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There will be special "spooky " desserts in the MDR, on 2 of the 3 Halloween cruises that I've been on there was a group dance lesson to Michael Jsckson's " Thriller" which everyone met at night to do en masse. Even if you don't dance it's fun to watch.

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You are free to book the modified room, no one asks for proof of disability. I book these rooms for travel with my mother. The only differance that I've noted is that the bathrooms are larger and have no "lip" upon entering the shower.

Go for it. My hubby's a tall guy as well and loved it for just that reason. I've had the aft on Triumph and FYI...the only trash on my balcony was my own. You won't regret this.

May good Karma come to you for doing the right thing.

My DIL left an expensive camera in her room and realized it after we disembarked. She reported it but was sure that she'd never see it again.

Two weeks later a lovely Carnival rep called, we ID'd the camera by the pics on it. While scrolling through the pics the rep noticed that DIL was in the military and said: " I'll fedex this to her at no charge, thank her for her service".

Good stuff.

Howdy cruisers!

 

This January, my husband was diagnosed very suddenly with kidney failure. He'd reached the point of needing dialysis completely undetected. Sadly, we were scheduled for a cruise in Feb of this year, but this medical issue caused us to miss that cruise.

 

In searching here for others who have cruised with their PD machines, I've decided to take ALL our supplies, dialysate bags included, with us, as we will be driving to New Orleans for the cruise. I've seen WAY too many stories of people having to get off the ship before sailing because their bags could not be found, only to learn later that they WERE there, Carnival just couldn't find them. While I can understand how that can happen on a ship being emptied and reloaded in such a quick time, I want to ensure it doesn't happen to us. So, questions below:

 

 

• Has anyone actually hand carried their fluids and machine onto the ship? I'm looking at approximately 8 boxes of fluid, plus a wheeled carry-on with his machine in it. We are currently Platinum cruisers, so I'm thinking that it would be slightly easier since we wouldn't be waiting in the longer lines.
  
• I've read people saying their machine alarmed a lot because of the motion of the ship. My question is, was this with the normal motion of the ship, or in rougher seas? I'm trying to decide how many manual bags I need to carry just in case.
  

Anyone with lots of PD cruising experience? :) I'd LOVE to chat with you. It'd calm my nerves a whole lot!

 

Jen

Not a pt, but a dialysis nurse here. I've had many many many pt's do this and enjoy it.

It seems that the fresenius iq machine has more alarms than Baxter homechoice. Some have cruised with none.

Many pt's decide to do all manual and avoid that alarms situation all together.

It can be done, you will have a great time.

I'd add some 2 or 3 night cruises out of Galveston (my nearest port) so that folks who can't get alot of time off can cruise more often!