. >> reporter: aboard the ship, known as mama lee. living there for the past eight years. >> i don't have to shop the i don't have to cook. i don't have to do anything. i do what i want when i want if i want. husband mason took nearly 100 cruises together before he died in 1997. >> the last thing he ever said to me. the day before he died. don't you quit cruising. i started frequent cruising. but i got very, very tired of packing and unpacking. so i said there has got to be a better way to do this. >> reporter: the answer was how i dent leave at all? >> uh-huh. >> reporter: mama lee sold her house in florida with her car and most belongings. and never looked back. >> everybody knows her. she knows everybody. >> reporter: the captain of the "crystal serenity." >> a little bit of a diva. in a good way. gets along with her day. makes herself busy. has her things and opinions. a wonderful person. >> reporter: at your age a lot of people would say well i will go to retirement place. >> oh, hell no. >> really? >> not me. why do that? i'm no

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