American woman quits job and sells house to raise money for world tour, but then this happened

Last updated:Nov 9, 2024 6:14 PM IST

The woman would join 1,000 passengers and visit 135 countries in three years.

The woman had reserved a balcony cabin for herself on the seventh floor of a ship.

If you had the opportunity to travel the world in a ship, would you pass it up? A Florida woman didn’t miss the opportunity after hearing about it. She immediately made arrangements to obtain a ticket and joined the 1,000 passengers when she learned that a cruise would visit 135 countries in three years. She quit her job and her home to raise money. She also had to live on the street. Let’s know why. In an interview last year, Meredith Shay from Florida, US, said she was thrilled to be one of the 1,000 people who reserved a cruise called ‘Life at Sea,’ the report said. The passengers on board this ship would visit 135 countries during their three-year world tour. This ship ticket cost Rs 4 crore. She had reserved a balcony cabin on the seventh floor for herself.

She quit her job and sold her house to raise this money. She claimed that since she has no children or grandchildren, she can comfortably travel around the world for three years. She started trying to buy a ticket for the cruise as soon as she heard about it, and she did so in just twelve hours. She packed four suitcases, sold her house and rented a storage unit to store her belongings.

After much planning, she received a shocking news that turned her world upside down. She was supposed to start the ship’s journey from Miami last year, but the operators abruptly informed her that the ship would actually start its journey from the Bahamas instead of Florida. She was then told again that the cruise had been canceled completely.

According to Vedat Ugrulu, owner of the ship company “Life at Sea” “Myre Cruise”, they were unable to take the ship to sea after the October 7 incident in the Middle East. The company has now indicated that it will refund customers in three installments. Despite having to live on the streets and suffering a lot of loss, the woman is satisfied and chooses to see the positive side of things. She claimed that she is currently free and has no obligations. She has now made the decision to take another cruise and visit both Saudi Arabia and Dubai.