Don't know if the numbers are true but it sounds great. Note: not written by me.
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About two years ago I was 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 noticed that all the staff, ship 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. The average cost for a nursing home is
$200 a day. 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 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, razors, 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 to 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.
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.
P.S. And don't forget, when you die, they just dump
you over the side at no charge!
So, If I have my way, there will be NO NURSING HOME
FOR ME!!!
