[Blindtlk] how many of you have been on cruises and what was yourexperience?

[Michael]

Hi Chasity
I went to Cozumel several times before I lost my sight, none of which was on 
a cruise though.  The town is easy to navigate as most of what is seen is 
within three blocks of the disembarkment point.  But the reason I am 
responding to your note is to tell you that there is a blind travel agent 
who heads up the blind cooks list.  Her name is Cheryl Eschavaria (I 
probably murdered the spelling).  You should get in touch with her.

Michael
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chasity Jackson" <chasityvanda at charter.net>
To: <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 4:26 PM
Subject: [Blindtlk] how many of you have been on cruises and what was 
yourexperience?


> Hi listers. I was just wondering how many of you have been on cruises, and 
> what your experience has been in general when on board and ashore? My 
> friend Terry and I are going on a cruise next April 7 through the 11, with 
> rock star Kid Rock, who I have been following from state to state for the 
> last 9 years. It is a four day cruise that leaves from New Orleans and 
> goes to Cozumel. Cozumel is our only port of call. The cruise is put on 
> through Sixthman but the ship is provided by Carnival. The ship name is 
> the Triumph. It is their largest ship. I was just wondering if others have 
> been on that particular ship for other cruises in the past. If so, did you 
> have trouble navigating it or did you find it relatively easy? When you 
> disembarked from the ship and went sightseeing at your port of call, did 
> you choose to take one of the excursions they offered and go with a group, 
> or did you make other plans? How did you find your experiences traveling 
> in another country? I have never been on a cruise, let alone overseas 
> period. So I'm just taking these 8 months before the cruise and doing 
> research, getting all my ducks in a row, so to speak. And I just thought 
> it would be nice to get as many experiences and perspectives as possible. 
> I asked about cruises on the guide dog list, but that was simply to get 
> the perspective of a guide dog owner, to see if there were any 
> difficulties, etc. So now I am asking in general how many of you have been 
> on cruises and what your experiences were, just to get a general idea, to 
> hear others' viewpoints and to perhaps learn things I have not yet thought 
> about.
>
> I recently received a 90 something page booklet from Carnival detailing 
> things that sailors should know before they cruise, which I found very 
> helpful. So I just thought I'd pose this question and see what other 
> people have experienced.
>
> Thanks.
> Chasity
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