They have.
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Posted on 12/20/2004 5:44:16 PM PST by qam1
Just the thought of it makes me sick to my stomach. :C
And hot chicks too. If there are lots of hot chicks, I will come visit too.
What is sickening about it?
Ever hear of sea sick?
Sea Sick is rare on cruise ships. They are massive ships and not subject to pitching and rolling without massive waves. Uncommonly large waves.
Let's just say, I like to see them able to protest but a nice cruise out at sea on election days not a bad idea:')
I can see it now. Soon, so many seniors will be enjoying retirement living on a cruise ship that after an election the cruise ship absentee balloting is so bad that Pat Buchannan was still getting votes from people from Florida. Thus congress will pass a law and seniors will have voting right on the ship.
I knew you were going to say that. It doesn't take much wave action to disturb the inner ear. You would become accustomed to the movement after a while but what a horrible life. You are talking about living on that thing for years aren't you, no thanks. What would you do after you played cards 24/7 for a year, watch sea gulls?
If this can be done on a cruise ship, why can't it be done in a hotel?
Why can't someone work out a deal with a hotel for say $50/night for room and board for a year plus reasonable access to the hotel doctor?
This way if you don't want to get seasick and don't mind walking the same stretch of beach you could have a nicer place to live than an assisted living facility?
This was common practice in the past. General MacArthur and his widow spent their final years at the Waldorf Astoria in NY. All of the south beach hotels were essentailly converted into senior housing and then recoverted into a playground in the 1980s. Virtually any older urban hotels has its share of permanent residents.
Myself, as a magician can entertain myself and others for many hours a day with just a deck of cards. Sounds great to me!
After awhile the group would want to make changes to suit their entertainment needs. No way, would I want to work on a floating assisted living unit. I care about them but to be in contact 24/7....
I am an artist and I can entertain my self too, just not on that floating prison. I am the right age I just won't be signing up. Send me a post card. ;9)
They have.
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Having been in the development retirement of housing for more than a decade, I see a lot of unresolved problems with this idea. While these 70 somethings are in relative good health, they are likely to suffer from some significant health challenge before reaching their mid 80's. Where would they get care when in the middle of the ocean or at some third world port if they needed a pacemaker, or hip joint replacement? What if they suffered a stroke and then needed long term care or rehabilitation? Converting a standard cruise ship into a safe living environment for a senior population would also present some serious challenges.
Instead, we get another generation of sterile consumers whiling away their declining years in some combination of "Fantasy Island" and the "Ship of Fools."
They'll catch on, and I won't be able to use that discount torpedo I bought.
JUST KIDDING! While it might be a fun idea if we could guarantee the ship was full of liberal boomers, any such ship would probably be full of wealthier, more likely to be GOP-voting, boomers.
I was impressed until I saw the route. I don't buy that this ship is sailing around Cape Horn.
"Were I of that age bracket I'd probably view the distance as a plus ;-)"
Heh. With some families, it's better that way.
We could of course do like the Sweden, Holland and it appears the rest of Europe is heading. Give them injections and replace them with Muslims.
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