No Nursing Home For Me!

[2fortheroad]

My boss shared this one at work, and we've all decided to sign up for the "Princess Retirement Plan"

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 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. T.V. 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.

[T-Bone]

Wow - is that true?!?! Sign me up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Suda]

Great Idea!

Only I want to be on Norwegian Cruise Lines because they are the only ones that offer freestyle cruising - can eat whenever you want with whomever you want - and can dress or go casual (some restrictions on places for casual dining). Because of freestyle, it's the only cruise line I plan to patronize at this juncture in my life.

Maybe a lot of Greasespotters can choose the same ship, and we'll get one of the cafes named the Greasespot Cafe! Wouldn't that be a hoot!

[rhino]

Looks like fun ... and you could go on different cruises all the time ...

BUT ... here a nursing home is more like $100 / day for your own room, and that is for someone that needs a lot of help. If you can still take care of yourself, you can get a 2 bedroom assisted living apartment with garage for about $55/day (per person for a couple). That includes 3 meals and linens. They even have activities and various entertainment areas.

We're all just looking for our folks, right? LOL