It’s a little bit old (2004) but the basic concept sounds ok. Maybe the Government should outsource part of their care-in-the-community work (and budget) to P&O?

“Ok y’all, I have done some shopping and this is what I am going to do. There will be no nursing home in my future. When I get old and feeble, I am going to get on a Princess Cruise Ship. The average cost for a nursing home is $200 per day. I have checked on reservations at Princess and I can get a long term discount and senior discount price of $135 per day.”

Brian, on a cruise critic message board, offered a sentiment doubtless shared by many: “I’d rather die aboard a cruise ship (in my tuxedo, empty cocktail glass in hand) than ever be hooked up to some “Life Support” system ashore.

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