Princess and Aging... a little humor

[Mactarheel]

I received this by email a few days ago so I don't take credit for writing it, but I do think it is clever and hope you will get a chuckle from it too. :p

About 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 that 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 per 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 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.

 

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. :eek:

[Nitemare]

Funny, but it's been posted here at least a half dozen times.

[LARGIN]

I think more than a dozen :D

[Mactarheel]

Funny, but it's been posted here at least a half dozen times.

:o ooops.... sorry for a duplicate post. I do not have the opportunity to read all the posts.

[cruising with marti]

Funny story, but true, except the part of dumping the body overboard.:)

 

There was a story in AARP magazine several month ago relating to the subject, for about $3000.00 a month many people are opting for the cruise option rather than the assisted living because its better, an in most cases cheaper.

 

 

Phil

[juliejoe]

No need to apologize for a "duplicate" post. Most of us do not have time to read everything that's ever been posted on these boards. I'm sure there are others that have not seen earlier postings who will be happy that you shared it here. I have read it before but it is still worth a smile and a chuckle when I come across it.

[cruise182]

Yes, Thanks for the post. I am sure every time it is posted, new members get to read it!!

[jbrambach]

This is the first time I have read it...Thanks

[ssbeagle]

Great post. There has been a lot of talk about this subject lately in AARP and other magazines. It seems like a lot more people are using this option. By the way, I have not seen this post before so it was interesting and funny.