Senior Housing on a Cruise Ship

re: Senior Housing on a Cruise Ship

Cheryl — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:07:29 GMT

I actually arranged for a home care companion to go on a cruise to help with ADLs of a gentleman. We had it all arranged and the family decided at the very last minute to back out and have a "freind" offer the care. Needless to say, it did not turn out as the daughter ended up spending most of her time checking on her dad as her friend got ill and later told me that she wished she had used the professional. The homecare companies had a fun time deciding which cargiver would get to have this fun week long job!

re: Senior Housing on a Cruise Ship

PattySpinneweber — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:29:23 GMT

Wow, travel and retirement seem to fit together like hand and glove. But this concept I am not too certain of.

Now I have to be honest. I have never been on a cruise. The lack of experience may taint my decision. My understanding of a cruise is a mini-city afloat the water with different exotic destinations. I am sure the cruise line could hire care-givers and that logistically could be figured out. But what about serious medical help. Hospitals. Surgeries.

This sounds great, but I really don't know how realistic it may be for one reason being...medical assistance....but we may be on to something...

re: Senior Housing on a Cruise Ship

erikar — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 02:43:32 GMT

I actually spoke to a gentleman from England when I was on a cruise recently and he told me that rather than rent a place by the ocean in Florida or Arizona for a month to get away from the bad weather, he was doing a 5 day, 9 day, 5 day and 9 day cruise back to back! All he had to do was get off the boat for an hour each time it got back to Miami to go through customs. He said he got to see great ports, meet interesting people. I thought what a great idea! Sure beats a retirement community!

re: Senior Housing on a Cruise Ship

JohnT — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 03:47:56 GMT

Well, you know that's a great point. I spent a couple days of one cruise in my cabin because I was seasick from the big waves we were experiencing. The idea of senior care on a cruise ship may not be too realistic, but I'll bet there's a way to make it work and make it a fun experience.

re: Senior Housing on a Cruise Ship

scrowe — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 07:06:52 GMT

Wow - John! I really like that idea. Hopefully this will be a reality by the time I am needing assistance. The only problem would be trying to get a sense of balance after being out to sea so much. I know that when I came back from a 4 day cruise, it took me days to not feel like the ground was rocking back and forth!