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@chugly11, I hope that you have lots of great memories of that cruise!
Have you done other cruises? Or other travel?
At 10 months post my liver/kidney transplant, my husband and I were able to do our annual trek to the Great Smokey Mountains to do some day hiking. We walked slower and a shorter distance than we had done in the past, but it was emotional for me to just be able to do it😎. My family and friends were shocked that my doctors gave me the okay.
@chugly11 Right now I am looking for a place in the Caribbean to vacation and finding my restrictions to be limiting. We would love to go where we went before but I called them and they cannot prepare food with low-sodium. Plus, from everything I hear, I should not eat fruit that has been cut up in the kitchen. You don't know the cleanliness of where it was cut, and probably the outside of the fruit was not washed so bacteria can be dragged through the flesh when cutting. I will have to be very careful of everything I order and definitely want a place with a little fridge and microwave in the room so I can prepare breakfasts like yogurt or oatmeal, and maybe we can have things like cheese and crackers for lunch.
I have a huge fear of big cruise ships, not only because of the food preparation, but also because of the outbreaks that have occurred on cruises a number of times. My husband never wanted to cruise anyway, but now I don't want to either.
@jolinda Grand Cayman was high on my list but when we did google images of the 7-mile beach it looked overly crowded. Do you know if the otherh areas of Grand Cayman are nice?
At this point I am seriously considering either St. Martin, or Eleuthera. Any input on them? I am finding it very difficult to choose with all of my considerations. First, I have to have an excellent ocean view. That to me is what it's all about, looking out over the ocean. My blood pressure will probably go down to normal with that view.
JK