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Just a general pop in thread
mare:
--- Quote from: Carter-Orange on July 04, 2024, 02:25:25 AM ---Unfortunately I did end up with the damn norovirus bug and had to have a couple of days off work. I ended up with it 6 days after Tim. I have a bit of a phobia about being sick, so this was awful. There was a lot of it on our cruise and we were three hours late boarding because they were supposedly doing a deep clean to get rid of it. Obviously they didn't clean enough, and people just weren't washing their hands enough either.
It hasn't put me off cruising again in the future, but I'd probably do adult only and a smaller ship.
You don't have to worry about getting around on a scooter on the ship. There were loads on ours. Ships are very accessible places in my opinion. And the crew are very helpful too. I bet you can't wait, not long to go now!
My advice would be to wash your hands before going into food places, don't rely on the hand gel as it doesn't kill norovirus. Take anti-sickness medication with you just in case (I wish I had) and just enjoy your cruise. It will be lovely :)
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Ugh! Sorry you got sick! I am the same as you, Steph. Stomach bugs are the ONE thing I can't tolerate. Everything else, I'm okay to deal with, but when it comes to having to puke, I'm not a fan. Not sure if anyone is, but yeah...ick! Thanks for the tip about the hand washing. I'm pretty obsessive about that already. I am going to buy all the motion sickness meds just in case and thanks for easing my mind about the scooter. I am very excited!
mare:
--- Quote from: Carter-Orange on July 04, 2024, 02:50:13 AM ---Mare, sorry to hear your type of MS is the most progressive type. Someone in my work has it and sometimes walks with a stick but other times seems fine. And it's shocking that treatment isn't available unless you're rich. I'm sure it would be the same here the way our health system is going.
I hope your cruise ship is as disabled friendly as mine was. Even the theatre had some extra wide rows for wheelchairs, scooters and walker access. They really do include everyone.
We didn't have a drink package as neither of us are big drinkers and there's no way we were paying over £1000 for what would probably be one alcoholic drink per evening (turns out we didn't even have that lol). There we lots of restaurants included in the cruise price, but some speciality ones which you pay a bit extra. We did one of those. I'd say stick to the main dining room as much as you can as the buffet can be a bit hectic at times and that's where you're more likely to pick up any germs as who knows who has touched the food and then put it back.
I need to watch the new series of The Boys, still not got around to it yet.
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Aww thanks! Yes, your co-worker most likely has the relapsing kind. It's the most common. I'm hoping they'll have those extra wide seats for the theater. I know some ships make you reserve seats, but I think the theater in this one is a first come first serve situation so there's no seating chart of the actual theater. I already know I'll have a hard time squeezing through the casino because the rows are really narrow but I'm hoping if I do go in there, I'll be able to park it outside and use my walker. I'm going to send my sister to check out all the things first before I try to venture in. Yeah, the alcohol drink package isn't worth it, especially for me. I know if we didn't have to do it together, my sister would've totally gotten it because she could pack away over a drink a day, but I barely have one alcoholic drink a year, let alone night. LOL
RokofAges75:
Oh no, Steph, I'm sorry you ended up getting sick, too! That's the unfortunate part of cruising, the fact that germs can spread so easily when you're stuck on a ship with that many other people and eating at buffets. Gross. But I guess it's worth the risk! Frequent hand-washing/sanitizing is good advice. I would also second bringing something for seasickness. I never got seasick on any of the three cruises I went on, but some of my friends did. You just never know until you're there, especially if you've never cruised before, so it's better to be over-prepared and not need it than to not bring anything and regret it. I hope Mare's ship is as accessible as yours was, too!
Mare, sorry to hear your sister has Covid! I hope you don't have it again, too! I remember how rough it was for you the first time around. If you do have it, I hope it's more mild and goes away faster this time.
Carter-Orange:
Mare, I hope you have mild covid this time and aren't unwell with it. At least you shouldn't catch that on the ship as you should have some immunity to it for a while.
Carter-Orange:
It was election day here yesterday, so this morning I woke up to find out we have a new prime minister and the conservative party have been more or less wiped out. Hoping the new government will do a good job, but we'll see. I don't suppose change will happen very quickly.
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