goofyemt96 Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 No Nursing Home for Me > > 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 betold 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, withouta 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 PrincessCruise Ship. The average cost for > a nursing home is $200 per day. I have checked on reservations on > aPrincess 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, aworkout room, free > washers and dryers, and shows everynight. > > 4. They have free toothpaste and razors, and free soap and shampoo. > > 5. They will even treat you like a customer, not apatient. 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. T.V. broken? Light bulb need changing? Need to havethe 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, NewZealand, 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wxchic Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 Who knew?!? LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goofyemt96 Posted July 6, 2007 Author Share Posted July 6, 2007 I know..I was like wow *L* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaz Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 Hmmmm....I wonder what the prices will be in 25 years. Something to think about. ~Zaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrappylibrarian Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 Sounds good to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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