[nfb-talk] [Blindtlk] Princess Cruise Lines Welcomes Guide Dogs for the BlindGroup

[Chris Nusbaum]

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From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com
Subject: [Blindtlk] Princess Cruise Lines Welcomes Guide Dogs for 
the BlindGroup
Date sent: Fri, 27 May 2011 20:08:15 -0400

Potential Passengers and Their Canine Companions Tour Sea 
Princess

SANTA CLARITA, Calif.  (May 27, 2011) -- Sea Princess recently 
hosted a group of 25 new graduates from Guide Dogs for the Blind 
and their owners for the day in San Francisco, to familiarize 
them with how Princess Cruises<http://www.princess.com/> can 
accommodate visually impaired travelers and their canine 
companions.
The group was able to enjoy a tour of the ship and lunch in the 
dining room, while learning how Princess can provide for their 
needs and those of their dogs.  The event was hosted in 
association with Dimensions in Travel, a travel agency that 
regularly organizes travel for Guide Dogs for the Blind clients, 
to give new guide dog users a feel for what to expect if they 
join one of the agency's group cruises, or travel independently.  
Since 2004, Princess has hosted 11 Guide Dogs for the Blind 
groups on cruises to destinations such as Mexico and Alaska.

"Working with these clients has changed the way we travel," said 
Diana Saint James, owner of Dimensions in Travel.  "It's not all 
about what we see when we travel anymore -- it's all of our 
senses.  That's what our relationship with our blind travelers 
has taught us.  It's a different way to see the world."

Aboard Sea Princess guests were able to test out many of the 
special features offered for visually impaired travelers and 
their dogs.  For the dogs, the ships provide special life 
jackets, bowls of water in the dining room, and relieving boxes 
with favored cedar chips.  Passengers also have specially 
translated menus and can enjoy reserved seating in the Princess 
Theater with room for their dogs.  During a cruise, passengers 
and crew are also invited to meet the dogs during a designated 
play time.

"These dogs are canine heroes," said Brian Rademacher, Princess 
Cruises district sales manager.  "It's truly a labor of love for 
us to work with this wonderful organization."


http://www.princess.com/news/article.jsp?newsArticleId=na1160<htt
p://www.princess.com/news/article.jsp?newsArticleId=na1160


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