Overview

• Christine Kesteloo spends half the year living on a 1,400-guest cruise ship with her husband, the vessel’s chief engineer.
• She has visited 109 countries and documents her voyages on TikTok under @dutchworld_americangirl while running her marketing firm Dune Travels.
• Kesteloo debunks common cruise myths, affirming she drinks the ship’s water and dismissing accidental overboard fears.
• Her top hygiene gripe is passengers heading from the gym to the buffet without washing their hands.
• The couple has scheduled long-haul itineraries to Australia, Greece and Antarctica next year and plans to disembark full-time when her husband retires.