Lynn & Michael

CRUISE DAY 1

 

Felling much better now, we made our way down to the pier to get into the terminal. The terminal opened a little after 10:30 that morning. there was a little bit of a crowd waiting in disorganized "lines" to get in.

 

Once in we proceeded to the FTTF line which was a breeze. After checking in, we waited............ and waited! The coast gaurd was doing an inspection prior to this particular cruise and it pushed boarding back to past 12. Nobody at the terminal made any announcements about it though and the place started getting pretty packed. Seating isn't nearly as plentiful as the Miami terminals. I just really wanted to get on the boat and get situated after the very rough morning.

 

Could you tell me a little more about the FTTF boarding please. Wher did you drop your bags off at? Did they make hem with orange tape?

Thanks and great review

Thanks for info- We are even numbered also. We stayed at Sheraton once, and recall check in a real zoo. How was check in for you? Our flight does not arrive until 3:30pm. I have a person traveling with heart condition- do you think pulling a suitcase across from Sheraton would be strenusous? We can help but still have carryons for him to manage.

 

At moment we have reservations at a Marriott 15min from Old San Juan and can take a taxi to pier from there.

Walk over to the porters at the Carnival port and have them come over to the Sheraton and walk your luggage over for you. We do that all the time. Just tip them a little more

My wife has been on Hemodialysis for 12 years now and during that time we have cruised with Dialysis at Sea 6 times with the 7th coming up in 5 weeks. Except for the expense, all of these cruises were wonderful, three on Royal Caribbean and 3 on Holland America. Dialysis was handled by a Nephrologist, nurse, and a technician using modern computerised equipment and all very professional and with zero complications.

We also have cruised many times (about 10) where she got hemodialysis on shore by pre-arrangement using "Global Dialysis" on the internet to make contact in advance and send in her medical information. So she got HD at Montego Bay in Jamaica, St Maarten, St Lucia, and also in Vancouver, St John, New Brunswick, as well as Ipswich in England(near Harwich), Dublin, Bergen in Norway and Voss in Norway-- all from cruise ships while in port at or near these places. Look up my signature for my previous posts and additional discussion on this subject. And I would be happy to answer any questions.

You may have to bring your own EPO, and as ship food is quite salty you will have to be careful to stick to the renal diet which is low sodium, low phosphorus,and low potassium. Also we bring our own blood pressure monitor and treat higher BP as need. Travel when you can as there may be a time when you can't. Jim (JHodg56010)

I have book a cruise in Feb 2010 and on Dialysis. Can I get your e-mail to discuss what I can expect Mine is mikiek at cableone dot net

Thanks a million