Yes, people live on the inland container-, cargo-vessels and tankers. Depending on the size of the vessel one skipper and one deckhand up to two skippers / mates and two or three deckhands. Skippers / mates mostly on a two week schedule, deckhands (many from Poland or other non Dutch) two or more months: they drive home in their own cars. Deckhands from Philippines or Indonesia on a eight month contract, they fly home.

Yes, so that the wife can do the shopping etc along the way. aybe not such a pc comment in this world we live in today...so...maybe the captain can take his car to the garage for fuel...????? LOL ;)