JOKE SORT OF: Living on a cruise ship is cheaper than a nursing home
“2 years ago my wife and I were on a cruise through the western Mediterranean aboard a Princess liner. At dinner we noticed an elderly lady sitting alone along the rail of the grand stairway in the main dining room. I also noticed that all the staff, ships officers, waiters, busboys, etc., all seemed very familiar with this lady. I asked our waiter who the lady was, expecting to be told she owned the line, but he said he only knew that she had been on board for the last four cruises, back to back. As we left the dining room one evening I caught her eye and stopped to say hello. We chatted and I said, "I understand you've been on this ship for the last four cruises." She replied, "Yes, that's true." I stated, "I don't understand" and she replied, without a pause, "It's cheaper than a nursing home. So, there will be no nursing home in my future. When I get old and feeble, I am going to get on a Princess Cruise Ship. (Me too!) The average cost for a nursing home is $200 per day." And THEN she said"I have checked on reservations at Princess and I can get a long term discount and senior discount price of $135 per day. That leaves $65 a day for: 1. Gratuities which will only be $10 per day. 2. I will have as many as 10 meals a day (of fantastic food, not institutional food) if I can waddle to the restaurant, or I can have room service (which means I can have breakfast in bed every day of the week). 3. Princess has as many as three swimming pools, a workout room, free washers and dryers, and shows every night. 4. They have free toothpaste and razors, and free soap and shampoo. 5. They will even treat you like a customer, not a patient. An extra $5 worth of tips will have the entire staff scrambling to help you. 6. I will get to meet new people every 7 or 14 days! 7. TV broken? Light bulb need changing? Need to have the mattress replaced? No problem! They will fix everything and apologize for your inconvenience. 8. Clean sheets and towels every day, and you don't even have to ask for them. 9. If you fall in the nursing home and break a hip you are on Medicare; if you fall and break a hip on the Princess ship they will upgrade you to a suite for the rest of your life. 10. There is always a doctor on board. Now hold on for the best! Do you want to see South America, the Panama Canal, Tahiti, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, or name where you want to go? Princess will have a ship ready to go. So don't look for me in a nursing home, just call shore to ship. PS: And don't forget, when you die, they just dump you over the side at no charge."
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I read something about this awhile back, and LOVE IT! What a great thing. Gives one lots to think about, RE those golden years.
I like it!!!
me too. nursing homes are covered by insurance. so if a cruise line leases part of the boat to a company that is a nursing home, bet that would cover it. OR someone can open a nursing home or assisted living on a fleet of ships and cruise the world with their tenants. so fun! lol.
Loved reading this. And it gave me HOPE!
Great way to spend the rest of your life!
That is brilliant. I\'ve been in a nursing home. IT WAS BAD. This is a wonderful plan. I\'m in. xo
I have often thought this was a great idea. I might be leaving any minute! Might chose the Merchent Marine though. Hear it is less expensive and you can be the only gal with a bunch of cute young guys!
the merchant marine has cruises for the public trojan? seriously?
a prison cell is somehow more expensive than even a cheap apt and food on the outside!