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Cruise Line Offering Depressed Anti-Trumpers a Four-Year Getaway

JUST SKIP IT

The “Skip Forward” option provides an “escape” to 140 countries spread to last as long as Trump’s second term.

The Villa Vie Residences' Odyssey cruise ship sails at night.
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Many have expressed a desire to leave the country after Donald Trump’s election win, and one cruise company has packaged a convenient way to miss his entire White House term with its Tour La Vie program. Florida-based company Villa Vie Residences‘ four-year “escape” option allows guests to visit over 425 ports in 140 countries. While shorter time periods are available at one to three years, the program’s “Skip Forward” option will ensure you never touch American soil during Trump’s term. Packages start at around $40,000 a year aboard the Villa Vie Odyssey, which fits 600 residents. Food, drinks, WiFi, and housekeeping are all included, along with the option to have friends and family on board for $129 a day. Mikael Petterson, the company’s chief executive officer, told Newsweek that the company would’ve marketed the cruise the same way even if Kamala Harris had won. “We came up with this marketing campaign before we even knew who would win,” he said. “We don’t have a political view one way or the other. We just wanted to give people who feel threatened to have a way to get out.”

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