Hi! first-time poster here. :) I'm looking at cruise options for my best friend and myself for sometime in the future and was curious how limiting bringing a SD on the cruise would be- we both use service dogs (hearing/medical alert and seizure response, respectively) but I am wondering how limiting it will be for me to have my SD with me. My friend is not as active as I am but I love to snorkel and obviously that activity is not compatible with having my SD along. When I've done SD-impossible things (because I'm hearing impaired, not broken, and I'm pretty active) on previous vacations, I've made arrangements to board her at a local kennelfor that time period (or had her groomed- an extra bath never hurt her) and picked her up when finished, but I think that'd be rather difficult internationally. I guess this is something to address with the cruise line? She *always* has a crate when we travel (in case I'm incapacitated or hospitalized or something and she needs to be confined)- or do I just plan to not do anything like snorkeling? My friend really wants to go on a cruise rather than something less structured, but maybe it's just not a good idea? She's not as active as I am and in the past this has worked out fine- the few things I wanted to do that were too much for her, if I didn't board my dog, she watched her.
Sorry for the lots of dumb questions, but... not sure where else to ask?
Requirements for cruising with a service dog?
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Hi! first-time poster here. :) I'm looking at cruise options for my best friend and myself for sometime in the future and was curious how limiting bringing a SD on the cruise would be- we both use service dogs (hearing/medical alert and seizure response, respectively) but I am wondering how limiting it will be for me to have my SD with me. My friend is not as active as I am but I love to snorkel and obviously that activity is not compatible with having my SD along. When I've done SD-impossible things (because I'm hearing impaired, not broken, and I'm pretty active) on previous vacations, I've made arrangements to board her at a local kennelfor that time period (or had her groomed- an extra bath never hurt her) and picked her up when finished, but I think that'd be rather difficult internationally. I guess this is something to address with the cruise line? She *always* has a crate when we travel (in case I'm incapacitated or hospitalized or something and she needs to be confined)- or do I just plan to not do anything like snorkeling? My friend really wants to go on a cruise rather than something less structured, but maybe it's just not a good idea? She's not as active as I am and in the past this has worked out fine- the few things I wanted to do that were too much for her, if I didn't board my dog, she watched her.
Sorry for the lots of dumb questions, but... not sure where else to ask?
Thnx!
Wildflowers