This month’s feel-good story comes from Princess. It’s about dogs. Since we have had two dogs in our family named Princess, we should be the ones to bring this story to your attention.
Ours were not guide dogs. These are. We had no idea guide dogs went on cruise ships, 
but they do, and Princess is probably not the only cruise line to accommodate them. On the other side of the guide dog is, of course, a passenger who is visually impaired.
The cruise line has been accommodating blind (or visually impaired) passengers and their dogs for 18 years. Learning how has been an evolution — everything from having dishes of water in the dining room to a special area on what is called the “poop” deck to having a day when other passengers can visit with the dogs on the top deck. For dog owners who get homesick, of course.
The latest crop of graduates from Guide Dogs for the Blind brought their owners aboard the Sea Princess (below) for a day when the ship was moored in San Francisco.
The most telling comment from the day was that the experiences have given Princess “a different way to see the world.”
The dogs feel the same way.
All of the details are available on YouTube — just click here.