I wasn’t looking for a scandal when I first started learning about Villa Vie Residences, a company that offered a cruise that would never end. Its ship, the Odyssey, set sail in the fall of 2024. People could lease a cabin on board for years, and pay a monthly fee that included food, drinks, laundry, and other amenities. Some gave up their homes on land entirely, planning to spend their retirement floating about, touring the globe. I was surprised by how affordable it seemed.