{"id":20671,"date":"2014-05-05T01:00:25","date_gmt":"2014-05-05T08:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cruisingdoneright.com\/?p=20671"},"modified":"2014-05-05T01:00:25","modified_gmt":"2014-05-05T08:00:25","slug":"monday-73","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/?p=20671","title":{"rendered":"How Dementia Can Turn A Cruise Into An Ugly Scene"},"content":{"rendered":"

About five months ago, an Australian couple was not allowed back on the <\/span>Celebrity Millennium<\/a> after it docked at <\/span>Cairns<\/a>, Australia. This is a story that has gone, as they say, viral in the world of social media where it was certain to stimulate some interesting and conflicting opinions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are the facts, as reported:<\/p>\n

• The woman, Adry Arnold, suffers from dementia.<\/p>\n

• Her husband (no name has been given) went ashore in Cairns and left her alone on the ship.<\/p>\n

• The Millennium's staff found Mrs. Arnold confused and trying to find their cabin.<\/p>\n

• She was taken first to the medical facility and then to the dock, until her husband returned.<\/p>\n

• When he returned, they were not allowed back on the ship and had to find their own way home (no town mentioned).<\/p>\n

The treatment of Mrs. Arnold sounds unfair at best, and cruel at worst. We've never had the stress of dealing with dementia close at hand but another blogger — he goes by "Stan the Man" and can be found at 4dreamtravel.com<\/a> — has. He agrees that Mrs. Arnold was abandoned but has some interesting, personal thoughts about who was at fault.<\/p>\n

We thought it was worth reading, which is why we're making it available to you today at 4dreamtravel.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Let us know what you<\/i> think, okay?<\/p>\n

Today at Phil Reimer's <\/span><\/a>portsandbows.co<\/span><\/a>m: Airline competition can lower the cost of cruising<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Carnival Fascination<\/a>
\n\t5 nights<\/span>
\n\tMay 24, 2014<\/span>
\n\tJacksonville<\/a> (return): <\/span>Nassau<\/a>, <\/span>Half Moon Cay<\/a>
\n\tInside: $189<\/span>
\n\tCost per day: $37<\/strong><\/span>
\n\twww.carnival.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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