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What about cruising post transplant?

Transplants | Last Active: Jun 2, 2023 | Replies (67)

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@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.
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@contentandwell

Yay to winter vacations! I'm excited for your adventure.

In my opinion 7 mile beach is amazing. There are many beaches in Grand Cayman but none with as easy of access and as well maintained (that I found).

I have not been to Eleuthera but if you go please tell us all about it. In St Maarten I would recommend staying on the Dutch side rather than the French side the whole island is beautiful but I think the Dutch side is cleaner and the beaches don't have as much sea grass. We rented a house on Great Bay Beach just outside of Philipsburg so I was able to cook all of my own food, drink only bottled water etc. I love to travel and take my new kidney on adventures 🙂 . We all got better so we could live and there is no better living than on a beach in the Caribbean. If you do choose St. Maarten you should consider taking a ferry to Anguilla (it's about 20mins by boat). Anguilla has some of the best beached I ever been on in the world.

Good luck and please tell me everything when you get back.

Jolinda