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What about cruising post transplant?

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

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At the time of the cruise I was 5 years post transplant. We did buffet breakfasts mostly because I’m cheap and can’t resist the value. Then I had no need of lunch. In the evening we tried the ship’s restaurants while at sea or other restaurants while on shore excursions. We tried room service once for the novelty of it but it didn’t seem like a good value. We bought alcoholic drinks in conjunction with special meals or events but did not go to crowded bars for the purpose of drinking. I am too cheap to gamble and my husband doesn’t like dancing. I love swimming and hot tubs, so I did that a lot. We fed sting rays in Grand Turk and I swam /snorkeled in Puerto Rico and St. Thomas. Faithfully used sunscreen and went through lots of bottled water for hydration. We were on an Inspiration Cruise Tour through the local Christian University. The days were filled with Bible studies and Christian music performances. We sat on the edges or back of the crowded auditorium. We don’t like crowds and have always preferred to be on the fringe. I don’t remember masking at all; not even on the plane. This was pre COVID. I did a lot of hand washing and went through hand sanitizer, wipes and even fruit/veggie wipes for our in cabin fruit basket items that we ate on the balcony &/or took on shore leaves. On the ship we used our cabin bathroom. On shore leaves we used the bathrooms associated with restaurants we chose. Avoided public ones as much as possible.

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@cehunt57 😊
Thank you so much for all your successful cruise details! Your anniversary cruise sounds absolutely wonderful! I appreciate hearing all the details on how you successfully navigated the trip. It makes me hopeful that I may be able to plan some sort of a trip in the future with some level of confidence too.