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This was forwarded to me. Obviously someone has done their research and there could be an opening here for an article on `cruising in old age`. JeanetteNote: forwarded message attached.

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Note: forwarded message attached. Hi Jeanette hope all is well, thought this e mail may amuse you love Jilly

From: catherine HARGRAVE Date: 30/01/2006 21:22:08 Subject: No Nursing Home for me ----- Original Message ----- From: Tabram fyoung1162@... Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 10:50 PM No Nursing Home for Me About 2 years ago I was on a cruise through the western Mediterranean aboard a Princess Cruise Liner. At dinner i

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 to know this lady I asked our waiter who the lady was, expecting to be told that she owned the cruise liner, 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" She replied, without a pause, "It's cheaper than a nursing home." So, since then, I have decided that 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 £135.00 per day. That leaves £65.00 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)...no extra charge. 3. Princess has as many as three swimming pools, a workout room, free washers and dryers, and shows every night...all at my disposal. 4. They have free toothpaste, razors, soap and shampoo and hand lotion. 5 They will even treat you like a customer, not a patient. Oh, and 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. TV not working? Light bulb need changing? Need to have the mattress replaced? ....No problem! They will fix or replace 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 when you are ready to see the world in style! 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.