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Here is a photo my late father took of President Roosevelt getting ready to sail from Pt. Everglades on one of these World Cruises. The Australis ex-America is in the background also calling on a RTW itinerary. We were visiting the old Queen Elizabeth that was briefly a tourist attraction there. The start of my interest in ocean liners and cruising. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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