After both my parents died from cancer, I had a double mastectomy and booked a NINE-month-long cruise

After losing both of her parents to cancer and discovering she inherited a gene for breast, ovarian and skin cancer, Angie Linderman is determined to live her best life.

The 38-year-old, who was told she had the BRCA2 gene mutation, underwent a preventative double mastectomy and reconstruction surgery to lower her risk of cancer.

Realizing how short life is, the Pacific Northwest native decided to also embark on the Royal Caribbean Ultimate World Cruise and spend a whopping nine months at sea.

'There is no way I'm waiting to do s*** till I retire,' Angie told her followers in a now-viral TikTok video. 'Because that's not promised to any of us.'

After losing both of her parents to cancer and discovering she inherited a gene for breast, ovarian and skin cancer, Angie Linderman (pictured) was determined to live her best life

The 38-year-old decided to also embark on the Royal Caribbean Ultimate World Cruise and spend a whopping nine months at sea

The freelance marketing consultant left for her journey earlier in December, and will spend 274 days at sea onboard the Royal Caribbean's Serenade of the Seas. 

The cruise will visit more than 60 countries, with passengers seeing 11 wonders of the world - on a vacation that cost anywhere between $53,000 to more than $105,000.

While Angie won't be back on dry land until late 2024, she's sprung to social media stardom with her TikTok videos, amassing more than 160,000 followers on the app from documenting her journey on the ship.

Her decision to board the mega-cruise came after a tumultuous few years. Angie's father passed away at 65 from prostate cancer in 2013, and her mother died at the same age from breast cancer in August 2021.

'My family's genetics aren't lining me up to let me have a terribly long life so doing all the things I can now is kind of the motto,' Angie explained in a TikTok video.

Angie made the decision to continue working while on board the ship, but scaled back to part-time to enjoy her travels, with her brother, sister-in-law and his children also on board.

In a TikTok, Angie explained she could afford the trip, and to cut back on work, as she inherited some money from her parents when they passed.

'I've always really loved to travel and always wanted that to be how I spend my time and money,' she explained.

The freelance marketing consultant left for her journey earlier in December, and will spend 274 days at sea onboard the Royal Caribbean's Serenade of the Seas

Angie is traveling with her brother, sister-in-law and their three children (pictured)

Angie has amassed more than 160,000 followers from documenting her cruise travels

Angie admitted her genetic makeup has spurred her to embrace the now, rather than waiting until she's older to tick things off her bucket list. 

'[The cruise] seemed like the most logical way to do it,' she added.

Before embarking on her journey, Angie often shared her health updates to social media.

'I had a double preventative mastectomy, which means removing all breast tissue including my nipples,' she explained.

She continued saying she had reconstructive surgery and now has implants.

'I will do the same with my ovaries when I get back from the cruise,' she added.

Angie also told USA Today: 'It was nice to have those moments when I was recovering and not myself to know this trip was happening and to be looking forward to all those experiences.'

Angie regularly shared updates about her day-to-day life on board the giant vessel 

The ship departed from Miami, Florida on December 10, 2023, and will return on September 10, 2024.

There are four legs of the mega-cruise, which lasts for 274 nights, visiting 11 world wonders, and 60-plus countries. 

The first leg, the Ultimate Americas Cruise, passengers will travel to islands in the Caribbean to Antarctica.

They'll then embark on the Ultimate Asia Pacific Cruise, where they'll travel to Australia, Asia, and the Pacific Islands.

This is followed by the Ultimate Middle East and Med part of the cruise, spotlighting Dubai, Egypt, Greece and Croatia, before looping around Europe and across to New York.

The 90,090-ton, 2,100-passenger vessel has a spa pool, library, cinema, slot machines, plenty of decking space, a two-floor dining space, and a shopping arcade.