| Whenever you are taking a vacation, you should take | | | | be taking a cruise vacation and give a list of all the |
| care and be safe. Physical safety is very important | | | | places you will be visiting. Your doctor immunize you |
| and so is staying healthy if you really want to enjoy | | | | against all the common illnesses that affect whichever |
| your vacation. This applies to cruise vacations as well. | | | | part of the world you will be visiting in addition to |
| But before we begin, we should note that: | | | | examining your general health. |
| Cruise Ships are Very Safe ! | | | | 2. Carry your medications : You may want to carry an |
| Many people seem to believe that cruise ships are not | | | | adequate supply of all the medications that you have |
| very safe to be on, but this may not be true. Cruise | | | | to be taking, This would be especially true in case you |
| lines take great care to ensure that the highest | | | | take any prescription medications. |
| standards of safety and cleanliness are adhered to. | | | | 3. Will there be a doctor on the cruise ship ? On large |
| Else their customers simply will not choose to travel | | | | cruise ships, there are usually doctors who should be |
| with them again. | | | | able to help in case of any medical conditions. If, |
| But still, there may be thousand of people on a cruise | | | | however, you will be sailing on a smaller vessel then |
| ship, all of them living in a relatively small space. It | | | | you may want to know whether there will be a doctor |
| seems natural that there be health concerns. | | | | around to provide assistance. And if there will be a |
| Also, any occasional health problems that may occur | | | | doctor on board, you might want to know where they |
| on a cruise ship may receive a very wide amount of | | | | will be on the ship. |
| publicity. This may make many feel that cruise ships | | | | 4. Keep yourself tidy : You may wash your hands |
| are not very safe. Making mountains of what may | | | | more frequently than while on land, keep your feet |
| only be mole hills. | | | | covered at all times and so on. |
| If you are on a vacation but you are always focusing | | | | 5. Watch what you eat and drink : In case you will be |
| on keeping yourself healthy and safe, then you may | | | | visiting many ports in several different countries, then |
| not be able to enjoy the vacation to the fullest - your | | | | you may want to watch what you eat and drink |
| heart just may not be in it fully. That, however, does | | | | onshore. You may want to drink bottled water instead |
| not mean that you should throw all caution to the | | | | of tap water, and also be careful when eating |
| winds. Here are a few steps you might want to | | | | uncooked foods and using ice cubes. |
| consider taking to keep yourself healthy and able to | | | | Following a few simple and easy steps could keep |
| enjoy the vacation to the fullest. | | | | you healthy, fit and able to fully enjoy the cruise |
| 1. Visit your doctor : Let your doctor know that you will | | | | vacation! |